What can we say? We don’t have a lot of room in our van. For example, we used to keep dozens of our favorite spices, herbs, salts, oils and vinegars, etc. on hand in our respective homes to make whatever we might imagine. No longer! We now have space for 12-small jars of herbs and spices, our salt cellar and pepper grinder, 2-oils and 4-vinegars. It’s like this now for every category of our pantry, kitchen cabinets, and tiny fridge.

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So here’s the list of what we keep on hand to make most of the dishes we will share on this blog.

Pantry:

• 2 pastas (in a box or a bag)
• 2 pasta sauces
• 2 packages “good” ramen
• 1 package Knorr’s rice dish
• 1 package freeze-dried mashed potatoes
• 1 package dried hashbrown potatoes
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1 squeeze tube tomato paste
• 1 can garbanzo beans
• Freeze dried mixed vegetables
• Dried chili or ancho peppers
• TVP (textured vegetable protein)
• 2-4 foiled pouches tuna
• Coconut milk powder
• Soy milk powder
• Freeze-dried mixed vegetables
• Freeze-dried sweet corn
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups bulger wheat (couscous)
• White rice
• Sushi rice
• 2 cups ancient grains (or rolled oats)
• Small box cereal
• Coffee
• Tea
• Splenda
• Peanut butter
• Small squeeze jar honey
• Tahini
• Sriracha
• Chili garlic sauce
• Wasabi powder
• Dried ginger
• Liquid aminos
• Vegetarian bouillon
• Seafood bouillon or Dashi
• Liquid Smoke
• Kitchen Bouquet
• Dried shiitake
• Dried black fungus
• Wakame seaweed
• Nori
• 2 oils: olive and sesame
• 4 vinegars: apple cider with “mother,” red wine, rice, and balsamic
• 12 herbs and spices: cumin, curry, garam masala, coriander, smoked paprika, chili powder, cayenne, red pepper flakes, turmeric, dried ginger, mixed Italian herbs, and herbs de Provence
• whole pepper and a grinder
• 3 salts: sea salt flakes, pink Himalayan salt, and smoked sea salt

Fridge:

• Veggie shredded cheese
• Veggie mayo
• Veggie sausages or tempeh
• Tofu
• Non-dairy creamer
• Pickles, olives (after they’re opened)
• Jam
• Ketchup
• Mustard
• Horseradish
• Relish
• 1-2 sticks plant butter
• Salad fixings
• Homemade salad dressing
• Soda, beer, or fizzy water (enough room for just 2 cans/bottles)
• Leftovers
• Ice

Other perishables:

• Flatbread
• Tortillas
• Potatoes
• Carrots
• Onions
• Garlic
• Ginger
• Eggs
• Fruit
• 2 avocados
• Chips
• Protein bars
• Chocolate