Stocking a simple pantry
Twenty ingredients that make weeknight cooking easy.
A well-stocked cupboard means you can cook a good dinner without a special shop.
The essentials
Olive oil, a neutral oil, salt, pepper, tinned tomatoes, pasta, rice, red lentils, stock cubes, garlic, onions, lemons, soy sauce, miso, Dijon mustard, honey, plain and self-raising flour, oats, and a few spices: cumin, smoked paprika and cinnamon.
Keep it fresh
Buy spices in small amounts. They lose flavour after about six months.