Ingredients that are good

First, I'm loving Bon Appétit's Seal of Approval list.  Since reading, I've started buying King Arthur flour and planning to buy Scharffen-Berger chocolate the next time I see it.  And Barilla seems likely to become standard pasta.

And then, some things about ingredients:

Land-o-Lakes is a coop.  I buy their butter because I like locally rooted capital, even if local is a thousand miles away.

At the rate I use sugar, maybe I should buy the pour-box instead of the bag.

Basmati rice is nice stuff.

Ingredients To Keep In the House

So, here's the standard stuff I keep around for cooking with...

In the pantry or a cabinet
Rice, pasta, cream of mushroom soup, canned tuna, whole canned tomatoes with no spice and tricky stuff added, tomato paste in the little six ounce cans, catsup, chick peas, flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda

In the fridge
Soy sauce, oyster sauce, hot mustard, Parmesan cheese, butter, minced garlic, Better than Bouillon chicken, Better than Bouillon beef, eggs, milk, sweet gherkins, mayonnaise

In the freezer
Broccoli, green beans, green peas, orange juice concentrate

In the spice cabinet
Olive oil, canola oil, balsamic vinegar, thyme, sage, oregano, parsley, bay leaf, cumin, cardamom, coriander, turmeric, cayenne pepper, salt, black pepper