First things first

Let's start this off with my house staples. Figure this will be the reference post to all things that go on in my household that relate to food.

When I go shopping it is generally all food that is unprepared. I don't buy box foods that are premade add water and cook types of things. I will buy spice mixes such as grill seasoning, italian seasoning, or the like. But no potato mixes, cake mixes, canned mixes, or anything that can come in a box. This is why I love bulk food stores so much, because they sell more of the "pure form" of foods. Sure there is junk, but the majority of it you have to make up yourself.

So what do I buy? How do I eat? How do I survive?

I will break this down into Large Staples and Small Staples:

Large Staples:

These are generally all found on the outer parts of the stores, a few on the insides, and a few I buy online once a year. These are generally bought in bulk only. Composed of the following

• Raw meat like chicken, fish, beef, pork
• Flour (25lbs at a time)
• Sugar (10lbs at a time)
• Dried Beans (black, navy, and pinto are my favorites)
• Cornmeal (25lbs)
• Lentils 
• Pasta
• Olive Oil
• Butter

Small Staples: 

These are things that I have purchase once to multiple times a month but they are always in my house no matter what.

• Spinach or lettuce mixtures
• Fresh vegetables
• Fresh fruits
• Peanut Butter
• Milk of some sort 
• Cheese
• Deli Meat
• Dressings
• Plain yogurt

Now, there are other things that I'll purchase depending on what I've got going on for what meal. My home generally composes of these few items first before anything else. These are just the things off the top of my head that stand out when I think of what I need to buy.

As far as spices go, I'm a little embarrassed to admit that an entire cabinet is devoted to spices. Everything from large containers of them to small itty bitty amounts. Just depends on the spice at hand and how often I use it.

I'm also a little even more embarrassed to admit that the bottom half of my fridge is filled with almost all sauces and condiments....  Sigh. I've been working to get these gone and have been successful at it, I just need to work harder at it. Too much delicious food in this world.

So here is post one. I know there is not a lot of readers, if any yet, so asking for questions is a mute point. Besides, this is just a small snippit of what is to come. I have another blog that I also try to update on a regular basis so between both of these lets welcome the crazy.