MY VEGAN PANTRY PROVISIONS

I'm not sure if I am alone on this BUT I love shopping for anything (vegan) food-related! So much so that there have been times I've felt compelled to research whether my passion for pantry supplies was a classifiable disorder!? Unfortunately for my professionalism, my interest in shopping ends here - which means most mornings are spent staring in my wardrobe wondering whether gym clothes or pyjamas will cut it for work. But all jokes aside, and since I'm once again back at uni (and therefore away from my kitchen for the next few months), I thought a post on what inspiring ingredients are often found in my vegan pantry would be apt...

Grains & some seeds ☐ Brown rice (GF) ☐ Arborio rice (GF) ☐ Jasmine rice (GF) ☐ Long grain white rice (GF) ☐ Bulgur ☐ Wheat berries ☐ Pearl barley ☐ Buckwheat (GF) ☐ Rolled oats (*GF) ☐ Steel cut oats (*GF) ☐ Quinoa (red &/or white) (GF) ☐ Millet ☐ Popcorn kernels (GF)

Flours & meals** ☐ Wholemeal/whole wheat ☐ Corn (masa harina) (GF) ☐ Chickpea flour (besan) (GF) ☐ Plain (white) ☐ Spelt ☐ Semolina ☐ Polenta (GF) ☐ Almond meal (GF) ☐ Cornflour ☐ Custard powder ☐ Cocoa powder (GF) ☐ Baking powder & bicarb soda ☐ Yeast

Nuts & other seeds (all raw) ☐ Walnuts ☐ Almonds ☐ Cashew pieces ☐ Hazelnuts ☐ Pine nuts ☐ Brazils ☐ Shredded coconut ☐ Raw peanuts^ ☐ Pumpkin seeds (pepitas) ☐ Sunflower seeds (hulled) ☐ Sesame seeds ☐ Chia seeds ☐ Flaxseeds ☐ Poppy seeds

Dried fruits ☐ Sultanas ☐ Raisins ☐ Currants ☐ Dates ☐ Prunes ☐ Figs ☐ Orange peel ☐ Glace cherries

Legumes

☐ Chickpeas

☐ French lentils (puy)

☐ Red lentils (masoor dal)

☐ Spilt mung beans (moong dal)

☐ Whole mung beans

☐ Black-eyed peas

☐ Black beans

☐ Kidney beans

☐ Soybeans

☐ Textured vegetable protein^^

Cans, jars and more ☐ Sun-dried tomatoes ☐ Chipotles in adobo ☐ Kalamata olives ☐ Capers in brine ☐ Roasted red capsicum/peppers ☐ Pickled gherkins ☐ Pickled onions ☐ Diced tomatoes ☐ Coconut cream ☐ Liquid smoke ☐ Nutritional yeast flakes ☐ Egg-replacer ☐ Massel stock cubes and gravy mixes ☐ Cacao nibs ☐ Vegan-friendly dark chocolate ☐ Dijon mustard ☐ Wholegrain mustard ☐ Peanut butter (100%) ☐ Tahini (hulled) ☐ Soy sauce ☐ Vegan-friendly worcestershire sauce ☐ Sriracha ☐ Risoni ☐ Soba & rice noodles

Sweeteners ☐ Brown rice malt syrup ☐ Agave ☐ Blackstrap molasses  ☐ Treacle  ☐ Maple syrup ☐ Raw sugar (evaporated cane juice) ☐ Pure icing sugar ☐ White sugar (vegan-friendly) ☐ Muscovado sugar ☐ Molasses sugar Oils & vinegars° ☐ Coconut oil ☐ Sesame oil ☐ Canola (non-GMO) ☐ Extra virgin olive oil ☐ Apple cider vinegar ☐ Balsamic vinegar ☐ Malt vinegar ☐ Coconut vinegar ☐ Rice vinegar ☐ White vinegar

Notes:

*GF - oats sold in Australia, unless specifically labelled gluten-free, are likely to have suffered cross-contamination during processing

** - A Vitamix dry jug makes it possible to blitz up a batch of rice, oat, or other flours from the grain staples I have on hand – a worthy investment if you have a Vitamix too!

^ - botanically a legume

^^ - although not a legume, TVP is a great source of plant-based protein

° - unfiltered/unclarified