24 January 2011

New Kitchen... New Start...

After about 4 months of renovating.. my kitchen is finally done. Whooot !! :)

The only problem I now face, is that I have to re-stock my kitchen cupboards ... in a space-efficient way.

If you're not following.. I'll explain. My entire kitchen size is 3m long by 1.4m wide.

And in this 3x1.4m space... I have my fridge, oven, stove top and dish washer.

Which leaves me about 1 set of drawers and some overhead cupboard space to fit in all my pantry items.

So keeping to essentials, and yet at the same time provide a wide enough spectrum to cover most the recipes I like to make on a regular basis, here is my list of 25:

Cupboard 1 (Oils & Sauces):
  • Olive Oil
  • Sesame Oil
  • Chilli Oil
  • Light Soy Sauce
  • Japanese Rice Wine Vinegar
  • Chinese Cooking Rice Wine
  • Mirin
Cupboard 2 (Seasoning & Dried ingredients):
  • Sea Salt
  • Black Peppercorns
  • White Sugar
  • Dried Porcini Mushrooms
  • Dried Shiitake Mushrooms
  • Chilli Flakes
  • Plain Flour
  • Baking powder (to turn Plain flour into self raising flour)
  • Tapioca Starch
  • Dried Pasta
  • Arborio Rice (for risottos)
  • Jasmine Rice (for chinese cooking)
Cupboard 3 (Tinned & Bottled Things):
  • Tinned Tomatoes
  • Olives
In my fridge:
  • Eggs
  • Parmesan Cheese
Herbs & Other Aromatics:
  • Rosemary (growing from my pot in the window)
  • Garlic
Can anyone else think of any other must-have items to add to this list ?

Thanks in advance.. :)

4 comments:

  1. ahhh... oyster sauce ! (its actually great on dry egg noodles & shallots)

    Thanks Mademoiselle .. i've added cocoa powder & dark chocolate to my pantry too.. :)

    Mon... pics will come... :)

    i'm still getting used to using induction.. i cracked the enamel on my dutch oven pot yesterday night, when I was going through a 'routine seasoning'. :(

    *sigh.. need another trip to peters of kensington

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  2. Girl. you must post picture of your new kitchen. Makes me think of those kitchens in Hong Kong. Enough to fit one person in it.

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  3. mademoiselle délicieuseMonday, February 28, 2011 3:18:00 am

    Oyster sauce...although I don't use much of it myself. And depending on how much you bake, then perhaps other things like cocoa powder, chocolate, dried berries, etc.

    Oh, and congrats on the new kitchen!

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  4. That's a nice arrangement of kitchen tools. I am wondering, what does your kitchen looks right now. Show some pictures ^^.

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