http://gernot-katzers-spice-pages.com/engl/index.html
http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/a/index.html
Godiva hot chocolate.
Ghiraldelli double chocolate - number 2.
Salt http://honest-food.net/2011/02/09/why-salt-matters/
Starch Thickeners - http://www.foodsubs.com/ThickenStarch.html
Producers - Artisan and Local
Eggs (large unless otherwise specificed)
Flour
All purpose white unbleached, unless otherwise specified. Be wary of using King Arthur all purpose flour, as it has a higher protein content than most all purpose flour. For most bread recipes, all purpose flour works better than bread flour, producing a more tender crumb, so don't feel the need to "improve" things by using "proper" bread flour.
Cheese
Herbs
Basil is really easy to keep on a windowsill
Potatoes - different varietals
Spices
http://www.thespicehouse.com/
Canned white beans - Westbrae Natural, Progresso
Mayonnaise - Hellmans / Best Foods (also for light)
Extra Virgin Olive oil
California - California Olive Ranch Arbequina
Overall - Columela
All Purpose - Davinci
Mild - Pompeian
Full bodied - Colavita
Red Wine vinegar - Spectrum, Pompeian
Tuna in Olive oil - Ortiz
Canned Tuna - Star Kist
Soy Sauce - Eden Selected Shoyu
Fish Sauce - 3 crabs
Thai Curry pastes
Dried Pasta - Mueller's, Ronzoni
Butter, Unsalted - Lurpak
Cinnamon - Penzeys Extra Fancy Vietnamese Cassia Cinnamon, Durkee Ground Cinnamon
Rolled Oats - Quaker Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats, Bob’s Red Mill Organic Extra Thick Rolled Oats
Steel cut oats - Bob's Red Mill Organic Steel-Cut Oats, Arrowhead Mills Organic Steel-Cut Oats Hot Cereal
Provolone Vernengo from Formaggio Kitchen (Cambridge, Mass.)
Mirin - Mitoku Organic Mikawa Mirin Sweet Rice Seasoning, Eden Mirin Rice Cooking Wine
Vanilla Extract - McCormick
Baking powder - no preference. Fresh
Chocolate & Cocoa
Bittersweet 60% - Callebaut, Ghiradelli
Callebaut Cocoa Powder
Bittersweet Chocolate Chips - Ghirardelli 60% Cacao
White Chocolate Chips - Guittard Choc-Au-Lait
Milk - Dove, Scharffen Berger Milk Chocolate, Lindt
Hot Chocolate - Godiva Chocolatier Dark Chocolate Hot Cocoa, Ghirardelli Chocolate Premium Double Chocolate Hot Cocoa
Flour, AP Unbleached - Pillsbury
Vermouth - Noilly Prat Original French, Gallo Extra Dry California
Orange Juice - Tropicana
Tea - Twinings, Tazo Awake, Harney & Sons, PG Tips
Coffee - Millstone Colombian Supremo
Triple Sec - La Belle Orange
Lemonade - Newman’s Own Old Fashioned Roadside Virgin Lemonade
Canned Tomatoes
Slice Pizza Blog - Trader Joe's and Stanislaus, Luigi Vitelli, Cento Italian Style, and Bella Terra by Racconto
Diced - Hunts, Muir Glen
Crushed - Tuttorosso, Muir Glen, Hunts Organic (only)
Whole - Progresso, Red Pack, Hunts
Puree - Hunts, Progresso, Cento, Muir Glen
Beef Stock - Rachael Ray Stock-in-a-Box All-Natural Beef Flavored Stock (made by Colavita)
Chicken Stock - Swanson Certified Organic Free Range Chicken Broth, Better than Bouillon Chicken Base
Vegetable Stock - Swanson Vegetarian Vegetable Broth
Refried Beans - Taco Bell, Old El Paso
Coconut Milk - Choakoh, Ka-Me
Balsamic - Lucini Gran Riserva Balsamico, Monari Federzoni Balsamic Vinegar of Modena
Ketchup - Hunts
Hot Sauce - Franks Red Hot, Original
Sun Dried Tomatoes - Trader Joe's
Oyster Sauce - Lee Kum Kee
Hoisin - Koon Chun, Lee Kum Kee, Kikkoman
BBQ Sauce - Bull's Eye original
Pasta Sauce - Bertolli, Francesco
Meat cuts
Stocking a pantry and refrigerator
Baking
all-purpose flour
granulated sugar
powdered sugar
brown sugar
cornstarch
baking powder
baking soda
yeast (instant)
vegetable shortening
chocolate (semi-sweet)
Dutch process cocoa
Dried Goods
currants
raisins
rice (long grain white)
long pasta (spaghetti, fettuccine or angel hair)
short pasta (penne or twists)
lasagne
Vinegars
white vinegar
balsamic vinegar
white wine vinegar
Herbs / Spices / Extracts
Frozen “ice” cubes of basil and cilantro (TJs sell these)
bay leaves
cayenne pepper
coriander
cumin
curry powder
oregano
paprika
dried pepper flakes
rosemary
black pepper
sage
salt (table, sea, and kosher)
Tabasco or hot sauce
thyme
cinnamon
ground ginger
whole nutmeg
almond extract
pure vanilla extract
Condiments
chicken broth
hoisin sauce
honey
ketchup
maple syrup
mayonnaise
mustard (Dijon)
peanut butter
soy sauce
Worcestershire sauce
Oils
extra-virgin olive oil
canola oil
Canned Goods
tomatoes
tomato paste
canned fruit of some form
cream of mushroom soup
baked beans
Misc.
coffee
tea
Fresh Produce
fresh herbs (various).
lemons & limes (a must for juice)
onions (red & yellow)
shallots
potatoes
Refrigerator or Freezer Staples
butter
cream (heavy whipping)
eggs
parmesan cheese (not grated but a chunk)
various cheeses
nuts (keep in freezer)
Crushed garlic (in a jar)
Crushed ginger (in a jar)
Lemon juice (small bottle)
Lime juice (small bottle)