Quarter Life Crisis Countdown: Kitchen Staples

I'm posting a list of 25 items each day leading up to my birthday at the end of the month to celebrate 25 years of gathered wisdom and useless information.

I'll begin with a place of great importance to me: the kitchen. In a financial pinch,  I can still whip up something tasty as long as I have the following items in my pantry:

1. Lemons (I actually prefer the taste of limes, but they are smaller and often more expensive)

2. Parmesan

3. Olive oil

4. Sesame oil

5. Peanut Butter

6. Vegetable stock (I usually make my own)

7. Ginger

8. Garlic

9. Honey (which my mother has kindly sent me from her own bees in San Diego — Thanks, Mom!)

10. Cinnamon

11. Nutmeg

12. Salt

13. Pepper

14. Eggs

15. Pita bread

16. Mustard

17. Jam

18. Balsamic vinegar

19. Dried herbs (such as sage, rosemary, and thyme — dried parsley does nothing for me)

20. Hot sauce

21. Soy Sauce

22. Pasta

23. Cabbage (lasts for an eternity)

24. Pickles

25. Champagne and chocolate (tastes good in any economy)

Mangia!