Kitchen Utensils that are used for nearly every meal:
- Baking sheet with aluminum foil
- Sauce pan
- Rice cooker (or a pot with lid)
- Colander or other strainer
- Fork or whisk
- 2 mixing bowls
- Measuring cups and spoons
- An oven
- A stove
- Knife (only needed when using chicken)
- Heat safe spoon


Food items by dish type:

- Spaghetti and meatballs (with optional homemade pasta sauce)
ground pork, egg, salt, garlic powder (or other seasoning), panko, ketchup, parmesan

- Salmon and rice (with veggies of choice)
salmon (or other fish), salt, garlic powder (or other seasoning), olive oil, rice, vegetables
for brown sugar option, swap garlic powder for garlic cloves and bring brown sugar and lemon

- Chicken and rice (with veggies of choice)
chicken, olive oil, salt, garlic powder (or other seasoning), rice, vegetables

- Chicken fettuccini alfredo (with homemade alfredo sauce)
chicken, olive oil, salt, garlic powder (or other seasoning), pasta, cream cheese, milk, butter

- Oven fried chicken wings
chicken wings, panko, butter, parmesan, salt, garlic powder (or other seasoning)

- Homemade mac and cheese
noodles, butter, flour, salt, milk, shredded cheese, optional meat (such as ham or leftover pork / meatballs)

- Bacon wrapped pork chops
bacon, pork, garlic powder, parmesan, salt

- Garlic knots
warm water, sugar, active dry yeast, olive oil, slat, flour

- Alfredo biscuit bomb
chicken, broccoli, alfredo sauce, can of refrigerated buttermilk biscuits, mozzarella cheese, butter, bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, garlic powder

- Homemade hamburger
ground beef (or other meat), Worcestershire sauce, salt, garlic, pepper, burger buns, and optional toppings: cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, onions, bacon

- Flatbread pizza
Water, flour, olive oil, salt, pasta sauce, mozzarella cheese, and toppings of choice

- Flatbread pizza dessert
Water, flour, salt, confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, butter, vanilla extract, fresh fruits of choice

- Steak
room-temperature steak, olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, butter, thyme, green beans or other veggies for side

- Homemade pasta
semolina flour (or any flour - I will likely use bread flour), warm water, salt, sauce of choice

- Soft pretzels
active dry (or instant) yeast, salt, brown sugar, unsalted butter, flour, warm water, coarse sea salt, baking soda (optional cinnamon and sugar)

- Cinnamon rolls
flour, white sugar, brown sugar, powdered sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, milk, egg, cinnamon, cream cheese, vanilla extract

- Mini Lasagna Ravioli
oil, sausage links (casting removed), marinara sauce, salt, pepper, package of cheese ravioli, shredded mozzarella cheese, parsley

- Chicken Broccoli Shells
16oz alfredo sauce, chopped broccoli, diced cooked chicken, shredded cheddar cheese, shredded parmesan cheese, jumbo pasta shells

- Tacos
2lbs ground beef, cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce, taco seasoning (I use garlic, but you can either use a pre-made seasoning or can make one using equal parts of chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, crushed red pepper flakes, oregano, and paprika)

- Chicken and dumpling soup
32oz chicken broth, cooked chicken, 10oz can condensed cream of chicken soup, buttermilk biscuits, chopped carrots, chopped celery, flour, garlic

- Fried rice
pre-cooked rice, vegetable oil, carrots, garlic, soy sauce, salt, pepper, egg, frozen peas (optional: onions, scallions, peppers)

- Churros
water, butter, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, flour, salt, 2 eggs, vegetable oil, cinnamon sugar, dark chocolate chips, heavy cream, ground cinnamon. Piping bag and star tip are helpful but not required (you can use a Ziplock bag with the tip cut).

- Donuts
flour, buttermilk, sugar, baking powder, salt, vegetable oil, powdered sugar

- Fudge
butter, brown sugar, evaporated milk, maple flavoring (or other flavoring of choice), vanilla extract, salt, powdered sugar

- Sugar cookies
butter, sugar, egg yolks, flour, milk, vanilla, powdered sugar, salt

- Lasagna
spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, water, egg, ricotta, Parmesan, parsley, basil, garlic, oregano, uncooked lasagna noodles, mozzarella

- Chocolate chip cookies
chocolate chips, flour, baking soda, salt, butter, white sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, eggs

- Burger bombs
buttermilk biscuits, ground beef, bacon, Worcestershire sauce, cheddar cheese, sesame seeds

- Strawberry shortcake
strawberries, flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, heavy cream, butter, whipped cream or cool whip

-leftover nachos
tortilla chips, butter, flour, milk, shredded cheese, meat (leftovers, beef, chicken, steak, etc.)

- super fudge brownies
butter, olive oil, cocoa powder, sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, flour, chocolate chips

- cheesecake
graham crackers (ideally crumbs), butter, cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla, salt, eggs, sour cream

- Hand pies
pre-made pie crust, flour, egg, water, fruit (cherry, apple, blueberry, peach, pear, banana, etc.), sugar, cornstarch vanilla, cinnamon

The following is a complete list of ingredients that I keep on hand. I generally do not stray from this list unless by student request.
- Meat (pork, salmon, chicken, beef, bacon, tofu)
- Eggs (I use "neat egg" due to allergies)
- Ketchup
- Sea salt
- Parmesan (grated)
- Garlic powder (or other favorite seasoning such as thyme, pepper, rosemary, basil, etc.)
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Whole grain rice
- Veggies (broccoli and green beans are my favorites)
- Butter
- Cream cheese
- Milk
- Panko (bread crumbs)
- crushed tomatoes
- basil
- pasta noodles
- flour
- shredded cheese