What do you keep in your kitchen cupboards?

The few responses thus far, taken as a whole, seem to cover most of the basics. Here are what I make an effort to keep stocked: Grains: Variety of pastas Rice Cereals (Oatmeal/rolled oats, farina, etc.) Barley Wheat germ Often a few other grains (millet, quinoa, couscous, etc.) Baking supplies: Flours - white, whole wheat, other (rye, oat, buckwheat, etc.) as budget allows Sugar - white & brown Molasses Baking powder Baking soda Cornstarch Vanilla Shortening Evaporated milk Sweetened condensed milk Cocoa powder Cornmeal Yeast (though I usually keep this in the fridge) Canola oil Olive oil Meat/Meat alternatives Peanut butter A variety of dried beans and pulses (lentils, kidney beans, chickpeas, etc.) A few tins of canned beans - for "emergencies" Tinned tuna and salmon, occaissionally other tinned seafood (when on sale) Fruit and veg Tinned peaches Tinned pineapple - crushed and chunk Tinned mandarin oranges Tinned green beans Tinned corn Tinned mushrooms Tinned/jar tomato products - paste, sauce, diced and stewed tomatoes Tinned pumpkin Jar applesauce Condiments/etc. Apple cider vinegar Variety of hot sauces Ketchup Mustard Horseradish Soy sauce Hoisin sauce Fish sauce Chili-garlic paste Tamarind paste Worcestershire sauce Spices Many! But "can't do withouts" include cinnamon, oregano, curry powder, garlic powder, dill, thyme, black pepper, fresh ginger, fresh garlic, cayenne Other Chicken and beef broths (to supplement homemade frozen stock "Cream of" soups Gelatin - flavored and plain Tea (bulk) Coffee That's all I can think of at the moment...we also keep whole potatoes, carrots, onions, apples on hand pretty much at all times. We try to keep well-stocked with staples, as they provide a lot of versatility - e.g., I don't buy pancake or biscuit mixes, as it only takes about 90 seconds extra to mix up from scratch - maybe not even that much - and it's less boxes/containers to organize. Also, it means rarely running out to the store or a restaurant beacuse many meals can be prepared from the above staples - especially when you also account for fridge and freezer staples like milk, eggs, frozen peas, ground beef, chicken, etc. Hope this helps!