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Kitchen Essentials

These are frequently called for items in many of the recipes here on How to Feed a Loon. Keeping these handy (all are easily frozen), makes preparing the Loon dishes much easier.

  • An extra-large Mason glass jar filled with homemade shellfish stock and is surrounded by a bowl filled with uncooked shrimp, leeks, onion, and a bottle of white wine.
    Homemade Shellfish Stock
  • A large glass jar with a metal lid holding homemade beef stock with several tomatoes, an onion, herbs, and celery arranged around it.
    Homemade Beef Stock
  • A wooden spoon holding up a large spoonful of homemade marinara sauce over a pot filled with the simmering sauce.
    Homemade Marinara Sauce
  • A scratched metal baking sheet filled with homemade croutons with a wooden spatula holding some of the croutons.
    Homemade Croutons
  • A small square wooden bowl filled with homemade taco seasoning sitting on a wooden cutting board.
    Homemade Taco Seasoning
  • A cast-iron skillet filled with easy skillet dinner rolls with a red checkered napkin wrapped around the handle of the skillet.
    Easy Skillet Dinner Rolls
  • A straight-on view of three varying sizes of glass jars filled with homemade chicken broth along with carrots, celery, and herbs along the bottoms of the jars.
    Homemade Chicken Broth
  • Hands adding a BBQ rub to brisket next to a Crock-Pot slow cooker.
    Perfect BBQ Rub
  • A white bowl filled with cream of mushroom soup on a white background with a spoon and a sprig of thyme next to it.
    Cream of Mushroom Soup
  • A close-up view of a small glass jar filled with freshly ground garam masala next to a cutting board topped with various spices.
    Homemade Garam Masala
  • A white bowl filled a brown ancho chili sauce that is sitting next to dried ancho chiles and a festive colorful napkin.
    Authentic Ancho Chili Sauce
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  • Three jars filled with roasted chicken stock with a stock pot and vegetables around them.
    Roasted Chicken Stock
  • A small glass jar that is filled with Jamaican curry powder with a spoon inserted into it, and sitting next to an orange checkered cloth.
    Jamaican Curry Powder
  • A silver measuring spoon filled with homemade curry powder next to a container of the spice.
    Homemade Curry Powder
  • A white bowl of perfect steamed rice with a spoon in it.
    Perfect Steamed Rice
  • A white bowl of brown sauce
    Brown Sauce

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    Southerwestern Summer Salad with Citrus-Honey Vinaigrette
  • A close-up view of a tomahawk steak with roasted bone marrow butter that has two slices cut from it resting on a wooden cutting board.
    The Ultimate Tomahawk Steak with Bone Marrow Butter
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