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Next Food Network Star Winner 2011. Despite the persecution, there is always "the basics." The fundamentals refer to the rules, or equipment, or technique, and the kitchen, in particular to contain the ingredients. Before you can excel, you must master the basics. To begin this series, I provided a list of 20 basic equipment recommended for beginner cook. Now, let's move on to the ingredients.

In 25 years of cooking for family and friends, I have accumulated enough spices, herbs, oils, vinegars and sauces to fill a shelf of three, 14 "wide x 27" H x 11.5 "d cabinet, as well as a pair of pantry shelves I have in hand at any given time: .. olive oil, corn oil, canola oil, peanut oil, vegetable oil, grapeseed oil and sesame sauce Then there is the tiger, oyster sauce, Pickapeppa sauce, hoisin sauce, Worcestershire sauce, spicy garlic sauce, soy sauce and Tabasco sauce - and that's just a partial list You do not need most of those who start. For beginners or novices, we focus on the basics, a database of ingredients that you can prepare many dishes of the day to day, without getting too exotic, and without breaking the bank.

When I sat down to write this article, my intention was to stay within a Top 20 format - as I did with the team - in an effort to minimize the expense for someone who, literally from scratch. However, because the ingredients include various categories of food, the inability to limit my recommendations to just 20 items. Therefore, I decided to split into several groups. Still refer to them as my Top 20, but for the purposes of this article, there will be several categories, with no more than 20 points each. In later articles, we will start expanding the practical application of my Top 20 bases, why use kosher salt, for multiple uses through a sieve, why not always the best way to cook your meat on a grill. OK, let's stock up! Strap on your apron, next thing aspiring Food Network Star, we are ready to cook!

Dried herbs and spices

Kosher salt
Table salt
Black pepper
Chili powder
Cumin
Paprika
Rosemary
Thyme
Oregano
Bay leaves
Cayenne pepper
Garlic powder
Garlic salt
Nutmeg
Basil
Chive
Ground red pepper
Seasoned salt
Mixed herbs or Italian seasoning herbs and Provence
Ginger
Dry mustard

Food Network Pumpkin Challenge. Pumpkins are everywhere this week, no matter which way you turn. Grocery stores have fresh pumpkins for those who can not go to an orchard and picking your own right from the vine. Farm Stands have screens large and small pumpkins for carving, decorating or eating! All discount stores and craft shop has displays of pumpkins, real or not, but all are guaranteed carvable.

Remember when it was enough to carve a 3 triangles (eyes and nose) and either a happy face or fear? Those days are gone forever. With advanced pumpkin carving tools and patterns available today have become works of art. The Food Network, even had a pumpkin carving 'Challenge' with the winner taking home a check for $ 10,000. Now, the carvings were incredibly complex. The winner of "Medusa" was five snakes pumpkin carved pumpkin face protruding from the detailed, with several of them with drums and moving! What a fantastic display of talent, size...

With all this focus on carving pumpkins its high nutritional value can be lost. Like other brightly colored fruits and vegetables, pumpkins are rich in beta-carotene, an important antioxidant. Beta-carotene is converted by the body to vitamin A. There have been numerous articles on foods rich in beta-carotene to provide some protection against developing certain cancers and heart disease. They are low in salt, has zero cholesterol, and plenty of fiber and vitamin C.