Frances Cook

Well, you mentioned pantry staples.

I think that's a great one.

So if people are trying to make sure their pantry is ready to go, what are some good staples to think about to keep your costs down?

to your pantry.

So you're thinking have some good sort of basic flavors that can then zhuzh up some of the other foods that you found on special.

You mentioned bulking out before as well.

Do you have any favorite ways that you bulk stuff out?

Smart.

Really smart.

Okay.

What has your audience given you feedback on in terms of things that have helped them?

To be bouncing around the different cultures.

Yes.

And repurposing the same ingredients, but through different sort of

I was going to say, that doesn't sound bad to me, actually.

That's really smart to take the same sort of base ingredients and then mix it up with spices.

I hadn't really thought about it that way because I have heard sort of other perspectives being like oh you know you don't need to do too much with spices don't worry about it but that's such a smart way to change the flavor profile of what you're doing and stop yourself getting bored.

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