Things to Add to Your Kitchen Pantry

Dry ingredients: unbleached all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, active dry yeast (if you plan on baking bread), salt.

Perishables: butter, eggs, milk, lemons, walnuts, buttermilk (you will need it for the soda bread).

Other items: chocolate, pure vanilla extract.

Equipment: baking sheet, a 9 1/2 inch springform pan, two 9x2-inch round cake pans, muffin tins, pie pans, a mixer (either stand or hand held), whisk, measuring cups, measuring spoons, bowl scraper, rolling pin.

Difficulty level: Easy