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Here's my guess!

25. Capers

26. Chickpeas (or black beans if chickpeas is part of white beans)

27. Tomato paste

28. Brown or red lentils

29. Harder salty cheese (Feta, Parmesan)

30. Melty cheese (mozzarella)

31. Canned tuna/fish

32. Tofu

33. Shrimp

34. Pasta

35. Gnocchi

36. Rice

37. Soft herb (cilantro/dill/basil)

38. Cabbage (including kimchi/sauerkraut)

39. Tahini

40. Cauliflower

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Ooh great picks I realized I forgot tofu!

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Alas tofu is not on the list (but another soy protein is!)

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This newsletter is my favorite new thing in my inbox ❤️

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Because my husband does not like mushrooms, I depend on Trader Joe’s umami Mushroom &Co seasoning. My personal list would sub out spinach for kale and regular potatoes for sweet potatoes.

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Onions -- shallots and scallions aren't enough!

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I always grab a shallot over an onion because it's typically the amount of allium I'm after in a dish. And from a recipe writing standpoint onions can tricky since they vary in size so much. (How big is a medium onion, really?) But the great news about cooking is you make the rules in your own kitchen!

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I don’t think I could have too many onions in most dishes. And if only shallots didn’t require persnickety peeling!

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This is hard! My guess as to the remaining 16 ingredients are: cumin, chickpeas, lentils, pasta, rice, shrimp, cabbage, onions, kimchi, feta, cauliflower, coriander, snap or snow peas, broccoli, peanuts, and smoked paprika.

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You are so, so, so close

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I love this concept. My favourite conversation to have when camping w friends each summer is … you can open a small supply store in the bush. You can only stock 10 (!!!) ingredients. What are they ? I felt like what everyone chose to stick their imaginary stores with said a lot about them, and the kind of camping trip they were looking forward to

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Onions are missing for sure. Pasta. Rice....but which variety? Maybe Arborio for risotto & basmati or long grain white.

Parm, feta & mozz for cheeses. Tinned tuna. Cumin (my fave). Smoked paprika (my second favourite). Canned chickpeas & brown lentils. Cabbage. Miso. Tahini.

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Cumin is also my fave and definitely makes the list

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Ok:

cabbage, onions, cauliflower, cucumber

tempeh, ground meat

lentils, pasta, rice

pickles

fresh chilis

soft stem herb

neutral oil, a melty cheese, a salty crumbly cheese, yogurt

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tempeh ding ding ding

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maybe it could be cumin, chickpeas, lentils, pasta, rice, some fatty fish , cabbage, onions, kimchi, feta or yogurt, cauliflower, paprika, tahini, broccoli, miso and tempeh

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