Tired of Recipes That Require a Grocery Store Run?

One of the biggest hurdles to cooking at home is realizing you’re missing key ingredients from that recipe you just found online or in a cookbook. Suddenly, you’re off to the store, spending more than expected on spices and specialty items you’ll probably only use once.

What if your pantry was already stocked with the essentials?

Sustainable Kitchens and Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin have teamed up to make everyday scratch cooking simple and sustainable. With our recipe templates and pantry-building tips, you’ll learn how to stock your kitchen with versatile ingredients that support delicious, waste-free meals.

 

Welcome to Your Pantry Makeover

The Extreme Pantry Makeover guides offer a straightforward list of essential items to keep on hand. Many of these ingredients are available through the Mindful Meals menu, making it easier than ever to cook like a pro—no special shopping trips required.

Download your Extreme Pantry Makeover lists here:

No Recipe? No Problem.

Sustainable Kitchens has created flexible recipe templates that let you mix and match ingredients based on what you have and what you love. Say goodbye to one-time-use ingredients and hello to creative, personalized meals.

Need a little Inspiration?

We’ve got you covered with a variety of complete recipes for those days when you’re short on time or just want a little extra guidance.

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Pantry Makeover: Casserole

Pantry Makeover: Entrees

Pantry Makeover: One Pot Meals

About Sustainable Kitchens:
Sustainable Kitchens is a scratch-food service operations consulting firm. SK has been in business for 10 years and is headquartered in Milwaukee. Their focus is to develop menus, recipes, systems, and training all through the lens of sustainability; enabling commercial food service operations in schools, hospitals, retirement homes, offices, hotels, and restaurants to execute high-quality, fresh, natural scratch food consistently, efficiently, and cost-effectively. SK’s work has been recognized through several innovation awards in sustainability and nutrition by The National Restaurant Association, The National Area Agency on Aging, Food Service Director Magazine, The National Culinary Review, and The New York Times.