The pantry that always yields a meal

Dry

• Pasta (two shapes), rice, red lentils, brown lentils, oats, semolina, flour, breadcrumbs
• Sugar, vanilla sugar, baking powder, cornflour, pudding powder

Tins and jars

• Chopped tomatoes, tomato purée, chickpeas, kidney beans, white beans, sweetcorn, coconut milk
• Gherkins, sauerkraut, apple sauce, sour cherries, honey, jam

Fat, acid, seasoning

• Rapeseed oil, olive oil, butter (frozen too), vinegar, mustard, soy sauce, vegetable stock
• Salt, pepper, sweet paprika, caraway, bay, nutmeg, curry powder, cinnamon, oregano, marjoram, chilli flakes

Always in the fridge

• Eggs, milk, cream, natural yoghurt, a block of hard cheese, onions, garlic, lemons, potatoes, carrots

From this list alone: chickpea curry, red lentil soup, tomato soup, pasta with tomato sauce, fried potatoes with egg, Kaiserschmarrn, semolina pudding, pancakes, rice pudding. The settings of this app let you mark staples you always have — then they no longer appear on the shopping list.