Here is how to keep your kitchen ready for a party at all times.

It's all in the ingredients.  Most of us can cook up some kind of concoction as long as we have the right produce in our refrigerator, and other necessities in our kitchen cabinets. For those of us that were blessed with “Trader Joe's,” a small chain that I watched grow nationally over the years, both my and my friends lives have become much less hectic when it comes to making a delicious dinner.

The following is a list of ingredients that you will find in my kitchen at all times.  

Freezer:

Shrimp
Meatballs
Green Muscles
Marinated Salmon Fillet or Chilean Sea Bass
Chicken Breast Individually wrapped
Lamb (cut up peaces for stew)

Refrigerator

Olives
Sun Dried Tomatoes
Whipping Cream (Heavy)
Shredded Cheese
Several Cheese (not cut)
Feta Cheese (crumbed)
Pesto Sauce
Butter

Vegetables

Lettuce
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Onions
Green Onions
Potatoes

Fruits

What ever is in season

Cans

Artichoke
Beans
Beets
Corn
Mushrooms (sliced)
Tomato Paste
Tomato Sauce
Tomato Juice
Stewed Tomatoes

Dry

Pasta
Basmati Rice
Brown Rice
Lipton Dry Soup Mix (Onion)

Sweets

Abundance of Dark Chocolate

Even though it looks like a big list, I bet you that at least half of it is in your kitchen already.