"The Milk Street team solves the problem of making dinner, starting with what you have on hand in the kitchen. Focusing on two dozen key kitchen ingredients such as couscous, tomato paste, canned beans, lentils, breadcrumbs or yogurt, the 225 featured recipes will demonstrate the endless possibilities that can be fashioned from just the ingredients you already have at home"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes index.

Introduction -- Have this? Try that! -- Milk Street must-haves -- Canned goods. Not so basic beans ; Can-do tomatoes ; Tuesday night tuna -- Shelf stalwarts. Pantry pastas ; Go-to grains ; Lentils six ways ; Broth boosted -- Cold storage. Root cellar ; Potato primer ; Bold brassicas ; Good eggs ; Throw-it-together tofu ; Chicken winners ; Sausage solutions -- From the freezer. Frozen vegetables ; Shrimp suppers ; Seafood in a snap -- Flour powered. Bread box ; Tortilla twists - Sugar & spice. Cupboard confections.