10 foods to have on hand for quick meals

10 items, 7 suppers

``Better Homes and Gardens Supermarket Shortcuts'' (Wiley, $19.95) offers tricks, tips and recipes for fast meals.

The following advice caught our eye: ``If you have these groceries in your fridge, freezer and cupboard, you'll always have something good ready to go in minutes.''

Just add a few other pantry items (salt, pepper, cheese, milk, etc.), and you can come up with a week's worth of dinners.

1. Frozen meatballs

2. Jars of pasta sauce

3. Boxes of dried pasta

4. A stash of frozen vegetables in bags

5. Bottles of salad dressing, including one vinaigrette style

6. Bags of mixed salad greens

7. A sack of russet potatoes

8. Frozen fish fillets

9. Chicken breast halves

10. Pork chops