We couldn’t help but imagine what Jill Melton, editor of Edible Nashville magazine and master of the kitchen, keeps stocked in her kitchen. Thankfully, she opened her cabinets, pantry and fridge to give us a glimpse into what she always has on hand for the impromptu homemade soup, her morning coffee or a quick snack. Read on and then get your list together to get stocked, yourself! —As seen in Style Blueprint, 2016. Updated 2023.
Jill grates this European cheese over just about everything — from simple pasta dinners to potatoes to pizza — and tosses the flavorful rind into soups. “The longer it steeps, the better it tastes,” she tells us.
These raisins can be used for snacks of all kinds, but Jill uses them as her go-to dessert and as an addition to her homemade granola.
Hatcher Family Dairy has been farming in College Grove, Tennessee, since 1831. They have a dairy store on the farm, where you can shop for all kinds of milk, as well as farm-fresh meat, eggs, cheese and baked goods.
Another favorite of Jill’s is JD Country Milk, which comes from a family-owned dairy farm in Logan County, Kentucky. The quality milk is hormone free, and can be found at Green Door Gourmet and The Produce Place.
