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Menu for the Week |
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Egg Drop Soup | 1-Fri. |
Red Sauced Shrimp | |
Fried Rice | |
Stir-Fried Broccoli | |
Butternut Squash Timbales with Mushrooms | 2-Sat. |
Braised Lamb with Red Peppers | |
Roasted Potatoes | |
White Chili | 3-Sun. |
Oatmeal Drop Biscuits | |
Pork Lo Mein with Peanut Sauce | 4-Mon. |
White Chili | 5-Tues. |
Fresh Fruit | |
Meatballs in Red Wine Sauce over Pasta | 6-Wed |
Roasted Butternut Squash Slices | |
Chicken with Onions, Bay and Thyme | 7-Thurs |
Quinoa with Fried Onions | |
Butternut Squash with Browned Butter | |
Pantry Items to Check |
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olive oil | most |
sea salt for finishing | often |
cornstarch, corn flour, maizena, 5 tbs | 1,4,6,7 |
flour, 1/2 cup | 3 |
whole wheat flour, 1/2 cup or all white | 3 |
oatmeal, 1/2 cup | 3 |
baking powder, 3 tsp | 3 |
paprika, 3 tsp | 2,6 |
cumin, 1 tsp | 2,3 |
chili powder, 1 1/2 tsp | 3 |
red pepper flakes, 1/2 - 1 tsp, optional | 1 |
garlic powder, 1/4 tsp | 6 |
nutmeg, pinch | 2 |
ground ginger, 1/4 tsp | 1 |
sesame seeds, 1 tsp | 1 |
bay (laurel) leaves, 2 | 7 |
dried Herbes de Provence, 1 tsp | 2 |
dried oregano, 2 tsp | 3 |
dried rosemary, 1 tsp | 6 |
dried thyme, 2 tsp | 6,7 |
Dijon-style mustard, 1 tsp | 2 |
whole grain mustard, 1 tbs | 2 |
soy sauce, 5 - 6 tbs | 1,4 |
honey, 2 tbs | 3 |
peanut butter, 2 tbs | 4 |
tomato paste, 1 - 3 tbs depending on l/o sauce | 6,7 |
ketchup, 3 tbs | 1,6 |
chicken stock, 13 cups (104oz, 3120ml) | 1,3,7 |
beef stock, 1 1/2 cups (12oz, 360ml) |
2,4,6 |
garlic, 22 - 24 cloves | not 5 |
onion, 7 - 8 | 2,3,4,6,7 |
butter, 8 - 10 tbs | 2,3,7 |
dried bread crumbs, 2 tbs | 6 |
Basmati rice, 1/2 cup | 1 |
Dairy |
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eggs, 5 | 1,2,3,6 |
milk, 1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) | 2,3 |
shredded cheese, 1/4 cup (1oz, 30gr) | 2 |
Produce |
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green onions, 10 - 12 onions, (2 bunches) | 1 |
ginger, small piece | 1,4 |
broccoli, 1 head | 1,4 |
butternut squash, 1 | 2,6,7 |
mushrooms, 8oz (240gr) | 2,4 |
red bell pepper, 1 | 2,4 |
green bell pepper, 1 | 3,5 |
yellow bell pepper, 1 | 3,5 |
carrots, medium, 3 | 2,4 |
potatoes, medium, 2 | 2 |
celery, 4 ribs | 3,7 |
frozen peas, no sauce, 1/2 cup (from bag) | 1 |
check freezer | |
fresh fruit, something wonderful, 2 | 5 |
Meat/Fish |
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shrimp, cleaned, 12oz (360gr) | 1 |
lamb, boneless, for braising, 12oz (360gr) lean | 2 |
chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 4 | 3,5,7 |
pork, lean, for stir-fry, 8oz (240gr) | 4 |
use tenderloin or chops | |
ground beef, (mince) 10oz (300gr) | 6 |
Other |
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whole tomatoes, 15oz (450gr) | 2,6 |
white beans, cannellini, 2 cups dried or | 3,5 |
5 cups canned (45oz, 1350gr) | |
green chiles, 4oz (120gr) or something hotter | 3,5 |
green Tabasco, or something hotter | 3,5 |
walnuts, 1/4 cup (1oz, 30gr) | 4 |
sherry, 5 tbs | 1,4 |
white wine, 1 1/2 cups (12oz, 360ml) | 2,7 |
red wine, 1 1/8 cups, (9oz, 270ml) | 6 |
Pantry Items to Check |
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spaghetti, 4oz (120gr) | 4 |
pasta, bite-size, 1 1/4 cup | 6 |
quinoa, 1/2 cup | 7 |
sesame oil, or walnut oil, 2 - 3 tbs | 1,4 |
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