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Menu for the Week |
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Lentil and Herb Salad | 1-Fri. |
Grilled Lemon Shrimp | |
Quinoa Pilaf | |
Green Beans with Prosciutto | |
Melon and Ham | 2-Sat. |
Barbecued Cornish Hens | |
Creamy Caper and Roasted Potato Salad | |
Sautéed Courgette Slices | |
Inside-Out Burgers | 3-Sun. |
Quinoa and Lentil Salad | |
Fresh Peach and Berry Salad | |
Easy Barbecued Pork Chops | 4-Mon. |
Potato and Carrot Packets | |
Pasta, Tomato, Avocado, Sausages Salad | 5-Tues. |
Sweet Corn | |
Barbecued Chicken Breast | 6-Wed |
Oriental Brown Rice and Courgette (Zucchini) Salad | |
Ham, Green Bean and Cherry Tomato Salad | 7-Thurs |
Pantry Items to Check |
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olive oil | most |
sea salt for finishing | often |
olive oil, good, for salads, 8 tbs | 1,2,3,5,7 |
brown sugar, 2 tbs | 6 |
sugar, 1 tbs | 3 |
vanilla, 1/2 tsp | 3 |
garlic powder, 3 tsp | 1,2,6 |
paprika, 2 tbs | 1,2 |
chili powder, 1 1/2 tsp | 4,6 |
cumin, 1 1/2 tsp | 2 |
ground ginger, 1/4 tsp or fresh if you have it | 6 |
Dijon-style mustard, 5 tbs | 1,2,3,4,7 |
ketchup, 3/4 cup | 2,4 |
mayonnaise, 1/4 cup | 7 |
molasses, 2 tbs | 2 |
soy sauce, 3 - 4 tbs | 2,3,4,6 |
Worcestershire sauce, 2 tbs | 2,6 |
chicken stock, 3 1/3 cups (29oz, 870ml) | 1,2,4,6 |
beef stock, 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) | 1 |
garlic, 4 - 5 cloves | 1,6 |
onion, 2 - 3 | 1,4 |
butter, 4 - 6 tbs | 1,5 |
capers, 1 tbs | 2 |
lemon juice, 1 tbs | 7 |
lentils, small green or regular tan, 1/2 cup | 1,3 |
quinoa, 3/4 cup | 1,3 |
brown rice, quick-cooking, 1/2 cup | 6 |
pasta, bite-size, 2 1/4 cups | 5,7 |
Balsamic vinegar, 2 tbs | 3,5 |
white Balsamic vinegar, 2 tbs | 1,5 |
red wine vinegar, 8 tbs | 2,4,6 |
white wine tarragon vinegar, 1 tbs | 2 |
walnut or sesame oil, 2 tbs | 3,6 |
Dairy |
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egg, 1 | 1 |
yogurt, Greek or plan, 1 cup (8oz, 250gr) | 2,3,7 |
mozzarella, fresh, 1 ball | 3,5 |
Produce |
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celery, 1 - 2 ribs | 1 |
tomato, medium - large, 2 | 1,3 |
cherry tomatoes, 8oz (240gr) | 1,5,7 |
lemon, 1 | 1 |
carrots, 4 medium | 1,4 |
green beans, 12oz (360gr) | 1,7 |
potatoes, 4 medium | 2,4 |
zucchini (courgette) 2 medium, | 2,6 |
avocado, 1 ripe for Tuesday | 5 |
sweet corn, 4 - 6 ears, for Tues. optional | 5 |
melon, ripe for Sat. honeydew, cantaloupe | 2 |
peaches, white or yellow, 2 for Sunday | 3 |
berries, 1 cup, whatever is ripe | 3 |
Fresh Herbs |
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basil, 12 - 14 tbs | not 6 |
chives, 7 - 8 tbs | 2,3,4,5,7 |
parsley, 5 - 6 tbs | 1,6 |
substitute 1 tsp dried for 1 tbs fresh (not basil) | |
Meat/Fish |
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Prosciutto or other dry-cured ham, 8 - 12 slices | 1,2 |
shrimp, 10oz (300gr) | 1 |
Cornish hens, small, 2 or 1 larger | 2 |
ground beef, 12oz (360gr mince) | 3 |
pork chops, 12oz (360gr) boneless | 4 |
chicken breasts, boneless, skinless 2 | 6 |
sausages, any flavor, 8oz (240gr) total weight | 5 |
ham, pink, baked-style, 10oz (300gr) thick slice | 7 |
Other |
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pine nuts, pignoles, 2 tbs | 1,6 |
tomato sauce, 8oz (240ml) | 2 |
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