Weekly Shopping List: March 15, 2013

Menu for the Week
 
Cheese Flans with Spinach Salad 1-Fri.
Shrimp with Paprika Sauce  
Pasta with Browned Butter  
Broccoli with Garlic Chips  
Shallot and Olive Pastries 2-Sat.
Veal Cutlets with Crisp Shallots and Prosciutto  
Potato Feta Cakes  
Braised Endive  
Beef Braised in Guinness 3-Sun.
Jacket Potatoes  
Chicken Breasts with Lemon and Capers 4-Mon.
Lemon Garlic Basmati  
White Balsamic Glazed Carrots  
Beef in Guinness 5-Tues.
Herbed Quinoa  
Broccoli Gratin  
Turkey Vegetable Pie 6-Wed
Pasta with Mediterranean Meat Sauce 7-Thurs
Mock Spinach Soufflé  
   
Pantry Items to Check
 
olive oil most
sea salt    for finishing often
olive oil, for salads,  2 tbs 1
cornstarch,  (corn flour, maizena) 6 - 7 tbs 2,3,4,6
sugar,  2 tsp 4
nutmeg,  1 pinch 7
paprika,  3 tbs 1,2,3,7
chili powder,  1/4 tsp 2
dried bay (laurel) leaves,  3 3
dried basil,  1 1/2 tsp 1,7
dried chives,  2 - 3 tbs 2,5
dried marjoram,  1 tsp 5
dried oregano,  1 tsp 7
dried thyme,  3 tsp 3,4,6
Dijon-style mustard,  4 tbs 1,5,6
whole grain mustard,  1 tbs 1
tomato paste,  1 tbs 1
Worcestershire sauce,  1 tbs 2
capers,  4 tbs 4,7
chicken stock,   5 cups (40oz, 1200ml)  2,4,5,6
beef stock  1 1/4 cups (10oz, 300ml) 3,7
butter,  4 tbs 1,4,6
garlic,  13 - 14 cloves 1,3,4,7
onions,  4 - 5  medium 3,4,6,7
shallots,  9 - 10 1,2
lemon juice,  1 tbs 4
dried bread crumbs,  1/4 cup 5

dry-cured or Greek olives,  2/3 cup

 2,7
green, pimento stuffed olives,  2/3 cup 1,2,7
Basmati rice,  1/2 cup 4
pasta, bite-size,  1 cup 1
linguini or spaghetti,  4oz (120gr) 7
quinoa, 1/2 cup 5
white Balsamic vinegar,  3- 4 tbs 1,2,4
   
Dairy
  
eggs, 6 1,2,7
ricotta, 1/2 cup (4oz, 120gr)  more next week 1,2
soft, melting cheese, 2oz (60gr)  Brie, chevre 1
Greek or plain yogurt, 1 1/2 cup (12oz, 350gr) 1,6,7
feta cheese,  8oz (250gr) 1,2,7
puff pastry,  1/2 sheet  the rest next week 2
shredded cheese,  2/3 cup (3oz, 90gr) 2,5
Parmesan,  1/4 cup (1oz, 60gr) 7
   
   
   
   
Produce
  
spinach, for salad, 3oz (90gr) or other greens 1
broccoli, large head,   1 1,5
potatoes,  medium,   6 2,3,6
endive,  2 heads 2
lemon,  1 4
carrots,  9 - 10 medium 3,4,6
red bell pepper,  small - medium,   1 7
   
frozen spinach,  8oz (250gr) 7
frozen peas,  3/4 cup (4oz, 125gr) 6
   
   
   
   
   
Meat/Fish
  
Prosciutto,  5 - 6 slices,  5oz (150gr) 1,2
shrimp, cleaned,  12oz (350gr) 1
veal, scallops,  12oz (350gr) 2
beef, for stewing,  24oz (700gr) 3,5
chicken breasts,  boneless, skinless,   2 4
ground beef,  (mince)  8oz (250gr) 7
turkey, cutlets or tenderloin,  10oz (300gr) 6
   
   
   
   
Other
  
almonds,  whole, peeled,  1/4 cup (1oz, 30gr) 1
whole tomatoes,  15oz (450gr) 7
   
   
   
   
white wine,  1 1/3 cups (11oz, 330ml) 1,2,6
sherry,  1/4 cup, (2oz, 60ml) 7
Guinness, 2 cups (16oz, 500ml) 3