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Menu for the Week |
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| Avocado and White Bean Salad | 1-Fri. |
| Baked Salmon with Horseradish | |
| Potatoes with Prosciutto, Olives and Green Garlic | |
| Beets with Butter and Parsley | |
| Tomato Ricotta Pastries | 2-Sat. |
| Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken on Pimiento Sauce | |
| Risi e Bisi | |
| Meatballs / Tomato Ricotta Sauce, Cannellini | 3-Sun. |
| Pasta | |
| Lemon Spinach and Chicken Salad | 4-Mon. |
| Baked Potato Chips | |
| Pasta Puttanesca with Tuna | 5-Tues. |
| Sautéed Mangetout (Snow Peas) | |
| Pork Chops Diablo | 6-Wed |
| Sweet Potato Fries | |
| Sautéed Mangetout with Shallots | |
| Ham and Pepper Quiche | 7-Thurs |
Pantry Items to Check |
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| olive oil | most |
| sea salt for finishing | often |
| olive oil, good, for salads, 3 tbs | 1 |
| cornstarch, (corn flour, maizena) 1 tbs | 6 |
| flour, 6 tbs | 4,6 |
| brown sugar, 1 tbs | 4 |
| garlic powder, 1/2 tsp | 2 |
| dry mustard, 1 tsp | 6 |
| paprika, 1 - 2 tbs | 3,4 |
| chili powder, 4 tbs | 2,3,5,6 |
| dried basil, 1 tsp | 5 |
| dried chives, 1 - 2 tbs | 5,7 |
| dried oregano, 2 tsp | 3,5 |
| dried parsley, 1 tbs | 1 |
| Dijon-style mustard, 2 tbs | 1,3 |
| whole grain mustard, 2 tsp | 1 |
| horseradish, 2 tsp | 1 |
| tomato paste, 1 tbs | 2 |
| Worcestershire sauce, 2 tbs | 3,6 |
| ketchup, 1 tbs | 3 |
| capers, 2 tbs | 5 |
| chicken stock, 2 3/4 cups (22oz, 660ml) | 2,7 |
| beef stock 1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) | 6 |
| butter, 3 - 4 tbs | 1,2,5 |
| garlic, 5 - 10 cloves depending on green garlic | 3,5 |
| onions, 3 - 4 medium | 3,5,6 |
| shallots, 3 - 4 | 2,6 |
| dried bread crumbs, 2 tbs | 3 |
dry-cured or Greek olives, 1/6 cup |
1 |
| green, pimento stuffed olives, 3/4 cup | 1,5 |
| brown rice, quick-cooking, 1/2 cup | 7 |
| Arborio rice, 1/3 cup | 2 |
| pasta, bite-size, 2 1/2 cups | 3,5 |
| white Balsamic vinegar, 1 tbs | 1 |
Dairy |
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| eggs, 7 | 1,3,7 |
| yogurt, Greek or plain, 3/4 cup (6oz, 175gr) | 1,2,7 |
| ricotta, 3/4 cup check fridge | 2,3 |
| puff pastry, 1/2 sheet, check fridge | 2 |
| Gruyère cheese, 2oz (60gr) | 2 |
| Parmesan, 1/3 cup (3oz, 90gr) | 2 |
| shredded cheese, any kind, 1 cup (4oz, 120gr) | 7 |
| milk, 3/4 cup (6oz, 180ml) | 7 |
Produce |
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| avocado, ripe, 1 | 1 |
| potatoes, 2 medium, 2 large | 1,4 |
| green garlic, 8 stalks, sub. green onion | 1,2,4 |
| beets, pre-cooked if available, 10oz (300gr) | 1 |
| tomato, large, 1 | 2 |
| red bell pepper, 1 large | 3,7 |
| green bell pepper, 1 large | 5,7 |
| lemon, 1 | 4 |
| spinach, for salad, 6oz (175gr) | 4 |
| snow peas, pea pods, mangetout, 8oz (250gr) | 5,6 |
| sweet potatoes, 2 medium | 6 |
| frozen peas, 1 cup or fresh if available | 2 |
Meat/Fish |
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| salmon fillets, 12oz (350gr) total | 1 |
| Prosciutto, or other dry-cured ham 6 - 7 slices, | 1,2 |
| app 5oz (150gr) total weight | |
| chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 4 | 2,4 |
| ground beef, (mince) 8oz, 250gr) | 3 |
| pork chops, 12oz (350gr) total, if boneless | 6 |
| ham, deli, baked ham, 6oz (175gr) | 7 |
Other |
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| white beans, cannellini, 15oz (450gr) | 1,3 |
| pimiento, pimento, 4oz (120gr) | 2 |
| whole tomatoes, 30oz (900gr) | 3,5 |
| tomato sauce, 8oz (240ml) | 6 |
| tuna, 10oz (300gr) | 5 |
| kitchen string | 2 |
| white wine, 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) | 2,4 |