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Menu for the Week |
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Artichokes with White Balsamic Vinaigrette | 1-Fri. |
Marinated Salmon with Brown Sugar Yogurt Sauce | |
Brown Rice with Green Garlic | |
Roasted Asparagus with Balsamic and Soy | |
Asparagus Pastries with Tarragon Cream | 2-Sat. |
Grilled Lamb Chops with Rosemary Butter | |
Roasted New Potatoes with Lemon and Green Garlic | |
Carrots with Green Garlic | |
Grilled Tarragon Chicken Breasts | 3-Sun. |
Pasta Primavera Salad | |
Orange Glazed Pork Chops | 4-Mon. |
Warm Rice, Quinoa and Avocado Salad | |
Sautéed Snow Peas with Sesame Seeds | |
Warm Chicken and Asparagus Salad / Pasta | 5-Tues. |
Sautéed Turkey with Mushrooms | 6-Wed |
Braised New Potatoes | |
Sautéed Spinach | |
Stir-Fried Beef with Snow Peas | 7-Thurs |
Brown Rice | |
Pantry Items to Check |
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olive oil | most |
sea salt for finishing | often |
olive oil, good, for salads, 8 - 9 tbs | 1,3,4,6 |
cornstarch, maizena, 2 tbs | 2,7 |
brown sugar, 2 tsp | 1 |
ground ginger, 1 tsp | 4 |
garlic powder, 1 1/2 tsp | 2,4 |
paprika, 1/2 tsp | 5 |
cumin, 1 tsp | 5,7 |
sesame seeds, toasted or not, 1 tsp | 4 |
bay leaf (laurel), 1 leaf | 6 |
dill weed, 1 tsp | 1 |
dried rosemary, 1 - 3 tsp | 2 |
Dijon-style mustard, 5 - 6 tbs | 1,2,3 |
Worcestershire sauce, 2 tsp | 2 |
soy sauce, 6 tbs | 1,4,5,7 |
Teriyaki sauce or marinade, 1 tbs | 6 |
honey, 1 tbs | 3 |
peanut butter, 1 tbs | 6 |
orange marmalade, 3 tbs | 4 |
chicken stock, 3 3/4 cups (30oz, 950ml) | 1,2,4,6 |
beef stock, 1 1/2 cup (12oz, 350ml) | 7 |
butter, 2 tbs | 2,4 |
garlic, 3 - 9 cloves depending on green garlic | 1 |
onions, 2 - 3 medium | 4,6,7 |
lemon juice, 2 tbs | 1 |
brown rice, quick-cooking, 1 cup | 1,7 |
Basmati rice, 1/4 cup | 4 |
quinoa, 1/4 cup | 4 |
pasta, bite-size, 2 cups | 3,5 |
white Balsamic vinegar, 2 - 3 tbs | 1,4,6 |
sherry vinegar, 2 tbs | 5 |
white wine tarragon vinegar, 4 tbs | 3 |
Balsamic vinegar, 1 tbs | 1 |
sesame oil, 1 tsp substitute walnut oil | 4 |
Dairy |
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Greek yogurt, 2/3 cup (5oz, 150gr) | 1,2 |
puff pastry, 1/2 large sheet, check fridge | 2 |
Produce |
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artichokes, large, globe, 2 | 1 |
green garlic, 12 stalks roughly | 1,2,5,7 |
substitute 12 green onions and 6 garlic cloves | |
asparagus, 32oz (1000gr) | 1,2,3,5 |
new potatoes, 24 - 34, little ones, or fingerlings | 2,6 |
lemon, 1 | 2,6 |
carrots, 3 - 4 medium | 2,7 |
snow peas, mangetout, pea pods, 8oz (250gr) | 3,4,7 |
red bell pepper, 1 medium | 3,7 |
cherry tomatoes, 8oz (250gr) | 3,5,7 |
avocado, 1 large, ripe for Sunday | 3,4 |
spinach, for salad, 8 - 10oz (250-350gr) | 5,6 |
mushrooms, 8oz (250gr) | 6,7 |
Fresh Herbs |
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chives, 5 tbs | 2,3,6 |
parsley, 1 tbs | 1 |
rosemary, 1 tbs or use dried | 2 |
tarragon, 4 tbs | 1,2,3 |
substitute 1 tsp dried for 1 tbs fresh | |
Meat/Fish |
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salmon, 12oz (360gr) | 1 |
lamb chops, 4 - 6, depending on size | 2 |
chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 4 | 3,5 |
pork chops, 2 - 4 depending on size | 4 |
turkey, cutlets or tenderloin, 12oz (350gr) | 6 |
ground beef, 8oz, (250gr mince) | 7 |
substitute 'beef for stir-fry' | |
Other |
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white wine, 7/8 cup (7oz, 200ml) | 1,2 |
sherry, 5 tbs | 4,6,7 |
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