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Menu for the Week |
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Cheese and Pepper Mini Frittatas | 1-Fri. |
Barbecued Salmon | |
Creamy Polenta with Bacon and Sage | |
Braised Green Beans / Tomatoes, Shallots & Basil | |
Stuffed 8-Ball Zucchini (Courgette) | 2-Sat. |
Not-Quite-Naked Steaks | |
Potato and Onion Packets with Gruyère | |
Pizza Margherita with Prosciutto | 3-Sun. |
Fresh Fruit | |
Grilled Turkey Teriyaki | 4-Mon. |
Courgette Pasta Salad / Peanut Ginger Dressing | |
Grilled Chicken Breasts Piccata | 5-Tues. |
Hot German Potato Salad | |
Fried Carrots | |
Stir-Fried Beef with Zucchini (Courgette) | 6-Wed |
Grilled Pork Chops with Sage | 7-Thurs |
Hot German Potato Salad | |
Green Beans with Browned Butter | |
Pantry Items to Check |
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olive oil | most |
sea salt for finishing | often |
olive oil, good, for salads, 1 1/2 tbs | 4 |
cornstarch, maizena, 2 tbs | 5,6 |
yeast, 2 tsp for pizza | 3 |
sugar, 2 tsp | 3,5 |
flour, 2 cups for pizza | 3 |
garlic powder, 2 tsp | 1,2,7 |
paprika, 2 tsp | 1,2,7 |
chili powder, 1 tsp | 2 |
powdered ginger, 1/4 tsp | 4 |
dry mustard, 1/2 tsp | 1 |
dried basil, 1/2 tsp | 2 |
dried oregano, 1 tsp | 3 |
dried rosemary, 1/2 tsp | 2 |
Dijon-style mustard, 1 1/2 tbs | 4 |
ketchup, 5 tbs | 1,7 |
Teriyaki sauce, 3 tbs | 4 |
peanut butter, creamy, 1 1/2 tbs | 4 |
soy sauce, 3 tbs | 1,4,6 |
capers, 3 tbs | 5 |
dill pickles, 2 - 3 large optional but traditional | 5 |
chicken stock, 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) | 1 |
beef stock, 1 3/4 cups (14oz, 420ml) | 5,6 |
shallots, 2 - 3 | 1 |
garlic, 7 - 8 cloves | 2,3,4,6 |
onion, 3 - 4 | 3,5,6 |
butter, 2 - 3 tbs | 3,5,7 |
lemon juice, 1 tbs | 7 |
dried bread crumbs, 1 tsp | 2 |
olives, 1/3 cup any color | 3 |
polenta, quick-cooking, 1/4 cup | 1 |
Basmati rice, 1/2 cup |
6 |
pasta, bite-size, 1 cup | 4 |
white Balsamic vinegar, 4 tsp | 4 |
cider vinegar, 1/4 cup | 5 |
sesame or walnut oil, 2 tbs | 4,6 |
Dairy |
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eggs, 3 | 1 |
Gruyère, 6oz, (180gr) | 1,2 |
milk, 1/4 cup (2oz, 60ml) | 1 |
Parmesan, 5 tbs | 1,2 |
shredded cheese, 1/4 cup (1oz, 30gr) | 2 |
or more Gruyère | |
mozzarella, fresh, 1 ball | 3 |
Produce |
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green beans, 14oz (420gr) | 1,7 |
tomatoes, 5 - 7 medium - large | 1,2,3 |
cherry tomatoes, 3oz (90gr) or 1 more regular | 6 |
8-ball zucchini (small round) 2 | 2 |
zucchini (courgette) medium, 2 | 4,6 |
potatoes, medium, 6 | 2,5,7 |
sweet onion, medium - large, 1 |
2 |
red onion, medium, 1 | 4 |
ginger, small piece | 4,6 |
red bell pepper, medium, 1 | 4,6 |
lemon, for juice, 1 | 5 |
celery, 3 ribs | 5 |
carrots, 3 medium | 5 |
fresh fruit, whatever looks good, 2 | 3 |
Fresh Herbs |
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basil, 2 - 3 tbs, plus handful | 1,3 |
sage, 14 - 16 large leaves | 1,7 |
tarragon, 2 tsp | 5 |
substitute dried for sage, tarragon | |
Meat/Fish |
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salmon, filets, 12oz (360gr) total weight | 1 |
bacon, strips, 6 - 8 slices | 1,2,5 |
steaks, tenderloin, 2, 12oz (360gr) total weight | 2 |
Prosciutto, or other ham, 4oz (120gr) | 3 |
turkey cutlets, 12oz (360gr) total weight | 4 |
chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 2 | 5 |
ground beef, 8oz (240gr mince) | 6 |
pork chops, boneless, 12oz (360gr) total weight | 7 |
Other |
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sherry, 4 tbs | 1,6 |
foil | 2 |
pizza crust - if not making from scratch | 3 |
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