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Seasonal Weekly Menus & Shopping Lists
Healthy Food Fresh Ingredients Simple Recipes
Menu for the Week |
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| Fish Fillets with Lemon Butter | Day 1 |
| Rice Florentine | |
| Pork Tenderloin Stuffed with Pimiento | Day 2 |
| Potato Gratin with Sage | |
| Broccoli with Butter and Herbs | |
| Pumpkin, Sage and Leek Lasagne | Day 3 |
| Fresh Fruit | |
| Chicken with Broccoli, Olives and Capers | Day 4 |
| Potato Gratin with Sage | |
| Chunky Beef Hash | Day 5 |
| Chicken with Mustard and Mushrooms | Day 6 |
| Quinoa, Basmati Rice and Red Lentil Pilaf | |
Pantry Items to Check |
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| olive oil | most |
| sea salt for finishing | often |
| cornstarch, corn flour, maizena, 1 tsp | 6 |
nutmeg, pinch |
3 |
| flour, 1/4 cup | 3 |
| cumin, 1/2 tsp | 2 |
dried chives, 1 tbs or fresh |
2 |
| dried marjoram, 1 tsp | 4 |
| dried sage, 3 tbs or fresh | 2,3 |
| dried thyme, 2 tsp | 1,2,5 |
| Dijon-style mustard, 1/2 tsp | 1 |
| whole grain mustard, 2 tbs | 6 |
| ketchup, 1/4 cup | 5 |
| Worcestershire sauce, 3 tbs | 5,6 |
| chicken stock, 4 1/4 cups (34oz, 1020ml) | 1,2,6 |
| beef stock, 2 tbs or chicken stock, or red wine | 5 |
| garlic, 4 - 5 cloves | 4,5 |
| shallots, medium, 1 | 2 |
| onion, 4 - 5 | 1,3,4,5,6 |
| butter, 8 - 9 tbs | 1,2,3 |
| lemon juice, 2 tbs | 1 |
| dried bread crumbs, 1 tbs | 2 |
| olives, Greek, or green, 1/3 cup | 4 |
| capers, 1 tbs | 4 |
Basmati rice, 1/2 cup |
6 |
| brown rice, quick-cooking, 1/2 cup | 1 |
| quinoa, 1/4 cup | 6 |
| lasagne noodles, no-pre-cooking, 10 - 13 | 3 |
Dairy |
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| yogurt, Greek or plain, 1/2 cup (4oz, 120gr) | 1 |
| Parmesan, 1 1/4 cup (5oz, 150gr) | 1,2,3 |
| shredded cheese, any flavor, 2/3 cup (2.5oz, 75gr) | 1,2 |
| Cheddar, Gruyère, or half each | 2,3,4 |
| 2 cups (8oz, 240gr) | |
| I used Cheddar in potatoes, Gruyère in lasagne | |
| milk, 2 cups, (16oz, 480ml) | 3 |
Produce |
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| mushrooms, 4oz (120gr) | 6 |
| potatoes, medium, 6 | 2,4,5 |
| broccoli, medium head, 1 | 2,4 |
| leeks, medium, 2 | 3 |
| yellow pepper, small, 1 | 4 |
| carrots, medium, 2 | 5 |
| celery, 2 ribs | 5 |
| fruit, for eating, dessert.... 2 | 3 |
| sage leaves, 30 - 40 leaves or dried | 2,3 |
| froze spinach, 8oz (240gr) | 1 |
Meat/Fish |
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| Prosciutto, 2 slices | 2 |
| fish, filets, tilapia, catfish, sole, 12oz (360gr) | 1 |
| pork tenderloin, 14oz (420gr) | 2 |
| ham, baked or deli, 8oz (240gr) | 3 |
| chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 4 | 4,6 |
| beef, for stir-fry, 12oz (360gr) | 5 |
| flank steak, skirt steak, pre-cut | |
Other |
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| pumpkin, purée, 1 cup (8oz (240gr) | 3 |
| pimento (pimiento, roasted red pepper) 2oz (60gr) | 2 |
| red or coral lentils, 1/2 cup | 6 |
| white wine, 5 tbs | 1,4 |