Weekly Shopping List: April 12, 2013

Menu for the Week
 
Sautéed Salmon with Warm White Bean Salad 1
Roast Cornish Hens with Herbs and Red Wine 2
Stir-Fried Chicken with Snow Peas 3
Pasta with Ham, Spinach and Mascarpone 4
Swiss-Style Pork Chops 5
Spicy Turkey with Peas and Peppers 6
   
Pantry Items to Check
 
olive oil, for cooking,  most
sea salt    for finishing often
cornstarch,  (corn flour, maizena) 1 - 2 tbs 3,6
cumin,  1/2 tsp 6
cinnamon,  1/4 tsp 6
dried basil,  2 tsp 1,4
dried rosemary,  2 tsp 2
dries sage,  2 tsp 2
dried thyme,  2 tsp 2
Dijon-style mustard,  2 tsp 2
Worcestershire sauce,  1 tbs 5
soy sauce,  2 tsp 3
chicken stock,   4 cups (32oz, 960ml)  3,4,6
butter,  1 tsp 3
garlic,  8 - 12 cloves   depending on green garlic 1,3,5,6
onions,  3 - 4 3,5,6
shallots, 2 1
dry-cured Greek olives, 1/4 cup 1
lemon juice,  1 tbs 2
Basmati rice,   1/2 cup 6
brown rice,  quick-cooking, 1/2 cup 3
pasta, bite-size,  1 1/4 cups 4
Balsamic vinegar,  2 tbs 1
   
   
   
   
   
Dairy
  
mascarpone cheese,  1/2 cup (4oz, 120gr) 4
   
   
Produce
  
carrot,  1 1
celery,  4 ribs 1,3,5
spinach,  fresh, for salads,  8oz (250gr) 1,4
green garlic,  3 stalks  4
    substitute 8 green onions and 4 garlic cloves  
snow peas, mangetout,  4oz (120gr) 3
cherry tomatoes,  12oz (350gr) 3,4,6
ginger,  small piece 3,6
green bell pepper 5,6
   
frozen peas, no sauce,  3/4 cup (3oz, 90gr) 6
   
   
Meat/Fish
  
salmon, filets,  12oz (350gr) total weight 1
Cornish Game Hens or little chickens,  2 small 2
chicken breasts, boneless, skinless,    2 3
ham, baked deli style, thick slice,  10oz (300gr) 4
pork chops,  12oz (350gr) if boneless 5
turkey cutlets, or tenderloin,  10oz (300gr) 6
   
   
Other
  
whole tomatoes,  15oz (450gr) 5
white beans, cannellini,  15oz (450gr) 1
almonds, 5oz (15gr)  1/8 cup 6
water chestnuts,  small can 3
   
   
red wine,  1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) 2
sherry,  1 tbs 3