Weekly Shopping List: March 1, 2013

Menu for the Week
 
Scallop and Saffron Risotto 1
Roast Chicken on a Bed of Onions 2
Soupe À L'Oignon (French Onion Soup) 3
Chicken Tetrazzini 4
Hamburger Steak / Cheese & Fried Onions 5
Turkey with Feta, Peppers and Olives 6
   
Pantry Items to Check
 
olive oil, for cooking,  most
sea salt    for finishing often
cornstarch,  (corn flour, maizena) 2 tbs 2,6
flour,  7 tbs 3,4
saffron, 1/2 tsp   optional 1
ginger,  powdered,  1/4 tsp 2
dried rosemary,  2 tsp 2
dried thyme,  2 tsp 2
soy sauce,  1 tbs 2
Worcestershire sauce,  1 tsp 5
tomato paste (tube)  1 tbs 6
chicken stock,   2 1/4 cups (18oz, 540ml)  2,4,6
fish stock or more chicken 2 1/8 cups (17oz, 510ml) 1
beef base,  paste or powder,  5 tbs  3
butter,  6 - 7 tbs 1,2,3,4
garlic,  2 - 3 cloves 6
onions,  10 - 12  medium - large 2,3,5,6
shallots,  6 - 8 1,4
green, pimento stuffed olives,  1/4 cup, 15 olives 6
Arborio rice,  2/3 cup 1
linguini, fettuccine or spaghetti,  4oz (120gr) 4
Balsamic vinegar,  2 tbs 2
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Dairy
  
Crème fraiche, 7oz, (200gr) 1,4
Parmesan,  1 cup (4oz, (120gr) 1,3
shredded cheese,  1/2 cup (2oz, 60gr) 4
Gruyère cheese,  2/3 cup (2.5oz, 75gr) 3
Colby, Cheddar, or something else, 1oz (30gr) 5
            2 slices for burgers  
feta cheese,  3oz (90gr)  6
          we'll use more next week  
milk,  3/4 cup (6oz, 180ml) 4
   
   
Produce
  
tomato, 1 medium 1
avocado,  small, ripe for Saturday,  1 1
potatoes,  2 medium 2
carrots,  2 medium 2
mushrooms,  8oz (250gr) 4,6
green bell pepper,  1/2 6
red bell pepper,  1/2 6
     both pepper halves for next week  
   
   
Meat/Fish
  
scallops,  Sea or Bay,  8oz (240gr) 1
chicken,  whole, for roasting 2,4
   If you plan to eat all the chicken, buy 2 breasts 4
ground beef (mince)  12oz, (350gr) 5
turkey cutlets,  10oz (300gr) 6
   
   
Other
  
bread, country or French, whole, un-sliced, 2 slices 3
   
   
white wine,  5 1/4 cups (42oz, 1260ml) 1,2,3
sherry,  5 tbs 4,6