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Menu for the Week |
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Fried Gnocchi with Goat Cheese | 1-Fri. |
Shrimp Creole over Brown Rice | |
Carrots with Mustard Glaze | |
Leek and Bacon Pastries | 2-Sat. |
Blanquette de Veau | |
Meat Loaf Florentine | 3-Sun. |
Scalloped Potatoes | |
Stir Fried Chicken and Broccoli with Barley | 4-Mon. |
Meat Loaf Florentine leftovers | 5-Tues. |
Scalloped Potatoes | |
Lemon and Soy Glazed Turkey Cutlets | 6-Wed |
Winter Rice Pilaf | |
Broccoli with Bacon and Mustard | |
Pork with Peas and Pasta | 7-Thurs |
Pantry Items to Check |
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olive oil | most |
sea salt for finishing | often |
cornstarch, corn flour, maizena, 3 - 4 tbs | 2,4,6,7 |
brown sugar, 3 tbs | 1,4,6 |
cloves, whole, 2 | 2 |
nutmeg, 2 pinches | 2,3 |
sesame seeds, 1 tbs | 4 |
cumin, 1/2 tsp | 7 |
paprika, 2 1/2 tsp | 1,7 |
chili powder, 2 tsp | 1 |
Tabasco or hot sauce, to taste, optional | 1 |
bouquet garni, 1 sachet | 2 |
dried basil, 1 tsp | 3 |
dried oregano, 1 1/2 tsp | 1 |
parsley, 2 tsp | 3 |
dried thyme, 2 1/2 tsp | 1,3,7 |
Dijon-style mustard, 3 tbs | 1,4,7 |
whole grain mustard, 2 tbs | 2,6 |
ketchup, 1/4 cup | 3 |
tomato paste, 1 tbs | 1 |
Worcestershire sauce, 1 tbs | 1 |
soy sauce, 5 tbs | 1,4,6 |
chicken stock, 5 2/3 cups (45oz, 1350ml) | 1,2,4,6 |
beef stock, 3/4 cup (6oz, 180ml) | 7 |
shallots, 9 - 10 medium | 2,6,7 |
garlic, 9 - 10 cloves | 1,3,4,6 |
onion, 6 - 7 | 1,2,3,4,6 |
butter, 3 tbs | 2,3 |
lemon juice, 3 - 4 tbs | 2,6 |
olives, green, pimento-stuffed, 1/4 cup app. 10 | 1 |
olives, Greek, dry-cured, 1/2 cup, app. 20 | 2,6 |
dried bread crumbs, 1/2 cup | 3 |
brown rice, quick-cooking, 1 cup (6.6oz, 190gr) | 1,6 |
barley, quick-cooking, 2/3 cup (3.3oz, 95gr) | 4 |
pasta, bite-size, 1 1/4 cup (penne) (4.1oz, 125gr) | 7 |
Dairy |
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puff pastry, 1/2 sheet (from last week) | 2 |
chevre, goat cheese, 4oz (120gr) | 1 |
yogurt, Greek or plain, 3/4 cup (6oz, 180gr) | 2 |
milk, 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) | 3 |
Gruyère cheese, 3oz (90gr) | 3 |
eggs, 2 | 3 |
gnocchi, 10oz (300gr) | 1,2 |
Produce |
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celery. 5 - 6 ribs | 1,3,4 |
green pepper, medium, 1 | 1,7 |
leeks, 2 small or 1 large | 2 |
carrots, medium, 5 - 6 | 1,2,3 |
mushrooms, 8oz (240gr) | 2,3,6 |
potatoes, medium 4 | 3,5 |
broccoli, medium head, 1 | 4,6 |
ginger, small piece | 4,6 |
frozen spinach, no sauce, 8oz (240gr) | 3,5 |
frozen peas, no sauce, 1 cup (6oz, 180gr) | 7 |
Meat/Fish |
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shrimp, 12oz (360gr), cleaned | 1 |
bacon, 4 strips | 2,6 |
veal, suitable for braising, 14oz, (420gr) | 2 |
ground beef, 16oz (480gr) | 3,5 |
chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 2 | 4 |
turkey cutlets, 12oz (360gr) total weight | 6 |
pork tenderloin, 12oz (360gr) | 7 |
Other |
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tomatoes, whole, 15oz (450gr) | 1 |
tomato sauce, 8oz (240ml) | 3 |
walnuts, 1/4 cup (1oz, 30gr) | 6 |
white wine, 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) | 2 |
red wine, 1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) sub. beef stock | 3 |
sherry, 1/3 cup (3oz, 90ml) | 4 |
More pantry items to check |
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red wine vinegar, 5 tbs | 4,6 |
sesame or walnut oil, 2 tsp | 4 |
truffle oil, drizzle, optional | 1 |
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