7 Day Menu Shopping List: Week 5  Summer I

Menu for the Week
 
Classic Caesar Salad 1-Fri.
Grilled Trout with Lemon Thyme and Lemon  
Couscous Salad  
Summer Squash with Bacon  
Melon with Ham 2-Sat.
Brined and Grilled Cornish Hens  
Creamy Caper and Roasted Potato Salad  
Green Beans with Tomatoes, Shallots and Basil  
Barbecued Pork Loin 3-Sun.
Italian Picnic Pasta Salad  
Alubias con Tocino (Beans with Bacon)  
Barbecued Pork Loin 4-Mon.
Italian Picnic Pasta Salad  
Alubias con Tocino (Beans with Bacon)  
Sweet and Sour Chicken Salad 5-Tues.
Fresh Peach and Berry Salad  
Inside-Out Burgers 6-Wed
Warm Green Bean and Brown Rice Salad  
Grilled Chicken Breasts with Mustard Sauce 7-Thurs
Roasted Carrots, Onions and Potatoes  
   
Pantry Items to Check
 
olive oil most
sea salt    for finishing often
olive oil, for salads,  16 tbs, 1 cup 1,2,3,5,6
cornstarch, (corn flour, maizena)  1 tsp 5
sugar, 3/8 cup 2,5
molasses,  2 tbs 3
vanilla,  1/2 tsp   optional 5
kosher, sea or rock salt  1/4 cup  2
dry mustard,  1 tsp 1,5
mustard seed,  1 tsp 7
garlic powder,  2 1/2 tsp 3,5
sesame seeds,  2 tbs 5,6
paprika,  1 - 2 tbs 2,3
chili powder, 2 tsp 3
juniper berries,  1 tbs  optional 2
dried bay (laurel) leaves,  3 2,3
dries oregano,  1 1/2  tsp 3,7
Dijon-style mustard,  5 - 6 tbs 1,3,6,7
Worcestershire sauce,  1/2 tsp 1
ketchup,  1/2 cup 3
soy sauce,  6 - 7 tbs 3,5,6
Teriyaki sauce, 3 tbs 5
tomato paste, 1 tbs  3
chicken stock, 3 1/3 cups (27oz, 810gr) 1,3,6,7
garlic,  6 cloves 1,2,3
shallots,  2 medium 2
lemon juice,  2 tbs 2,3
green olives, pitted,  1/2 cup 3
dry-cured Greek or black olives,  1/2 cup 3
         or use all of one type of olive  
capers,  1 tbs 2
bite-size pasta, farfalle,  2 cups (6oz, 180gr) 3,4
brown rice, quick-cooking, 1/2 cup (3.3oz, 95gr) 6
couscous,   1/2 cup (3oz, 90gr) 1
Balsamic vinegar,  6 - 7 tbs 1,3,6,7
tarragon white wine vinegar,  1/2 cup 2,3
red wine vinegar,  3 - 4 tbs 1,3
cider vinegar,  2 tbs 5
walnut or sesame oil,  4 tsp 5,6
   
Dairy
  
egg, 1 optional 1
Parmesan, 2 tbs 1
Greek or plain yogurt, 7oz (210ml) 2,5,7
mozzarella,  4 thick slices or 1 fresh ball 6
   
   
Produce
  
lemon,  2 1
Romaine lettuce,  1 head 1
lettuce, for 2 main salads another Romaine? 5
cherry tomatoes,  8oz (240gr) 1,3
tomatoes, medium - large,  4 2,3,6
summer squash (courgette, zucchini)  8" (20cm) 1 1
red onions,  3 1,3,7
melon, cantaloupe, honeydew,  small,  1 2
potatoes,  medium,  4 2,7
green beans,  12oz (360gr) 2,6
mushrooms,  8oz (240gr) 3,5
celery,  3 ribs 1,3
green bell pepper,  1 3
red bell pepper, small, 1 5
carrots,  2 - 3 7
   
berries,  1 cup, raspberries, blueberries, straw... 5
peaches or nectarines,  1 - 2 5
   
   
Fresh Herbs
 
basil,  3 - 4 tbs plus 4 large leaves 2,3,6
chives,  5 - 6 tbs 1,2,3,5
parsley, 1 tsp 3
oregano,  1 tsp 3
lemon or regular thyme,  1 bunch 1
    substitute dried - not for basil if possible  
   
   
Meat/Fish
  
whole trout or other small fish,  2 1
bacon,  5 slices 1,3
dry-cured ham, Prosciutto, Serrano,  6 - 10 slices 2
Cornish game hens or poussin,  2 2
pork loin, 2lbs, (1000gr)  boneless 3,4
salami,  hard, sliced, 6oz (180gr) 3,4
chicken breasts, boneless, skinless,   4  5,7
   you could substitute leftover hen for 2  
ground beef, (mince)  12oz (360gr) 6
   
   
   
Other
  
bread, for croutons,  3/4 cup croutons 1
anchovies,  3, or 1 tsp anchovy paste 1
coffee,   3/4 cup 3
white beans, cannellini,  19oz (570gr) 3,4
   
   
sherry,  1/4 cup (2oz, 60ml) 7