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Menu for the Week |
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Courgette (Zucchini) Soup | 1-Fri. |
Grilled Scallops with Lemon Ginger Sauce | |
Basmati Rice with Lemon and Chives | |
Ginger Glazed Carrots | |
Wilted Lettuce Salad | 2-Sat. |
Grilled Turkey Pesto Rolls | |
Faux Patatas Bravas | |
Green Beans with Butter and Pine Nuts | |
Grilled Chicken, Pepper and Avocado Salad | 3-Sun. |
Fresh Fruit | |
Grilled Honey Mustard Pork Chops | 4-Mon. |
Oriental Pasta Salad | |
Grilled Chicken Breasts with Pimiento Sauce | 5-Tues. |
Oriental Pasta Salad | |
Tuna Barley Salad | 6-Wed |
Fresh Fruit | |
Grilled Sausages | 7-Thurs |
Potato and Green Bean Packets | |
Pantry Items to Check |
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olive oil | most |
sea salt for finishing | often |
olive oil, for salads, 6 tbs | 1,3,4 |
sugar, 1 - 2 tbs | 1,2 |
garlic powder, 2 tsp | 3,4,5 |
chili powder, 1 1/2 tsp | 2,3 |
paprika, 2 1/4 tsp | 1,2,3 |
red pepper flakes, optional | 2 |
Herbes de Provence, 2 tsp | 2 |
dried oregano, 2 1/2 tsp | 2,4,5 |
Dijon-style mustard, 3 - 4 tbs | 3,4,6 |
soy sauce, 3 - 4 tbs | 1,4 |
Worcestershire sauce, 1 - 2 tbs | 3,5 |
pesto, 3 tsp | 2 |
ketchup, 5 tbs | 3,5 |
mayonnaise, 4 tbs | 6 |
honey, 1 tbs | 4 |
chicken stock, 4 1/4 cups (34oz, 1020ml) | 1,6 |
garlic, 2 cloves | 2 |
shallots, 5 - 6 medium | 1,2,7 |
onion, 1 | 1 |
butter, 4 - 5 tbs | 1,2 |
Basmati rice, 1/2 cup (3.3oz, 95gr) | 1 |
bite-size pasta, penne, 1 1/2 cup 5oz, 150gr) | 4,5 |
barley, quick-cooking, 2/3 cup (3.3oz, 95gr) | 6 |
Balsamic vinegar, 2 tsp | 2 |
tarragon white wine vinegar, 3 tbs | 4 |
sherry vinegar, 1 tbs | 2 |
red wine vinegar, 5 tbs | 3,4,5 |
cider vinegar, 1/4 cup | 2 |
sesame or walnut oil, 1 - 2 tbs | 1,4 |
Dairy |
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yogurt, Greek or plain 6 tbs | 1,6 |
eggs, 2 | 6 |
Produce |
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zucchini (courgette) 1 medium, 8" (20cm) | 1 |
ginger, 1 small piece, 2" (5cm) | 1 |
lemon, 1 | 1 |
carrots, 3 - 4 | 1,3 |
lettuce, leaf or loose head, 2 heads | 2,3 |
potatoes, medium, 4 | 2,7 |
green beans, 22oz (660gr) | 2,4,7 |
red bell pepper, 1 | 3 |
red or sweet onion, 1 | 3 |
avocado, 1 ripe for Sunday | 3 |
cherry tomatoes, 8oz (240gr) | 4,6,7 |
celery, 3 - 4 ribs | 4,6 |
fruit, for dessert, 4 | 3,6 |
frozen peas, 3oz (90gr) | 6 |
Fresh Herbs |
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basil, 6 - 7 tbs plus 6 large leaves | 2,4,6,7 |
chives, 6 - 7 tbs | 1,4,6 |
dill, 2 tbs | 2 |
thyme, 1 tsp | 1 |
substitute dried - not for basil if possible | |
Meat/Fish |
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scallops, large, 12oz (360gr) | 1 |
turkey cutlets, 10oz total (300gr) 3 large, thin | 2 |
bacon, 3 slices | 2 |
Prosciutto or other dry-cured ham, 3 slices | 2 |
chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 4 | 3,5 |
pork chops, 12oz (360gr) if boneless | 4 |
sausages, any flavor, 12oz total (360gr) | 7 |
Other |
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pimiento or roasted red peppers, 4oz (120gr) net | 2,5 |
tomato sauce, 8oz (240ml) | 2,5 |
tuna, 9oz (270gr) | 6 |
pine nuts, 1 tbs check pantry / freezer | 2 |
red kidney beans, 15oz (450gr) | 4,5 |
white wine, 1/3 cup (3ozm 90ml) | 1 |
skewers, optional | 1 |
kitchen string | 2 |
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