6 Day Shopping List: Week 5  Spring I

Menu for the Week
 
Pan-Fried Salmon with Lemon and Capers Day 1
Barley with Green Garlic  
Sautéed Mangetout (Snow Peas) & Mushrooms  
Tournedos with Creamy Brown Sauce Day 2
Roasted New Potatoes  
Butter Braised Carrots with Mushrooms  
Tuna and Asparagus Risotto Day 3
Fresh Strawberries with Yogurt and Mint  
Pasta with Sausages and Cherry Tomatoes Day 4
Chicken Thighs in Wine and Vinegar Day 5
Skillet Roasted New Potatoes  
Sautéed Snow Peas  (mangetout, pea pods)  
Stir-Fried Chicken / Mushrooms, Tomatoes Day 6
   
Pantry Items to Check
 
olive oil most
sea salt    for finishing often
cornstarch, corn flour, maizena,  2 - 3 tbs 1,2,5,6
sugar,  1 tbs 3
dried basil,  1 tsp 4
dried dill weed,  1 tsp 1
dried marjoram,  1/2 tsp 5
dried oregano,  1 tsp 4
dried thyme,  2 tsp 2,5
Dijon-style mustard,  1 tbs 2
soy sauce,  1 - 2 tbs 1,6
tomato paste,  3 tbs 2,5
chicken stock,   6 1/3 cups (51oz, 1530ml)  1,3,4,5,6
beef stock,   1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml)  2
garlic,  4 - 8 cloves   depending on green garlic 1,2,5
onion, 3 - 4 3,4,5
shallots,  2 -3 2
butter,  4 - 5 tbs 1,2,3,5
capers,  2 tbs 1,3
brown rice,   quick-cooking,  1/2 cup  (3.3oz, 95gr) 6
Arborio rice,  2/3 cup  (4.2oz, 125gr) 3
barley,  quick-cooking,  1/2 cup (2.8oz, 80gr) 1
pasta, bite-size,  1 1/4  cup  (4oz, 120gr) 4
Balsamic vinegar,   3 tbs 5
sesame or walnut oil,  1 tsp 1
   
Dairy
 
yogurt, Greek or plain, 3/4 cup (7oz, 210gr) 1,3
milk,  1/4 cup (2oz, 60ml) 2
Parmesan cheese,  3/4 cup (3oz, 90gr) 3
   
   
Produce
 
green garlic,  6    or leeks,  small - medium   1 1,6
lemon,  1 1
snow peas, mangetout,  8oz (240gr) 1,5
asparagus,  8oz (240gr) 3
mushrooms,  8oz (240gr) 1,2,6
new potatoes,  20 - 30 (20oz, 600gr) 2,5
carrots,  medium,  6 2,3,6
green bell pepper,  1 4,6
cherry tomatoes,  8oz (240gr) 4,6
   
strawberries, 1 1/2 cups 3
   
   
Fresh Herbs
 
chives,  3 - 4 tbs        substitute dried 1,5
mint - optional, if it's in your garden 3
   
   
Meat/Fish
 
salmon,  filets,  12oz (360gr) total weight 1
beef tenderloin, tournedos,  12oz (360gr) total 2
      4  1" (2.5cm) thick slices  
sausages,  10oz (300gr) total weight  any flavor 4
chicken thighs,  4 5
chicken breasts,  boneless, skinless, 2 6
   
   
Other
 
tuna,  6oz (180gr) 3
red beans, kidney,  15oz (450gr) 4
   
   
white wine,  1 1/3 cup (11oz, 330ml) 1,3,5
red wine,  1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) 2
   

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