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Menu for the Week |
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Fresh Pea Soup | 1-Fri. |
Stir-Fried Scallops and Ham | |
Noodles with Egg Sauce | |
Sweet and Pungent Carrots | |
Prosciutto Asparagus/Caper Egg Salad | 2-Sat. |
Filet Mignon with Caramelized Onions | |
New Potato 'Oven Fries' | |
Sautéed Mangetout & Mushrooms (Snow Peas) | |
Warm Spring Pasta Salad / Grilled Chicken | 3-Sun. |
Fresh Strawberries with Balsamic Vinegar | |
Grilled Turkey Teriyaki | 4-Mon. |
Sautéed Mushrooms | |
Brown Rice with Snow Peas (Mangetout) | |
Grilled Pork Chops | 5-Tues. |
Spinach and Cannellini Salad | |
Pasta Primavera with Tuna | 6-Wed |
Chicken Breasts with Bacon and Mushrooms | 7-Thurs |
Roasted New Potatoes | |
Glazed Carrots and Onions | |
Pantry Items to Check |
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olive oil | most |
sea salt for finishing | often |
olive oil, good, for salads, 7 tbs | 3,5 |
cornstarch, (corn flour, maizena) 2 tbs | 1,5,7 |
sugar, 3 tbs | 1,3,7 |
brown sugar, 1 tbs | 2 |
paprika, 1 tsp | 2 |
sesame seeds, 2 tsp | 4 |
dried chives, 4 tbs if not using fresh | 3,6 |
dried basil, 2 1/2 tsp | 1,5 |
dried oregano, 1 1/2 tsp | 5 |
dried parsley, 2 tbs if not using fresh | 6,7 |
dried thyme, 1 tsp | 2 |
Dijon-style mustard, 3 tbs | 2,3,5 |
capers, 1 1/2 tbs | 2 |
soy sauce, 2 - 3 tbs | 1,2,4 |
mayonnaise, 2 tbs | 2 |
Worcestershire sauce, 2 - 3 tbs | 2,3,4 |
Teriyaki sauce or marinade, 2 - 3 tbs | 4 |
chicken stock, 4 1/3 cups (35oz, 1050ml) | 1,4,7 |
garlic, 5 - 6 cloves | 5,7 |
onions, 1 - 2 | 7 |
butter, 3 - 4 tbs | 1,2,4,7 |
brown rice, quick-cooking, 1/2 cup (3.3oz, 95gr) | 4 |
pasta, bite-size, 2 1/2 cups (8.4oz, 250gr) | 3,6 |
spaghetti, 3oz (90gr) | 1 |
red wine vinegar 5 tbs | 1,3,5 |
white Balsamic vinegar, 3 tbs | 2,3 |
sesame oil, 1 - 2 tbs | 1,2,4 |
Dairy |
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yogurt, 2 tbs, optional - if you happen to have it | 1 |
eggs, 5 | 1,2,6 |
Parmesan, 3/4 cup (3oz, 90gr) | 6 |
Produce |
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leek, 1 medium | 1 |
celery, 1 rib optional - if you happen to have it | 1 |
ginger, small piece | 1 |
green garlic, 6 stalks or green onions | 1,3 |
carrots, 4 - 5 | 1,7 |
asparagus, 16oz ( 500gr) | 2,3,6 |
onion, sweet Vidalia, or regular, 1 large / 2 med | 2 |
red onion, or regular, 1 | 5,7 |
new potatoes, 25 - 30 or 4 regular | 2,7 |
snow peas, mangetout, 16oz (480gr) | 2,3,4,6 |
mushrooms, 8oz (240gr) | 2,4,7 |
fava beans, 16oz (480gr) in pods | 3 |
substitute 3/4 cup frozen peas | |
strawberries, 8oz (240gr) | 3 |
spinach, for salad, 4oz (120gr) | 5 |
cherry tomatoes. 8oz (240gr) | 5,6 |
red pepper, 1 | 4,6 |
fresh or frozen peas, plain, 2 cups (12oz, 360gr) | 1 |
Fresh Herbs |
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chives, 4 tbs | 3,6 |
marjoram or oregano, 2 tbs | 5 |
parsley, 3 tbs | 6,7 |
Meat/Fish |
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scallops, large or bay, or shrimp, 10oz (300gr) | 1 |
Prosciutto, 8 thin slices (7oz, 210gr) | 1,2 |
filet mignon, or other steak 12oz (360gr) total | 2 |
chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 4 | 3,7 |
turkey cutlets, 12oz (360gr) total weight | 4 |
pork chops, boneless, 12oz (360gr) total | 5 |
bacon, 2oz (60gr) 2 - 3 slices | 7 |
Other |
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tomato sauce, 8oz (240ml) | 5 |
white beans (cannellini) 15oz (450gr) | 5 |
tuna, 9oz (270gr) | 6 |
sherry, 3 tbs | 1 |
white wine, 1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) | 7 |
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