7 Day Menu Shopping List: Week 4  Spring II

Menu for the Week
 
Spinach White Bean and Red Pepper Salad 1-Fri.
Seared Tuna with Mustard Cream  
Quinoa  
Snow Peas and Carrots  
Scrambled Eggs with Green Garlic 2-Sat.
Veal Paprika  
Orzo with Browned Butter  
Carrots with Mustard  
Risotto with Pork and Avocado 3-Sun.
Fresh Fruit  
Lemon Spinach and Chicken Salad 4-Mon.
Oven Fries  
Italian Beef and Pasta 5-Tues.
Stir-Fry Chicken with Snow Peas 6-Wed
Basmati Rice  
Creole Pork Chops 7-Thurs
Patatas Castellanas  
   
Pantry Items to Check
 
olive oil most
sea salt    for finishing often
olive oil, good, for salads, 3 tbs  1
cornstarch, (corn flour, maizena)  1 - 2 tbs 2,6
brown sugar,  2 tbs 2,4
flour,  3 tbs 4,7
paprika,  2 tbs 2,4,7
chili powder,   2 tsp 5,7
garlic powder,  1/4 tsp 1
dried basil,  1 tsp 5
dried oregano,  2 1/2 tsp 1,5,7
dried rosemary,  1 tsp 4
dried tarragon,  1/2 tsp 1
dried thyme,  1/2 tsp 2
maple syrup  or honey   3 tbs 1
Dijon-style mustard,  2 - 3 tbs 1,2
Worcestershire sauce,  1 - 2 tbs 2,7
soy sauce,  2 tsp 6
ketchup,  1/3 cup (3oz, 9ogr) 7
chicken stock,   5 3/4 cups (46oz, 1380ml) 1,2,3,6,7
beef stock,  1 cup (8oz, 240ml) 5
garlic,  12 - 14 cloves 1,2,5,6,7
onions,  6 - 7 not 4
butter,  4 - 5 tbs 2,3,6
olives,   for garnish, dry-cured Greek 1
lemon juice,  1 tbs 1
quinoa, 1/2 cup   (3.5oz, 100gr) 1
basmati rice,  1/2 cup   (3.3oz, 95gr) 6
Arborio rice, 2/3 cup   (4.2oz, 125gr) 3
orzo,  1/2 cup   (4.5oz, 130gr) 2
pasta,  bite-size, 1 1/4 cups  (4.2oz, 125gr) 5
cider vinegar  1 tbs 1
   
Dairy
 
eggs,  4 1,2
Greek  yogurt,  7/8 cup (7oz, 210gr) 1,2
Parmesan,  1/2 cup (2oz, 60gr) 3
   
   
   
Produce
 
spinach,  fresh,  8oz (240gr) 1,4
red bell pepper,  1 1,3
green bell pepper,  1 5,7
carrots,  3 - 4 1,2
snow peas, pea pods, mangetout,  8oz (240gr) 1,6
avocado,  1  ripe for Saturday 2,3
green garlic,  4 - 5   or green onion plus garlic 2,4
mushrooms,  8oz (240gr) 2,7
lemon,  1 4
potatoes,  medium, 4 4,7
cherry tomatoes,  4oz (120gr)  6
celery,  1 - 2 ribs   optional 6
ginger,  small piece  6
   
fresh fruit,  your choice 3
   
   
   
Fresh Herbs
 
basil,  6 - 10 leaves 1
   
   
   
Meat/Fish
 
bacon, 2oz (60gr) 1
tuna,  steaks,  12oz (360gr)  total weight 1
veal scallops,  12oz (360gr)  total weight 2
chicken breasts,  boneless, skinless,   4 4,6
pork chops,  3 - 5,  (18oz, 540gr)  total weight 3,7
flank steak,  12oz (360gr)  total weight 5
    any beef for stir-fry - or ground beef  
   
   
   
Other
 
white kidney beans, cannellini,  15oz (450gr) 1,5
whole tomatoes,  15oz (450gr) 5
water chestnuts 4oz (120gr)  6
   
   
white wine,  1 1/2 cups (12oz, 360ml) 2,3,4
red wine,  1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) 5
sherry,  1 tbs 6
   
   

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