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Menu for the Week |
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| Hunter's Eggs | 1-Fri. |
| Baked Salmon with Lemon Mayonnaise | |
| Creamy Polenta with Bacon and Sage | |
| Broccoli with Butter and Herbs | |
| Spinach Salad with Sautéed Chicken Livers | 2-Sat. |
| Pork Loin Braised with Apples and Onions | |
| Roasted Potatoes | |
| Balsamic Glazed Carrots | |
| Sausage, Pepper and Fennel Risotto | 3-Sun. |
| Popovers | |
| Savory Pork Hash | 4-Mon. |
| Chicken with Sherried Mushrooms | 5-Tues. |
| Quinoa with Fried Onion and Celery | |
| Broccoli with Bacon and Mustard | |
| Pasta with Turkey, Leeks and Peas | 6-Wed |
| Acorn Squash Stuffed with Beef and Rice | 7-Thurs |
Pantry Items to Check |
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| olive oil | most |
| sea salt for finishing | often |
| olive oil, for salads, 3 tbs | 2 |
| flour, 1 cup | 3 |
| cornstarch, (corn flour, maizena) 3 tbs | 2,7 |
| nutmeg, pinch | 3 |
| powdered ginger, 1/4 tsp or use fresh | 7 |
| paprika, 1 1/2 tsp | 1,4 |
| sesame seeds, 2 tbs | 7 |
| dried chives, 1 tbs | 1 |
| Herbes de Provence, 1 tsp | 2 |
| dried parsley, 1 tbs | 3 |
| dries rosemary, 1/2 tsp | 2 |
| dried sage, 1 1/2 tsp or use fresh | 1 |
| dried tarragon, 2 tsp | 6 |
| dried thyme, 1 1/2 tsp | 2,4 |
| Dijon-style mustard, 1 tsp | 2 |
| whole or coarse grain mustard, 3 tbs | 4,5 |
| soy sauce, 4 tsp | 2,7 |
| mayonnaise, 3 tbs | 1 |
| chicken stock, 6 cups (48oz, 1440ml) | not 7 |
| beef stock, 1 1/8 cup (9oz, 270ml) | 7 |
| butter, 4 - 6 tbs | 1,2,3 |
| garlic, 6 - 7 cloves | 2,3,4,7 |
| onions, 5 - 6 | not 6 |
| lemon juice, 1 tbs | 1 |
| polenta, quick cooking, 1/4 cup (1.5oz, 45gr) | 1 |
| Arborio rice, 2/3 cup (4.1oz, 120gr) | 3 |
| quinoa, 1/2 cup (3.5oz, 100gr) | 5 |
| pasta, bite-size, 1 1/4 cups, (4.1oz, 120gr) | 6 |
| Basmati rice, 1/3 cup (2.2oz, 65gr) | 7 |
| red wine vinegar, 3 tbs | 5 |
| Balsamic vinegar, 3 tbs | 2,7 |
| white Balsamic vinegar, 1 tbs | 5 |
| sesame or walnut oil, 1 tsp | 7 |
Dairy |
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| eggs, 4 | 1,3 |
| milk, 1 5/8 cup (13oz, 390ml) | 1,3,5 |
| Parmesan, 3/4 cup (3oz, 90gr) | 1,3 |
| shredded cheese, 1 cup (4oz, 120gr) | 5,6 |
Produce |
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| mushrooms, 8oz (240gr) | 1,5 |
| broccoli, medium - large head, 1 | 1,5 |
| spinach, for salad, 4oz (120gr) | 2 |
| apple, large, for cooking, 1 | 2 |
| potatoes, medium, 4 | 2,4 |
| carrots, medium, 4 - 5 | 2,4 |
| fennel, small - medium 1 | 3 |
| bell pepper, orange or red, small, 1 | 3 |
| celery, 3 - 4 ribs | 4,5,7 |
| leeks, medium, 2 | 6 |
| acorn squash, medium, 1 | 7 |
| ginger, small piece - check pantry or powdered | 7 |
| frozen peas, no sauce 1cup (6oz,175gr) | 6 |
| get a bag | |
Meat/Fish |
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| bacon, 5oz (150gr) 6 - 8 slices | 1,2,5 |
| salmon, fillets, 12oz total (360gr) | 1 |
| chicken livers, 8- 9 | 2 |
| for salad, sub. bacon, artichoke hearts, asparagus | |
| pork loin, 24oz (720gr) | 2,4 |
| 2 - 3 sausages, turkey, pork, 4oz (120gr) total | 3 |
| chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 2 | 5 |
| turkey cutlets, 12oz (360gr) | 6 |
| ground beef (mince) 6oz (180gr) | 7 |
Other |
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| apple juice, 5oz (150ml) | 2 |
| get children's juice boxes -winter pantry item | |
| white wine, 3/4 cup (6oz, 180ml) | 3,6 |
| Calvados, brandy or more white wine, 1/4 cup | 2 |
| sherry, 1/4 cup (2oz, 60ml) | 5 |