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mushroom soup
  Mushroom Soup

beans
 Warm White and Green
Bean

farmhouse pasta
  Farmhouse Pasta

veal marengo
  Veal Marengo

risotto mushroom
  Mushroom Risotto

What do I get?
How does it work?
And the Recipes?

There are 3 plans to choose from:

     7 Gourmet Dinners

>  7 full dinner menus, including 2 days with First Courses
>  Recipes and step-by-step meal preparation instructions
>  A coded shopping list for all of the ingredients
>  Access to the Menu Archives (52 weeks), Daily Recipe archives (365 days) and Recipes (over 1200)
>  Access to the '6 Complete Dinner' and 'Main Course Only' options

     6 Complete Dinners

>  6 full dinner menus
>  Recipes and step-by-step meal preparation instructions
>  A coded shopping list for all of the ingredients
>  Access to the '6 Complete Dinner' Menu Archives, Daily Archives and all Recipes
>  Access to the 'Main Course Only' option

     Main Course Only

>  6 main course recipes  with links to suggested side dishes
>  A coded shopping list for all of the ingredients
>  Access to the Main Course Menu Archives and all Recipes

We eat a wide variety of foods each week.  The menus are seasonal: salads and outdoor cooking in summer; soups, roasts and braises in winter. 

For the 7 Gourmet Dinners and 6 Complete Dinners plans we try very hard (and almost always succeed) in not having leftover bits at the end of the week.  If one recipe calls for 1/2 green pepper the other half will be used in another recipe later in the week.

How it works:

>  New menus are posted by Thursday morning to start on Friday
>  The menu, each day's recipes and complete shopping list is available on the web site for easy printing - or work directly from your computer
>  If you don't like the current week's menu there is an archive of the past 52 weeks for you to choose from, with daily recipes and shopping list
>  All recipes that have been used in the past 4 years are available in the Recipe Archives, currently over
1200
>  There are photos of each dish

There are also tips on stocking a pantry, equipping your kitchen and cooking techniques.

The Shopping List:

>   The Menu for the Week in the upper right quarter
>   Items for the current Weekly Menu are grouped by category for easy shopping
>   Staples, or Pantry Items are grouped so that you can easily check what's on hand and cross off the items you won't need to buy this week
>   There are numbers next to each item to tell at a glance what day it's for
>   Blank lines for you to add your own items

For those lucky enough to have a grocery service you can send this off and have everything delivered

The Recipes:

>   Recipes are 'healthy easy gourmet' using fresh, seasonal ingredients and a variety of grains.  All have photos so you can see what it looks like.
>   Instructions are designed for the novice cook.  Results will please the expert.
>   Quantities: The recipes are for 2 servings - or 2 servings for 2 meals. It's simply a matter of increasing the ingredients to account for how many you want to serve.

I've cooked for 9, for 3 and for 2. I've catered dinner parties for 4 and for 30.  In any given cook book or magazine the recipes are for 2 or 4 or 6 or 8.  I decided, when I started this service, that increasing is easier than decreasing.
You will see recipes that use 1/4 cup of polenta, or 1/3 cup of rice.  I plan carefully to not make too much food.  We have 'planned-overs' not leftovers.
I have many families that easily use this service.  If you would like more information, please contact me.

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