| eggs, 5 | 1,4 | Tomato Flan on Pesto Pasta | 1-Fri. |
| ricotta, 3/4 cup (rest on Thursday) | 1,7 | Tuna and Ricotta Crêpes | |
| créme fraiche, 1 1/4 cup, 10 oz (300gr) | 1,5,6 | Courgette (Zucchini) with Browned Onions | |
| Gruyère, 4 - 5 oz (150gr) check fridge | 2,6 | Avocado with Crab Salad | 2-Sat. |
| Parmesan, 4 oz, (125gr) 1 cup check | 2,3 | Braised Pork / White Wine, Sage and Olives | |
| cream or milk 1 1/2 cup, 12 oz (350ml) | 2,6 | Potato Gratin | |
| heavy or whipping cream, 2/3 cup (150ml) | 6 | Sautéed Sunchokes | |
| Risotto with Pork and Peppers | 3-Sun. | ||
| Fresh Fruit | |||
| Spinach Burgers | 4-Mon. | ||
| Potato Gratin, leftover | |||
| Chicken Stroganoff |
5-Tues. | ||
| Broccoli with Butter and Herbs | |||
| Creamy Broccoli Soup | 6-Wed | ||
| Filet Mignon with Marchand de Vin Sauce | |||
| Sautéed Turned Potatoes | |||
| frozen spinach, 6 - 8 oz (200gr) | 4 | Chocolate Mousse | |
| Pasta with Sausage, Sage and Beans | 7-Thurs. | ||
Pantry Items to Check |
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| courgette (zucchini) 1 medium | 1 | good olive oil, 2 tbs | 2 |
| avocado. 1 ripe | 2 | brown sugar, | |
| sage, 1 package | 2 | sugar, | |
| potatoes, 5 - 7 | 2,4,6 | olive oil, | all |
| Jerusalem artichokes, (sunchokes) 2 - 3 | 2 | flour, 1/3 cup | 5 |
| pepper, red or green | 3,7 | cornstarch (maizena) 8 - 9 tbs | 1,2,4,5,6 |
| seasonal fruit, 2 | 3 | peppercorns | |
| celery, 3 - 4 stalks, check fridge | 1,2,4 | salt | |
| mushrooms, 8 - 10 oz (250gr) | 4,5,6 | juniper berries | |
| broccoli, 1 large head | 5,6 | sesame seeds, toasted | |
| green onions, 1 bunch | 6 | garlic powder | |
| fennel seeds | |||
| paprika, | 5 | ||
| chili powder , 1 tbs | 7 | ||
| dry mustard (Coleman's?) | |||
| dried basil | |||
| bay leaf (laurel) | |||
| pork loin roast, 2 lb, 1 kilo | 2 | bouquet garni | |
| ground beef, 12 oz (350 gr mince) | 4 | chives | |
| chicken breasts, boneless skinless, 2 | 5 | dried oregano | |
| filet mignon, 4 slices, 1" (2.5cm) thick | 6 | dried parsley | 2 |
| ham, 2 - 3 oz slice or bits | 6 | dried rosemary | |
| sausage, 8 oz, links or package | 7 | dried (rubbed) sage | 2,7 |
| dried marjoram | 6 | ||
| dried tarragon | |||
| dried thyme | 4,5 | ||
| ground ginger | |||
| nutmeg, pinch | 2 | ||
| pesto, 2 tbs | 1 | ||
| crab meat, 6 oz can (190gr tin) | 2 | Dijon mustard, 3 tbs | 2,5,6 |
| tomato sauce, 8 oz can, (220ml box) | 1 | soy sauce, | |
| tuna, 9 oz can (250gr tin) | 1 | ketchup, | |
| crepes or puff pastry | 1 | tomato paste - tube 2 tbs | 4 |
| tomatoes, whole 15 oz can (450gr tin) 2 | 3,7 | Worcestershire sauce 1 tbs | |
| chocolate, quality,dark or bittersweet 2 oz | 6 | fish stock, or chicken stock 2 1/4 cups | |
| white beans, cannellini, 15 oz (450gr) | 7 | chicken stock, 5- 6 10 oz cans, 6 cups | 1,3,5,6 |
| beef stock, 2 10 oz can 2 cups | 4,6 | ||
| chicken base, paste or powder | |||
| butter, 7 - 8 tbs | 2,3,5,6 | ||
| garlic, 8 - 9 cloves | 2,3,6,7 | ||
| white wine, 2 plus cups | 1,2,3 | onion, 5 - 6 medium | 1,3,4,5,7 |
| red wine. 2 cups | 4,6 | shallots, 2 - 3 | |
| Kahlúa, 2 tbs, plus? | 6 | capers, 2 tbs | 1 |
| olives, green, 20 - 30, 1 - 1 1/2 cups pitted | 1,2,3 | ||
| dill pickles, 2 - 3 tbs chopped, 1 - 2 pickles | 1 | ||
| bread crumbs, 1/2 cup | 4 | ||
| arborio rice, 3/4 cup | 3 | ||
| brown rice, 1/2 cup | |||
| basmati, | |||
| pasta, bite-size - penne? 2 3/4 cups | 4,7 | ||
| tiny pasta - vermicelli, stars, orzo 1/4 cup | 1 | ||
| Balsamic vinegar, 2 tbs | |||
| tarragon white wine or sherry vinegar, 1 tbs | 2 | ||
| walnut or sesame oil | |||
| truffle oil - optional |
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