| shredded cheese, 1/2 - 3/4 cup | 1 | Tomato and Red Pepper Soup | 1-Fri. |
| eggs. 6 | 4 | Pan-Seared Tuna with Capers | |
| Parmesan, 1 oz check fridge | 6 | Individual Baked Polenta | |
| Broccoli with Garlic Butter | |||
| Shrimp (Prawns) Mary Rose / Asparagus | 2-Sat. | ||
| Lamb Chops with White Beans | |||
| Potatoes Cooked with White Wine & Olives | |||
| Minestrone | 3-Sun. | ||
| Fresh Seasonal Fruit | |||
| Egg Fu Yung | 4-Mon. | ||
| Chicken Sesame Stir-Fry | |||
| Minestrone | 5-Tues. | ||
| Fresh Seasonal Fruit | |||
| Chicken with Broccoli, Peppers and Olives | 6-Wed | ||
| Pasta with Herbs and Parmesan | |||
| red pepper, 1 | 1,6 | Pork Chops with Creamy Cabbage | 7-Thurs. |
| celery, 4 stalks, check fridge | 1,3,4 | Boiled Potatoes | |
| broccoli, 1 large or 2 small heads | 1,6 | ||
| carrots, 3 - 4 | 2,3 | Pantry Items to Check |
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| tomatoes, 2 | 2 | good olive oil, | |
| potatoes, 4 - 5 | 2,7 | molasses or brown sugar 1 tbs | 4 |
| cabbage, 1 large head | 3,4,7 | flour, | |
| fruit, 4 of something you love | 3,5 | cocoa, | |
| olive oil, | all | ||
| cornstarch (maizena) 5 tbs | 4,7 | ||
| vanilla, | |||
| pepper | |||
| salt | |||
| mustard seeds | |||
| tuna, 2 6 - 8 oz steaks (2 220 gr ea) | 1 | sesame seeds, toasted | 4 |
| shrimp, 8 oz cleaned (220gr) | 2 | garlic powder | 2 |
| lamb chops, 4 - 6 (or pork) | 2 | fennel seeds | 1 |
| ham, thick slice, 10 oz (300gr) | 3 | paprika, | 1 |
| chicken breats, boneless, skinless, 3 - 4 | 4,6 | chili powder | |
| pork chops, 2 - 4 | 7 | dry mustard (Coleman's?) | |
| dried basil | 1,3 | ||
| bay leaf (laurel) | |||
| bouquet garni | |||
| chives | |||
| dried marjoram | 1,6 | ||
| tomatoes, whole 15oz can, (450gr tin) 2 | 1,3 | dried mint | |
| white asparagus (green) 15oz can (450gr) | 2 | dried oregano | 6 |
| cannellini beans 15oz can (450gr) 2 | 2,3 | dried parsley | |
| aka white kidney beans | 3 | dried rosemary | 2 |
| red kidney beans 15oz can (450gr) 1 | 3 | dried (rubbed) sage 3 tbs | 2,7 |
| crackers (biscuits) for soup check pantry | 3 | dried summer savory | |
| water chestnuts, small can, 5oz (150gr) 1 | 4 | dried tarragon | |
| dried thyme | 3 | ||
| juniper berries, | |||
| whole cloves | |||
| ground cinnamon | |||
| ground ginger | |||
| nutmeg | |||
| white wine 2 cups check bar | 1,2,6,7 | mayonnaise, 1/3 cup | 2 |
| Dijon mustard, | |||
| soy sauce, 5 tbs | 2,4 | ||
| ketchup, 1/4 cup | 2 | ||
| tomato paste - tube | |||
| Worcestershire sauce | |||
| Parmesan (in a can) app 1/3 cup | |||
| for the Minestrone: | chicken stock, 7- 8 10 oz cans, 7 1/2 cups | 1,3,4 | |
| either a ham bone or ham base would | beef stock, 1 10 oz can | ||
| be nice but optional | chicken base, paste or powder | ||
| butter, 3 - 4 tbs | 1,7 | ||
| garlic, 16 - 17 cloves | 1,2,3,6 | ||
| onion, 5 - 6 medium - large | 3,4,6,7 | ||
| shallots, 7 - 8, | 1,2 | ||
| capers, 3 tbs | 1,6 | ||
| olives, green or kalamata 1 1/2 - 2 cups | 1,2,6 | ||
| lemon juice 1 tbs | 1 | ||
| polenta, 1/4 cup | 1 | ||
| arborio rice, 3/4 cup | |||
| brown rice, 1/2 cup | 4 | ||
| basmati, 2/3 cup | |||
| pasta, bite-size - penne? 3/4 cup | 6 | ||
| spaghetti, 2 - 3 oz (100gr) | 3 | ||
| orzo 1/2 cup | |||
| Balsamic vinegar, 1 tbs | 2 | ||
| sherry | |||
| walnut or sesame oil 1 tbs | 4 | ||
| truffle oil - optional |
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