| yogurt, 6oz (180ml) | 1,3 | Lettuce Soup | 1-Fri. |
| feta, 3 - 4 oz | 2,6 | Grilled Shrimp/Pimento Sauce/Herbed Orzo | |
| hummus, small container | 2,7 | Green Beans with Bacon and Shallots | |
| Lettuce Salad with Tuna and Avocado | 2-Sat. | ||
Grilled Beef |
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| Patatas Bravas | |||
| Green Beans with Browned Butter | |||
| Barbecued Stuffed Pork Tenderloin | 3-Sun. | ||
| Ratatouille | |||
| Cucumber Salad | |||
| Barbecued Chicken Breasts | 4-Mon. | ||
| Ratatouille on Couscous | |||
| Cucumber Salad, leftover | |||
| Sausage, White Bean and Quinoa Salad | 5-Tues. | ||
| Cucumber Salad, (if any left) | |||
| Pasta with Tonnato Sauce | 6-Wed | ||
| Ratatouille Salad | |||
| Herbs, check garden or pantry | Chicken and Vegetable Salad | 7-Thurs. | |
| substitute 1 tsp dry for 1 tbs fresh | |||
| basil, 7 tbs | 1,3,5,6 | Pantry Items to Check |
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| chives, 8 - 9 tbs | 1,2,3,4,5 | good olive oil, 1 cup | all but 1 |
| oregano, 1 - 2 tbs | 2,5 | olive oil, | most |
| parsley, 3 tbs | 3 | brown sugar, 1 tbs | 7 |
| rosemary, 1 tbs | 3 | cornstarch (maizena), | |
| tarragon, 1 - 2 tbs | 1 | sugar, | |
| lemon or regular thyme, 3 tbs | 3 | salt, rock, pickling or kosher | |
| dillweed, | sesame seeds, | ||
| marjoram, | mustard seeds, | ||
| garlic powder 3 tsp | 1,2,3,4 | ||
| paprika, 3 1/2 tsp | 1,2,3 | ||
| chili powder, 1 1/2 tsp | 1,4 | ||
| dry mustard (Coleman's?), 2 1/4 tsp | 3,6 | ||
| lettuce, 2 small, 2 large and soup | 1,2,7 | dried basil, | |
| potato, 3 - 4 | 1,2 | bay leaf (laurel) 1 | 3 |
| lemon, 1 | 1 | herbes de Provence, 1 tbs | 2 |
| beans, 14 - 16 oz (450gr) | 1,2 | chives | |
| avocado, 1 for Sat., 1 for Thurs | 2,7 | dried oregano, 2 1/2 tsp | 1,3 |
| mushrooms, 8 oz (500gr) | 2,3,5 | dried parsley | |
| eggplant (aubergine) 8" (20cm), 2 | 3 | dried rosemary, 1/2 tsp | |
| zucchini (courgette)0 8" (20cm), 2 | 3 | dried summer savory | |
| peppers, red, yellow, orange, 3 total | 3,4 | dried sage, | |
| tomatoes, 8 - 9 | 3,5 | dried tarragon | |
| cucumber, 3 - 4 | 3 | dried thyme, 1/2 tsp | |
| carrot, 2 | 5,7 | ground ginger, 1 tsp | |
| whole cloves, 4 | 3 | ||
| orange marmalade, | |||
| yellow/salad mustard, | |||
| Dijon mustard, 2 - 3 tbs | 2,5,7 | ||
| bacon, 5 slices check fridge | 1 | soy sauce, 1 - 2 tbs | 7 |
| shrimp, 12 oz (350gr), large, cleaned | 1 | mayonnaise, 1/3 cup (3oz, 90ml) | 6 |
| beef, small roast/ thick steak 16oz (500gr) | 2 | ketchup, 2/3 cup (5oz, 155ml) | 3 |
| pork tenderloin, 12oz (350gr) | 3 | tomato paste, | |
| chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 4 | 4,7 | pesto, | |
| sausages, 4 - 5 10oz total (300gr) | 5 | Teriyaki sauce, 3 tbs. |
7 |
| Worcestershire sauce, 5 - 6 tbs | 2,3,4,5 | ||
| chicken stock, 36 oz, (4 1/2 cups 1000ml) | 1,4,5 | ||
| beef stock, | |||
| chicken base, paste or powder | |||
| butter, 3 - 4 tbs | 2 | ||
| garlic, 5 - 6 cloves | 1,3 | ||
| onion, 3 medium | 3,7 | ||
| pimento, 4oz jar (160gr) | 1,2 | shallots, 6 | 1,3,5 |
| tomato sauce, 8oz (220ml) 2 | 1,3 | molasses, 2 tbs | 3 |
| tuna, 6oz (180gr) 2 | 2,6 | lemon juice, 4 - 5 tbs | 3,6 |
| white beans, 15oz can (450gr jar) | 5 | olives, green or kalamata, a few optional | 2 |
| anchovies or anchovy paste, optional | 6 | bread crumbs, 1 1/2 tbs | 3 |
| capers, 1 tbs | 6 | ||
| orzo, 1/2 cup | 1 | ||
| couscous, 1/2 cup | 4 | ||
| quinoa, 1/2 cup | 5 | ||
| pasta, bite-size - farfalle? 1 1/2 cup | 6 | ||
| white Balsamic vinegar, | |||
| Balsamic vinegar, 3 tbs | 5,6 | ||
| tarragon white wine vinegar, | |||
| cider vinegar, 2 tbs | 3 | ||
| red wine vinegar, 1 tbs | 4 | ||
| sherry vinegar, 2 1/2 tbs | 2,7 | ||
| walnut (or sesame) oil, 1 tbs | 7 |
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