| mozzarella di Bufala, 1 ball | 1 | Caprese Salad | 1-Fri. |
| parmesan, 2oz (60gr) | 1,2 | Grilled Trout with Lemon and Thyme | |
| egg, 1 | 2 | Pasta with Pesto | |
| yogurt, plain or Greek, 6 oz (180ml) | 3,4 | Fried Carrots | |
| feta, 4 oz (120gr) | 4,7 | Classic Caesar Salad | 2-Sat. |
Grilled Herbed Poussin |
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| Grilled New Potatoes Dijon | |||
| Courgette with Onion, Tomato and Basil | |||
| Picnic Chicken and Avocado Salad | 3-Sun. | ||
| Tomato Salad | |||
| Grilled Flank Steak on Pesto Pasta Salad | 4-Mon. | ||
| Tomato Salad, leftover | |||
| Grilled Honey Mustard Pork Chops | 5-Tues. | ||
| Herbed Brown Rice | |||
| Barbecued Courgette | |||
| Grilled Chicken Salad / Potatoes, Shallots | 6-Wed | ||
| Grilled Bratwurst (Italian Sausage) | 7-Thurs. | ||
| Herbs, check garden or pantry | Grilled Pepper Pasta Salad | ||
| substitute 1 tsp dry for 1 tbs fresh | |||
| basil, 5- 6 'handfuls', plus 6 tbs | all | Pantry Items to Check |
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| chives, 7 tbs | 3,4,5,6 | good olive oil, 1 3/4 - 2 cups | all but 5 |
| oregano, 4 tbs | 2,5 | olive oil, | most |
| parsley, 2 tbs | 2 | brown sugar, | |
| rosemary, | 2 | cornstarch (maizena), | |
| tarragon, 2 tbs | 2 | sugar, | |
| lemon 2 sprigs or 1 tbs more regular thyme | 1 | salt, rock, pickling or kosher | |
| thyme, 2 tbs | 2 | sesame seeds, | |
| marjoram, | mustard seeds, | ||
| garlic powder 1 1/2 tsp | 2,5,6 | ||
| paprika, | |||
| chili powder, | |||
| dry mustard (Coleman's?), 1/4- 1/2 tsp | 2 | ||
| dried basil, 1 tsp | 4 | ||
| tomatoes, 5 - 7, nice ones | 1,2,7 | bay leaf (laurel) | |
| lemon, 2 | 1,2 | herbes de Provence, 1 tsp | 2 |
| carrots, 4 | 1,4 | chives | |
| romaine, 1 nice head | 2 | dried oregano, | |
| small potatoes, 10 - 15 | 2,6 | dried parsley | |
| courgette, (zucchini) 2 8" (20cm) | 2,5 | dried rosemary, | |
| avocado, 1 ripe for Sunday | 3 | dried summer savory | |
| lettuce, 2 main meal salads for two | 3,6 | dried sage, | |
| cherry tomatoes, 1 pint, multi-color | 3 | dried tarragon | |
| red pepper, 1 | 4,7 | dried thyme, | |
| green or other color pepper, 1 | 7 | ground ginger, | |
| whole cloves, | |||
| orange marmalade, | |||
| yellow/salad mustard, | |||
| Dijon mustard, 5 - 6 tbs | 2,5,6 | ||
| soy sauce, 1 - 2 tbs | 3,4 | ||
| mayonnaise, 1/3 cup (3oz, 90ml) | 3 | ||
| trout, 2 | 1 | ketchup, 3 - 4 tbs | 4,5 |
| cornish hens, poussin, 2 | 2,3 | tomato paste, | |
| flank steak, 10 - 12 oz | 4 | pesto, 8 oz (220ml) if not making fresh | 1,4 |
| pork chops, 12 oz | 5 | Teriyaki sauce, 2 tbs. |
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| chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 2 | 6 | Worcestershire sauce, 2 tbs | 2,5 |
| sausage, bratwurst, Italian, 12 oz | 7 | chicken stock, 8oz, (1 cup 250ml) | 5 |
| beef stock, | |||
| chicken base, paste or powder | |||
| butter, 1 - 2 tbs | 1 | ||
| garlic, 9 - 10 cloves | 1,2,3,6,7 | ||
| onion, 2 medium | 2,6 | ||
| pine nuts, 1/4 cup (2oz 60gr) leftovers used | 1,4 | shallots, 3 - 5 | 6 |
| bread, suitable for croutons | 2 | honey, 1 tbs | 5 |
| anchovies (3) or anchovy paste | 2 | lemon juice, 1/3 cup (3oz, 90ml) | 2 |
| water chestnuts, 5 oz can (150gr tin) | 3 | olives, black or kalamata, 3/4 - 1 cup | 4,7 |
| bread crumbs, | |||
| capers, | |||
| orzo, | |||
| couscous, | |||
| brown rice, 1/2 cup | 5 | ||
| pasta, bite-size - farfalle? 4 cups | 1,4,7 | ||
| white Balsamic vinegar, 2 tbs | 1,7 | ||
| Balsamic vinegar, 5 tbs | 1,6 | ||
| tarragon white wine vinegar, | 2,4,5 | ||
| cider vinegar, | |||
| red wine vinegar, 5 - 6 tbs | |||
| sherry vinegar, | |||
| walnut (or sesame) oil, 1 tbs | 3 |
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