| goat cheese, 2" (5cm) large/4" (10cm) sm | 1,3 | Chevre and Tomato Pastries | 1-Fri. |
| puff pastry. 1 sheet | 1 | Grilled Scallops with Lime Ginger Sauce | |
| yogurt, Greek or plain, 6 oz (200ml) | 1,3 | Springtime Rice Salad | |
| Gruyère, 4 oz (125gr) | 2 | Spinach and Strawberry Salad | 2-Sat. |
| feta cheese, 4 oz (125gr) | 6 | Grilled Lamb Chops Dijon | |
| Grilled Potato, Onion and Gruyère Packets | |||
| Roasted Asparagus with Balsamic/Soy Glaze | |||
| Chevre Stuffed Burgers | 3-Sun. | ||
| Grilled Shallots | |||
| French Potato Salad | |||
| Strawberries with Minted Yogurt | |||
| Grilled Marinated Chicken Breasts | 4-Mon. | ||
| Creamy Pesto Orzo | |||
| Simple Glazed Carrots | |||
| Sausages, Tomatoes, Shallots and Onions | 5-Tues. | ||
| French Potato Salad, leftover | |||
| Herbs, check garden or pantry | Beef, Chickpea and Feta Pasta Salad | 6-Wed | |
| substitute 1 tsp dry for 1 tbs fresh | Orange Glazed Pork Chops | 7-Thurs. | |
| basil, 10 - 12 large leaves, | 1,6 | Sesame Brown Rice with Mangetout | |
| chives, 3 tbs | 3,6 | ||
| oregano, | |||
| parsley, | Pantry Items to Check |
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| rosemary, | good olive oil, 1 1/4 cup | 1,2,3,6 | |
| tarragon, 1 tbs | 3 | olive oil, | most |
| thyme, | brown sugar, 1 tbs | 4 | |
| mint (spearmint), 7 - 9 large leaves | 3,6 | cornstarch (maizena) | |
| sugar, 2 tbs | 2,3 | ||
| black pepper, | |||
| sesame seeds, 1 - 2 tbs | 2,7 | ||
| leek, 1 small | 1 | garlic powder 2 tsp | 2,3,4 |
| cherry or grape tomatoes, 1 pint (tub) | 1,5 | paprika, 1 tsp | 1 |
| lime, 1 | 1 | chili powder, 1 1/2 tsp | 6 |
| ginger, small piece, 1 - 1 1/2" (4cm) | 1,7 | dry mustard (Coleman's?) 1/8 tsp | 2 |
| mangetout, (snow peas) 10 - 12 oz (350gr) | 1,7 | dried basil 1/2 tsp | 3 |
| carrots, 3 - 4 (normal, not baby) | 1,4 | bay leaf (laurel) | |
| spinach, fresh. 12 oz (350gr) | 2,6 | dill weed, | |
| strawberries, 1 pint | 2,3 | chives | |
| potatoes, 6 - 8 | 2,3 | dried oregano 1 1/2 tsp | 4,6 |
| asparagus. 16oz (500gr) | 2 | dried parsley | |
| dried rosemary 2 1/2 tsp | 2 | ||
| dried summer savory | |||
| dried sage, | |||
| dried tarragon | |||
| dried thyme | |||
| scallops (large) 12 oz (350gr) | 1 | ground ginger | |
| lamb chops, 2 - 4 (for 2 persons) | 2 | nutmeg, pinch | |
| ground beef, 12 - 16 oz (350gr mince) | 3 | orange marmalade 3 tbs | 7 |
| chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 2 | 4 | whole grain mustard, | |
sausages, any flavor 12 oz total (350gr) |
5 | Dijon mustard, 3 tbs | |
| beef, flank steak (for stir-fry) 12oz (350gr) | 6 | soy sauce, 6 - 7 tbs | 1,2,3,6,7 |
| pork chops, 2 - 4 12 oz total (350gr) | 7 | mayonnaise, | |
| ketchup, 2 - 3 tbs | 3,6 | ||
| tomato paste, 1 tbs | 6 | ||
| pesto, 5 tbs | 1,4 | ||
Parmesan, in a carton |
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| pimento (roasted red pepper) 4oz (125gr) | 1,7 | Worcestershire sauce 1 tbs | 4 |
| chickpeas (garbanzos) 15oz (450gr) | 6 | chicken stock, 3 oz cans, 3 cups | 1,4 |
| beef stock, 10 oz can, 1 cup | 3,7 | ||
| chicken base, paste or powder | |||
| butter, 2 tbs | 4 | ||
| garlic, 2 cloves | 2 | ||
| skewers, optional for scallops | 1 | onion, 2 medium | 2,5 |
| foil | 2 | shallots, 8 - 9 medium | 1,3,5 |
| lemon juice, | |||
| olives, black or green, | |||
| capers, | |||
| bread crumbs, 2 tbs | 3 | ||
| white wine, 1/3 cup | 1 | basmati rice, 1/2 cup | 1 |
| red wine 1 tbs check bar | 3 | brown rice, 2/3 cup | 7 |
| sherry. 3 tbs | 7 | orzo, 1/2 cup | 4 |
| pasta, bite-size - penne? 1 1/4 cup | 6 | ||
| Balsamic vinegar, 3 - 4 tbs | 2,3,6 | ||
| tarragon white wine vinegar, 2 tbs | 3 | ||
| white balsamic, 3 tbs (or more tarragon) | 1,2 | ||
| red wine vinegar, 4 tbs | 4,6 | ||
| walnut (or sesame) oil, 4 tsp | 1,7 |
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