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Menu for the Week |
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Cheese Flans with Spinach Salad | 1-Fri. |
Shrimp with Paprika Sauce | |
Pasta with Browned Butter | |
Broccoli with Garlic Chips | |
Shallot and Olive Pastries | 2-Sat. |
Veal Cutlets with Crisp Shallots and Prosciutto | |
Potato Feta Cakes | |
Braised Endive | |
Beef Braised in Guinness | 3-Sun. |
Jacket Potatoes | |
Chicken Breasts with Lemon and Capers | 4-Mon. |
Lemon Garlic Basmati | |
White Balsamic Glazed Carrots | |
Beef in Guinness | 5-Tues. |
Herbed Quinoa | |
Broccoli Gratin | |
Turkey Vegetable Pie | 6-Wed |
Pasta with Mediterranean Meat Sauce | 7-Thurs |
Mock Spinach Soufflé | |
Pantry Items to Check |
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olive oil | most |
sea salt for finishing | often |
olive oil, for salads, 2 tbs | 1 |
cornstarch, (corn flour, maizena) 6 - 7 tbs | 2,3,4,6 |
sugar, 2 tsp | 4 |
nutmeg, 1 pinch | 7 |
paprika, 3 tbs | 1,2,3,7 |
chili powder, 1/4 tsp | 2 |
dried bay (laurel) leaves, 3 | 3 |
dried basil, 1 1/2 tsp | 1,7 |
dried chives, 2 - 3 tbs | 2,5 |
dried marjoram, 1 tsp | 5 |
dried oregano, 1 tsp | 7 |
dried thyme, 3 tsp | 3,4,6 |
Dijon-style mustard, 4 tbs | 1,5,6 |
whole grain mustard, 1 tbs | 1 |
tomato paste, 1 tbs | 1 |
Worcestershire sauce, 1 tbs | 2 |
capers, 4 tbs | 4,7 |
chicken stock, 5 cups (40oz, 1200ml) | 2,4,5,6 |
beef stock 1 1/4 cups (10oz, 300ml) | 3,7 |
butter, 4 tbs | 1,4,6 |
garlic, 13 - 14 cloves | 1,3,4,7 |
onions, 4 - 5 medium | 3,4,6,7 |
shallots, 9 - 10 | 1,2 |
lemon juice, 1 tbs | 4 |
dried bread crumbs, 1/4 cup | 5 |
dry-cured or Greek olives, 2/3 cup |
2,7 |
green, pimento stuffed olives, 2/3 cup | 1,2,7 |
Basmati rice, 1/2 cup | 4 |
pasta, bite-size, 1 cup | 1 |
linguini or spaghetti, 4oz (120gr) | 7 |
quinoa, 1/2 cup | 5 |
white Balsamic vinegar, 3- 4 tbs | 1,2,4 |
Dairy |
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eggs, 6 | 1,2,7 |
ricotta, 1/2 cup (4oz, 120gr) more next week | 1,2 |
soft, melting cheese, 2oz (60gr) Brie, chevre | 1 |
Greek or plain yogurt, 1 1/2 cup (12oz, 350gr) | 1,6,7 |
feta cheese, 8oz (250gr) | 1,2,7 |
puff pastry, 1/2 sheet the rest next week | 2 |
shredded cheese, 2/3 cup (3oz, 90gr) | 2,5 |
Parmesan, 1/4 cup (1oz, 60gr) | 7 |
Produce |
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spinach, for salad, 3oz (90gr) or other greens | 1 |
broccoli, large head, 1 | 1,5 |
potatoes, medium, 6 | 2,3,6 |
endive, 2 heads | 2 |
lemon, 1 | 4 |
carrots, 9 - 10 medium | 3,4,6 |
red bell pepper, small - medium, 1 | 7 |
frozen spinach, 8oz (250gr) | 7 |
frozen peas, 3/4 cup (4oz, 125gr) | 6 |
Meat/Fish |
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Prosciutto, 5 - 6 slices, 5oz (150gr) | 1,2 |
shrimp, cleaned, 12oz (350gr) | 1 |
veal, scallops, 12oz (350gr) | 2 |
beef, for stewing, 24oz (700gr) | 3,5 |
chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 2 | 4 |
ground beef, (mince) 8oz (250gr) | 7 |
turkey, cutlets or tenderloin, 10oz (300gr) | 6 |
Other |
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almonds, whole, peeled, 1/4 cup (1oz, 30gr) | 1 |
whole tomatoes, 15oz (450gr) | 7 |
white wine, 1 1/3 cups (11oz, 330ml) | 1,2,6 |
sherry, 1/4 cup, (2oz, 60ml) | 7 |
Guinness, 2 cups (16oz, 500ml) | 3 |
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