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Menu for the Week |
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Chilled Tomato Vermicelli Soup | 1-Fri. |
Lightly Smoked Cod | |
Couscous, Tomato and Mozzarella Salad | |
Asparagus with Soy and Balsamic | |
Spinach and Basil Salad with Avocado | 2-Sat. |
Grilled Cornish Hens (Poussin) with Spicy Rub | |
Grilled Potato and Onion Salad | |
Roasted Radishes | |
Chicken Salad with Potatoes, Asparagus | 3-Sun. |
Mushroom Burgers | 4-Mon. |
Brown Rice Spinach Pilaf | |
Pasta / Chicken, Avocado and Peanut Sauce | 5-Tues. |
Grilled, Marinated Pork Chops | 6-Wed |
Brown Rice and Beans, Oriental Style | |
Warm Turkey and Garlic Pasta Salad | 7-Thurs |
Lettuce and Tomato Salad | |
Pantry Items to Check |
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olive oil | most |
sea salt for finishing | often |
olive oil, good, for salads, 10 tbs | 1,2,3,7 |
sugar, 1 tsp | 2 |
garlic powder, 1 1/2 tsp | 2,4,6 |
paprika, 5 tsp | 2,3,4,5,6 |
chili powder, 1 tsp | 2 |
cumin, 2 1/2 tsp | 2,5,6 |
dry mustard, 3/4 tsp | 2,6 |
dried dill weed, 2 tsp | 1 |
dried marjoram, 1 tsp | 4 |
Dijon-style mustard, 3 tbs | 2,3,7 |
whole grain mustard, 1 tsp | 7 |
ketchup, 1 tbs | 3 |
Worcestershire sauce, 2 - 3 tbs | 4,6 |
soy sauce, 4 tbs | 1,4,5,6 |
peanut butter, 2 tbs | 5 |
chicken stock, 3 cups (24oz, 720ml) | 1,5,6,7 |
beef stock, 2 1/2 cups (20oz, 600ml) | 1,4 |
onions, 3 - 4 | 4,5,6 |
garlic, 12 - 13 cloves | 5,6,7 |
pimiento stuffed green olives, 1/3 cup | 3 |
brown rice, quick cooking, 1 cup | 4,6 |
couscous, 1/2 cup | 1 |
pasta, bite-size, 2 1/2 cups | 5,7 |
vermicelli or broken spaghetti, 1/4 cup | 1 |
white Balsamic vinegar, 2 tbs | 1,7 |
sherry vinegar, 1 tbs | 3 |
red wine vinegar, 4 tbs | 2,3,6 |
Balsamic vinegar, 5 - 6 tbs | 1,2,6,7 |
sesame or walnut oil, 1 tbs | 1,5 |
Dairy |
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shredded cheese, 1/2 cup (2oz, 60gr) | 1,7 |
mozzarella balls, cherry-size, 20 small balls | 1,3 |
Produce |
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cherry tomatoes, 12oz (360gr) |
1,2,3,7 |
asparagus, 16oz (500gr) | 1,3 |
spinach, 5oz (150gr) | 2,4 |
lettuce, enough for 2 large and 2 small salads | 3,7 |
use any combination of spinach and lettuce | |
avocado, 1 ripe for Sat, 1 ripe for Tues. | 2,5 |
potatoes, 4 medium | 2,3 |
onion, 1 large sweet or 2 smaller red | 2 |
radishes, 1 large bunch | 2,3 |
mushrooms, 8oz (240gr) | 4,5 |
carrot, 1 medium | 4 |
red bell pepper, 1 small | 5 |
celery, 1 rib - optional, if in fridge | 6 |
Fresh Herbs |
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basil, 7 - 8 tbs | 1,2,3,7 |
chives, 4 tbs | 1,3,7 |
parsley, 3 tbs | 3,7 |
substitute 1 tsp dried for 1 tbs fresh | |
Meat/Fish |
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cod, or other firm white fish, 12oz (360gr) | 1 |
Cornish hens, 2 | 2,3 |
chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 2 or 4 | 3,5 |
2 if using leftover hens on Sun., 4 if not | |
ground beef, 12oz (360gr mince) | 4 |
pork chops, 12oz (360gr) if boneless | 6 |
turkey cutlets, 12oz (360gr) | 7 |
Other |
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tomato juice, 12oz (360ml) | 1 |
red kidney beans, 15oz (450gr) | 6 |
sherry, 5 tbs | 5,6 |
wood chips | 1 |
foil | 1 |
kitchen string | 2 |
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