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Menu for the Week |
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Grilled Lemon Shrimp | Day 1 |
Quinoa Pilaf | |
Green Beans with Prosciutto | |
Barbecued Cornish Hens | Day 2 |
Creamy Caper and Roasted Potato Salad | |
Sautéed Courgette Slices | |
Inside-Out Burgers | Day 3 |
Sweet Corn | |
Fresh Peach and Berry Salad | |
Easy Barbecued Pork Chops | Day 4 |
Potato and Carrot Packets | |
Ham, Green Bean and Cherry Tomato Salad | Day 5 |
Barbecued Chicken Breast | Day 6 |
Oriental Brown Rice and Courgette (Zucchini) Salad | |
Pantry Items to Check |
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olive oil | most |
sea salt for finishing | often |
olive oil, good, for salads, 2 tbs | 2,5 |
brown sugar, 2 tbs | 6 |
sugar, 1 tbs | 3 |
vanilla, 1/2 tsp | 3 |
garlic powder, 3 tsp | 1,2,6 |
paprika, 2 tbs | 1,2 |
chili powder, 1 1/2 tsp | 4,6 |
cumin, 1 1/2 tsp | 2 |
ground ginger, 1/4 tsp or fresh if you have it | 6 |
Dijon-style mustard, 4 tbs | 2,4,5 |
ketchup, 3/4 cup | 2,4 |
mayonnaise, 1/4 cup | 5 |
molasses, 2 tbs | 2 |
soy sauce, 3 tbs | 2,4,6 |
Worcestershire sauce, 2 tbs | 2,6 |
chicken stock, 3 cups (24oz, 720ml) | 1,2,4,6 |
garlic, 4 - 5 cloves | 1,6 |
onion, 2 - 3 | 1,4 |
butter, 4 - 6 tbs | 1,3 |
capers, 1 tbs | 2 |
lemon juice, 1 tbs | 5 |
quinoa, 1/2 cup | 1 |
brown rice, quick-cooking, 1/2 cup | 6 |
pasta, bite-size, 1 1/4 cups | 5 |
red wine vinegar, 8 tbs | 2,4,6 |
white wine tarragon vinegar, 1 tbs | 2 |
walnut or sesame oil, 2 tbs | 6 |
Dairy |
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yogurt, Greek or plan, 1 cup (8oz, 250gr) | 2,3,5 |
mozzarella, fresh, 1 ball, 4oz (120gr) net | 3 |
Produce |
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celery, 1 rib | 1 |
tomato, medium - large, 1 | 3 |
cherry tomatoes, 4oz (120gr) | 1,5 |
lemon, 1 | 1 |
carrots, 4 medium | 1,4 |
green beans, 12oz (360gr) | 1,5 |
potatoes, 4 medium | 2,4 |
zucchini (courgette) 2 medium, | 2,6 |
sweet corn, 4 - 6 ears | 3 |
peaches, white or yellow, 2 | 3 |
berries, 1 cup, whatever is ripe | 3 |
Fresh Herbs |
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basil, 5 - 6 tbs | 2,3,4,5 |
chives, 5 - 6 tbs | 2,3,4,5 |
parsley, 1tbs | 6 |
substitute 1 tsp dried for 1 tbs fresh (not basil) | |
Meat/Fish |
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shrimp, 10oz (300gr) | 1 |
Cornish hens, small, 2 or 1 larger | 2 |
ground beef, 12oz (360gr mince) | 3 |
pork chops, 12oz (360gr) boneless | 4 |
ham, pink, baked-style, 11oz (330gr) thick slice | 1,5 |
chicken breasts, boneless, skinless 2 | 6 |
Other |
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pine nuts, pignoles, 1 tbs | 6 |
tomato sauce, 8oz (240ml) | 2 |
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