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Menu for the Week |
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Sautéed Salmon with Warm White Bean Salad | 1 |
Roast Cornish Hens with Herbs and Red Wine | 2 |
Stir-Fried Chicken with Snow Peas | 3 |
Pasta with Ham, Spinach and Mascarpone | 4 |
Swiss-Style Pork Chops | 5 |
Spicy Turkey with Peas and Peppers | 6 |
Pantry Items to Check |
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olive oil, for cooking, | most |
sea salt for finishing | often |
cornstarch, (corn flour, maizena) 1 - 2 tbs | 3,6 |
cumin, 1/2 tsp | 6 |
cinnamon, 1/4 tsp | 6 |
dried basil, 2 tsp | 1,4 |
dried rosemary, 2 tsp | 2 |
dries sage, 2 tsp | 2 |
dried thyme, 2 tsp | 2 |
Dijon-style mustard, 2 tsp | 2 |
Worcestershire sauce, 1 tbs | 5 |
soy sauce, 2 tsp | 3 |
chicken stock, 4 cups (32oz, 960ml) | 3,4,6 |
butter, 1 tsp | 3 |
garlic, 8 - 12 cloves depending on green garlic | 1,3,5,6 |
onions, 3 - 4 | 3,5,6 |
shallots, 2 | 1 |
dry-cured Greek olives, 1/4 cup | 1 |
lemon juice, 1 tbs | 2 |
Basmati rice, 1/2 cup | 6 |
brown rice, quick-cooking, 1/2 cup | 3 |
pasta, bite-size, 1 1/4 cups | 4 |
Balsamic vinegar, 2 tbs | 1 |
Dairy |
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mascarpone cheese, 1/2 cup (4oz, 120gr) | 4 |
Produce |
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carrot, 1 | 1 |
celery, 4 ribs | 1,3,5 |
spinach, fresh, for salads, 8oz (250gr) | 1,4 |
green garlic, 3 stalks | 4 |
substitute 8 green onions and 4 garlic cloves | |
snow peas, mangetout, 4oz (120gr) | 3 |
cherry tomatoes, 12oz (350gr) | 3,4,6 |
ginger, small piece | 3,6 |
green bell pepper | 5,6 |
frozen peas, no sauce, 3/4 cup (3oz, 90gr) | 6 |
Meat/Fish |
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salmon, filets, 12oz (350gr) total weight | 1 |
Cornish Game Hens or little chickens, 2 small | 2 |
chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 2 | 3 |
ham, baked deli style, thick slice, 10oz (300gr) | 4 |
pork chops, 12oz (350gr) if boneless | 5 |
turkey cutlets, or tenderloin, 10oz (300gr) | 6 |
Other |
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whole tomatoes, 15oz (450gr) | 5 |
white beans, cannellini, 15oz (450gr) | 1 |
almonds, 5oz (15gr) 1/8 cup | 6 |
water chestnuts, small can | 3 |
red wine, 1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) | 2 |
sherry, 1 tbs | 3 |
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