7 Day Menu Shopping List: Week 11  Spring I

Menu for the Week
 
Oriental Asparagus Salad 1-Fri.
Teriyaki Grilled Swordfish  
Pasta with Peanut Sauce  
Sesame Carrots  
Salad with Avocado, Feta and Tomatoes 2-Sat.
Lemon Soy Grilled Cornish Games Hens  
Pesto Potatoes  
Grilled Asparagus  
Grilled Pork Chops 3-Sun.
Brown Rice Pilaf  
Grilled Peppers and Onions  
Pesto Pasta Salad with L/O Cornish Hen 4-Mon.
Salad with Potatoes, Turkey and Avocado 5-Tues.
Marinated, Grilled Chicken Breasts, II 6-Wed
Rice Pilaf Salad  
Healthier Taco Salad 7-Thurs
   
Pantry Items to Check
 
olive oil most
sea salt    for finishing often
olive oil, for salads,  11 tbs 1,2,4,5,6
sugar,  1 tsp 1
chili powder, 1 tsp 7
powdered ginger,  1/4 tsp 1
garlic powder,  3/4 tsp 3,6
sesame seeds,  1 tbs 1
dried oregano,  1/2 tsp 6
dried tarragon,  1 tsp 2
Dijon-style mustard,  1 - 2 tbs 1,2,6
whole grain mustard,  2 tbs 5
soy sauce,  6 - 7 tbs 1,2,3,5,6
Teriyaki sauce or marinade,  4 tbs 1,5
Worcestershire sauce,  1 tbs 3
ketchup,  3 tbs 6
peanut butter,  2 tbs 1
pesto sauce,  6 tbs 2,4
chicken stock,   2 1/4 cups (18oz, 540ml)  1,3
beef stock,   2/3 cup (5oz, 150ml)  7
garlic,  3 - 4 cloves 1,7
onion, 4 - 5 3,7
butter,  3 tbs 2
lemon juice,  3 - 4 tbs 2,6
Greek, dry-cured olives,  3/4 cup 2,4
brown rice, quick-cooking, 1 1/4 cup (7.2oz, 215gr) 3,6,7
pasta, bite-size,   2 1/4  cups  (7.5oz, 220gr) 1,4
Balsamic vinegar,  1 tsp 1
tarragon white wine vinegar,  1 tsp 2
red wine vinegar,  5 tbs 3,6
sherry vinegar,  1 tbs 5
sesame or walnut oil,  1 tbs 1
   
Dairy
 
eggs,  2 1
feta cheese,  5oz (150gr)  check fridge 2,4
yogurt, Greek or plain,  3/4 cup (6oz, 180gr) 4,5,6
   any feta or yogurt left - have with Taco Salad  
shredded cheese,  1/2 cup (2oz, 60gr) 7
   
   
   
Produce
 
cherry tomatoes,  14oz (420gr) 1,2,4,6,7
salad greens, 4 small and 4 large salads 1,2,5,7
     app 3 heads lettuce,  18 - 20oz (600gr)  
asparagus,  16oz (480gr) 1,2
carrots,  medium,   4 1,3
avocado, 1 for Sat, 1 for Tues, 1 for Thurs. 2,5,7
   if they're ripe earlier, refrigerate  
potatoes,  medium,  4 2,5
green bell pepper,  1 3
red bell pepper,  1 3,7
   
   
   
Fresh Herbs
 
basil,  2 tbs 6
chives,  7 tbs 1,2,3,4,6
oregano,  3 tbs 1,3
     substitute dried  1 tsp = 1 tbs fresh  
   
   
   
Meat/Fish
 
swordfish steaks,  12oz (360gr) total weight 1
Cornish hens, little chickens,   2 2,4
pork chops, boneless,  12oz (360gr) 3
chicken breasts,  boneless, skinless    2 6
    get 2 more chicken breasts if no hens leftover 4
turkey cutlets,  10oz (300gr) 5
ground beef,  (mince)  8oz (240gr) 7
   
   
   
Other
 
red beans, kidney,  15oz (450gr) 6
green chiles,  4oz (120gr)  or something hotter 7
taco sauce,  20oz (600gr)  app 7
   
sherry,  1 tbs 1
   
   
   
   

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