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Seasonal Weekly Menus & Shopping Lists
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Menu for the Week |
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Stir-Fried Scallops and Ham | Day 1 |
Noodles with Egg Sauce | |
Sweet and Pungent Carrots | |
Braised Beef Provençal | Day 2 |
Creamy Polenta | |
Chicken Pot Pie | Day 3 |
Stir-Fried Turkey with Cabbage and Cashews | Day 4 |
Sweet and Sour Chicken | Day 5 |
Sautéed Potatoes and Onions | |
Braised Savoy Cabbage with Bacon | |
Yorkshire Pudding Pie | Day 6 |
Pantry Items to Check |
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olive oil | most |
sea salt for finishing | often |
cornstarch, corn flour, maizena, 6 - 7 tbs | 1,2,3,4,5 |
flour, 1 cup | 6 |
sugar, 1 tbs | 1 |
brown sugar, 2 tbs | 5 |
nutmeg, 3 pinches | 2,6 |
cloves, whole, 4 | 2 |
paprika, 1/2 tsp | 3 |
bouquet garni, 1 sachet | 2 |
bay leaves, (laurel) 2 | 5 |
dried basil, 1 tsp | 6 |
dried chives, 2 tsp | 2 |
dried parsley, 1 tbs | 3 |
dried thyme, 1 tsp | 3 |
soy sauce, 2 tbs | 1,4 |
peanut butter, 1 tbs | 4 |
chicken stock, 5 1/4 cups (42oz, 1260ml) | 1,2,3,4,5 |
beef stock, 1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) | 2 |
garlic, 11 - 12 cloves | not 1 |
onion, 4 - 5 | 2,4,5,6 |
brown rice, quick-cooking, 1/2 cup (3.3oz, 95gr) | 4 |
polenta, quick-cooking, 1/4 cup (1.5oz, 45gr) | 2 |
spaghetti or rice noodles, 3oz (90gr) | 1 |
red wine vinegar, 6 tbs | 1,2,5 |
white Balsamic vinegar, 4 tbs | 5 |
sesame or walnut oil, 1 - 2 tbs | 1,4 |
Dairy |
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eggs, 4 | 1,6 |
milk, 1 1/4 cups (10oz, 300ml) | 2,6 |
shredded cheese, 3/4 cup (3oz, 90gr) | 2,6 |
puff pastry, 1 sheet | 3 |
Produce |
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Savoy cabbage, small - medium head, 1 | 4,5 |
green onions, 2 - 3 | 1 |
ginger, small piece | 1,4 |
carrots, medium, 9 - 10 | 1,2,3 |
leeks, small, 2 | 3 |
celery, 4 ribs | 3,4,6 |
mushrooms, 4oz (120gr) | 4 |
green pepper, medium, 1 | 4,6 |
potatoes, medium, 2 | 5 |
tomatoes, medium, 2 | 6 |
frozen peas, no sauce, 3/4 cup | 3 |
frozen spinach, 8oz (240gr) | 6 |
Meat/Fish |
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scallops, 10oz (300gr) | 1 |
Prosciutto, 4 slices (3 - 4oz, 100gr) | 1 |
beef, suitable for braising, pieces, 24oz (720gr) | 2 |
bacon, 4 - 5 slices | 2,5 |
chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 4 | 3,5 |
turkey cutlets or tenderloin, 10oz (300gr) | 4 |
sausage, bulk or link, 6oz (180gr) | 6 |
Other |
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cashews, 1/4 cup | 4 |
sherry, dry, 4 tbs | 1,4 |
red wine, 1 full bottle plus 3 tbs | 2,5 |
white wine, 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) | 3,5 |
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