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Menu for the Week |
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Caesar Salad | 1-Fri. |
Grilled Lemon Shrimp | |
Pasta with Fresh Tomato Sauce | |
Green Beans with Garlic and Rosemary | |
Vichyssoise | 2-Sat. |
Barbecued Veal Chops | |
Oriental Rice and Courgette (Zucchini) Salad | |
Fresh Peach and Berry Salad | |
Barbecued Chicken | 3-Sun. |
Warm Potato Salad with Green Beans | |
Salad with Tuna and White Beans | 4-Mon. |
Barbecued Pork Chops | 5-Tues. |
German Potato and Green Bean Salad, leftover | |
Warm Turkey and Garlic Pasta Salad | 6-Wed |
Courgette with Browned Onions | |
Burger and Bean Packets | 7-Thurs |
Brown Rice with Fresh Herbs | |
Pantry Items to Check |
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olive oil | most |
sea salt for finishing | often |
olive oil, good, for salads, 7 tbs | 1,4,6 |
cornstarch, maizena, 1 tbs | 3 |
sugar, 1 tbs | 2 |
brown sugar, 2 tbs | 2 |
vanilla, 1/2 tsp optional | 2 |
ground ginger, 1/4 tsp | 2 |
dry mustard, 2 1/2 tsp | 1,3 |
chili powder, 2 tsp | 2 |
paprika, 4 tsp | 1,3 |
garlic powder, 2 1/2 tsp | 1,3,5 |
dried marjoram, 1 tsp | 5 |
dried oregano, 3 tsp | 2,3 |
dried rosemary, 1 1/2 tsp | 1 |
Dijon-style mustard, 4 tsp | 7 |
course ground mustard, 1 tsp | 6 |
soy sauce, 2 tbs | 2,5 |
Worcestershire sauce, 1 - 2 tbs | 1,3,4 |
ketchup, 1 cup | 3,4,5,7 |
molasses, 2 tbs | 3 |
chicken stock, 4 1/2 cups (36oz, 1080ml) | 1,2,6,7 |
beef stock, 1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) | 3 |
garlic, 18 - 20 cloves | 1,2,6 |
onions, 3 - 4 | 2,3,6 |
butter, 3 tbs | 1,2 |
lemon juice, 1 tbs | 2 |
pasta, bite-size, 2 cups (6.6oz, 190gr) | 1,6 |
brown rice, 1 cup (6.6oz, 190gr) | 2,7 |
red wine vinegar, 6 tbs | 1,2,5 |
cider vinegar, 7 tbs | 3 |
white balsamic vinegar, 1 tbs | 4 |
Balsamic vinegar, 2 tbs | 6 |
walnut or sesame oil, 1 tbs | 2 |
Dairy |
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Parmesan, 2 tbs | 1 |
milk or cream, 4 tbs | 2 |
Greek yogurt, 8oz (240gr) | 2,4 |
eggs, 2 plus 1 for the salad if using | 1,4 |
cheese, Cheddar? 1oz (30gr) any flavor | 4 |
Produce |
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lemon, 1 | 1 |
Romaine lettuce, 2 first course Caesar salads | 1 |
other lettuce - or more Romaine, 2 large salads | 4 |
tomatoes, 4 - 5 garden ripe, large | 1,4 |
green beans, 16oz (480gr) | 1,3,5 |
leeks, 2 medium | 2 |
potatoes, 5 medium | 2,3,5 |
zucchini (courgette) 7" (17cm), 2 | 2,6 |
berries, any type, 1 cup | 2 |
peaches or nectarines, 2 | 2 |
celery, 3 ribs | 3 |
red or sweet onion 1 or regular | 7 |
Fresh Herbs |
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basil, 4 - 5 tbs | 1,4 |
chives, 7 - 8 tbs | 2,4,6,7 |
parsley, 4 - 5 tbs | 2,6,7 |
Meat/Fish |
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shrimp, 12oz (360gr) cleaned | 1 |
veal chops, 18oz (540gr) total | 2 |
substitute lamb or pork | |
chicken, cut-up or parts for barbecue | 3 |
bacon, 4 slices | 3,5 |
pork chops, 12oz (360gr) if boneless | 5 |
turkey cutlets, 12oz (360gr) | 6 |
ground beef (mince) 12oz, (360gr) | 7 |
Other |
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anchovies, or paste, 3 filets optional | 1 |
tomato sauce, 15oz (450ml) | 2,3 |
pine nuts, 1 tbs (freeze the rest) | 2 |
tuna, 9oz (270gr) | 4 |
white beans (cannellini) 15oz (450gr) | 4 |
beans in tomato sauce 15oz (450gr) | 7 |
barbecue style? | |
red wine, 1/3 cup (3oz, 90ml) | 2 |
bread for croutons | 1 |
foil | 7 |
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