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Menu for the Week |
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Goat Cheese and Tapenade Pastries | 1-Fri. |
Smoked Salmon with Lemon and Herbs | |
Barley with Mushroom Cream | |
Roasted Acorn Squash Slices | |
Chickpea and Herb Salad | 2-Sat. |
Barbecued Pork Loin | |
Barbecued Potato Crisps | |
Courgette (Zucchini) and Tomato Gratin | |
Chard, Pork and Chevre Quiche | 3-Sun. |
Cabbage Salad | |
Grilled Chicken Breasts with Sage, Rosemary | 4-Mon. |
Pasta with Sage and Parmesan | |
Courgette (Zucchini) and Tomato Gratin | |
Cabbage Salad | |
Stuffed Bell Peppers, Americas Style | 5-Tues. |
Egg Fu Yung | 6-Wed |
Sesame Chicken | |
Grilled Teriyaki Pork Chops | 7-Thurs |
Courgette (Zucchini) Potato Cake | |
Pantry Items to Check |
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olive oil | most |
sea salt for finishing | often |
olive oil, good, for salads, 4 tbs | 2,3 |
cornstarch (corn flour, maizena) 4 - 5 tbs | 1,5,6 |
brown sugar, 1 tsp | 1 |
hot pepper sauce optional | 5 |
paprika, 1 tsp | 5 |
chili powder, 3 tsp | 2,5 |
garlic powder, 2 tsp | 2 |
sesame seeds, 2 tsp | 6 |
Herbes de Provence, 1 tsp | 3 |
dried oregano, 3 tsp | 2,3,5 |
dried rosemary, 1 tsp 1 more if no fresh | 1,4 |
Dijon-style mustard, 4 tsp | 2,3 |
molasses, 3 tbs | 2,6 |
Worcestershire sauce, 2 tsp | 1 |
soy sauce, 6 - 7 tbs | 2,6 |
ketchup, 2/3 cup | 2,4 |
tomato pastes, tube 1 tbs | 5 |
Teriyaki sauce, 4 - 5 tbs | 7 |
chicken stock, 4 1/2 cups (36oz, 1080ml) | 3,5,6 |
beef stock, 2 1/3 cup (19oz, 670ml) | 1,5 |
garlic, 4 - 5 cloves | 4,5 |
onions, 5 - 6 | 1,5,6,7 |
dry bread crumbs, 1/4 cup | 2 |
lemon juice, 5 tbs | 1,4 |
barley, 2/3 cup (3.3pz, 95gr) | 1 |
pasta, bite-size, 1 cup (3.3oz, 100gr) | 4 |
brown rice, 1 1/3 cup (8.8oz, 260gr) | 3,6 |
quinoa, 1/3 cup (2.3oz, 67gr) | 5 |
Balsamic vinegar, 2 tbs | 2 |
red wine vinegar, 2 tbs | 2 |
white Balsamic vinegar, 1 tbs | 3 |
sesame or walnut oil, 1 tsp | 6 |
Dairy |
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goat cheese, log, aged, 7oz (210gr) | 1,3 |
puff pastry, 1 sheet | 1,2 |
Parmesan, 1/2 cup (2oz, 60gr) | 2,4 |
Greek yogurt, 6oz (180ml) | 1,3 |
eggs, 12 (yeah, I know.... not the norm) | 2,3,6 |
shredded cheese, 1 1/4 cup (5oz, 150gr) | 2,3,5 |
milk, 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) | 3 |
Produce |
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mushrooms, 8oz (240gr) | 1,3,5 |
acorn squash, 1 small- medium | 1 |
potatoes, 4 - 5 medium | 2,7 |
zucchini, 1 - 9" (22cm), 1 - 7" (17cm) | 2,7 |
tomatoes, 2 - 3 medium - large | 2 |
chard, 7oz (210gr) | 3 |
cabbage, 1 small - medium head | 3,6 |
carrot, 1 | 3 |
celery, 2 ribs | 5,6 |
pepper, 3 yellow, green, red | 5,7 |
Fresh Herbs |
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basil, 2 - 3 tbs | 2 |
chives, 5 - 6 tbs | 2,3 |
parsley, 3 - 4 tbs | 1,2 |
rosemary, 1 tbs or 1 tsp dried | 4 |
thyme, 1 tbs or 1 tsp dried | 1 |
sage, 20 - 25 leaves or 3 tbs dried | 4 |
Meat/Fish |
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salmon, 2 fillets, 12oz (360gr) total | 1 |
pork loin roast, 24oz (720gr) total | 2,3 |
chicken breasts, 3 | 4,6 |
ground beef, 5oz (150gr mince) | 5 |
pork chops, 12oz (360gr) boneless | 7 |
16oz (480gr) bone-in | |
Other |
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tapenade, black (or green) 3 1/2 tbs | 1,2 |
chickpeas (garbanzo beans) 15oz (450gr) | 2 |
tomato sauce, 8oz (240ml) | 5 |
water chestnuts, small can optional | 6 |
wood chips, handful optional | 1 |
coffee, 3/4 cup | 2 |
cling film | 1 |