Weekly Shopping List: May 3, 2013

Menu for the Week
 
Artichokes with White Balsamic Vinaigrette 1-Fri.
Marinated Salmon with Brown Sugar Yogurt Sauce  
Brown Rice with Green Garlic  
Roasted Asparagus with Balsamic and Soy  
Asparagus Pastries with Tarragon Cream 2-Sat.
Grilled Lamb Chops with Rosemary Butter  
Roasted New Potatoes with Lemon and Green Garlic  
Carrots with Green Garlic  
Grilled Tarragon Chicken Breasts 3-Sun.
Pasta Primavera Salad  
Orange Glazed Pork Chops 4-Mon.
Warm Rice, Quinoa and Avocado Salad  
Sautéed Snow Peas with Sesame Seeds  
Warm Chicken and Asparagus Salad / Pasta 5-Tues.
Sautéed Turkey with Mushrooms 6-Wed
Braised New Potatoes  
Sautéed Spinach  
Stir-Fried Beef with Snow Peas 7-Thurs
Brown Rice  
   
Pantry Items to Check
 
olive oil most
sea salt    for finishing often
olive oil, good, for salads,  8 - 9 tbs 1,3,4,6
cornstarch, maizena,  2 tbs 2,7
brown sugar,  2 tsp 1
ground ginger,  1 tsp 4
garlic powder,  1 1/2 tsp 2,4
paprika,   1/2 tsp 5
cumin,  1 tsp 5,7
sesame seeds, toasted or not,  1 tsp 4
bay leaf (laurel),  1 leaf 6
dill weed,  1 tsp 1
dried rosemary,  1 - 3 tsp 2
Dijon-style mustard,  5 - 6 tbs 1,2,3
Worcestershire sauce,  2 tsp 2
soy sauce,  6 tbs 1,4,5,7
Teriyaki sauce or marinade,  1 tbs 6
honey,  1 tbs 3
peanut butter,  1 tbs 6
orange marmalade,  3 tbs 4
chicken stock,   3 3/4 cups (30oz, 950ml)  1,2,4,6
beef stock,  1 1/2 cup (12oz, 350ml)  7
butter,  2 tbs 2,4
garlic,  3 - 9 cloves   depending on green garlic 1
onions, 2 - 3   medium 4,6,7
lemon juice,  2 tbs 1
brown rice,  quick-cooking, 1 cup 1,7
Basmati rice,  1/4 cup 4
quinoa,  1/4 cup 4
pasta, bite-size,  2 cups 3,5
white Balsamic vinegar,  2 - 3 tbs 1,4,6
sherry vinegar,   2 tbs 5
white wine tarragon vinegar, 4 tbs 3
Balsamic vinegar,  1 tbs 1
sesame oil,  1 tsp  substitute walnut oil 4
   
Dairy
  
Greek yogurt,  2/3 cup (5oz, 150gr) 1,2
puff pastry,  1/2 large sheet, check fridge 2
   
   
   
   
Produce
  
artichokes, large, globe,   2 1
green garlic,  12 stalks  roughly   1,2,5,7
    substitute 12 green onions and 6 garlic cloves  
asparagus,  32oz (1000gr) 1,2,3,5
new potatoes, 24 - 34, little ones, or fingerlings 2,6
lemon,  1 2,6
carrots,  3 - 4 medium 2,7
snow peas, mangetout, pea pods,  8oz (250gr) 3,4,7
red bell pepper,  1 medium 3,7
cherry tomatoes,  8oz (250gr) 3,5,7
avocado,  1 large, ripe for Sunday 3,4
spinach,  for salad,  8 - 10oz (250-350gr) 5,6
mushrooms,  8oz (250gr) 6,7
   
   
   
   
Fresh Herbs
 
chives,  5 tbs 2,3,6
parsley,  1 tbs 1
rosemary,  1 tbs    or use dried 2
tarragon,  4 tbs 1,2,3
    substitute 1 tsp dried for 1 tbs fresh  
   
   
   
   
Meat/Fish
  
salmon,  12oz (360gr) 1
lamb chops,  4 - 6, depending on size 2
chicken breasts,  boneless, skinless,   4 3,5
pork chops,  2 - 4 depending on size 4
turkey, cutlets or tenderloin,  12oz (350gr) 6
ground beef, 8oz, (250gr mince) 7
     substitute 'beef for stir-fry'  
   
   
   
   
Other
  
white wine,  7/8 cup (7oz, 200ml) 1,2
sherry,  5 tbs 4,6,7