Weekly Shopping List: February 15, 2013

Menu for the Week
 
Baked Snapper with Lemon Mustard Sauce Day 1
Creamy Polenta  
Brussels Sprouts with Prosciutto and Shallots  
Steak with Shallot and Red Wine Reduction Day 2
Scalloped Potatoes  
Sunchoke Chips  
Pork and Celeriac Stew Day 3
Quinoa with Browned Shallots  
Chicken Breasts Duxelles Day 4
Scalloped Potatoes, leftover  
Brussels Sprouts with Celeriac  
Chicken Breasts / Tarragon Mushroom Cream Day 5
Pasta  
Turkey with Peanut Sauce Day 6
Basmati Oriental Pilaf  
Sautéed Sliced Brussels Sprouts  
   
Pantry Items to Check
 
olive oil most
sea salt    for finishing often
cornstarch,  (corn flour, maizena)  4 tbs 3,5,6
brown sugar,  1 tbs 2
nutmeg,  1 tsp 1,2,3
cinnamon,  1/2 tsp 3
ground cloves,  1/2 tsp 3
sesame seeds,  toasted or not  1 tbs 6
paprika,  1/2 tsp 4
juniper berries,  15 berries (about 1 1/2 tbs) 3
bay leaves, 3 3
dried chives,  2 tsp 1
dried parsley,  1 tsp 4
dried rosemary,  1/2 tsp 4
dried tarragon,   2 tsp 1,5
dried thyme,  2 tsp 1,3,4
whole grain mustard,  1 tbs 1
Worcestershire sauce,  2 tsp 4
soy sauce,  2 - 3 tbs 6
tomato paste (tube)  1 tbs 4
peanut butter,  2 tbs 6
chicken stock,   5 1/4 cups (42oz, 1260ml)  1,3,4,5,6
beef stock,   1 cup (8oz, 240ml)  3
butter,  3 tbs 1,2,6
garlic,  8 - 9 cloves 3,6
onions,  4 - 5 1,2,3
shallots,  16 - 18 all
lemon juice,  2 tbs 1
   
Dairy
  
yogurt, Greek or plain,  7oz (200gr) 1,5
milk,  1 1/4 cup (10oz, 300ml) 1,2
shredded cheese,  1/4 cup (1oz, 30gr) 1
Gruyère,  3oz, (90gr) 2
   
   
   
Produce
  
Brussels sprouts,  36 - 45 1,4,6
potatoes,  4 medium 2
Sunchokes,  (Jerusalem artichokes)  3 - 4 2
carrots,  6 medium 3
celeriac,  1 medium head 3,4
mushrooms,  8oz (250gr) 4,5
spinach,  fresh,  6oz (175gr) 5
ginger,  small piece,  check pantry 6
   
   
   
   
Meat/Fish
  
red snapper, or tilapia, walleye, cod,  nice filets 1
      12oz (350gr)  total weight  
Prosciutto, 3 - 4 slices, (4oz, 125gr) 1,3
steak,  any nice cut,  14oz (400gr) total weight 2
pork, for stewing,  28oz (840gr) 3
chicken breasts,  boneless, skinless,    4 4,5
turkey cutlets,  12oz (350gr) 6
   
   
   
   
Other
  
red wine,  3 1/2 cup (28oz, 840ml 2,3
white wine,  1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) 4
   
   
   
   
Pantry Items to Check
 
polenta,  1/4 cup 1
quinoa,  1/2 cup 3
Basmati rice,  1/2 cup 6
pasta,  bite-size,  1 1/4 cup 5
Balsamic vinegar  1 tbs 2
sesame or walnut oil,  1 tsp 6