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Menu for the Week |
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| Hot and Sour Savoy Soup | 1-Fri. |
| Stir-Fried Scallops and Ham | |
| Noodles with Egg Sauce | |
| Sweet and Pungent Carrots | |
| Rainbow Vegetables 'en Cocotte' | 2-Sat. |
| Braised Beef Provençal | |
| Creamy Polenta | |
| Chicken Pot Pie | 3-Sun. |
| Provençal Beef and Mushroom Pasta | 4-Mon. |
| Stir-Fried Turkey with Cabbage and Cashews | 5-Tues. |
| Sweet and Sour Chicken | 6-Wed |
| Sautéed Potatoes and Onions | |
| Braised Savoy Cabbage with Bacon | |
| Yorkshire Pudding Pie | 7-Thurs |
Pantry Items to Check |
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| olive oil | most |
| sea salt for finishing | often |
| cornstarch, corn flour, maizena, 7 - 8 tbs | 1,2,3,5,6 |
| flour, 1 cup | 7 |
| sugar, 1 tbs | 1 |
| brown sugar, 2 tbs | 6 |
| nutmeg, 3 pinches | 2,7 |
| cloves, whole, 4 | 2 |
| paprika, 1/2 tsp | 3 |
| bouquet garni, 1 sachet | 2 |
| bay leaves, (laurel) 2 | 6 |
| dried basil, 1 tsp | 7 |
| dried chives, 2 tsp | 2 |
| dried parsley, 1 tbs | 3 |
| dried thyme, 1 tsp | 3 |
| Dijon-style mustard, 1 tsp | 2 |
| soy sauce, 3 tbs | 1,5 |
| peanut butter, 1 tbs | 5 |
| chicken stock, 7 1/4 cups (58oz, 1740ml) | 1,2,3,5,6 |
| beef stock, 1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) | 2 |
| garlic, 13 - 14 cloves | not 1 |
| onion, 5 - 6 | 2,4,5,6,7 |
| butter, 2 tbs | 2 |
| brown rice, quick-cooking, 1/2 cup (3.3oz, 95gr) | 5 |
| polenta, quick-cooking, 1/4 cup (1.5oz, 45gr) | 2 |
| spaghetti or rice noodles, 3oz (90gr) | 1 |
| pasta, bite-size, 1 1/4 cups (4.1oz, 120gr) | 4 |
| red wine vinegar, 6 tbs | 1,2,6 |
| Balsamic wine vinegar, 1 tbs | 1 |
| white Balsamic vinegar, 1/4 cup (2oz, 60ml) | 6 |
| sesame or walnut oil, 1 - 2 tbs | 1,5 |
Dairy |
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| eggs, 8 | 1,2,7 |
| milk, 1 1/3 cups (11oz, 330ml) | 2,7 |
| shredded cheese, 1 cup (4oz, 120gr) | 2,7 |
| puff pastry, 1 sheet | 3 |
Produce |
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| Savoy cabbage, medium head, 1 | 1,2,5,6 |
| green onions, 4 - 5 (1 bunch) | 1 |
| ginger, small piece | 1,5 |
| carrots, medium, 12 - 13 | 1,2,3,4 |
| leeks, small, 3 | 2,3 |
| celery, 4 ribs | 3,5,7 |
| mushrooms, 8oz (240gr) | 4,5 |
| green pepper, medium, 1 | 5,7 |
| potatoes, medium, 2 | 6 |
| tomatoes, medium, 2 | 7 |
| frozen peas, no sauce, 3/4 cup | 3 |
| frozen spinach, 8oz (240gr) | 7 |
Meat/Fish |
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| scallops, 10oz (300gr) | 1 |
| Prosciutto, 4 slices (3 - 4oz, 100gr) | 1 |
| beef, suitable for braising, pieces, 24oz (720gr) | 2,4 |
| bacon, 4 - 5 slices | 2,6 |
| chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 4 | 3,6 |
| turkey cutlets, or tenderloin, 10oz (300gr) | 5 |
| sausage, bulk or link, 6oz (180gr) | 7 |
Other |
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| cashews, 1/4 cup | 5 |
| sherry, dry, 4 tbs | 1,5 |
| red wine, 1 full bottle plus 3 tbs | 2,6 |
| white wine, 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) | 3,6 |