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Menu for the Week |
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| Spinach White Bean and Red Pepper Salad | 1-Fri. |
| Seared Tuna with Mustard Cream | |
| Quinoa | |
| Snow Peas and Carrots | |
| Scrambled Eggs with Green Garlic | 2-Sat. |
| Veal Paprika | |
| Orzo with Browned Butter | |
| Carrots with Mustard | |
| Risotto with Pork and Avocado | 3-Sun. |
| Fresh Fruit | |
| Lemon Spinach and Chicken Salad | 4-Mon. |
| Oven Fries | |
| Italian Beef and Pasta | 5-Tues. |
| Stir-Fry Chicken with Snow Peas | 6-Wed |
| Basmati Rice | |
| Creole Pork Chops | 7-Thurs |
| Patatas Castellanas | |
Pantry Items to Check |
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| olive oil | most |
| sea salt for finishing | often |
| olive oil, good, for salads, 3 tbs | 1 |
| cornstarch, (corn flour, maizena) 1 - 2 tbs | 2,6 |
| brown sugar, 2 tbs | 2,4 |
| flour, 3 tbs | 4,7 |
| paprika, 2 tbs | 2,4,7 |
| chili powder, 2 tsp | 5,7 |
| garlic powder, 1/4 tsp | 1 |
| dried basil, 1 tsp | 5 |
| dried oregano, 2 1/2 tsp | 1,5,7 |
| dried rosemary, 1 tsp | 4 |
| dried tarragon, 1/2 tsp | 1 |
| dried thyme, 1/2 tsp | 2 |
| maple syrup or honey 3 tbs | 1 |
| Dijon-style mustard, 2 - 3 tbs | 1,2 |
| Worcestershire sauce, 1 - 2 tbs | 2,7 |
| soy sauce, 2 tsp | 6 |
| ketchup, 1/3 cup (3oz, 9ogr) | 7 |
| chicken stock, 5 3/4 cups (46oz, 1380ml) | 1,2,3,6,7 |
| beef stock, 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) | 5 |
| garlic, 12 - 14 cloves | 1,2,5,6,7 |
| onions, 6 - 7 | not 4 |
| butter, 4 - 5 tbs | 2,3,6 |
| olives, for garnish, dry-cured Greek | 1 |
| lemon juice, 1 tbs | 1 |
| quinoa, 1/2 cup (3.5oz, 100gr) | 1 |
| basmati rice, 1/2 cup (3.3oz, 95gr) | 6 |
| Arborio rice, 2/3 cup (4.2oz, 125gr) | 3 |
| orzo, 1/2 cup (4.5oz, 130gr) | 2 |
| pasta, bite-size, 1 1/4 cups (4.2oz, 125gr) | 5 |
| cider vinegar 1 tbs | 1 |
Dairy |
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| eggs, 4 | 1,2 |
| Greek yogurt, 7/8 cup (7oz, 210gr) | 1,2 |
| Parmesan, 1/2 cup (2oz, 60gr) | 3 |
Produce |
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| spinach, fresh, 8oz (240gr) | 1,4 |
| red bell pepper, 1 | 1,3 |
| green bell pepper, 1 | 5,7 |
| carrots, 3 - 4 | 1,2 |
| snow peas, pea pods, mangetout, 8oz (240gr) | 1,6 |
| avocado, 1 ripe for Saturday | 2,3 |
| green garlic, 4 - 5 or green onion plus garlic | 2,4 |
| mushrooms, 8oz (240gr) | 2,7 |
| lemon, 1 | 4 |
| potatoes, medium, 4 | 4,7 |
| cherry tomatoes, 4oz (120gr) | 6 |
| celery, 1 - 2 ribs optional | 6 |
| ginger, small piece | 6 |
| fresh fruit, your choice | 3 |
Fresh Herbs |
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| basil, 6 - 10 leaves | 1 |
Meat/Fish |
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| bacon, 2oz (60gr) | 1 |
| tuna, steaks, 12oz (360gr) total weight | 1 |
| veal scallops, 12oz (360gr) total weight | 2 |
| chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 4 | 4,6 |
| pork chops, 3 - 5, (18oz, 540gr) total weight | 3,7 |
| flank steak, 12oz (360gr) total weight | 5 |
| any beef for stir-fry - or ground beef | |
Other |
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| white kidney beans, cannellini, 15oz (450gr) | 1,5 |
| whole tomatoes, 15oz (450gr) | 5 |
| water chestnuts 4oz (120gr) | 6 |
| white wine, 1 1/2 cups (12oz, 360ml) | 2,3,4 |
| red wine, 1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) | 5 |
| sherry, 1 tbs | 6 |