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Menu for the Week |
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Lightly Smoked Cod | Day 1 |
Couscous and Green Bean Salad | |
Brined and Grilled Turkey Breast with Aioli | Day 2 |
Grilled Potatoes with Aioli | |
Zucchini (Courgette) Sticks | |
Caesar Pasta Salad with Spicy Flank Steak | Day 3 |
Sweet and Sour Salad / Turkey, Mushrooms | Day 4 |
Three Bean Salad | |
Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Mustard Seeds | Day 5 |
Spanish Rice | |
Three Bean Salad | |
Grilled Chicken and Peppers Pasta Salad | Day 6 |
Pantry Items to Check |
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olive oil | most |
sea salt for finishing | often |
olive oil, good, for salads, 19 tbs (1 1/8 cup) | 1,2,3,4,6 |
cornstarch, maizena 1 tsp | 4 |
sea or kosher salt, 1/4 cup | 2 |
paprika, 1 - 2 tbs | 2,5 |
chili powder, 1 tbs | 3 |
sugar, 1 tbs | 4 |
brown sugar, 4 tbs | 2,4 |
garlic powder, 1 - 2 tbs | 3,4,5 |
juniper berries, 1 tbs | 2 |
black peppercorns, 1 tbs | 2 |
mustard seeds, 2 tbs | 2,5 |
dry mustard, 1/2 tsp | 4 |
sesame seeds, toasted or toast plain 1 tbs | 4 |
dried dill weed, 2 tsp | 1 |
dried oregano, 1 tsp | 5 |
dried thyme, 1 - 2 tbs | 2 |
Dijon-style mustard, 7 - 8 tbs | all |
soy sauce, 2 - 3 tbs | 1,4 |
Worcestershire sauce, 5 tbs | 3,6 |
mayonnaise, 2 tbs | 2,6 |
honey, 1/4 cup | 2 |
Teriyaki sauce, 1 tbs | 4 |
chicken stock, 1 1/2 cups (20oz, 600ml) | 1,5 |
garlic, 7 - 8 cloves | 2,3,5 |
onions, 2 - 3 | 5,6 |
lemon juice, 2 tbs | 3,6 |
dry bread crumbs, 2 tbs | 2 |
couscous, 1/2 cup (3oz, 90gr) | 1 |
pasta, bite-size, 2 1/2 cup (8.4oz, 250gr) | 3,6 |
brown rice, quick-cooking, 1/2 cup (3.3oz, 95gr) | 5 |
white balsamic vinegar, 2 tbs | 1 |
white wine tarragon vinegar, 1/2 cup | 2,3,4 |
cider vinegar, 2 tbs | 4 |
red wine vinegar, 5 tbs | 5,6 |
walnut or sesame oil, 2 tsp | 4 |
Dairy |
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eggs, 1 | 2 |
Parmesan, 5 tbs | 2,3 |
Greek Yogurt, 1 cup (8oz, 240gr) | 3,6 |
Produce |
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cherry tomatoes, 1/2 cup (3oz, 90gr) | 3 |
tomato, 3 or more cherry tomatoes | 1,5,6 |
celery, 2 ribs | 6 |
spinach, 2oz 60gr) | 1 |
lettuce, 2 large salads (use leftover spinach) | 4 |
green beans, 10oz (300gr) | 1,4,5 |
yellow or wax beans, 6oz, (180gr) | 4,5 |
potatoes, 2 medium | 2 |
zucchini (courgette) app. 8" (20cm) 1 | 2 |
mushrooms, 8oz (240gr) | 3,4 |
avocado, 1 ripe for Day 3 | 3 |
red bell pepper, 1 | 4,6 |
green bell pepper, 1/2 rest next week | 6 |
carrots, 1 | 6 |
Fresh Herbs |
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basil, 2 tbs | 6 |
chives, 8 - 9 tbs | 1,3,4,6 |
Meat/Fish |
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cod or other thick white fish, 12oz (360gr) | 1 |
turkey breast or tenderloin, 24 - 30oz (800gr) | 2,4 |
flank steak, 10oz ( 300gr) |
3 |
pork tenderloin, 14oz (420gr) | 5 |
chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 2 | 6 |
Other |
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anchovies 2 or anchovy paste, 2 tsp | 3 |
red kidney beans, 15oz (450gr) | 4,5 |
wood chips | 1 |
foil | 1 |
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