Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Menu Plan for the Week

Tuesday: Thai Chicken with Basil
Wednesday: Avocado Pasta
Thursday: Salmon with Mango-Pineapple Chutney
Friday: Beef Stroganoff
Saturday: Honey-Hoisin Pork Tenderloin
Sunday: Turkey Meatloaf with Mashed Cauliflower

Shopping List

I'm trying something new this time: I'm tagging each item with the day of the week that it will be used. That way you'll know which item goes with which recipe!

Meat
2 pounds beef fillet (Fri)
1 pork tenderloin (Sat)
1 pound ground turkey (Sun)
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (Tue, Wed)

Seafood
2 salmon fillets, about 6 ounces each (Thu)

Dairy
1 cup creme fraiche (Fri)
2 medium sized boccioni of fresh mozzarella (Wed)

Produce
2 bulbs garlic (All but Thu)
3 yellow onions (Thu, Fri, Sun)
1/2 pound white button mushrooms (Fri)
1 bunch basil (Tue, Sun)
1 bunch cilantro (Thu)
1 bunch flat leaf parsley (Fri, Sun)
1 red bell pepper (Tue)
1 bunch green onions (Thu)
Fresh ginger (Tue, Thu)
3/4 - 1 pound green beans (Thu)
1 jalapeno pepper (Thu)
1 mango (Thu)
1 head broccoli (Sat)
1 head cauliflower (Sun)
1 lime (Thu)
3 avocados (Wed)

Inner Aisles
1 box of medium length tube pasta like ziti or penne, preferably one with ridges on the outside (Wed)
1 8-ounce can of pineapple chunks (Thu)

Staple Items (that you might already have)
Milk (Sun)
Parmesan (Sun)
Eggs (Sun)
Nutmeg (Fri)
Butter (Fri, Sun)
Dijon mustard (Fri)
Paprika (Fri)
Dried red pepper flakes (Tue)
Soy sauce (Tue, Sat)
Hoisin sauce (Sat)
Honey (Tue, Sat)
Olive oil (Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat)
Peanut, Corn, or Vegetable oil (Tue, Sat)
Ground coriander (Thu)
Dry bread crumbs (Sun)
Tomato paste (Sun)
Chicken broth (Sun)
Rice (Tue, Fri, Sat)
Sesame seeds (Sat)

2 comments:

ashley said...

wow your shopping list is so organized! i'm impressed!

Baltika_gal said...

Thanks, Ashley! Organized or OCD...to-may-to, to-mah-to :-)