Sunday, March 25, 2007

This Week's Menu and Shopping List

This week, I was pretty busy with work so the menu is pretty simple. Let's review this week's menu:

Tuesday Dinner: Roasted vegetables and fish
Wednesday Dinner: Stewed chicken with red wine
Thursday Dinner: Simple fried rice
Friday Dinner: Leek and potato gratin
Saturday Dinner: Meat in the pouch

Shopping list:
Steak-cut fish (2) - roasted vegetables and fish
Chicken thigh (4) - stewed chicken with red wine
Tempeh or chicken thigh (1/2 cup diced) - simple fried rice
Ground pork (3/4 pound) - meat in the pouch
Baby potatoes (14 small) - roasted vegetables and fish, stewed chicken with red wine, leek and potato gratin
Fennel (1)- roasted vegetables and fish
Carrot (1) - stewed chicken with red wine
Celery (4 stalks) - stewed chicken with red wine, simple fried rice
Onion (1-1/2 medium) - stewed chicken with red wine, simple fried rice
Red wine (1-1/4 cup) - stewed chicken with red wine
Canned tomato, whole or diced (1-1/2 cup) - stewed chicken with red wine
Chicken stock (1/4 cup) - stewed chicken with red wine
Rice (2 cups cooked) - simple fried rice
Egg (1) - simple fried rice
Leek (2 white parts, about 5 inches each) - Leek and potato gratin
Whipping cream (1-1/2 cup) - leek and potato gratin
Shredded mozzarella cheese - leek and potato gratin
Garlic (3-4 small cloves) - leek and potato gratin
Fried tofu pouches (6) - meat in the pouch
Water chestnut (1/4 cup chopped) - meat in the pouch
Dried shiitake mushrooms (1/4 cup soaked and chopped) - meat in the pouch

Things that may or may not be in your pantry/fridge:
Olive oil
Vegetable oil
Salt
Pepper
Flour
Bay leaf
Fresh thyme
Sesame oil
Soy sauce
Cooking wine
Dashi no moto
Mirin
Potato starch

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