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Week 1 Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday:
Pea, bacon and asparagus fettuccine Steak and salad Chinese chicken wraps with hoisin lime sauce Caesar Salad Chili-lime pork with corn and edamame salsa
We shop at the farmer’s market and the supermarket – so we’ve split our list up that way (but if you don’t, just combine it into one list). This plan is for dinner for 2 adults, and you’ll usually get one or two extra servings for lunch the next day. If there is just one of you, we’d just recommend choosing two or three of the meals and just doubling up on your dinners.
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− Asparagus
− Frozen peas
− ½ red cabbage
− Fettuccine pasta (dry)
− Salad mix and a lettuce (romaine)
− Apple cider vinegar
− 1 bag of chicken thighs (2-3 pounds)
− Crème fraiche or sour cream (250g)
− 2x steaks
− Hoisin sauce
− ½ kg of lean bacon (or 12 slices)
− Jar of jalapenos
− Corn (4 – 6x husks or canned)
− Parmesan (optional for the Caesar)
− 2x butterfly pork chops or medallions
− Garlic powder
− 2-3x carrots
− Paprika
− 2x lemons
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− 3x avocados
− 100g Greek feta
− Grape or cherry tomatoes (2 punnets)
− Large tortillas (about 5 needed)
Chili powder
− Coriander/cilantro and basil
Frozen Edamame
− 3x cucumbers
Mayonnaise
− 1x white onion / 2x red onions
Canola Oil
− Garlic
Anchovies (optional for the Caesar)
− 2x bell peppers – any color
Vermicelli rice noodles
− 5-6x limes − ½ dozen eggs
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List of recipes to use Sunday: Nadia Lim’s Pea bacon and asparagus fettuccine − Link: http://www.bite.co.nz/recipe/7092/Pea-ham-and-sour-cream-fettuccine/ − Tips: We use bacon and crème fraiche instead of ham and sour cream – but they all taste great. Add the chopped asparagus at the same time as the peas. Monday: Steak and Salad − Tips: There is no recipe per se for this but we have some tips. Season the steaks with salt and pepper and put in a pan on high heat to sear both sides (about 3 minutes on side). Then pop into a 350F oven for 10-15 minutes (that should get you a medium rare steak). For our salads, we use salad mix, tomatoes, avocados, red onion and feta. We also mix up a balsamic dressing – using ¼ C balsamic vinegar, 1/3 C olive oil, a squeeze of lemon juice and 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar. If its too oily, add more of the others – if it’s too balsy, add some more oil. Tuesday: Jamie Oliver’s Chinese chicken wraps with hoisin lime sauce − Link: http://scrummylane.com/quick-hoi-sin-chicken-noodle-wrap/ − Tips: You’ll be using the first half of your bag of chicken thighs for this recipe. We season our thighs then put in a pan on high heat till golden on both sides, then into a 350F oven for 10-15 minutes. Chop into slices for the wraps. Super quick, super delicious… Wednesday: Chelsea Winter’s Caesar Salad − Link: http://chelseawinter.co.nz/caesar-salad/
Food, places & style. − Tips: We use chicken thighs instead of breasts as they are juicier (and harder to ruin!). We season our thighs then put in a pan on high heat till golden on both sides, then into a 350F oven for 10-15 minutes. Chop into slices for the salad. Hand whisking the dressing does take time but is worth it (although the recipe gives you an alternative)! If you are using a food processor, be careful, the oil can thicken extremely quickly! Thursday: Martha Stewart’s Chili-lime pork with corn and edamame salsa − Link: http://www.marthastewart.com/973879/chili-lime-pork-corn-salad − Tips: We season our chops (1T of paprika, garlic powder, salt and chili) then put in a pan on high heat till golden on both sides, then into a 350F oven for 10 minutes max. Pork should be moist and can be a little pink so check it around the 7/8minute mark. We then slice the pork and lay it on top of the salsa and drizzle some crème fraiche and coriander over top (if you have any left from Sunday!). This is also a good clean up dish – so throw everything you have in the salsa – throw them in! We finely chop up bell peppers (2), tomatoes, edamame (1 – 1½ cups), corn, coriander, cucumber (1), jalapeños, red onion (1/2) and avocados (1-1/2) – and season with lime and lemon juice and a squirt of apple cider vinegar. If you have any tortillas left over, chop them up into thin slices and crisp up in the oven for about 10 minutes at 350F.
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