Weekly Menu for 7/8/12 - 7/14/12

July 8, 2012 - July 14, 2012

Day	Menu Item	Shopping
Sunday	Faux Souffle	Shredded Cheese Eggs Bread Parmesan Cheese
Monday	Make at Home Gourmet Sandwich	Pesto Fresh Spinach Leaves Fresh Tomato Trader Joe’s Herbed Turkey (nitrite free!) Cheddar Dill Cheese
Tuesday	Potato Leek Soup	5 Leeks 4 Potatoes 1 Liter Stock (Chicken or Vegetable) Heavy Cream Chives for Garnish
Wednesday	Grilled Vegetable Sandwich	1 Medium Zucchini 1 Medium Sweet Red Pepper 1 Small Red Onion Italian Salad Dressing 1 Lemon Garlic Feta Cheese
Thursday	Pasta with Chorizo Arugula Pumpkin Cream Sauce	1 /2 lb ground Chorizo Sausage* Pumpkin Puree Heavy Cream Arugula 1 lb dry Pasta***
Friday	Fettuccine Alfredo	1/2 lb dry Fettuccine Pasta*** Unsalted Butter Parmesan Cheese Additional, for creamy version: Heavy Cream Nutmeg
Saturday	Salmon Caesar Salad	Garlic Lemon Worcestershire Sauce** Parmesan Cheese Anchovy Filets Egg 1/2 Bunch Asparagus Salmon Filet 1 Large Romaine Lettuce head

You will also need:

Vegetable Oil, Salt, Pepper, Salad, Salad Dressing, Olive Oil, Mayonnaise, Gluten-Free Bread, Milk of your choice

* Soy Chorizo is available in the fresh vegetable area of most grocery stores.
** Liquid Aminos or be sure to find vegan and gluten-free Worcestershire sauce.
*** Gluten-Free Pastas can be found in most grocery stores either mixed in with the other pasta selection or in a specific Gluten-Free area.

This week is all about quick and fresh.

These recipes provide great week-night meals for your family but they are also perfect for entertaining or special occasions.  If you or anyone has a special dietary need, these recipes are also easily adapted to Vegan, Gluten-Free, or Vegetarian.  An example of changing out ingredients in a meal to make it Vegan is to use soy or another nut milk, vegan cheese, vegan sour cream, vegan mayonnaise, or vegan Parmesan cheese.

At the end of the week, or sometime during, please sound off about this week's menu.  Did you enjoy the websites?  How were the recipes?  Were they easy to follow and the ingredients easy to find?  Did you have quite a bit of the ingredients already on hand?

Did you find cooking different meals having similar items easier?  Were you able to prepare multiple meals at once?

What would you like to see on future menus?

P.S.,  Please share your family's favorite quick and easy meal.

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