Menu. Week: 4/14/2012 - 4/20/2012

Saturday: Dinner: Rotisserie Chicken, shallot mashed potatoes, salad
Sunday: Lunch: Chicken tacos (leftover rotisserie), guacamole, black beans
Monday: Roast chicken, sauteed kale, wild rice
Tuesday: Cotton Party
Wednesday: tofu, sauteed spinach, brown rice
Thursday: LA
Friday: Egg curry, roti, rice

Cotton Party (cook ahead)
Dessert: Luisa's Cake with raspberry coulis
Side Dish: Tomato rice (?)

Shopping List
WF:
potatoes
shallots
onion
garlic
flat leaf parsley
tomatoes
baby spinach
kale: red and green
lab snacks
fruit
scallions
cilantro
mushroom (for kale salad)
pine nuts (for kale salad)
chicken
rotisserie chicken
beluga lentils

TJ:
lemon
orange juice
avocado
goat cheese (for spinach salad)
Ricotta, 1 cup

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