10 Fresh Ingredients, 6 Sensational Meals

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Your Supermarket Shopping List

Perishable ingredients that can be purchased one to two days before use:

2 lbs. grape tomatoes
3 large bell peppers (red and orange)
Fresh herbs, such as basil, cilantro, and mint
Assorted lettuces
1/2 cup low-fat sour cream
1 piece (6 oz.) part-skim cheddar
Small wedge Parmesan
2 1/2 lbs. skirt steak
3 1/4 lbs. thin chicken cutlets
1 lb. large shrimp (buy fresh up to one day before use)

A Well-Stocked Pantry
Ingredients needed for these recipes (can keep for about a month)

1 bunch carrots
3 limes
Unsalted butter
1 package 6-1/2-inch flour tortillas
8 hamburger buns
1 lb. frozen corn
1 head garlic
1 small yellow onion
1 small and 2 large red onions
Ground cumin
1 package dried penne pasta
15 sun-dried tomato halves (not packed in oil)
1 small bottle vegetable oil
1 small bottle olive oil
1 small bottle red wine vinegar
1 bottle chili sauce
1 jar hoisin sauce
1 jar salsa
1 jar marinated artichoke hearts
1 jar hot pepper jelly or relish
1 jar Dijon mustard

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