11/01/2014

gluten free meal plan / 2

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Was it just me, or did half of the country eat chili for dinner on Halloween night? And like me, does half the country have leftover chili for dinner tonight?

This week's inspiration comes courtesy of a huge issue of Cooking Light that showed up in the mail this week, along with an invoice for 18 more issues. Budgets being tight and all that, I think I'll pass, but I will be using their online monthly recipe index--lots of good stuff there.

Sunday 
Leftover chili (meaning no big sink of dishes to wash). Thrilling!


Monday
Chicken stir-fry / peanut sauce / coconut-cilantro rice (Cooking Light)

My very first foray into cooking with coconut milk. Coconut paired with lime, at that. Queue the music:



Tuesday
Pan-fried hamburgers (no buns)

Pioneer Woman's sweet potato fries (COME TO MAMA)

Bag salad


Wednesday
Aidells Italian Style Chicken Meatballs (gluten free, nitrite free, kid approved and quite delish)

Spaghetti sauce supplemented with mushrooms

Steamed spaghetti squash (in place of pasta)


Thursday
Baked chicken (Constant reminder to myself: TAKE OUT THE DARN GIBLETS BEFORE BAKING THE BIRD.) 

Steamed broccoli

Bag salad 


Friday
Smokey steak fajitas / avocado and tomato salad (Cooking Light)
(Yeah, I'll follow some of this, but I'm posting it mainly for the steak spice rub.) 

Head over to Nell's to plan your week's worth of meals, too. Oh, and an addendum to last week's ode to soup: Now when Joseph asks what's for dinner, he follows it quickly with, "It's not soup, is it?" And if it is indeed soup, he cries. Need to devise a way to endear him to my my viscous meals, apparently.

3 comments:

  1. Mmmm, this all sounds so delicious! I love Cooking Light but I always forget about it. Going to have to check out their website for some new recipes :) And cooking with coconut milk is magical. Any recipe that calls for it usually becomes a favorite for us!

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  2. I would like to personally thank you for creating my menu plan every week! :) I just log on to your site, see the deliciousness that you've put together, and then add it to my shopping list! Seriously. Tonight we're having Dijon Chicken, Faux Potatoes, and a side of the real carbs. Sound familiar??? ;)

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