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Menu Planning Monday

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mushroomsMenu Planning Monday This week I will being on a trip the kids overnight which means.. My husband has to fend for himself for 1 night.. he follows a gluten, dairy, red meat, night shade vegetable free diet.  As a family we had omitted red meat and some of the night shade because it makes life easier.  I will make my husband separate dishes but some times it is easier not to make more cooking for me.

So as a family this means we are eating healthier.  Our diet has more rice, veggies, sweat potatoes.  What we don’t eat much..white potatoes, red meat, peppers.

I do buy some night shades, red peppers, tomatoes, and finger potatoes because My daughter and I will eat them

Menu Plan

Monday : Fish, spinach, roasted cauliflower

Tuesday: Fend for yourself for my hubby

Wednesday: on the road dinner

Thursday: Orange Chicken GF  with fried rice

Friday: Pulled pork tacos

Have a great week!

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Cooking, Psoriasis

The Best Gluten Free Meatloaf Muffins

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gluten free meatloafThe Best Gluten Free Meatloaf Muffins:  Since my husband diet has changed to Gluten, nightshade, red meat, and dairy free to help with his psoriasis diet.  I love making meatloaf my kids love meatloaf  it was imperative that I come up with a new meatloaf for all.  I have been making meatloaf muffins for my family because everyone likes the outside of the of the loaf,  you know the blacken caramelized meat, not pretty but super tasty.  Also when you cook a meatloaf muffin they cook in about 30 minutes.  This is a great meal to make with kids.  Pair with tater tots of homemade baked sweet potatoes fries (nightshade free) . Yummy

Gluten Free  Meatloaf  Muffins

makes 5-6 muffins

  • 1 lb of ground Turkey
  • 1 lb of Ground pork
  •  1 1/2 cups of corn chips
  • 1 egg
  • Barbeque (for non psoriasis diet)
  • Honey (for psoriasis diet)
  • Onion soup mix  or  make your own below depended of gluten sensitivity

Make your own Onion Soupish mix

  • 3  tbl of dried minced onions or 1 small fresh onion min
  • 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon of cumin
  1. Preheat oven to 375
  2. Spray 6 texas muffin tin with non stick cooking spray or line with parchment
  3. Place corn chips in a bag and crush
  4. Mix Turkey, pork, egg, crunched corn chips and onion soup mixture in a large bowl Go head use your hands
  5. Place a handful of meat loosely formed in each muffin (do not pack the meat will not be as good trust me)
  6. With your finger poke a hole down the center of the muffin (this helps to avoid shrink)
  7. In hole fill with barbeque or catchup (for those who can eat nightshades)
  8. OR   Drizzle on top Honey for Restricted diet person (I would NOT fill the hole with honey too sweet)
  9. Cook for 30 minutes or until dark on top
  10. Remove allow the meat to rest for 10 minutes

Printable version of this recipe Gluten Free Meatloaf Muffins

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Menu Plan Monday

mushroomsThis week the kids are off of school for a spring holiday.  It so it is a busy week.  My daughter is doing a play at church and Easter is here. My son is  away down the shore with friends for a few day. I also have family coming town so on Friday I am doing an early Easter, prior to my daughters play.

Monday : Out to dinner for Gluten Free Date night

Tuesday: Pork Spring Rolls  and Potstickers

Wednesday: Backed Chicken and mack and cheese

Thursday: Fried Rice with shrimp

Friday Baked Ham, mash potatoes, glazed carrots

Saturday: Fend for yourself

Sunday: Veggies and salad,  Dad making the meat

 

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Menu Plan Monday

mushroomsMeal Plan Monday:  My adventure in feeding my family and providing my husband a Gluten, Dairy, Nightshade veggie, and red meat free diet.  My husband Jeff has auto immune The reason because of his severe  psoriasis. He has been doing this very limited and avoiding diet since January, there has been improvement.  It does pose some challenges as a family,  while I try to cook for everyone at once it doesn’t always work.  I am always on the search for creative ways to make the same food different.

Mostly I get tired of the physical dishes/pots (I hate washing them)  and I miss going out for real pizza.  It is probably better Pizza Hut  and I are no longer friends. I would like a break from time to time.  Is it bad I get excited when is working late?  Because I love an unplanned pizza night.   The other real issue is eating at others homes.  I try to bring something for him when we visit other,  people tend to think well what can he eat??  More but less than you think.. removing the Nightshades is the hardest for flavor.. because cause tomatoes, pepers and white potatoes are out.

I really miss the red meat.. which he says is his biggest issues as well.  I could buy it and cook it for the kids and I but, then I feel guilty eating it in front of him. I was doing his diet it would be the cheese,  yea soy based cheese it kinda sucks.

What does he eat a lot of :

  • Mushrooms
  • Onions
  • Green veggies (not in pepper family
  • Cauliflower try my roasted cauliflower recipe simple
  • sweet potatoes
  • turnips, beets,
  • fruit
  • gluten free pasta
  • quinoa
  • polenta
  • rice
  • chicken
  • fish/seafood
  • pork
  • Jello

So what is on the meal this week:

Menu Planning: Gluten, Dairy, Nightshade, veggie, and red meat free diet

Monday: Sweet potato chicken soup

Tuesday: Beginners Baked chicken, broccoli, and rice with kalamata olives

Wednesday: White turkey chilli-  Use cumin, wasabi, and white pepper for heat

Thursday: langostino lobster  scampi Gluten free pasta and reg pasta

Friday: Turkey Taco night with gluten free re-fried beans

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Roasted Cauliflower and Meal Planning

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Roasted CauliflowerRoasted Cauliflower :  as my family eats healthier do to our change in diet.  For my husbands healthy I have been trying new ways to prepare many of our favorites foods with more flavor.  Since my Husband Jeff is Gluten, Dairy, Red meat, Night shade vegetable free.  I can’t use many of our standard seasoning to flavor our meals and I have to find new ways to create depth.

Roasted Cauliflower:

  • 1 head of Cauliflower
  • 1/4 cup of olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tablespoon of mince garlic
  • salt pepper
  • cumin
  1. Wash Cauliflower head dry  cut away leaves
  2. Place in an oven safe bowlCauliflower
  3. Place onion in bottom and full head of cauliflower on top off onions
  4. Season head with salt pepper cumin and garlic
  5. Cover with tin foil cook 375 for 45 minutes .. remove cover and roast another 20 minutes  till golden.
  6. Eat as roasted or mash for a cauliflower puree..
  7. Note you might want to make more then one at a time,  Roasted_Cauliflower_013_001-31

Also I recommend while roasting also roast garlic bulb at the same time-  Just cut off the the top drizzle with oil wrap in tin foil.. If you have the oven on might as well do a garlic.  They keep well in he fridge for future use. roasted_garlic_001

Weekly meal Plan:

Monday: Polenta and shrimp

Tuesday : spaghetti squash Alfredo

Wednesday: stirfry  and rice

Thursday: pork tenderloin with spinach

Friday: Tacos bake, homemade re-fried beans, corn tortillas

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Here are some great other Posts to check out:

All Meatloafs should be served as a muffin

This Pea Salad will make you crave it .. (Bacon)

Easy Beginner Chicken in 3 Steps that will make you MIL ask for the recipe

How to Fix Fitted sheets to stay in place DIY

DYI Raised Pallet Garden


 

Cooking, Product Reviews

Olive Tempnade with Rice Chips Review

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Olive TempnadeOlive Tempnade with Gold Emblem Rice Chips :  I was recently asked to review CVS Gold Emblem Baked Rice Crisps.  I paired the Rice Chips with my Olive Tempnade Recipe.   I was attending a garden swap party and I thought the crowd would love the treat. I was right, the rice crackers and Olive Tempnade were a huge hit.

Here is how to make the Olive Tempnade

  • 1 whole bulb garlic roasted
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 can 14 oz of black olives
  • 1 jar 10oz of green olives
  • 1/4 cup of olive oil

How to roast Garlic

  1. Preheat oven to 350 – Cut the top off the garlic bulb off, place on tinfoil pour olive oils and sprinkle with salt,
  2. Wrap tin foil bake for 1 hour
  3. Remove garlic from oven allow to cool in tin foil

Tip: Roast garlic when baking some thin else I will do 2-4 bulbs at  a time  so I always have them  Roasted garlic has a milder flavor when hot they are yummy on bread.

Assembling Olive Tempnade

  1. Blend 1/8 cup oil, Roasted Garlic,  Shallots in blender  blend till smooth
  2. Add Olives back and green Reserve a few for garnish
  3. Coarsely blend olives (not smooth)
  4. Garnish with olives
  5. Use Rice Chips to dip and enjoyOlive Tempnade recipe

My review of Gold Emblem Rice Crisps

These are Rice Crisps are a gluten free chip.  Made of rice they come in 2 flavors Sea Salt and Barbeque.  I have to say the have been a big hit in my family.  My son and daughter love them both.  My son has really enjoyed them after school, for the kids to love a healthy snack is pleasing   Also all the party guest,  loved the cracker they asked where I got them from when I said from CVS they were impressed.
These Rice Crisps are a CVS product,  The cost is $2,50 a bag.  The Crisps 0grams of trans fast.  30 crisps are 140 calories and each bag contains 3.5 servings.  The bag also has a resealable top,  so great to enjoy over time.  I can highly you recommends and suggest you pick up a bag when you are at CVS.

Gold Emblem Rice Crisps review

Disclosure:  I did receive chips from CVS Gold Emblems Rice Crisps in exchange for this review.  The opinions in this post are my own.

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Easy Tomato soup

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tomato soupSo I had a few pound of tomatoes in my kitchen that are close to there prime. I decided to make Homemade Tomato Soup.  I was excited to make tomatoes with some grill cheese,  it was a quick dinner before my daughter first time at volleyball practice.   I want to make healthy, tasty, and something the kids will eat.

Guess what my entire family loved it.

So how can you make it:

Homemade Creamy Tomato Soup

makes 4-5 servings 12oz  large bowls

Prep/cook time 30 minutes

  • 4-5 Tomatoes
  • 3 tablespoons of Olive Oil
  • 1 large white Onion diced
  • 3 carrots peeled and diced
  • 3 garlic cloves sliced thin
  • 1 can 14oz of vegetable broth or chicken broth
  • 3-4 basil leaves (34-
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste
  • dash cumin
  •  1/2 cup half and half  or milk

Cooking Method

  1. In a 5 quart pan add olive oil, onions, garlic and carrots -dash of salt  cook till onions translucent remove from heat and allow to cool slightly
  2. In another pan boil water- when boiling a put tomatoes in bring back to a boil,  then blanch the cold water
  3. Place the onion mixture with 1/4 of can of broth in a NutriBullet and blend Place back in pot. (do in small batches if necessary)
  4. Then peel the skin off the tomatoes and dice tomatoes
  5. Transfer the tomatoes and 3 fresh basil leaves to the Nutribullet and blend (do in small batches if necessary)
  6. Place the tomatoes with the onion/carrot mixture and remain broth
  7. Reheat to  just below boiling ad milk to thin soup, and dash of cumin and pepper
  8. Garnish with basil and croutons.  Enjoy and eat

Since tomatoes are in season  it is a great time to prep this soup freeze it for winter. You might want leave off the cream and ad it later.    Fresh tomato soup for a chill winter night.

Printable version of Homemade Creamy Tomato Soup

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