WMM- on business

"Whatcha Makin Monday" is a way for me to record menus and keep track of what's been tasty. I keep track of what the family is having for dinner, where we plan to eat at home five nights a week.


This week is also a bit special. I am continuing to play the Game On Diet with some friends at work, but this week I am also out of town on business. I am in Orlando for a conference. While the conference does have some meals that are catered, I don't have any faith that I will be able to eat anything that is Gluten Free. The hubby and the kid are on their own for a few days, and I don't think they will be cooking. As much as I would like to know what I will be eating this week, I don't think I will.

So here is the menu for the week.

Sunday: Unknown... traveling
Monday: Unknown...hotel food
Tuesday: Unknown... hotel food
Wednesday: Unknown... traveling
Thursday: Pizza Night
Friday: Dinner out
Saturday: Chicken Breasts and Corn
Sunday: Dinner out

This will be an unusual week. What are you making?

Whatcha Makin Monday

"Whatcha Makin Monday" is a way for me to record menus and keep track of what's been tasty. I keep track of what the family is having for dinner, where we plan to eat at home five nights a week.


This week is a bit special, since I am playing Game On Diet with some friends at work. The meals all have to be combined a certain way, so they are typically a bit more varied than I would normally eat. That's not a bad thing, just different than I normally do things.

So here is the menu for the week.

Monday: Turkey Burgers, corn on the cob, salad, lemon/lime vinegrette
Tuesday: Grilled Salmon, garlic potatoes, salad, lemon/lime vinegrette
Wednesday: GF Pizza with Chicken and Mushrooms
Thursday: Veggie stuffed chicken breast, greek spinach, and rice
Friday: Dinner out
Saturday: Vegetable Casserole
Sunday: Dinner out

It's getting to be a little too cold to grill (although the husband would disagree), so I am trying to get some grilling in while I can.

I am excited for dinner this week. What are you making?

I feel like chicken tonight...

...like chicken tonight, chicken tonight!
Does anyone but me remember that old jingle? Maybe I am just crazy. Anyway...

I am still in a veggie mood because I am afraid to eat anything else. I don't know all the places gluten can hide yet, so I am weary of eating anything packaged. The great thing is that I have lots of veggies on hand. The not-so-great thing is that the hubs is getting a little sick of potatoes. Ah, well. One more night of dinner and then we fly out to Colorado for a family reunion. That should be a blast, even if it is full of food mines and explosions.

So here is tonight's dinner. Roasted chicken and veg.


This is really easy too. Grab a large 13x9 baking dish. (Side note: I heart Pyrex) Cut your potatoes, carrots, and onions into chunks that are roughly the same size, dump them in your baking dish. Drizzle Olive Oil over the top, then sprinkle on salt and pepper. Toss to coat (in the pan, trying to avoid dishes- ya dig?). On a separate plate, drizzle your chicken with olive oil. Add salt, pepper, and seasoning on both sides. Put on top of the veggies in the baking dish, then cover with foil. Bake at 375 degrees F for about an hour or until the veggies are tender and the chicken reads at an internal temperature of 180 degrees F.

Yum!

I'm all about the easy...

So this was our dinner. Hash is lovely.

Olive oil in a large skillet. Add cubed potatoes and diced onions. Add ground beef (mmm, bessie...) Cook until everything is done, stirring occasionally. Salt, pepper, and a tiny bit of sugar.

Yum, and totally gluten free.

In other GF news, I will have the tests run next week. Since I feel a lot better already, I think this may be the path that I am heading down...

Stir Fry, My style

So, this is what I made for dinner last night. It was mighty tasty. I had forgotten that I like to cook. Well, mostly.

I am really trying this whole gluten free thing. Even if I don't end up needing to eat gluten free, I think that I would still try it. If for no other reason than it might get me cooking at home more, and eating out less. That would probably also help me lose the extra fifty to sixty pounds that I have gained.

So this post is to remind myself that home cooking is a good thing. (Picture Martha saying it).



My Stirred Fry

Wok Oil (just a bit)
Chicken
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Snap Peas
Carrots
Broccoli Shoots
Onions
Hoisin Sauce
Rice Wine Vinegar
Sesame Oil

All amounts are at your discretion. Choose what you like, and how much you like. Chop and size according to your tastes.

Heat your wok over high heat. Glug the wok oil in the wok (I used about two turns). When the oil is hot, toss the chicken in. Brown for a few minutes until the chicken is mostly done. Push chicken to the sides of the wok and add a veg. Cook until the veg is just barely warm. Push that veg to the sides of the wok and add another veg, continue until all the veggies have been added. (Cook whatever will take the longest first, then add from there). Hopefully, by the end, all the veggies will be added and crisp-tender.

Add a bit of hoisin sauce. Stir. Cook until eveything is done to your liking. Turn off the heat. Add a bit of rice wine vinegar. Stir. Take wok off the heat, then add a few drops of sesame oil. Stir.

Serve over rice.

Makes about as much as you want to consume. It really depends on how many veggies you added. If your wok is too small, the cook each item separately until almost done to your liking. Take the item our of the wok just before it is cooked through and set aside. When everything is cooked, then you can add it all back in, add your sauces, and voila! Stir Fry.

The Farmer's Market

I went to the Farmer's market today with my hubby and a good friend. It was the first market of the season. We arrived shortly after the opening and the park was packed. It was beautiful.

The vegetables, the (small amounts) of fruit, the craft vendors, the homemade food, and the people were all great. The market was filled with wonderful smells. I began to realize something. Even if I have to live without wheat or gluten, I don't have to feel deprived. Many of the foods that I adore contain no gluten.

Carrots don't have gluten. Neither does onions, bell peppers, lettuce, or milk. The first cherries of the season- that I paid an arm for- don't contain gluten. They were surrounded by much anticipation, but they don't contain gluten!

The hubs and I decided to join a milk delivery service from Winder. We ordered milk (in glass bottles), half and half, and even groceries. With the grocery delivery, the farmer's market, and all the stuff I hope grows in my garden, I should be perfectly fine without wheat.

My booty from the market? Brilliant!

• Cherries (Even if they did cost the earth, it was worth it to have my first cherries of the season).
• Onions from my favorite root guys
• Sugar Snap Peas
• Green Leaf Lettuce
• And the Winder Dairy stuff, which will be delivered next Monday.
  

What's in my fridge?

• Broccoli
• Cauliflower
• Iceberg Lettuce
• Eggs
• and lots of condiments
  

Sometimes life just sweeps you away

So I remembered this blog today. After all of the other things that I had been writing, and all the other things that I have been trying, I remembered this blog. I don't write this for anyone other than myself. It is my hope that I can look back and remember what my life was like at this particular moment. It is my hope that one day I will be able to think back and be inspired. So, continuing my journey through my brain requires a bit of thought and a bit of dillegence so I don't forget what I wanted to gain from it to begin with. So in keeping with this theme, I am back. Remind me if I forget to visit often.

I went camping. To anyone who knows me, this is a shocker. I am not your typical girl, all concerned and fashionable. I can't even wear makeup due to the allergy issues. With this being said, I am a city mouse through and through. I am so not a fan of the great outdoors (the real thing... I love the movie). I am also not a fan of the not showering for days, and the sleeping on an air mattress rather than my comfy bed. I know it could be worse, i did have an air mattress after all, but I am grateful it was only three days.

Having said that, the hubby made a great breakfast each morning that was almost enough to make me forget about the great outdoors... Almost.

OUTDOOR POTATOES AND EGGS

The hubby made this recipie as breakfast two mornings in a row. The amazing thing was that it tasted different both times. It was made in a large dutch oven over the campfire, but I am sure that you could make it on the stove in your favorite skillet.

8 large red potatoes
1 large sweet potato
4 large russet potatoes

1 carton egg beaters
2 tofurkey dogs or brats

Cube the potatoes (Peel first if you are not a fan of the skin). Dump potatoes in the dutch oven, cook until lovely and almost done. Cube tofurkey dogs and dump in the dutch oven as well. Cook some more until the dogs are good and toasted and the potatoes are finished. Add the eggbeater and mix around. Cook a bit until everything is done or until all your fellow campers wake up.

It fed four of us each morning, but we were very hungry campers :)