This Week's Menu

Breakfast:

• Sunday - Christmas Day open house
• Monday - shopping day - leftover muffins, fruit, and Amasai
• Grain free blueberry banana bars
• leftover beef brisket biscuits and sneaky scrambled eggs
  
• pumpkin french toast with warm maple nut syrup, Amasai and apple sausage
  
• fruit and Amasai parfait with boiled eggs

Snacks/Lunch:

• leftovers
  
• tuna salad on grain free juice pulp crackers
  
• cheddar apples
• fried plantains
  

Dinner:

• Sunday - Christmas Day - slow cooked honey mustard chicken with rice and green beans
  
• Monday - NY Shopping Day -beef brisket with sauteed asparagus (back up for Blake) and sun dried tomato potatoes
• Tuesday - NY Shopping Day and Mom in Town -Salisbury steak with squashed potatoes and steamed cabbage (back up for Blake)
  
• Wednesday - oven crispy fish with mashed carrots and peas
  
• Thursday -cabbage rolls and corn
  
• Friday -baked coconut chicken with raw honey sauce and Asian stir fry veggies
• Saturday - NY Eve Festivities

Grain free pigs in a blanket (Beyond Organic of course) with mustard sauce, chicken on a stick, sweet and sassy meatballs, creamy, probiotic rich ranch dressing with veggie sticks, green treats with tomato sauce, soaked bread sticks with avocado honey dip, fresh made sparklie juice, persimmon cookies, winter fruit salad drizzled with Amasai

• Sunday -NY Day - cheesy enchilada bake with mixed veggies

Treats:

• carob nut slice
• juice pulp ice cream/sorbet
• broiled grapefruit
• blackberry tart with Amasai ice cream
  

Ideas for Next week = four bean chili mac, winter veggie melt, fruit spread and fruit leathers using juice pulp, chicken and wild rice casserole with broccoli, butternut squash soup, Hidden veggie waffles, Mango Amasai, cranberry almond quinoa, chicken broccoli and rice soup with carrots and celery

This Week's Menu

Breakfast:

• Cranberry orange scones with Amasai
• Sneaky eggs and cheese with homemade juice
• Boiled eggs and toast with fruit spread
• Homemade soaked granola with fruit and nuts

Lunch: Leftover dinner

Snacks:

• grain free banana pancakes
• almond butter apples
  
• cheese and homemade crackers

Dinner:

• Sunday before church – meatloaf with green beans and corn
• Monday – oregano chicken with cauliflower rice and peas
• Tuesday – white chicken chili with added veggies (split for meal delivery)
• Wednesday – community group – leftover meatloaf, spinach and mushroom pizza
• Thursday – Texas oven roasted brisket with pan fried veggies
  
• Friday – steak and gravy with butternut squash and peas
• Saturday – Christmas Eve – spaghetti with meat and sneaky sauce

Treats:

• Gingerbread angels
  
• Soaked Fruit crisp with frozen milk and honey Amasai (yes, we LOVE this stuff!)
  
• Avocado banana pudding

Christmas Day Open House:

• 10am – crustless quiche, sausage balls, muffins, Amasai smoothies
• 1pm – cheese, granola bars, fruit tree with Amasi dip, coffee

This Week’s Menu

Breakfast:

• probiotic pancakes (live beyond recipe) with blueberries
• sneaky eggs and juice
• boiled eggs with raspberry Amasi
• coconut bread cereal with dried fruit

Snack:

• banana fritters
• squash fries
• Honey almond butter on apples

Dinner:

• Sunday before church - sweet and sassy meatballs over cauliflower rice with peas
• Monday - roast chicken with cranberry quinoa and green beans
• Tuesday - Turnip Truck before Opryland, prep Wed lunch
• Wednesday - Community Group, for Blake salmon cakes with carrots and broccoli
• Thursday - Beyond Organic dinner party plus veggies, freezer meal for friend
• Friday - moroccan stew
• Saturday - southwestern chicken nachoes with added veggies x 2, meal for friend

Treats:

• carob fudge or fudge balls
  
• berry crisp or tart
• avocado pudding

This Week’s Menu

Breakfast:

• Sprouted cinnamon toast with an Amasi smoothie
• Boiled egg with Amasi parfait
• Beyond Organic hot dogs fried with veggies (potatoes, sundried tomatoes, and ??)
• Scrambled eggs with soaked blueberry muffins
• Soaked cranberry oatmeal with pecans

Lunch: leftovers unless we have company then make dinner option

Snack:

• Steamed veggies with Amasi ranch dip
• Honey almond butter on apples
• Dried fruit and nuts
• Soaked bread sticks with avocado honey dip

Dinner:

• Southwestern omelet with black beans, corn, and salsa
• Meatloaf with squashed potatoes and green beans
• Grilled pineapple chicken with broccoli
• Chicken with sun dried tomato and spinach served on cauliflower “rice”
• Nut crusted fish sticks with mashed carrots and peas
• Chili with added veggies and corn chips
• City Church Christmas Party – roasted grassfed organic farm beef

Treat:

• soaked pear crisp
• yogurt banana splits
• fudge balls and warm berries

This Week’s Menu

Breakfast:

• Southwestern omelet with black beans and salsa
• Soaked steel cut oats with fruit
• Boiled eggs with sprouted toast and fresh mango surprise juice
  
• Soaked muffins with homemade apple sausage

Lunch: leftovers unless we have lunch guests

Snacks:

• Veggie latkes
• Dried fruit and nuts
• Avocado honey dip with sprouted bread sticks
• Fried plantains and cranberries/grapes

Dinners:

• Chicken broccoli and rice soup with celery and carrots
• Riceless Cabbage rolls with corn
• Cranberry chicken with cauliflower “rice” and green beans
• Roast with peas and stir fry potatoes
• Beans and chard sauté with corn chips
• Nut crusted fish with mashed carrots and peas
• Meatloaf with winter squash and green beans

Treats:

• Avocado banana pudding topped with chopped nuts
• Snowballs
• Blackberry tart

This Week's Menu

Breakfast:

• soaked pumpkin pancakes and homemade apple sausage**
• southwestern omelet with beans and salsa
• soaked cranberry orange scones with warm almond milk**
  
• hashbrowns, scrambled eggs, and fresh sweet sensation juice

Lunch: Dinner leftovers; except when we have company for lunch then take advantage of the opportunity to cook dinner for lunch and eat the leftovers for dinner

Snacks:

• pumpkin muffins with warmed almond milk**
• veggie latkes
  
• bean dip and corn cakes
• homemade trail mix

Dinners:

• Slow Cook Sunday- lentil soup with beef and added veggies
  
• Monday potluck - walnut tacos with salsa and mixed veggies
• nut crusted fish with sweet potatoes and corn on the cob
  
• chicken fried steak with stir fry potatoes and peas**
• roasted chicken with sun dried tomato rice and broccoli
• Thanksgiving - turkey legs, cornbread dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes, and green beans**
• spaghetti with spinach meat sauce**
  

Desserts:

• avocado banana pudding
• pumpkin pie**
• flaxseed apricot chews

This Week's Menu

Breakfast:

• crustless quiche with tomato sauce
  
• hidden veggie waffles (soaked recipe from Kitchen Stewardship) with fresh juice
  
• fried eggs oregano with oranges and kiwi
• soaked maple oat scones (KS) with warmed almond milk
  

Lunch: Dinner leftovers; except when we have company for lunch then take advantage of the opportunity to cook dinner for lunch and eat the leftovers for dinner

Snacks

• juice pulp crackers with cheese :)
• pumpkin muffins with warmed almond milk
• veggie latkes
  
• avocado boats with hummus and sun dried tomatoes
  

Dinners:

• Wednesday Out - homemade beef and veggie pizza with cheese - yes!
• Easy Friday- black bean mexican salad with lettuce and dressing
  
• Saturday Roast - oregano and mushroom chicken with corn
  
• Slow Cook Sunday- lentil soup with beef and added veggies
  
• savory chicken and veggies with soaked dumplings (KS)
  
• cashew chicken lettuce wraps with Asian stir fried vegetables
  
• nut crusted fish with sweet potatoes and green beans

Desserts:

• chocolate mousse with bananas and strawberries
• cinnamon raisin spelt drops
• flaxseed apricot chews
  

This Week's Menu

Breakfast:

• Pumpkin oatmeal from DD
• RAW cranberry granola bars and Amasi (or almond milk if it doesn’t arrive in time)
• Spinach egg pizza with slow cooker baked apples
• Simple scrambled eggs and berries

Lunch: Dinner leftovers

Snacks:

• Avocado honey dip with bread from Wee
• Fruit breakfast quesadilla
• Green treats with tomato sauce
• Homemade trail mix

Dinners:

• Easy Friday- ???
  
• Saturday Roast - chicken with fried squash sticks and green peas
• Slow Cook Sunday- White chicken chili with green beans
• Wednesday Out - Salmon cakes with lemon caper sauce and steamed broccoli
• salisbury steak with tomato gravy and sauteed cauliflower
• Quinoa spaghetti with beef and spinach sauce
• Sloppy lentils on sprouted buns with kale chips
• Fried chicken strips with steamed cabbage and mashed carrots

After Dinner Treats:

• Gingersnaps and milk from Wee
• Fresh fruit – warmed and topped with crushed nuts

Welcome Back Dairy and Gluten, We've Missed You

The dairy free/gluten free diet had no effect on Blake so we are welcoming them back this week, well almost . . . Grains will be sprouted and rationed to once per day and dairy will be restricted to raw sheep, raw goat, or Beyond Organic cow dairy. But I'll take it! Beyond Organic products arrive next week and soaked grains aren't that difficult once you get in the habit of it.

Breakfast:

• pumpkin french toast with warm syrup and walnuts (DD 49)
• green eggs (DD 62) and toasted oranges
• warmed Good Morning granola cereal with cranberries and fresh almond milk
• boiled eggs and fried plantains

Snacks:

• zucchini chips and salsa
• nut butter on apples
  
• green treats with chard from our garden
  
• Warm berry crumble (made from last week's granola bars)
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Dinners:

• southwestern crock pot chicken burritos with shredded carrots added and topped with lettuce from our garden (yay for Fall gardening)
• Raw walnut tacos with salsa and mixed veggies
  
• Sweet and sassy meatballs over cauliflower "rice" and a side of peas
• Friday Roast - Orange herbed chicken with sweet potatoes and green beans
• Souper Sunday – beef and cabbage stew with savory zucchini muffins
• Italian style fish with zucchini cakes, shredded carrots, and marina sauce
• Community group night –
  

After Dinner Treats

• no bake fudge balls
• Almond pulp cookies
• Toasted fruit

Week 7 of Gluten Free/Dairy Free: One more week for good measure . . .

A technicality has us doing it one more week - ugh! Our follow up appointment with Dr. Josh isn't until Monday and I have to make our menu today. So just in case, here it goes.

Breakfast:

• Coconut milk yogurt with oranges and crispy nuts
• Scrambled eggs with dried fruit salad
• Sweet carrot sunrise muffins with homemade sausage
  
• baked quinoa with apples
  

Snacks:

• homemade trail mix
• squash and/or sweet potato fries
  
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Dinners:

• Friday pot roast and tomatoes with broccoli and pan fried sweet potatoes
• Sunday’s soup – zesty Italian soup
  
• Community group night -Mexican salad with leftover chicken
  
• wild rice sausage casserole with green beans
  
• orange beef with peas
  
• gluten free chicken pot pie filling over corn bread
• tuna salad lettuce wraps with carrot sticks
  

After Dinner Treats

• carob bark
  
• pear and grape salad
  
• pumpkin spice ice cream or this one - can't decide
  

Week 6: The Home Stretch for Dairy Free/Gluten Free??

Pray that the result of our follow up with Dr. Josh Axe is that Blake is not sensitive to gluten or dairy and that these dietary restrictions can be lifted. Of course keep in mind that if the alternative is something worse, I’d rather stay dairy and gluten free!

Breakfast:

• Southwestern omelet with black beans and salsa
• Pumpkin blueberry pancakes with a side of extra blueberries
• Coconut milk yogurt with oranges and crispy nuts
• Scrambled eggs with dried fruit salad (banana, peach, cranberry)

Snacks:

• Spinach deviled eggs
• zucchini pancakes with salsa
• sun dried tomato basil pesto with veggie chips
• gluten free granola bars (I mixed in crushed rice cakes at the end vs. the oats)

Dinners:

• Friday’s roast chicken with cranberry quinoa pilaf and green beans
• Sunday’s soup – veggie beef stew
• Community group night - baked coconut chicken with pan fried carrots and peas
• Meatballs with sneaky marinara sauce and fried zucchini pinwheels (sub for Blake)
  
• Oven crispy fish with squash mashed potatoes
  
• Pan-Toasted Sweet Corn with Wilted Chard and Black Beans
• 
  

After Dinner Treats

• Almond pulp cookies
• Key lime avocado pudding
• fresh fruit

Week 5: Dairy Free/Gluten Free

After 5 weeks of this, I still think it is incredibly difficult to come up with gluten and dairy free dishes. However, I am excited to be adding a juicer and a dehydrator to my kitchen tools this week and hoping that will help!

Breakfast:

• Boiled eggs, fried plantains, and strawberries
• Grain free blueberry muffins and homemade sausage
• Pineapple banana shake with fried herbed eggs
• Oatless granola cereal with nuts, fruit, and almond milk

Snacks:

• Blueberry green smoothie
• Sweet potato chips
• Veggie spread and crackers
• Quinoa pilaf with cranberries and nuts

Dinners:

• Friday’s roast chicken with mashed pumpkin and fried okra
• Sunday’s soup – chicken tortilla
• Salmon burgers with mayo, lettuce from the garden, and steamed carrots
• Meatloaf with mashed cauliflower and peas
• Pan fried chicken with wild sun dried tomato rice and broccoli
• salisbury steak with tomato gravy and green beans
  

After Dinner Treats

• Chocolate pudding
• Pumpkin milkshakes
• fresh fruit

Week 4: Dairy Free/Gluten Free

Breakfast:

• Coconut bread cereal with berries
• Boiled eggs with fried plantains and strawberries
• Southwestern omelet with black beans
• sausage and veggie corn bread with fruit (need a recipe or I'll have to wing it)
  

Snacks:

• Garlic dip with crudités (found out Blake loves garlic?!)
• Nut butter on apples and pears
• Quinoa pilaf with cranberries and nuts
• Black bean dip (loosely based on this recipe) with guacamole and corn chips (unless I find a better option)

Dinners:

• Grilled white fish with avocado salsa and steamed Mexican corn on the cob
  
• Meatballs marinara with a side of sautéed mushrooms and green peas
• Roasted chicken with loaded wild rice pilaf
• saucy beans and cauliflower "rice" with fried okra
• pecan crusted chicken with squash potatoes and green beans
• asian beef stir fry

After Dinner Treats

• Key lime avocado pudding
• Blackberry tart
• Grapefruit sunrise

Week 3: Dairy Free/Gluten Free

Breakfast:

• Scrambled veggie eggs and fruit
• Turkey apple sausage with sweet potato zucchini muffins
• Coconut yogurt parfait with nuts and berries
• Root veggie pancakes

Snacks:

• carrot cashew spread with gluten free soaked flax bread
• sun dried tomato basil pesto with veggie chips

- recipe for carrot chips in the oven in case my food dehydrator doesn't arrive in time -
http://weelicious.com/2010/07/27/carrot-chips/

• gluten free granola bars
• Carrot-apple-beet smoothie

Dinners:

• Sloppy lentils over brown rice with broccoli
• baked coconut chicken with pan fried carrots and peas
• meatloaf with purple cabbage and sweet potatoes
• Grass fed beef and gravy with mini acorn squash cups and garden greens
• Wild Fish with wild sun dried tomato rice and green beans
• Pan-Toasted Sweet Corn with Wilted Chard and Black Beans

After Dinner Treats

• coconut milk drizzled over strawberries
• pumpkin milkshake
• Coconut balls
• Fresh fruit

Week 2: Dairy Free/Gluten Free

Breakfast:

• Fried eggs oregano with oranges and kiwi
• Gluten free apple raspberry waffles
• Coconut yogurt, berries, and almonds
• Zucchini pancakes with salsa

Snacks:

• savory hummus with homemade veggie chips/crackers
• Flaxseed apricot chews
• Pineapple zucchini bread
• Fruit and veggie smoothie

Dinners:

• gluten free chicken pot pie filling over corn bread
• Oregano chicken and mushroom with corn on the cob and steamed broccoli/carrot mix
• Grilled burgers with fried plantains and green beans
• Meatloaf with chopped greens and grilled sweet potatoes
• Oven crispy fish with peas and mashed potatoes
• Moroccan stew

After Dinner Treats

• Strawberry pudding
• Nut butter cookies
• Pure fruit

Week 1: Dairy Free/Gluten Free

Breakfast:

• Southwestern omelet with black beans and salsa
• Pumpkin blueberry pancakes with a side of extra blueberries
• Pineapple banana green shake
• Oatless granola cereal with nuts, fruit, and almond milk

Snacks:

• Blueberry green smoothie
• Carrots with hummus
• Spinach deviled eggs with non dairy mayo
• veggie pancakes with beets, sweet potatoes and/or zucchini

Dinners:

• Make Ahead Recipes for Sun, Mon, Thurs –
• Meatballs with sneaky marinara sauce and green beans
• Baked chicken with sautéed summer squash and dairy free ranch dip
• Lettuce wrapped beef tacos with dairy free sour cream, salsa, and mixed veggies
• Dinner with a friend –
• Roast beef with mashed pumpkin and fried okra
• Salmon patties with lemon caper sauce and broccoli
• Herbed steak strips with mango kale salad and carrots

After Dinner Treats

• Chocolate mousse
• Berry or citrus parfait with coconut milk yogurt and crushed nuts
• fresh fruit salad
  

Well, we have just begun a new adventure with Dr. Josh Axe from the Exodus Health Center. I've been reading a lot of information from him about nutrition and health and really like his wholistic, natural approach. So, for the next 10 months we will be meeting with him and his staff for wellness care! I'm very excited but not completely sure what to expect from it. Our first appointment and nutrition consult was this week. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) Blake was put on a gluten free/dairy free diet again. It is part of an effort to solve his continuing issues with digestion and congestion. I hope, I hope, I hope it's not dairy or gluten because long term I do not want his diet to be that restrictive! However, for the next 2 months our menus will be gluten free and dairy free. Perhaps that will provide a nice, new resource for you! I know I'll be doing even more research to find enjoyable, homemade foods.

This Week’s Menu

Breakfast:

• Crustless spinach quiche with tomato sauce
• (G) creamy pasta egg skillet
• (G) Soaked grain waffles with raspberry sauce
• Coconut bread cereal and berries
• Grain free banana pancakes or fritters

Snacks:

• (G) Carrot crackers and spinach dip
• Salsa hummus and veggies
• Homemade trail mix or bars

Dinners:

• HOA cookout: sundried tomato burgers with homemade ranch and root veggie fries
• (G) Veggie bean burritos with homemade soaked tortillas
• (G) Herb baked chicken and butternut squash pasta and green beans
• IQ tuna patties with homemade tartar and steamed broccoli
• Herb baked eggs with homemade sausage and fried sweet potatoes
• Beef burgundy over cauliflower rice and a side of peas
• Chicken cacciatore with black beans and corn

After Dinner Treats

• Smoothies (mochaccino for the adults; peaches and cream for Blake)
• (G) Carrot pineapple muffins with cream cheese icing
• Creamed peaches with crushed nuts
• Coconut almond fudge served with strawberries

This Week's Menu

Breakfast:

• Herb baked eggs and fresh juice
• (G) Carrot pineapple muffins with raw milk*
• Homemade fruit yogurt
• (G) Cheese crepes with fruit and nuts

Snacks:

• Sneaky chef deviled eggs (spinach or carrot)
• veggies and homemade dip
• nut butter on fresh picked apples/pears
• golden beets from the farmer’s market*

Dinners:

• (G) Church night – Parmesan chicken and broccoli
• Cauliflower rice and beans with okra
• (G) Creamy pasta egg skillet
  
• (G) Meatloaf served with squash potatoes and cheddar spinach
• Sun dried tomato burgers served with homemade ranch and squash fries
• (G) Veggie bean burritos with homemade soaked tortillas
• Pot roast and tomatoes with green beans and pan fried sweet potatoes

After Dinner Treats

• island smoothie (good for allergies)
• grilled fruit kabobs

This Week's Menu

Breakfast:

• Carrot pineapple muffins with raw milk*
• Veggie eggs with fresh orange juice
• Homemade fruit yogurt and granola
• Weekend: French toast with homemade bread and fruit

Snacks:

• protein wrap with peaches and almond butter
• egg salad lettuce wrap
• cranberry nut bars
• veggies and homemade dip

Dinners:

• Church night - salsa chicken, cheese sticks and veggies
• Chicken and wild rice casserole with broccoli
• Mexican chicken salad
• Cauliflower rice and beans with okra
• Spaghetti squash bake with beef
• Salmon bites with avocado dip and carrots
• Crustless spinach and tomato quiche with vitamin C fruit salad

After Dinner Treats

• island smoothie (good for allergies)
• grilled fruit kabobs