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Menu Plan May 14 – Spinach
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I hope everyone had a tasty week and a fabulous Mother’s Day weekend. I think I overindulged on the fat and sugar, so it’s time to get back to my daily smoothies. I’ve got a big bunch of spinach just staring at me, daring me to put it into my smoothies. I know a lot of you frequently drink green smoothies. I did it for a while, then got lazy and just used fruit, no leafy greens to boost the nutritional value. And, lately my daily fruit smoothie has evolved into my weekly smoothie. So I’m going to get back to it this week.
Have you seen what just a cup of spinach can add to your diet? Whfoods.com sums it up by saying “Calorie for calorie, leafy green vegetables like spinach with its delicate texture and jade green color provide more nutrients than any other food.” Add to that that its qualities of being an anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant, and I’d call it a superfood. So, I went searching for some new ideas for adding it into our meals. Here are just some of the yummy-looking recipes I found on the web:
- Twice Baked Potatoes with Spinach, Onion, and Bacon at Celiacs in the House
- Spinach Dip (Dairy-Free!) at The Gluten-Free Homemaker
- Spinach and Artichoke Pizza at The W.H.O.L.E. Gang
- Garlic Spinach Stuffed Chicken at Spark Recipes
- Spinach with Sesame and Garlic at Simply Recipes
- Shrimp Casserole with Spinach and Feta at Gluten Free Mommy
Celiac Family’s Menu This Week:
Gluten-Free Hamburger Buns
Chicken Spaghetti
Baked Chicken Nuggets
Monday - Rotisserie Chicken served with broccoli and corn on the cob
Tuesday – Grilled Salmon served with basmati rice and Elise’s Spinach with Sesame and Garlic
Wednesday - Hamburgers served with sweet potato fries and steamed green beans
Thursday – Chicken Spaghetti with Spinach and Tomatoes
Friday - Baked Chicken Nuggets served with boiled baby potatoes and broccoli
Saturday - Gluten Free Mommy’s Shrimp Casserole with Spinach and Feta
Sunday – Alton Brown’s Baby Back Ribs with Wendy’s Twice Baked Potatoes
Gluten Free Menu Swap Roundup
Angela at Angela’s Kitchen says spinach is a staple in her house. They eat spinach in many ways: fresh or cooked in salads, sautéed, in smoothies, and in sandwiches. I’ll bet it’s in her salads and in the Chicken Sandwich Wraps she’s planning this week. She’s also making Roast Chicken, Calico Beans and Corn Bread, and Slow Cooker Turkey Meatloaf.
Paige at Not Missing a Thing! is celebrating her daughter’s birthday this week with Pizza and Clams. I would suggest adding some spinach to the pizza, but that may not be the birthday girl’s favorite. Other than the birthday dinner, Paige is planning on easy family favorites: Fried Potatoes, Ham and Corn; Chili and Cornbread; Gina Chicken with Broccoli and Cashews; and Baked Potatoes topped with leftover chili.
Renee at Beyond Rice and Tofu is joining us this week with Chickpea and Spinach Curry with rice, Spicy Ginger Noodles, and Socca Pizza with Pesto. Looks like she’s also working on some new tempting recipes this week: Quinoa Pizza Bites and a Mediterranean Wild Rice Salad.
Thanks for joining us this week. Don’t miss next week’s roundup when we share some favorite gluten-free ways to eat chocolate. 
Want to join Gluten-Free Menu Swap?
For this week’s roundup, email your menu link to celiacfamily[AT]gmail[DOT]com. Or, simply put your menu link in the comments below.- Next week’s theme will be here again with Chocolate as the theme. So please come back and share your favorite ideas and recipes for chocolate.
- The Gluten-Free Menu Swap Page has the current schedule of themes and hosts. If you’d like to host a future week, please send me an email (celiacfamily[AT]gmail[DOT]com) with your preferred date and theme.
Need more menu ideas?
- Laura at OrgJunkie.com hosts Menu Plan Monday every week. You’ll find links to hundreds of meal plans (not necessarily gluten-free) there.
- Or, check out some of my past menu plans.
Menu Plan May 7 – Mushrooms
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Mushrooms is the theme for this week’s Gluten-Free Menu Swap. Wendy is writing the roundup for it at Celiacs in the House. Wendy is also participating in 10 Days of Gluten Free. For ten days, she and nine other bloggers are offering tips and advice on living gluten-free. Check out all the great ideas and links Wendy has for menu planning!
For this week’s mushroom theme, I’m going to try a new recipe I found from Silvana Nardone that looks really good: Roasted Mushroom-Stuffed Chicken Roll-ups. Can’t wait to give it a try. Also this week, I’m adding mushrooms to a pizza and a quinoa dish, and maybe the egg and hash brown casserole, too.
Celiac Family’s Menu This Week:
Avocado Salsa
Pizza
Broccoli Mushroom Quinoa
Monday - Steak Fajitas with onions and peppers served with Avocado Salsa
Tuesday – Grilled hamburgers, served with sweet potato fries and corn on the cob
Wednesday - Silvana Nardone’s Roasted Mushroom-stuffed Chicken Roll-ups served with Rice and Broccoli
Thursday – Pizza with pepperoni, mushrooms, and black olives
Friday - Steamed Shrimp served with Broccoli Mushroom Quinoa
Saturday - Eating Out
Sunday – Happy Mother’s Day! Egg and Hashbrowns Casserole
Want to join Gluten-Free Menu Swap?
- For the roundup of menu plans this week, visit Celiacs in the House.
Next week’s GF Menu Swap will be back here at Celiac Family with Spinach as the theme.- The Gluten-Free Menu Swap Page has the current schedule of themes and hosts. If you’d like to host a future week, please send me an email (celiacfamily[AT]gmail[DOT]com) with your preferred date and theme.
Need more menu ideas?
- Laura at OrgJunkie.com hosts Menu Plan Monday every week. You’ll find links to hundreds of meal plans (not necessarily gluten-free) there.
- Or, check out some of my past menu plans.
Menu Plan April 30 – Get Your Grill On!
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The spring weather is warming up, and it is time to Get Your Grill On! That is the theme for this week’s Gluten-Free Menu Swap. Be sure to visit Angela’s Kitchen for the roundup of meal plans.
Looks like it’s going to be plenty warm for grilling outdoors this week. And, if the rain rolls in, I’ll pull out my Cast-Iron Grill Pan
And I can’t forget the salads to go with the meals: potato salad, corn and black bean salad, cold wild rice salad, tropical black bean salad, etc.
Celiac Family’s Menu This Week:
Tropical Fruit Salad
Beef Kabobs
Rainbow Apple Salad
Monday - French Toast served with Tropical Fruit Salad
Tuesday – Grilled Beef Kabobs served with Brown Rice
Wednesday - Pulled Pork Sandwiches served with Rainbow Apple Salad
Thursday – Tuscan Chicken served with green beans
Friday - Grilled Burgers served with corn on the cob and French fries
Saturday - Chicken Teriyaki served with Rice and Broccoli
Sunday – Leftover Buffet
Want to join Gluten-Free Menu Swap?
- For the roundup of menu plans this week, visit Angela’s Kitchen.
Next week’s GF Menu Swap will be at Celiacs in the House with Mushrooms as the theme.- The Gluten-Free Menu Swap Page has the current schedule of themes and hosts. If you’d like to host a future week, please send me an email (celiacfamily[AT]gmail[DOT]com) with your preferred date and theme.
Need more menu ideas?
- Laura at OrgJunkie.com hosts Menu Plan Monday every week. You’ll find links to hundreds of meal plans (not necessarily gluten-free) there.
- Or, check out some of my past menu plans.
Menu Plan April 23 – Mint
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It is definitely feeling like spring around here. This month has been a mix of hot days, cool days, rainy days, and then warm days again. My plants are loving it! The kids and I have scattered flower seeds that have begun sprouting. And the mint…well, mint comes back strong every spring, and this is no different. The kids are already anxious to cut off some mint leaves to put into our tea and lemonade. My husband has even started making refreshing mojitos.
This week’s theme for the Gluten-Free Menu Swap is Mint. I’m adding some fresh mint to my Berry Fruit Salad this week, as well as making Cheryl’s Lemony Mint Quinoa. I’m anxious to hear how others use mint in their recipes. Other than the fresh mint I’m getting out of my garden, my monther-in-law started me on a love affair with Andes mint chips. She made some gluten-free brownies that she topped with Andes Chocolate Mint Baking Chips
Celiac Family’s Menu This Week:
Chicken Tacos
Berry Fruit Salad
Red Potato/Green Bean Salad
Monday - Traditional ground beef and bean chili for this chilly, rainy day. Serving with cornbread muffins.
Tuesday – Chicken Tacos with avocado, tomatoes, lettuce, onion, etc.
Wednesday - Soup and Sandwich night served with a fresh Berry Salad with mint chiffonade
Thursday – Grilled Steaks served with Red Potato and Green Bean Salad
Friday - Broiled Tilapia served with Cheryl’s Lemony Mint Quinoa
Saturday - Eating out for my daughter’s birthday.
Sunday – Leftover Buffet
Gluten Free Menu Swap Roundup
Cheryl at Gluten Free Goodness is joining us this week. She says she doesn’t have any mint in her garden, but will be using basil and other herbs from the mint family in her Beef Stew this week. Also on her menu this week is a Pineapple, Chicken, and Broccoli dish and Salmon on Baby Greens with herbs.
Paige at Not Missing a Thing! is starting her week with a couple recipes that she knows her family enjoys: Quinoa Indian Chicken and Salad Dressing Chicken and Brown Rice. She is also trying some new recipes this week. Ground Beef Goulash, Crockpot Ginger Beef with Onions, and Slow Cooker Chinese Orange Chicken round out her family’s menu this week.
Angela at Angela’s Kitchen puts fresh mint in her Ginger Pear Mint Iced Tea, but doesn’t have enough to harvest, yet. But no mint is needed for her flavorful menu this week: Salsa Burgers, Slow Cooker Pot Roast, Chicken Bok Choy and Cashew Stir Fry, Ginger Sweet Potato Chicken Bake, and Enchilada Meatballs.
Wendy at Celiacs in the House used mint in several dishes last week that she tried from Carol’s new cookbook Simply… Gluten-Free Quick Meals. She used mint in recipes for Peas, Asian Ragu, and Mango Sticky Rice. This week, Wendy is trying Carol’s recipe for Chicken Adobo in the slow cooker and Bean and Veggie Chili. You’ll also find Shepherd’s Pie, Turkey Meatballs, Salmon Cakes, and more on Wendy’s menu this week.
Debbi at Debbi Does Dinner Healthy & Low Calorie has a menu of gluten-free meals all with recipe links to a variety of different sites. This week, she’s eating Egg Roll Stir Fry, Tuscan Chicken, Caramelized Carrot Risotto, Rice Casserole with Bacon and Spinach, Spaghetti Squash and more!
Thanks for joining us this week for the menu swap. Join us next week at Angela’s Kitchen, where we’ll be sharing ideas for cooking our meals on the Grill (fire, barbecue, barbie, etc.).
Want to join Gluten-Free Menu Swap?
- For this week’s roundup, email your menu link to celiacfamily[AT]gmail[DOT]com. Or, simply put your menu link in the comments below.
Next week’s theme will be “Get Your Grill On” at Angela’s Kitchen.- The Gluten-Free Menu Swap Page has the current schedule of themes and hosts. If you’d like to host a future week, please send me an email (celiacfamily[AT]gmail[DOT]com) with your preferred date and theme.
Need more menu ideas?
- Laura at OrgJunkie.com hosts Menu Plan Monday every week. You’ll find links to hundreds of meal plans (not necessarily gluten-free) there.
- Or, check out some of my past menu plans.
Menu Plan April 16 – Garlic
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The theme for this week’s Gluten-Free Menu Swap is another favorite at our house – Garlic. Wendy is writing the roundup for it at Celiacs in the House.
I love the smell of garlic cooking in the kitchen, and it is present in a lot of our meals. I typically double the amount of garlic called for in a recipe. I use it in marinades, sauces, spicy dishes, and not so spicy dishes. This week, it will be in our Shrimp Pasta, Baked Salmon, and Chicken Vindaloo. And if you seem to have an abundance of garlic, you should try Stephanie’s slow-cooker 40-Clove Garlic Chicken.
Celiac Family’s Menu This Week:
Garlic Shrimp Pasta
Baked Salmon
Tropical Black Bean Salad
Monday - BLT sandwiches served with corn and spinach
Tuesday - Easy Garlic Shrimp Pasta served with steamed broccoli
Wednesday - Hamburgers served with sweet potato fries and green beans
Thursday – Baked Salmon with a Balsamic Glaze served with rice and asparagus
Friday - Corn Dog Muffins served with Tropical Black Bean Salad
Saturday - Chicken Vindaloo served with Basmati Rice
Sunday – Leftover Buffet
Want to join Gluten-Free Menu Swap?
- For the roundup of menu plans this week, visit Celiacs in the House.
Next week’s GF Menu Swap will be back here at Celiac Family with Mint as the theme.- The Gluten-Free Menu Swap Page has the current schedule of themes and hosts. If you’d like to host a future week, please send me an email (celiacfamily[AT]gmail[DOT]com) with your preferred date and theme.
Need more menu ideas?
- Laura at OrgJunkie.com hosts Menu Plan Monday every week. You’ll find links to hundreds of meal plans (not necessarily gluten-free) there.
- Or, check out some of my past menu plans.
