Last week’s beef pot pie with a crust by Jeanne at the Art of Gluten-Free Baking was a success and you can find the recipe for her crust and my filling at the Mother Earth News gluten-free blog along with Shirley of Gluten-Free Easily’s easy gluten-free chicken pot pie recipe. I also had Linda Simon from Kitchen Therapy join me with a post on growing gluten-free grains in the garden. This week look for an article by registered dietitian, Tricia Thompson on the cross-contamination of gluten-free grains. I’ll also have cookbook reviews for Carol Kicinski’s Simply Gluten Free Desserts and Elana Amsterdam’s almond and coconut flour cupcakes cookbook.
I inherited my daughter’s old iPhone last year and she helped me buy a few apps and showed me how to use them. Then life went on at its usual fast pace and I never really used my apps. I bought the Cook It Allergy Free app, but didn’t use it. I just thought it was cool that I knew Kim the developer of the app and I used the great recipes from her blog. I got the bright idea to use it for my menu plan and shopping this week to help keep myself and my life more organized. I’ve been using my calendar on the phone and using it to store reminder notes to myself. After browsing meal planning apps and then looking at Kim’s app, I decided I didn’t need to buy another app, I just needed to use what I already had. So this week’s menu uses the family-friendly recipes on the Cook It Allergy Free app and the grocery list part of the app to make sure I get all the ingredients I need for the week. I love that I can use the list by aisle in the grocery store so I can get through shopping in a hurry with no back tracking for forgotten items. I managed to get home with everything on the shopping list.
- Pesto Chicken with Pasta
- Steamed Fish with Spinach, Swiss Chard and Lemon, Quinoa Italiana
- Meatloaf Muffins with Brown Sugar Glaze, roasted sweet potatoes and French cut green beans
- Sausage, Bean, and Kale Soup, savory muffins from Elana Amsterdam’s new Cupcakes cookbook.
- Farmer’s Casserole-brunch for dinner
- Greek Quinoa Chicken Salad
- Beef and Snow Pea Stir-Fry
Cheryl from Gluten Free Goodness is hosting this week with the theme of sugar free delights. I’ve been testing recipes from Elana’s Gluten-Free Cupcakes and she uses agave. Look for the review over at Mother Earth News on Wednesday. Cheryl also has the headquarters for our swap.
I always link up to Laura’s Organizing Junkie Menu Plan Monday where hundreds of menu planners share their links each week.
Wow you’ve been a busy woman! That sounds like a crazy amount of cooking/baking/writing, but I’m sure it’s all fun stuff–those are great books. Can’t wait for Tricia’s article, I’m sure it’ll be wonderful and that’s always a hot topic.
Now that I think about it, it was a lot of baking and cooking last week. But it was all so delicious and I had the troops here to help me taste test. Tricia’s guest post should be up at the Mother Earth News site this morning.
Wendy, I am so happy that you were able to use the Shopping List! Thanks for sharing the App here, my wonderful friend! You are one special lady! And I cannot believe how busy you were in the kitchen last week! You have one well-fed fam! So excited to see you and meet Shelby next week!
xo
k
I feel so dumb that I was walking around with your great resource on my iPhone and not clever enough to use it this way. We had the fish last night and it was soo good and soo easy. Can’t wait for the GFAF Expo either.
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You always give the best reviews, Wendy! So comprehensive and passionate!
Oh, all these meals look and sound great. I’d like to have an iPhone just to use Kim’s app. No kidding. I like any tool that makes my grocery list for me and my shopping easier. 
I love all the other great folks and their stuff that you put in this post, too. And of course, thank you for the pot pie mention! I was so happy to guest post over at your MEN blog; it’s such a terrific new gluten-free resource. 
Shirley
Thank you, Shirley. I’ve got to compliment you on your last post. Talk about comprehensive.