Thanksgiving Weekly Menu 2016 | Gluten-Free

Hi all!  How is it already time for Thanksgiving again?  Wow!   We haven’t cooked a turkey the last few years but I’m actually looking forward to doing it again this year.   One of the things my mom taught me before she died was how to cook an entire Thanksgiving feast.  We do it a little different now because of my dietary restrictions and...

The Gluten Free Weekly Menu Oct 3, 2016

Hi everyone!  Time for the gluten free weekly menu Oct 3, 2016 + lots of awesome recipes.  And we are trying out a new recipe for bean soup from The Wanderlust Kitchen. I do love bean soups.  We make a killer red lentil wild rice chicken soup.  And bison enchilada soup with homemade Ranch style beans.  Also check out these delicious recipes for healthy veggie...

The Weekly Menu Aug 22, 2016

Hi everyone! Doesn’t August always feel like the longest month ever? Well it’s time for the gluten-free weekly menu Aug 22 edition. This week the recipes are pretty easy and there will be lots of leftovers that make great lunches.   Or they are great for freezing.  I will be trying a new recipe as well. For Meatless Monday, we are making up a batch of...

The Weekly Menu Aug 8, 2016

Ugh, August.  It’s too hot. But one of the fun things about this time of year is that Hatch Festival is here again.  It is such a great way to change up those staple recipes.  So we’re going #Hatch on everything the next two weeks! And we are slowly creeping back into football season again.  So excited about watching the Horns play this year.  Always start off...

The Weekly Menu July 11, 2016

Hi everyone! Time for the gluten-free, low FODMAP weekly menu July 11! So my digestive system is actually doing a little better on the low FODMAP diet (still also gluten, totally dairy and casein free except for the Parmesan).  I’ve learned a lot more about food this week, too: basically all my spice blends have garlic or onion powder in them – so I need...

The Weekly Menu July 4, 2016

Hi everyone!  Hope you are having a fun summer and enjoying the 4th of July weekend! We’ll be grilling up a couple of bison burgers and making homemade fries! So yum! And of course it is time for the weekly menu again.  This week I’m going to add another layer of restrictions to our diet because I’m having a lot of digestive issues lately. Last...

carnitas burrito bowls filled with rice, veggies, sweet corn and avocado verde sauce

The Weekly Menu May 16, 2016

Hi everyone! It’s time for the weekly menu May 16!  Hope you had a great week. Last week was super positive for me having earned an ‘A’ in both my Intro to Bioinformatics & Coding classes at JHU. Yay! Part of the challenge has been eating really clean to keep my gut bacteria as happy as possible, exercising to keep stress down, and surrounding myself...

The Weekly Menu April 18, 2016

Hi friends! So this is always my favorite time of the year! I love April and spring and it’s my birthday month, but most of all I love the Austin Food and Wine Festival. We’ve been going to this event before it became “this event” (it used to be local before C3 took it to the next level) and way before I ever knew anything...

The Weekly Menu April 11, 2016

It’s time for the weekly menu plan April 11 edition! And we will get to that as always. But you might be wondering why I’ve been talking about the microbiome so much lately and trying to eat mindfully to encourage the growth of good bacteria in the gut. So what is the microbiome? This is a pretty new field of research and it is exciting...

The Weekly Menu March 28, 2016

Hello friends! It’s that time again – coming up with a game plan for the week to get us through this diet restricted life in the easiest way possible. So it’s time for the weekly menu March 28! Because my body is super sensitive, I have to eat and live in a way that reduces chemical exposures that stress out my immune system.  As well...