Monday I was able to make Elisabeth Hasselbeck's chicken tenders and they were quite good. Because of where we live we were unable to get the bread crumbs that were called for in this recipe. We modified and used a package of GF bread crumbs, which tasted just fine.
Tuesday my husband and I went out to Wexford (north of Pittsburgh) to meet with a pediatric nutritionist. Most of the information that she discussed were things that we were already aware of, but it was nice to hear it from a person rather than reading it online. Some things that she suggested were to put Lydia on soy milk instead of almond because it has more protein and fat. She also recommended that we print out nutritional menus from restaurants that Lydia is able to eat at and keep them in a binder in our car. By doing that, we can give Lydia her food options before we even go into the restaurant. She stated when eating out, we should tell our server that Lydia has a severe wheat allergy rather than she has Celiac disease because most people are not familiar with this. She was able to clarify several ingredients that I have found conflicting information on including: maltodextrin, modified food starch, and caramel coloring. At the end of our session, she told us about a family run business not far from the Wexford clinic that sold gluten-free and allergy free foods called Naturally Soergel's. We stopped in and were able to get Lydia GF chicken nuggets, GF and DF pizza, Udi's bread, and GF/DF cream of mushroom soup. This store was great! If you are in the area I highly recommend stopping in. Living in a rural area definately makes eating GF a bit more challenging. :( Tuesday evening we stopped at a restaurant on the way home and my girls ate some corn spaghetti with meatballs at their Grandma's.
Wednesday my husband had to work late so I made tuna noodle casserole, which is one of my girls' favorites! I was able to use the GF/DF cream of mushroom soup that I purchased the day before. It was ok. I think next time I will try to make the homemade version instead. The girls loved it regardless and ate the leftovers on Friday for lunch. :)
Thursday is taco night at our house. My oldest daughter has dance from 5-6 so Tacos are something simple that our whole family enjoys. Our girls look forward to our Taco Thursdays. We still had a can of refried beans in our cupboard, so we used this instead. I am in the process of making the homemade refried beans now, so I'll be sure to post how they turned out.
Friday was movie night at my oldest daughters preschool so we ate meatloaf muffins that were in our freezer. I made homemade DF mashed potatoes, which were quite good. My favorite part of Friday's nights meal was the cooked carrots. I boiled the carrots and poured a melted mixture of DF butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. They were delicious!
Tonight we ate my Mom's sweet chili which is a family favorite. I also made a 9x9 pan of Bob's Red Mill cornbread for the first time. We all enjoyed it. The next time I make it I think I would add some sugar before I bake it because the sweeter the better! I was able to freeze half of the bread and half of the chili so now some night dinner will be extra easy.
Tomorrow we will have leftovers. If you would like any of the above mentioned recipes please message me on my facebook page Loving Gluten Free Mom.
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