I don’t know what the weather has been like by you, but it has been glorious here the past few days. I have been taking full advantage of that before we enter into the land of the frozen tundra for the next several months.
In My Box is hosting this week’s gluten-free menu swap with the them of “Dutch Ovens”. I don’t have anything on this week’s menu that would utilize my dutch oven, but I do occasionally use mine to make pot roast with potatoes & carrots. With the weather getting colder, it may be time to break it out & cook up a great roast!
Sunday – Rotisserie Chicken, sweet potato hash browns, steamed veggies & salad
Monday – Chicken/Eggplant Parmesan, brown rice/quinoa pasta, broccoli & salad
Tuesday – Honey Baked Lentils & spaghetti squash & salad
Wednesday – Filet mignon, baked potatoes w/Oikos, roasted asparagus & salad
Thursday – Bourbon Chicken, coconut brown rice, zucchini & salad
Friday – Breakfast for dinner
Saturday – Leftovers
Baked Goods
Bread
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Last night Aaron & I went out to celebrate our anniversary at Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse. What an amazing dinner. The chef was extremely helpful & knowledgeable about the gluten-free diet. We both ordered off the Sea & Shore 3-Course Menu. My dinner included a beefsteak tomato & onion salad (sans onion) with hard smoked mozzarella cheese & balsamic vinaigrette, 7 oz medium rare filet mignon, Colossal Sea Scallops with lemon citrus sauce, broccolini and creme brulee for dessert. I also had a nice glass of pinot noir & syrah. Aaron had the same thing, but had a Caesar salad & crab cakes for his salad & seafood. He opted for the cheesecake for dessert. We came home & watched Orphan. Talk about a freaky movie! Yikes!
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Don’t forget to check out Orgjunkie for more menu ideas.
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Another fun blogging event to check out this week: Gluten-free Thanksgiving Progressive Dinner Party. For more details, please see The Whole Gang.
Have a great week!
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My son and me, November 2000. This is before we were gluten-free/diagnosed Celiac.
Gluten-free is Life 
I’m especially intrigued by the honey baked lentils recipe – yum!
P.S. – Happy belated anniversary; oh and how twisted was the “surprise” in Orphan, right??
Thank you! Yes, that was very twisted! Aaron called it, though. I, on the other hand, had no clue!
The lentils sound amazing! I am going to have to try those!
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Thanks! One of my fav dishes!
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Your menu sounds perfect for glorious fall weather! Like everyone else I am excited to try out those honey baked lentils.
I made 2 more chocolate pumpkin loaves this weekend, but this time was a disaster! Instead of Pamela’s, I used my Rebecca Reilly flour mix, forgetting that it doesn’t have xantham gum in it yet. Since I also leave out the egg whites (which worked fine the first time) it came out super crumbly. I also doubled the recipe to make 2 loaves and the whole thing just came out dry and off. I’ve actually never had a good experience doubling GF recipes. Don’t know if it’s a coincidence or not but I think I’ve learned my lesson!
I brought loaf #2 to a meeting, though, and people still couldn’t get enough of it. They were scooping up the crumbly bits and munching away!
Thank you!!
I am sorry to hear about your experience with the chocolate loaf. I have had similar experiences with changing things around. Glad it still tasted good, though.