German Chocolate Fudge Bites I made last week–so good! {And yes, I added mini chocolate chips. Why, of course! 
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Thank you all for the gluten-free lunch ideas. I really appreciated your suggestions and feel re-inspired again!
Here’s this week’s menu:
Breakfasts
PB&J Milkshakes
Oatmeal (used gluten-free oats)
Hard-boiled eggs, granola bars
Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie (we’ll sub the chocolate milk for homemade chocolate almond milk)
Coconut Flour Waffles, scrambled eggs, fruit
Peanut Butter Swirled Banana Shake
CerealLunches
Hard-boiled eggs, almonds, veggies & fruit
Refried beans, chips, fruit & veggies
Beans & Rice, veggies
Salmon, veggies, fruit, corn chips
Baked potatoes with fixings, fruit
Leftovers x 2Snacks
Fruit/veggies
Flourless Fudge CookiesDinners
Dinner with extended family
Dinner out
Easy Garlic Chicken, Rice, Steamed Veggies
Frito Chili Pie, fruit
Goulash, tossed salad
Hamburgers, Sweet Potato Fries, steamed veggies, fruit
Dinner with friends (we’re bringing dessert–I’m thinking these Triple Chocolate Flourless Brownies.)Freezer Cooking
Coconut Flour Waffles
Flourless Fudge Cookies
Easy Garlic Chicken
What’s on your menu this week? Share details and/or your link to your menu plan in the comments.
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I’ll be making these four recipes in bulk and freezing them (except the pudding). They are all tried and true recipes that I LOVE.
GF Chicken Fingers: http://www.glutenfreeandaffordable.com/2012/03/crispy-gluten-free-chicken-strips.html
GF Waffles:
http://www.glutenfreeandaffordable.com/2012/02/gluten-free-waffle-recipe.html
GF Slow Cooker Rice Pudding:
http://www.glutenfreeandaffordable.com/2012/03/slow-cooker-rice-pudding.html
GF Banana Bread
http://www.glutenfreeandaffordable.com/2012/02/gluten-free-banana-bread-recipe.html
GF
Seriously, those German Chocolate Cake Bites look so good!
We have a budget shortfall this month, so we are eating from the pantry this week. Here is our plan:
http://www.momsplans.com/2012/03/menu-planning-march-4-2012/
I make something very similar to those German Chocolate Cake Bites, I call them “Date Balls” German Chocolate Cake Bites does sound much more appealing than Date Balls though. And they certainly are YUMMY! I add oats to mine, just because I love oats, but you can leave them out. They really are rather versatile. http://delicious-nutritious.blogspot.com/2012/01/who-needs-date.html
Our menu for the week – Bibimbap (was delicious) and Venison Carne Asada last night, I’ll have to share the my version one of these days as I could not find a recipe online that I was satisfied with. http://delicious-nutritious.blogspot.com/2012/03/menu-monday-352012.html
I might have to try those fudge balls nut free or with something else in place of the nuts. They look so good! I have made those KA fudge cookies and they are really good. I did find though that they work better with a cookie sheet that has been lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat. My cookies did not come off well with just greasing the pan, but they did taste great! I hope you enjoy the brownies.
Mmm.. I am making almond meal coated chicken fingers tonight with honey Dijon dipping sauce!!
jenetta
I’ve got beans simmering in the crockpot and dough ready for homemade tortillas for tonight. It smells so good. I’m getting very hunger. The rest of the week, we’re enjoying a lot of smoothies, grilled steak gyros ala Fish Mama, and other yummy food. I have a tutorial here for how to make flour tortillas: http://www.simplifylivelove.com/2012/03/homemade-flour-tortillas.html
And my full menu is here: http://www.simplifylivelove.com/2012/03/weekly-menu-freezer-cooking-plan-35.html
Those German Chocolate Fudge Balls look so good – I might have to give them a try!
Awwwww they are gorgeous!! And of course it is genius to add the chips. Good call
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I love the photo!
They were SO good. Notice the emphasis on *were* since they are now gone. I need to make some more soon!
Congratulations on being featured on the homepage of AOL. That’s where my publisher first found me… I’m rooting for you to have a cookbook deal soon, if you don’t already. Love your recipes!
Haha mine never last very long either. Somehow chocolate always seems to disappear so quickly. It’s a mystery
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I actually am working on a cookbook… it’s in the beginning stage, though! I didn’t know you had a book. I’m off to look around your site to find more about it!
I love both of your blogs. Thanks for all the work you do. Keep it up!
Love your breakfast ideas! Here’s our eat from the freezer/pantry week menu: http://saveliveeatlove.com/2012/03/eat-this-weeks-menu-34-freezerpantry-challenge/
Ok, I’ll make some muffins one time to last us a week and we all end up gaining weight. So we have been munching on popcorn recently. Dang though, that stuff looks good.
We’re trying several new recipes this week as well. I made a fantastic mojo marinade using citrus from our garden for fajitas the other night. Tonight is homemade pizza–sausage, bell pepper, and mushroom with buffalo mozzarella. Pretty good meals, and I stuck to my $50 budget for the week.
Here’s our menu: http://www.savemoneylivejoyfully.com/2012/03/weekly-menu-march-4-9-2012.html
We ate from the pantry/freezer all last week. I just went shopping today and stocked back up, but I think most of what we eat for this week and next will be from what we have. This week is short because we’re going out of town for the weekend to be with my husband in our new town.
But here’s what we’re having while we’re home:
http://wp.me/pQCuj-c0
Trying to eat off our freezer and pantry this week so we can put our grocery cash towards our spring break trip next week. Here is what we are having this week:
http://couponingncooking.blogspot.com/2012/03/plan-my-menu-monday-link-up-35.html?m=1
Here is our allergy-friendly menu for this week….
http://willingcook.com/our-meal-plan/
Mmmmm! Those chocolate fudge bites look so darn good! Maybe I need to add those to the snack menu this week
Here’s our menu for the week:
http://cozycakescottage.com/2012/03/05/our-menu-week-of-march-4-2012/
Here’s my menu plan this week for dinners and snacks. I’m not ready to plan for every meal…yet.
http://nearlynaturalnicole.blogspot.com/2012/03/menu-plan-35-312.html
Mark’s Daily Apple also has great recipes for those intolerant to wheat. He advocates a primal way of eating. Grain free with lots of meat, veggies and fruit.
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/#axzz1oO8Xkci9
Can some of you share your experiences freezing the GF items? I don’t know if I’ve just experienced “operator error” or what, but I have not had good results freezing wheat-free baked goods at all. Any insight or advice is very appreciated!
Without know what your specific issue was, here are some general tips:
Make sure it is well wrapped and sealed (double wrap if needed).
Defrost only what you need in the microwave, never by leaving out. I find items become brittle if left to defrost on their own.
Items with a high rice flour content tend to shrink over time (this is true whether they are frozen or not).
Items with a high bean flour content tend to develope an after taste over time.
Hope that helps!
This past week we had gluten-free and dairy-free pumpkin cake, gluten-free breakfast tacos, fajita soup, and gluten-free Parmesan chicken tenders. This next week I am hoping to make a gluten free strawberry bake, and gluten-free enchiladas.
http://whatsmarinating.blogspot.com/2012/03/pumpkin-cake-with-maple-glaze-gluten.html
How do you deal with eating out with your gf/df child? I’m finding it really hard to find things we can eat at restaurants that are totally gluten free or not cross-contaminated. We’ve done ok with sushi and chipotle so far, but that’s it.
We’ve found a few restaurants that have things that work and we’ve just been sticking with those.
I’ve had luck with P.F. Chang and whenever I travel I research the area and have been impressed with non chain restaurants across the country that have gluten free menus. Try using something like yelp for reviews or just even a simple google search.
Yeah, I’m looking into the travel thing now for when we head out east.
The problem I’m finding here locally is I find restaurants that list they are gf friendly, but they have 1-2 things on the menu that are gf and it’s usually something my 4yo won’t eat (like a salad). And it doesn’t help that he can’t have diary or eggs either. I’m finding more national chains that have gf options over local places, which is sad, IMO.
Have you tried http://www.glutenfreeregistry.com? I find them the best resource for finding restaurants (although I do also check urbanspoon and gfrap). You may also want to find some local bloggers. For example, I post reviews of NJ area restaurants (including some chains) all the time and even have a list of every restaurant in NJ that can handle a gf/df diner. Perhaps someone local to you has done the same?
Those German chocolate bites look great!
I’m using uo freezer meals this week:
http://cookingluck.blogspot.com/2012/03/menu-plan-saturday.html
Do you have a recipe for homemade chocolate almond milk? I love that stuff and would prefer to make it than buy it.
Here’s this week’s groceries and menu:
http://purposelyfrugal.com/2012/03/05/groceries-menu-how-i-saved-19-77/#.T1bDo8CsLpE
You always seem to find the yummiest looking recipes!! We are on our second batch of your Pumpkin Chocolate Chip muffins this week…my family pretty much inhaled the first batch, so I had to make some more
Here’s what else is on my menu this week:
http://www.mymommyworld.com/2012/03/weekly-meal-plan-march-5/
We are eating rather simple meals here this week – and sometimes that’s really nice!
http://ourfrugalhappylife.blogspot.com/2012/03/menu-plan-34-pasta-breakfast-for-dinner.html
Gluten free cheesy pasta, breakfast for dinner…
Thanks a lot, Crystal! I have now printed off all of the chocolate recipes from your week.
http://www.outoftheboring.com/2012/03/07/weekly-menu/
Above is a link to my weekly menu. Though not gluten free, still might offer some creative inspiration to someone else. Love the ideas from everyone, helps me get out of the at menu slump. Everything sounds delicious.
I’m making some kid favorite dishes:
CHEESY MAC N’ HOTDOG PIZZA http://www.jennifervandahm.com/2012/02/cheesy-mac-n-hotdog-pizza.html
HOMEMADE BBQ CHIPS http://www.jennifervandahm.com/2012/01/homemade-bbq-chips.html
I know you were trying gluten free for a couple of weeks to see if it helped one of your kids. Since you have been doing it awhile, I assume it’s working?
Yes, we’ve been really happy with how it’s improving the health issues. Thanks for asking!
We’re not gluten-free, but I did have the week off and got a chance to plan out some new recipes!
http://krissydawn16.blogspot.com/2012/03/menu-for-march-5-11.html
I love your recipes & plans. Inspiring
Would love to know how to make the chocolate almond milk. We use plain or vanilla almond milk but would love to make chocolate when we need to (like for the milkshakes). Do you just add cocoa powder or is it more complicated?
We’ve just been adding chocolate syrup (from Vitacost) to the almond milk. I’m sure there’s a way to make it completely from scratch, but I’ve not tried yet. Anyone have a great recipe?
Darn, it’s too bad I’m diabetic so I can’t eat anything too sugary. Maybe once I loose enough weight and get this disease under control, I’ll be able to indulge once in a very long while. I will save the recipe. Something to look forward to!