A Simple Paella

Paella is a wonderful way to utilize leftover meat and veggies. In this simpler version, paella translates very well to a weeknight dish. Traditional paella consists of olive oil, rice, and saffron. You can throw in vegetables, seafood, or meat. Mine is missing the olive oil tonight because I omitted stir-frying [...]

Menu Plan Monday- September 17th

I am a little behind today, but I just finished my menu and shopping for the week. I went out of town for the weekend, so I will be playing catch-up all day. We went to my mother’s house and my little boys had a ball. I don’t think Jude has ever [...]

Pumpkin Pancakes

We decided to kick-off the fall a little early this year with pumpkin pancakes. Since the discovery of Pamela’s baking mix, we eat pancakes fairly regularly around here, but I occasionally like to mix things up and make my own- cornmeal, pumpkin, or banana nut. With that in mind, I decided to use [...]

Quinoa with Spinach, Mushrooms, Jalapeño, and Cilantro

Since going gluten-free, I have heard a lot of great things about Quinoa. Considered, “the mother grain” by the Incas, Quinoa has all the essential amino acids, unlike wheat which has to be paired with a legume to be a complete protein. However, I have never cooked it until tonight! Now, I [...]

Menu Plan Monday- September 10th

Here is my menu for the week.
Monday: Pizza w/Whole Foods Gluten Free Bakehouse crust
Tuesday: Chicken Broccoli Cheese Casserole
Wednesday: Spinach Mushroom Enchiladas w/ Quinoa
Thursday: Pumpkin Pancakes w/ Gluten Free Sausage (Breakfast for Dinner!)
Friday: Thai Chicken Wraps
Saturday: Leftovers
I am going to experiment with some gluten free toddler crackers and teething biscuits. Jude [...]