Menu Plan Monday – Gluten Free Dairy Free Edition
Well, we have the first week of summer vacation under our belts. Woo-hoo! My big kids have already had a sleep over each, summer Youth Group church retreat and the start of cross country captain’s practice. My littlest one starts her summer soccer in the local park and rec program and will start playing the violin this summer. Between my kids fun summer activities and all the camping we like to do, you better believe I plan my menu out for the week. Planning also makes it easier for me to make impromptu picnics to the park or beach because I have everything ready and just need to pack it up. Gotta love that! :)
This summer also marks our foray into being a chicken family. We purchased one-day-old girl chicks three weeks ago to have as pets and to raise as egg producers. The fact that they will also eat the bugs in my yard and produce all sorts of amazing chicky-poo for my garden’s compost pile is an extra bonus! We have been having the best time with them. We love taking them out for “chicken field trips” to the back yard to scratch and chase bugs. They are really developing little personalities and have been a lot of fun to raise. Of course, we do need to get moving on our chicken coop… they are outgrowing their brooder faster than we imagined!
Menu Plan Monday
The Gluten Free Menu Swap is being hosted this week by Heather of Celiac Family. She has picked mango as the theme ingredient. My family adores mango! It is the one flavor they ALL agree on, even my little picky girl. If there is mango, my kids are in. :) Here at OAMM, we have Pork Tenderloin with Mango Salsa and Blackberry Syrup (swoon!) and even babies get into the mango fun with Mango-Peach Puree. Yum! At my house, besides eating strait from the peel, I use mangos often in smoothies (like inMango Spinach Smoothie and Peach-Mango Smoothie) and in curries for added sweetness, such as in Chicken Mango Curry. I also like to pair mangos with blueberries in Chicken Blueberry Mango Salad. How do you use mangos?
Pork Tenderloin with Mango Salsa and Blackberry Syrup
Monday -
- Lunch – Pumpkin Bread and sun butter sandwiches, orange slices, broccoli
- Dinner – Gluten Free Dairy Free Pigs in a Blanket, sweet potato oven fries, spinach salad with poppy seed dressing
Tuesday -
- Lunch – Leftovers and salad
- Dinner – Roasted Chicken (roast 3 – 1 for dinner and 2 for the freezer), Mixed Greens Salad with Dairy Free Ranch Dressing
Wednesday -
- Lunch – Egg-sadillas, blackberries and green beans
- Dinner – Fish Tacos and Cilantro Cashew Salad
Thursday -
- Lunch – Leftovers and salad
- Dinner – Chicken Blueberry Mango Salad and Gluten Free Dairy Free French Bread
Friday -
- Lunch – Peanut-free Thai Chicken Pizza Pockets, mango, and veggie sticks
- Dinner – Clean-out-the-fridge Stir-Fry, rice and homemade dairy free berry pushups (my blackberries and raspberries are producing like crazy right now!)
Saturday – Dinner – Juicy Apple Turkey Burgers with Apple, Bok Choy and Carrot Slaw
Sunday - Dinner – Gingered Beef and Broccoli Salad with Blender Corn Bread Muffins
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Where can I find gluten free dairy free pigs in a blanket?? Those are my favorite and I was hoping they existed gluten free!!! :)
I make my own pigs in a blanket. I’ll get the recipe up on my gluten and dairy free site next weekend for you. Look for it next Friday, June 29th at angelaskitchen.com.
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How do we go about freezing meals when the meat is already frozen? Usually I cook and then freeze but I see a lot of your recipes instruct to put raw meat with ingredients and freeze that way.
Loving this site! As a Crossfit girl and paleo eater, as well as busy mom of a 9 and 12 year old – this helps a ton!
Thanks!
Kim it depends on the recipe but we do have quite a few recipes where you can put the already frozen meat in with the other ingredients to a freezer bag and freeze until ready to serve. We also have a Paleo mini menu if you want to check it out! http://onceamonthmom.com/10-day-specialty-paleo-2012-menu/
I did see the paleo mini menu and that is what prompted me to look further. Would it be allright for instance for cilantro chicken to use frozen chicken breasts and put the cilantro marinade with it and back in the freezer or does that not work so well? Thanks.
Yes that works just fine! It’s what I do often. Same with beef marinades etc.
Yes that works just great and I’ve tried it several times that way. Just make sure you thaw them properly in the fridge so they get the marinade on them.
Also, do you have a link for the frozen meat recipes? I can’t seem to find a category for that. Thanks.
We don’t have them narrowed down that specifically but this category, “no cook on prep day” will help to narrow your search http://onceamonthmom.com/oamm_cooking_type/no-cook-prep-day/