My Gluten Free Weekly Meal Plan

Last month was a doozy for us - we rented a uHaul, spent 5 nights in hotels and eating out, had to buy new furniture, pay rent and bills for 2 different apartments, and set up a new place in a different country.

Now that we're somewhat settled, I'm trying to get back on track with meal planning and budgeting. This week's meal plan is only somewhat locavore-ish (in that our veggies were bought at a small, local veggie market and most of the veggies are at least from within our province, as opposed to from another country).

So not only are we working on a tighter budget this month, but we're also doing a fair amount of entertaining in our new home. Last week we had two separate dinner parties. This week I'm having a girls' lunch AND two dinner parties (one even includes small children). So here's what we're eating this week...


Because I'm in a bit of a rush today, I'm going to leave out my usual list of what's in our cupboards, as well as breakfasts, lunches, and snack.

Week of: September 13-19, 2014
Day:
Saturday	Girls’ luncheon: Leftover Vegan, GF Red Lentil & Quinoa patties on a bed of mixed greens with yogurt, dill & cucumber dressing Dinner: Pumpkin & Beer soup and lemon caper pasta
Sunday	Having my dad and his wife over for dinner: * Veggies and Beet Hummus * Vegan tofu meatballs with honey-mustard glaze (recipe to come) * GF pierogi stuffed with mixed greens (like one of the recipes in my book, Recipes for Unusual Gluten Free Pasta) * A salad bar * Gluten free Mexican Chocolate cupcakes with Kahlua Frosting (from my upcoming cookbook, Cooking and Baking with Gluten Free Beer)
Monday	Having some friends and their kids over: * Veggies and Beet Hummus * Leftover meatballs served over rice and lentils. * Chickpea flour flatbread (recipe in my book Living with Oral Allergy Syndrome) * Mexican Chocolate Cupcakes * Watermelon
Tuesday	Scrounging through leftovers : ) Probably using the watermelon rinds to make Watermelon Rind Soup
Wednesday	My husband is cooking dinner
Thursday	Leftover rice and lentils with steamed vegetables on the side
Friday	Homemade Pad Thai
What’s Cookin’ Sunday: Tofu meatballs, gluten free pierogi, giant batch of rice and lentils

What are you cooking this week?

 


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