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The same old & updated

Well, this week I’ve done exactly ZERO cooking.  (unless you count pancakes)  So it seemed a good time to update some of the shopping lists up there in my nav bar.  I’ll keep this list up to date as I go:
Updated Feb. 2010

Meats & Proteins

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A little BBQ Humor

I posted on my personal blog today a little BBQ humor from a completely FAILED attempt at it last night! See it here: http://www.mommymotivation.me/humour/what-i-learned-re-bbq/

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Moving Right Along…

Image by Muffet via Flickr

Ack!  I dropped the ball around here!  But I’ve been busy behind the scenes making the posts more searchable… (now that the links actually work…) and I’ve updated some of the shopping pages too.  These are designed to be used by the newly diagnosed.  Those, who are in the what-the-heck-do-I-eat stage!
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Milk & Milk Products Shopping List

Image by Muffet via Flickr

These will nearly all be gluten-free:

yogurt, flavored or plain
milk, plain, varying types and flavors
eggs
cheese
sour cream
chip dip
cottage cheese
margarine
butter
whipped cream

Things to watch extra carefully:

items flavored with ‘malt’ – usually derived from barley
processed cheese and cheese spreads
cheese dips balls and spreads (covered in various crumbs)
yogurts and cottage cheese cups with toppings, crumbs or muesli

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5 ways to disguise leftover turkey

Some little bunny told me there may be an excess of turkey in every kitchen this weekend.  I present to you:
The Turkey Makeover

Curried Chicken & Rice and substitute leftover turkey meat for the chicken!
BBQ Chicken Quesadilla
Chicken Alfredo & Rice Vermicelli (the unpretentious version)
Warm Chicken Walnut salad
Polynesian Rice

This menu is part of Menu Plan Monday at [...]

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I Luv DQ

Through some get this crazy woman off my back luck I had a little tour of the ice cream cake making facilities at Dairy Queen and I’m here to report my findings.
I was there, innocently enough, ordering an ice cream cake for my 5 year old.  She is not the celiac in our family, [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – March 23 (a repeat)

Originally posted Nov. 6, 2007:

Monday: Peanut butter roll-ups/     Glazed Salmon & Pasta
Tuesday: broccoli & cheese soup w/ Bread/  spaghetti and meat sauce
Wednesday:  cottage cheese&fruit & crackers/teriyaki chicken rice bowl
Thursday:   left-overs/ taco’s
Friday: Order In or Go Out night
Saturday:  Pancakes/ soup & sandwiches/ Dad’s night to cook
Sunday:  //Fancy Dinner: we set a tablecloth, wine glasses, use all the appropriate [...]

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Roasted Salmon with Mango Salsa

Okay, I’ve been racking my brain to come up with something that would substitute for mangos since that is not an ingredient that I usually keep.  So far, I’ve come up with a combination of peaches and pinenuts that would likely be a good substitute.  Since I don’t have either of those, I’ve decided its [...]

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