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Gluten Free Weekly Meal Plan (January 13-17)

This week it's supposed to warm up a little bit, which doesn't mean much when it's warming up from -40C temps. Still, anytime I see an number without a minus in front, it makes me smile. This week's dishes reflect our ongoing effort to eat a greater variety of foods this year. 






Monday: Mushroom Soup

I Feel Like We Dodged A Bullet, But...

To follow up on yesterday's post about my son's lymph nodes, the blood test results came in and everything looks good. His white cell count was a bit high, but nothing outrageous, and everything else was pretty much smack dab in the normal range. His lymph nodes are still large, but they're not out of the high-normal range yet, so for now they're still okay.

Now my kid can focus on being a kid again.

Today We Get Some Answers (I Hope)

If you've been following this blog for a while, you may remember that in addition to my son's gluten issues, we've also been battling an issue with his lymph nodes for over a year now. The lymph nodes in his head and neck are enlarged, and no one can figure out why. Before we took him off gluten and he was sick all the time, doctors attributed his constant sickness to their swollen state, but he's been gluten free for three years now and his lymph nodes continue to grow. They are just on the border line of being in the unsafe range, and he's been undergoing a battery of tests over the last year.

Wordless Wednesday

My son has been home from school the past two days because transportation to his school was cancelled due to weather. My work schedule has flown out the window, but moments like this one make it worth it.

Vancouver's Gluten Free Expo

Since going gluten free, I've made it a point to attend as many gluten free events as possible. I love learning about new products on the market and meeting the vendors, but most of all I like being in a completely gluten free environment and meeting others who understand what my family is dealing with. Knowing that my son can sample everything and can eat anything he wants makes me pretty happy too. We keep a pretty healthy diet around here, but at these Expos I let him try everything. 

Gluten Free Weekly Meal Plan (Jan. 6-10, 2014)

Welcome to the first menu plan of 2014! I'm changing the title to Gluten Free Weekly Meal Plan because I think it's more accurate. I've been posting weekly meal plans each week since 2011, and it's one of the more popular features of the blog. It's not always easy to come up with meal ideas that are gluten free, easy to put together, and kid-friendly, so I'm happy to be able to make that process a little bit simpler. My goal this year is to eat a wider variety of healthy foods, which means including less read meat, more fish, and a wider variety of vegetables, legumes, and fruit. Here's to another great year of delicious dinners!

Monday: Homemade Gluten Free Pizza using Bob's Red Mill Pizza Mix (Click here for my product review of this mix.)

January's Cookbook of the Month: Sweet Debbie's Organic Treats

Welcome to the second year of the Cookbook of the Month Program here at Celiac Baby! Last year was a great year for cookbooks, and the feedback from readers has encouraged me to make some exciting changes to the program this year. There will be monthly giveaways, and more recipes, interviews, and advice from the authors. Like always, my reviews are my personal opinion, not influenced by any outside factors.

I'm so excited to be kicking off another year with a cookbook that takes traditional sweets, and changes them up to be organic and much healthier. The author runs a famous bakery in Los Angeles, Sweet Debbie's Cupcakes, and does much of what she does because her son has food restrictions.

For more on the Cookbook of the Month Program, click on the Cookbooks Tab.

Review: You Won't Believe It's Gluten Free

You Won't Believe It's Gluten-Free!: 500 Delicious, Foolproof Recipes for Healthy Living 

by Roben Ryberg

  

A pioneer in gluten-free cooking, Roben Ryberg has worked with gluten-free flours for over 15 years. Now, in You Won’t Believe It’s Gluten-Free!, she vastly simplifies the challenges of this special diet-while perfecting the flavor of everyone’s favorite foods. Completely comprehensive, You Won’t Believe It’s Gluten-Free! offers 500 recipes for all kinds of breads and baked goods, plus easy appetizers, soups, entrees, and salads to win over any crowd. It also features desserts for special occasions-even wedding cakes! Unlike the standard use of three or more flour blends, these recipes often call for just one flour, and many recipes include corn, potato, rice, and oat flour variations. This is an essential cooking bible for anyone with Celiac disease, wheat allergy, IBS, or other gluten sensitivities.

GOODREADS

Wordless Wednesday

Enjoying some family time with the munchkins. 

Happy New Year!