{"id":1968,"date":"2009-11-22T21:21:36","date_gmt":"2009-11-23T01:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glutenfreeislife.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/22\/weekly-menu-plan-thanksgiving-week\/"},"modified":"2009-11-22T21:21:36","modified_gmt":"2009-11-23T01:21:36","slug":"weekly-menu-plan-thanksgiving-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=1968","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Menu Plan &#8211; Thanksgiving Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Can you believe it is Thanksgiving already?&nbsp; Where did this year go?&nbsp; Short week for the kids&#8230;no school Weds &#8211; Fri.&nbsp; Little do they know that they are hopefully getting their H1N1 vaccines on Wednesday.&nbsp; That will make them really, really happy.&nbsp; \ud83d\ude09&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>We are hosting Thanksgiving dinner again this year.&nbsp; I love to host.&nbsp; I love to roast the turkey and make all the trimmings to go along with it.&nbsp; If you are unsure about which turkeys are gluten-free, please check out my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/x-15655-Columbus-GlutenFree-Food-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Glutenfree-101-Is-turkey-glutenfree\" target=\"_blank\">Examiner post<\/a> for more info.&nbsp; Also, Butterball&#8217;s gravy packet is now gluten-free!&nbsp; How exciting!&nbsp; Here is my menu plan for turkey day:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Veggie Tray with Dip\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/glutenfreeislife.wordpress.com\/2008\/12\/21\/buffalo-chicken-dip-party-nectar-of-the-gods\/\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo chicken dip<\/a>&nbsp;\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/glutenfreeislife.wordpress.com\/2008\/11\/29\/homemade-cranberry-sauce-more\/\" target=\"_blank\">Turkey<\/a> &amp; Gravy (made with cornstarch to thicken)\n<li>Cornbread Stuffing (GF, of course.&nbsp; Recipe to come this year)\n<li>Catholic Potatoes (recipe to come this week)\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/glutenfreeislife.wordpress.com\/2008\/11\/29\/homemade-cranberry-sauce-more\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cranberry Glazed Carrots<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/glutenfreeislife.wordpress.com\/2008\/11\/29\/homemade-cranberry-sauce-more\/\" target=\"_blank\">Homemade Cranberry Sauce<\/a> (will also have the jellied kind)\n<li>Crescent Rolls (for the gluten eating peeps)\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.riosofaustin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rios of Austin Cheese Bread Rolls<\/a> (GF &#8211; review to come soon)\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/glutenfreeislife.wordpress.com\/2008\/11\/26\/grandmas-pumpkin-pie-gluten-free\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pumpkin Pie<\/a> (GF and non-GF)\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/glutenfreeislife.wordpress.com\/2008\/11\/15\/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-bars-gluten-free\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars<\/a>\n<li>Pecan Pie (non-GF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\">My favorite is the cornbread stuffing and the pumpkin pie.&nbsp; I love my Grandmother&#8217;s pumpkin pie recipe!&nbsp; It is the best!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\">Here is the rest of the plan:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\">Sunday- Rotisserie Chicken, Roasted Klondike Potatoes (white, red &amp; purple), steamed green beans &amp; salad<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\">Monday &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/glutenfreeislife.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/07\/garlic-rosemary-roasted-potatoes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thai Chile Salmon<\/a>, Brown Rice Couscous, Roasted Asparagus &amp; Salad<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\">Tuesday- Spaghetti, roasted veggies &amp; salad<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\">Wednesday &#8211; Burgers, sweet potato fries &amp; salad<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\">Thursday &#8211; Feast<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\">Friday &#8211; Leftovers or Nachos &amp; salad<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\">Saturday &#8211; Leftovers or breakfast for dinner<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\"><strong><u>Baked Goods<\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\">Bread<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\">Pumpkin Pie<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\">Cornbread<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\"><\/font>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\">Cheryl at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gfgoodness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gluten-free Goodness<\/a> is hosting this week&#8217;s gluten-free menu swap.&nbsp; The theme is Thanksgiving favorites.&nbsp; I listed my favorites above&#8230;.pumpkin pie &amp; the cornbread stuffing (which is technically dressing, because it doesn&#8217;t go inside the turkey).&nbsp; Thanks for hosting, Cheryl! 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