{"id":848,"date":"2009-04-12T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2009-04-12T10:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glutenfreeislife.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/12\/happy-easter-a-weekly-menu-plan\/"},"modified":"2009-04-12T06:00:31","modified_gmt":"2009-04-12T10:00:31","slug":"happy-easter-a-weekly-menu-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=848","title":{"rendered":"Happy Easter & A Weekly Menu Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Easter to those that celebrate.  We are going to be having Aaron’s parents over for a mid-day Easter dinner today.  I am going to be preparing the meal.  I will be making Herb Roasted Pork Tenderloin<\/a> (or Perfect Pork Tenderloin as I called it in this post).  I will be serving baked sweet potatoes & baked Idaho potatoes with a small toppings bar (brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, cheese, bacon, sour cream, salt, pepper, red hot, whatever you like) on the side.  For veggies I will be making just simple steamed broccoli (though I would love oven-roasted broccoli or carrots, my oven will be very busy as it is) and a mixed greens salad with lots of toppings to choose from.  We will have Buttermilk Cornbread made from Gluten-Free Pantry’s mix<\/a> (usually I make mine from scratch, but these mixes were on clearance at Meijer, so I picked some up).  For dessert, I am making a Lemon Bundt Cake with Lemon Icing.  YUM!  I will share the recipe\/method for that later on this week.  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

The rest of our week appears unusually calm; dare I say that?  Yes, normal schedules & school will be going on.  Wait, I just remembered.  Not so calm.  LOL!  Jon’s 13th birthday is Friday!  YIKES!  That makes me a little scared for a couple of reasons.  First, I am getting old.  Second, I will be the “official” mother of a teenager!  He has been practicing the “teen attitude” for a while, though, so he has got it down, no worries.  We will be having a small cook out on Saturday for family and Jon will have a couple of friends over the following Friday to spend the night.  <\/p>\n

Sunday ~ Easter dinner as listed above<\/p>\n

Monday ~ Leftovers from Easter<\/p>\n

Tuesday ~ Filet Mignon on the grill, parmesan pea risotto, roasted broccoli & salad<\/p>\n

Wednesday ~ Mexican Pizzas (soft tacos for Jon), corn & salad<\/p>\n

Thursday ~ Pulled BBQ Pork , sweet potato french fries (baked), roasted asparagus & salad<\/p>\n

Friday ~ Calzones (Jon’s b-day dinner choice), veggies & salad<\/p>\n

Saturday ~ Cook out!  Aaron is in charge of grilling up burgers & chicken breast; baked beans, corn on the cob & mixed greens salad to go along side.<\/p>\n

Baked Goods for the Week<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lemon Bundt Cake with Lemon Icing<\/p>\n

Snickerdoodle Cake (Jon’s B-day) (Friday\/Saturday)<\/p>\n

PB Cookies<\/p>\n

Pamela’s Bread for sandwiches (Friday)<\/p>\n

Cheryl at GF Goodness<\/a> is hosting this week’s GF Menu Swap.  Thanks for hosting, Cheryl.  The ingredient this week is flaxseed.  I am just learning how to cook with flaxseed in my baking.  I like the nutrition that it adds to baked goods & foods.  Who can’t use more fiber in their diet?  I have been adding about 1TBSP to my GF Oatmeal when I have that for breakfast to boost the fiber up a bit.  <\/p>\n

Also, don’t forget to check out Orgjunkie<\/a> for lots more meal planning ideas.  <\/p>\n

I hope you all have a wonderful week!  <\/p>\n

LiveJournal Tags: weekly menu plan<\/a>,gluten free<\/a><\/div>\n
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