October 8 - 14

OOPS! This has been sitting unpublished in my drafts folder. Sorry about that. Eat well!

As you can see, I failed miserably at taking photos of my meals this week. Hopefully cute pictures of my family will make up for the disappointment.

October 8 - Out at La Sen in Tualatin
The kiddo was sick all day this day so my wonderful husband brought home dinner so I didn't have to unearth myself from the feverish toddler to cook. I got the pho with beef broth with chicken in it (rather than beef) and it was rad. I prefer the beef broth on this one, it is more savory and flavorful. But, not having eaten real beef itself for over 2 decades, I opted for the easier-for-me-to-digest, chicken.

October 9 - Fred Meyer Sushi (California Roll)
We grabbed sushi to have in the cafe at Fred Meyer before we headed to Bend this evening. Since I'm currently avoiding soy, it was not as delicious as usual (as I couldn't mix the wasabi with tamari for a dipping sauce) but it was still tasty and good pre-road-trip fare. Double bonus: the toddler ate his first sushi roll. Wahoo!

October 10 - 
Out at Kebaba in Bend (lunch)
This was recommended to us by our friend's mom. Thanks Mabel! What a great choice. I had the vegetarian mezza with a chicken kebab. Yum, yum, double yum.

Out at Spork in Bend (dinner)
You may recall that I went here last time we were in Bend. It was so good I went back. This time I had the Grilled Vegetable Coconut Green Curry with Chicken. It was awesome. Spicy but not too much. And the perfect balance of roasted and fresh flavors.

October 11 - Turkey Sandwiches 
After 4 hours in the car and returning home to a very empty fridge, it was time for something easy and to use what I had on hand. Same old, same old here. Good thing we like these. ;)

October 12 - Oven Pancakes with Berries and Turkey Breakfast Sausage
Oven pancakes used to be a Saturday morning stand-by at our house until gluten went the way of the do-do. I hadn't tried it with GF flour and I'm not sure why. I was trying to keep up the tradition of breakfast for dinner while dad is away, but didn't want another night of GF waffles and scrambled eggs. I'm glad I remembered these. You don't get the same awesome souffle effect with the GF flours, but the taste is spot on. I topped with a little butter, some lemon juice, 1/3 cup of mixed berries (defrosted from our picking adventures this summer), and a sprinkle (or two) of powdered sugar. I served with ready-to-eat turkey breakfast sausage. We were happy and full.

Oven Pancakes
Preheat oven to 425

Beat 3 eggs with 3/4 cup milk (or alternative milk if needed/wanted). *Note it is best to use eggs that are room temperature.

Add 1/4 cup gluten free flour mix, 1/4 cup coconut flour, and 1/4 cup almond flour and mix until well blended.

Pour batter into 1-2 greased round baking dishes (8-9 inch) and bake for 15 minutes.

October 13 -Turkey Burgers with GF Buns, Sweet Potato Fries, and Southwest Chopped Salad
I am trying to use up things that have been in the freezer since summer, so I put some of the remaining "have these around in case of an improptu BBQ" turkey burgers to use. Since I went GF we often skip the bun, but I splurged this time and bought them. I served with our standard Alexia SPF's and a Fred Meyer brand of chopped salad kit that was southwest themed. All was tasty. I'm ready, though, after a two week hiatus from real cooking not only to get back to making things for myself but to do so with things that involve more than opening a package and heating something premade. Sigh.

October 14 - Shrimp Scampi with Spinach Salad
This was yummy and super easy. Sometimes I serve a scampi over zucchini noodles "zoodles" but I opted for GF spaghetti this time. It was tasty. The toddler thought it was "too spicy" with the red pepper flakes and my hubs said it was a little heavy on the garlic (which, around here is saying something, garlic goes in EVERYTHING). I think it was tasty just as it was.

The spinach salad was just spinach, chopped peppers, grated carrot, and some cucumber. I usually have an assortment of dressings from which to choose - those can be gluten hiders, though, so be sure to check your labels!