Monday, May 12, 2008

Menu Plan Monday 5/12 - Dairy Free

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gyros
[YUM!!! These were excellent!]
black beans
mac-n-chreese (hopefully this will be descent)

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shipwreck casserole
(UPDATE: I made this last night with venison and it turned out dry and not very flavorful. If you try this and it works out for you, let me know and I'll cook again with ground beef. Thanks!)

black eyed peas
crescents
madarin oranges

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bourbon chicken
white rice
green beans
pears

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grilled tilapia w/lemon dijon cream sauce
pasta
steamed broccoli
french fries

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pinto beans
black eyed peas
green onions
pears
cornbread

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roast
baked potatoes
baked sweet potatoes
honey carrots
corn on cob
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Happy Birthday to Witt!
still need to try several egg-free dairy-free cake recipes out by Saturday
dairy free cream cheese frosting


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14 comments:

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Mandi said...

Great menu! Have a wonderful week!

Laura said...

I love the name Shipwreck Casserole! My boys would love that!

justkc said...

The Gyros look great! I added them to my menu for the week. For the shipwreck casserole have you found tomato soup that is dairy free or do you make your own?

4funboys said...

I don't know what I'm doing in an hour... I can't imagine trying to decide what we'll be having for dinner for the next week! Amazing.

Niki Jolene said...

it all sounds good!

:)

mmmmmm...........gyros!

Melissa said...

About your cake...I don't know if you are only interested in making a cake from scratch, but we LOVE the products from cherrybrookkitchen.com.

bella214 said...

Hi! What did you think of the mac and chreese? Great menu! I wish I was THAT organized.

Nowheymama said...

How organized! I'll have to try the Shipwreck Casserole.

Becky @ BoysRuleMyLife said...

Justkc~

It appears that Campbell's Healthy Request Tomato Soup is dairy free... unless the "flavoring" is derived from dairy. I haven't called the manufacturer about it yet... Thanks for the heads up!

Unknown said...

I am going to try that Talapia recipe one day soon. We love fish and this sounds SO yummy! Hope you are having a good week...

Jenna said...

Thanks for the post over at threeagainsttwo@blogspot.com. We, too, are dairy free because of allergies. Not as severe as yours sounds. We had actually kept some milk products in until a month or two ago. We met with a RD and she wanted a complete avoidance to rule out any additional allergies. (My youngest doesn't test allergic, so avoidance is the only way we can confirm the allergy.) It's actually been a good thing that we are being so strict. I can see continual improvements!! Nice "meeting" you!! ~Jenna

Unknown said...

dairy free, egg free cake
known as 4-H cake/depression cake/crazy cake/wacky cake

1.5 c flour
3 Tb cocoa powder (optional)
1 c sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp vinegar
5 Tb oil
1 tsp vanilla
1 c water

oven 350 degrees. combine ingredients and pour into greased 8" or 9" square pan. bake in oven until done, about 35 minutes?

substitutions:

vanilla cake: omit cocoa, double vanilla

spice cake: omit cocoa. add 1 Tb pumpkin spice

orange cake. omit cocoa & vinegar. use orange juice for the water

lemon cake: omit cocao. use lemon juice for vinegar. can add some lemon extract.

and for icing, i have found some pillsbury and betty crocker tubs of icing that just contain soy. hope that helps! these cakes are great, moist, and nobody can tell they are dairy/egg free.

Melissa said...

I have made that cake too, but I never knew about all the substitutions!!