Weekly Meal Plan

This week, I'll be trying recipes out of The Country Cooking of France, by Anne Willan. It's a truly gorgeous book, with recipes for the thinking person, and photographs that make me drool.  I picked it up at my local library, but it's one of those cookbooks I think I can't live without. I'll share more at the end of the week how this little experiment plays out.

P.S. Monday's dinner is not from the cookbook, but I wanted to keep with the French theme. And how can you have a French-themed week without crepes?

Monday

• Charred Corn, Shrimp, and Tarragon Crepes (using farmer's market corn)

Tuesday

• Beouf bourgingnon (using farmer's market beef, stew bones, and baby onions)

Wednesday

• Quiche Lorraine (using farmer's market cheese)

Thursday

• Steak and aligot (cheesy mashed potatoes) (using farmer's market beef, potatoes from a few weeks ago, and cheese)

Friday

• Tian de courgettes (zucchini gratin) (using farmer's market zucchini)

Treats

• Blackberries
• Cantaloupe
• Gluten free chocolate chip cookies

Bon appetit!

This Week at the Wheeler Farm Farmer's Market

Here's what I got:

Food News and Other Things

If you need another reason to buy Grass-Fed Beef...

It's fun, I swear!

The next superfood...

Shocker.

Why can't we get with the program?

Seriously, I've been wondering about this for quite a while

Mint Fudge Ice Cream

I read an ice cream recipe one time that said no one should invest in an ice cream maker  because only newlyweds make ice cream from scratch, and even they only make ice cream once or twice before sticking the ice cream maker in the garage to collect dust.

                         

Well. I made that ice cream recipe (without the ice cream maker), and it was good. But with all due respect, my ice cream maker now makes an appearance in my kitchen every week or so. Maybe that's due to my gluten intolerance and a need to know exactly how my food is made, but a good ice cream maker is absolutely essential in my kitchen, thankyouverymuch.

Gluten Intolerance: How I Figured It Out

I had been dealing with low grade feelings of ickiness for years. One symptom built on another, and I thought it was all normal. Part of life. Something I had to deal with.

Not terrible, but not feeling great, either.

But then, I was literally doubled over with abdominal cramps when my boyfriend and I went skiing on New Year's Eve last year. I would ski a couple of feet, then stop because the pain was so bad. I would stand, doubled over, on the side of the slopes while I waited for the pain to pass. I watched everyone else flying down the slopes and wondered how I could possibly be in so much pain.

Later that week, after continuing life as normal, I fixed my coffee as usual. I fixed my normal breakfast – a toasted English muffin with butter. I felt pretty good – no cramps, no indigestion. I sat down and had my breakfast as usual, nibbling on my toast and sipping coffee while I read through the blogs I follow. I went back into the kitchen and put my dishes in the sink. And as I walked out of the kitchen to go brush my teeth, the indigestion hit me. Almost at the same time, I had an epiphany.

I thought, Could it be wheat?

Weekly Meal Plan

• Monday:
• London broil with mashed potatoes and salad
• Using farmer's market potatoes (and a cut of meat that's been in the freezer for a while, also purchased at the farmer's market)

• Tuesday:
• Stuffed zucchini
• Using farmer's market zucchini and tomatoes

• Wednesday:
• Chili
• Using farmer's market tomatoes and leftover beef

• Thursday:
• Corn frittata
• Using farmer's market corn

• Friday:
• Citrus salmon with oven french fries and avocado-pepper salad
• Using farmer's market potatoes

• Treats:
• Blackberries
• Cantaloupe
• Gluten-free chocolate chip cookies

• Note: where I've linked to an outside recipe which calls for an ingredient that contains gluten, I always substitute!

This Week at the Wheeler Farm Farmer's Market

Here's what I got: