This has been a fun food weekend with plans for a fun food week. I’m very fortunate to get the opportunity to eat out at some amazing restaurants this week. I had dinner Saturday night with Chef Michel Richard. Well, he was actually a few tables away, but we were eating at the same time. This was at Oyamel in Washington, DC. However on Tuesday this week I will get to eat at one of his restaurants, Central Richard. I will share my gluten free review of that experience on my other blog, Gluten Free Food Critic. Check out the reviews for the restaurants I’ve already shared.
Also, did you realize this week is Thanksgiving. It totally snuck up on us, I wish. If you are still looking for some great gluten free recipes I hope you will review the great ones shared for the Gluten Free Thanksgiving Progressive Dinner. Here is what was shared from The Whole Life Nutrition, gfe-gluten free easily, Gluten Free Girl, Cook4Seasons, Gluten Free Organics, A Year of Slow Cooking, Book of Yum and me:
Drinks: Sugar-Free Cranberry Orange Punch and Hot Ginger Lemon Cider
Appetizers: Goat Cheese with Cumin and Mint, Lemon Chili Olives and Spiced Honey Almond Nibbles and Allergen Free Casein Free Pumpkin Kabocha Soup
Main Course: Orange-Pepper Salmon with Cranberry Sauce and Special Turkey Breast
Side Dishes: Wild Rice Salad, Gluten Free Stuffing with Pancetta Sage Sausage, Slow Cooker Cornbread Stuffing and Pear Pomegranate Salad with Orange Vinaigrette
Desserts: Pumpkin Pecan “Cheese” Cake, Vegan Dark Chocolate Almond Tart with a Pastry Crust, and Gluten Free Blueberry Pie
This week’s Friday Foodie Fix will be a review of this fall’s recipes with the Secret Ingredients of red or green peppers, apples, potatoes, figs, pomegranate, chicken, pumpkin, sweet potato, cranberries, squash and turkey. We will resume Friday Foodie Fix with the Secret Ingredient of Pecans on December 4th.
Monday – Buffalo Cranberry & Wine Sausage with Pork
Tuesday – Eating Out – Central Richard
Wednesday – Leftovers from the freezer
Thursday – Thanksgiving Menu- Oven Roasted Spatchcock Turkey, Pancetta & Sausage Sage Stuffing, Creamy Dairy Free Mashed Potatoes, Turkey Gravy, Shallot Green Beans, Cranberry Salsa, Cranberry Walnut Bread by Elana Amsterdam, Elana’s Chocolate Chip Scones, Pumpkin Pudding
Friday – Leftover Roasted Tomato and Basil Soup or Vegetable Soup
Saturday – Stuffing Stuffed Pork Chop Loaf
Sunday – Italian Meatball Wedding Soup
Diane – this is a great roundup, I’m feeling hungry now and it’s bedtime here!
The shallot green beans sound great! I might make those. You could even add a tiny bit of water at the end of cooking time, put the lid on, and steam slightly to soften them a bit more (like for toddlers who need those foods a little more cooked).
-Ali 🙂
Ali- sounds like you would like my MIL green beans. Kids love them and they are a little more cooked. Us Philly kids like crunchy green beans. Sorry about the hungry before bedtime. That happens to me a lot. Had to stop reading food blogs at night. 🙂
Have fun at the restaurant. Sounds like you're in for a treat.
Yummy menu! I so want to head to your house for dinner.
I'm enjoying blog visiting while I'm watching "Law & Order" on TNT.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Rona- Restaurant was great. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving.