Cheryl, I often get that response from my husband too..and then I will make something I want..that I know he'd prefer not to have..lol...I cater to the guys most of the time.. Kamren was just looking over my list and said I like #12 the best..What's that? Patty Melt..lol..he even likes his with a bit of basalmic grilled onions! He's a foodie..that one..appreciates flavors! He wants to be a chef..we have a highly accredited Culinary Program at our High School..he is so excited to start taking the classes next year. Yes, I will be happy to share the recipes..now mind you Ellen, the two you requested are not tried and true in my kitchen yet..they've been on my to do list for a while..and I jumped in this time around. Almost all the recipes are pinned at Dinner Plans on my Pinterest. TerriM or terri_memos Baked Cauliflower Broccoli Cheddar Cashew Chicken I have made the Broccoli Chicken that is pinned and we loved it..the chicken fat left on the thighs melt away by the time the dish is served..which is huge with my boys..they will pick apart a chicken thigh and eat very little usually.

Shaun got it right! If you are home with little ones and have a fair-sized freezer or separate freezer, you can make plenty of meals ahead by just making a big batch of a recipe each time you cook. Ideas: "Dump" chicken recipes - you mix chicken pieces with various marinades, "dump" it all in a heavy freezer zip bag, put it in the freezer. When you want to have chicken for dinner, pull it out a day or two before, let thaw in the frig, put in a baking dish and bake. Meatballs - I use the Freezer Stash Meatball recipe, make several dozen, bake them on a cookie sheet, drain on paper towels, let cool, flash freeze them on a clean baking sheet, put in freezer weight zip bags. When you want meatballs for dinner, you pull out enough for your family, simmer in red sauce for meatballs and spaghetti, or meatball sandwiches, make a pot of soup and add meatballs, simmer in a mushroom sauce, serve over noodles, etc. Chicken off the bone - boil a couple of chickens in a big pot, cool, pull meat off the bones, make some favorite chicken casseroles, put some in the freezer, have one for dinner that same night. Mexican Meat Mix - cook several pounds of hamburger, drain fat off, season with taco seasoning packages, simmer, cool, pack in containers for tacos, burritos, mexican pizza etc. The concept can be taken further and is called Once a Month Cooking - you cook for one day (a marathon session) and eat for the rest of the month. But you can do mini sessions as I have described. Just do a Google search for OAMC recipes and you will find tons of information. Here is a link to a OAMC Hamburger Plan. Click on the set of pages provided down the article and you will find the Freezer Stash Meatball recipe. You can also Google "Recipe Dump Chicken." Here is a link: Dump Chicken Teresa Here is a link that might be useful: OAMC Hamburger plan

amck brought up good points. Many of these issues are not medical necessary restrictions but what people prefer at the moment. I have a friend who prefers to eat glutton free but at restaurants or at someones house she eats what is served. A recently published study said that about 75% of people eating glutton free have no medical reason to. While its great to be concerned with the ingregients in your food, eating one meal that isn't "sugar free, etc" is not going affect your overall diet. People can simply choose not to eat something. I am, what many would consider, a picky eater. I do not like most of the food I grew up with (german, polish). I had many dinners at weddings and such, of just a roll and butter. Even now if I go to any type of buffet I usually only find a few things to eat. I don't complain or even mention that I don't like the food. Rarely do I go to someones home for a sit down dinner but can't remember not eating most/all of the meal. Most of my family and friends don't invite people for a small dinners. That being said I have no sympathy for requests that are not medically necessary. Its easy to just pass on a certain food or pick out the "celery". I've been doing it all my life. Perhaps a note on an invite that says "All I guaranty is that the food will be delicious".

Not all oats are gluten free after processing. You have to look for GF oats. I recently made this recipe for baked pears. It was SO easy and delicious...I did use a small amount of granola as a garnish, so make sure you get GF granola. The combo of maple syrup and vanilla was so wonderful! Maple Vanilla Baked Pears And don't forget Nigella's Clementine Cake - just be sure you use GF baking powder. Clementine Cake