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This last week I've been trying some new recipes... some I've made up and some I've followed (or adapted). We've been eating A LOT of squash because one, it's not a starchy food so I can eat it, two, IT'S CHEAP!!! Yay for fall and fall foods! :-)



We've been doing mainly eggs for breakfast because I can't eat much fruit, I'm allergic to dairy (a new find that I've been experimenting with this week... sure enough, whenever I eat milk, yogurt, or cheese, my lips get itching and red, my stomach sometimes hurts, and I get gassy. :-( I'm not very happy about confirming this allergy too! haha... oh well! However, butter doesn't seem to bother me. Interesting!) minimal grains, and no potatoes. That being said, breakfast options are few and far between. So I tried creating a Frittata one morning and it turned out good. I put hot sauce on it to give it some flare.

I've been trying to get creative in my cooking since we've gone primarily grain free. I saw a recipe for zucchini spaghetti and so I decided to try it. I tweaked the way the squash is cooked though because I didn't have a lot of time. Instead of soaking the squash and them cooking them to be like noodles, I just sauteed them for a few minutes until they were hot.
Here's our spaghetti with homemade sauce. It was very yummy!

I tried a fun new recipe for a Butternut Squash Pudding. It turned out good but I want to tweak it a little next time. I think I'll add more cinnamon and I did add pecans to my version.

Here is my attempt at a Shepherd's Pie. The "potatoes" are made from steamed cauliflower whipped with butter and milk (before known allergy), leftover spaghetti sauce, and sauteed squash on top. Kyle really liked this meal and kept saying how much he likes potatoes. :-)

Here is it on the plate!
Homemade chicken and squash soup. We were both surprised at how good this turned out! I was trying to use up some leftover broth, chicken, and squash, so I turned it into a soup and it was delicious!

We'll here's a quick overview of what our week's been looking like. Hope you enjoy!