Fran

Fran

@gmafran.bsky.social

Retired Early Childhood Special Education Teacher and Administrator. Wife, Mom, Gma, and Dog mom to Emma & Mac. Living life in Oregon.

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Last night's dinner was a gluten free peach and prosciutto pizza. It was a delicious mix of Italian cheeses, thyme, basil, balsamic vinegar, honey, prosciutto, and fresh peaches on a homemade thin crust. #glutenfree #pizza #food🍜 #peaches

I picked most of what was left of our garden lettuce today and planted some tomatoes in its place. Tonight I used much of it to make seafood Cobb salads. Mine had shrimp, my husband had salmon. #glutenfree #salad #garden #seafood #food🍜

Just finished a busy week and another one is just starting so comfort food was necessary tonight. A copycat version of La Scala's (Beverly Hills)Leon salad, fettuccine with vodka sauce and Italian sausage. Garlic toast on the side. #glutenfree #pasta #fettucini #food🍜 #🍽️

Simple Sundays. Lightly breaded and pan fried Black Sable fish. With it a corn & green bean combo and leftover potato casserole from last night. For dessert, vanilla ice cream, sweetened strawberries with chocolate balsamic & whipped cream. #glutenfree #seafood #strawberries #icecream #food🍜

Emma had a rough day yesterday. Took her to the Vet for another ear infection and to have the doctor take a look at a cyst on her side. 1/2 #dogsofbluesky #dogs #goldenflatcoatx

2/2 They cleaned and medicated her ear and prescribed a new (to her) med for that. The cyst had been seeping so she drained it and Em has both an oral antibiotic and a salve for it. Wearing one of Dad's old shirts to keep it clean & an inflatable collar. She's had both of them before so not bothered

My Daffodils sadly gave me their last Spring bouquet today but the Strawberry Shortcake season has arrived. Yum! #flowers #daffodils #Spring #glutenfree #strawberries #dessert #food🍜

Husband and I have been busy with Spring yard cleanup and planting so not much cooking going on. But tonight I made marinated lamb chops, twice baked potatoes, copycat 1905 restaurant salads, and dinner rolls. So good. #glutenfree #lamb #food🍜 #🍽️

Happy St Patrick's Day for those celebrating with food, fun and shenanigans. We had corn beef Reuben's (mine on gf mock rye) and Irish Pub Salads. So delicious! #glutenfree #Stpatricksday #cornbeef #sandwiches #pubsalads

A friend is visiting for a few days and she and I made lobster bisque for dinner for the three of us. With it salads with blue cheese dressing and baguettes. So good. #glutenfree #soup #lobster

Tonight's dinner was an Irish style Mac and Cheese cooked in a sauce that included Irish Cheddar, medium Cheddar, and a local gf Red Irish Ale. It was topped with a garlicky toasted panko. With it, sausages and a salad dressed with a tarragon vinegarette. #glutenfree #macncheese #Irish #pasta #food🍜

Busy day today. But St. Louis ribs cooked in the crockpot and glazed with barbecue sauce, baked potatoes topped with sour cream and chives, and sauteed zucchini came together easily. So delicious! #glutenfree #food🍜 #ribs #slowcooker #🍽️

Sunday Soup. I made a Crock-Pot version of chicken enchilada for tonight's dinner. The broth, chicken, beans, corn, peppers, tomato, cheeses, and Mexican seasonings all combined for a tasty bowl of creamy goodness #glutenfree #soup #food🍜

I made gluten free English Muffins today for tonight's Welsh Rarebit. I like bacon and tomato on my toasted muffin topped with beer cheese sauce. Hubs likes egg instead of the tomato. #glutenfree #baking #Englishmuffins #Welshrarebit #cheese #food🍜

Friday Fish Night. I airfried some Alaskan Pollock after seasoning and dredging in flour, egg, and a panko & bread crumb combo. Homemade bun had tartar sauce, lettuce, and American cheese. I forgot the pickle. Slaw and chips on the side. #glutenfree #fish #sandwiches #baking #bread

Tried a new recipe for a one pan Garlic Butter Beef noodles. Looks like a stroganoff but a very different flavor profile. We enjoyed it. #glutenfree #pasta #food🍜 #🍽️ #onepanmeal

One of my favorite jams is an English fruit jam made with apples, pears, plums and ginger. It goes by the unusual name of High Dumpsie Dearie. I canned 8 jars yesterday. #glutenfree #canning #jam #fruit #food🍜

I picked up a petite sirloin tip this week and we had it for dinner last night. After a ten minute rest it was a perfect medium rare (135°F). With it, homemade horseradish sauce, stir fried veggies, salad, and smashed Parmesan topped mini potatoes. Delicious. #glutenfree #food🍜 #🍽️ #beef

Sunday Soup. Tonight's soup was Mexican seafood with veggies. A seafood broth base (Pensey's) with tomato sauce, potatoes, celery, onion, carrots, zucchini, chipotle and 3 kinds of fish. With it beer bread and a Margarita. #glutenfree #soup #seafood #bread #food🍜 #Nationalmargaritaday

Pizza Night. A friend shared a picture of a Detroit pizza she ordered from a place in Reno, NV. I made my OR version of it for our dinner. Topped with mozzarella, pineapple jam, Canadian bacon, bacon, peppers, Parm, & stripes of red sauce on a gf crust. #glutenfree #pizza #🍽️ #🍜

Baking again. Gluten free Mexican Bolillos for tonight's sandwiches. Cooling now but they have that crunchy crust Bolillos are known for. #glutenfree #baking #bread #Mexicanbreads

Dinner and dessert. Baked chicken legs, Garnet yams, my take on the Columbia restaurant 1905 salad, and chocolate peanut butter chip cookies. So delicious and no, the hubs and I didn't eat all those cookies but we could have. Delicious. #glutenfree #🍽️ #food🍜 #baking #cookies

Sausage and cheese muffins. I wrap individually and freeze. They are perfect for a grab and go breakfast or snack after one minute microwave warmup. #glutenfree #muffins #baking #🍽️

I made Blueberry Buttermilk pancakes yesterday . A delicious start to the morning and ridiculously easy to make from scratch. #glutenfree #pancakeday #breakfast #🍽️ #food🍜

Breaded and air fried chicken breast, Caesar salad, and a dinner roll with French butter. Simply scrumptious. #glutenfree #🍽️ #food🍜 #chicken #bread #baking

Tonight we had a delicious Dirty Martini pasta. The Jovial gf pasta was tossed in a sauce made with Castelvetrano green olives, vodka, garlic, olive oil, a little pasta water and butter. It was then topped with crumbled blue cheese and toasted walnuts. Not low calorie #glutenfree #pasta #food🍜 #🍽️

Happy Valentine's Day. Our neighbor gave us some duck breasts from a recent hunting trip. Sous Vide, sauteed, and served with a marionberry sauce, potatoes, green beans, and homemade rolls. Ice cream & chocolate dipped strawberries for dessert. #glutenfree #🍽️ #food🍜 #duck #bread

Friday Fish...Sable fish (aka Black Cod) baked in a garlic butter sauce, a zucchini and corn casserole, and rice. #gluten Free #🍽️ #food🍜 #fish

Picked up some of these Portuguese sausages at Costco and made a new sheet pan recipe for sausage, potatoes, onion, and fresh tomatoes in a broth with water, smoked paprika, S & P, red wine vinegar. Baked for 2 hours until broth mostly evaporated. #glutenfree #food🍜 #🍽️ #sheetpanmeals

Went retro with dinner. Hubs loves tuna casserole so tuna casserole it was. Updated it a bit, no canned cream of mushroom or potato chips. I used Jovial gluten free shells for the pasta, a homemade gf cream of celery soup, sour cream, & buttered panko. #glutenfree #🍽️ #food🍜 #casseroles #pasta

What's a Super Bowl without a little whimsy? I saw these brownie "deviled eggs" online and knew they would be a perfect dessert for our game watching treats tomorrow. 🐰🥚. Egg shaped brownies filled with vanilla buttercream and topped with blue and green sprinkles. Go Hawks! #glutenfree #Superbowl

We get a monthly fish delivery from Alaska. Tonight I tried a new recipe for Coho salmon that was marinated and topped with pineapple before baking. With it, we had baked yams, garlic sesame green beans, and leftover bread sticks. #glutenfree #🍽️ #food🍜 #seafood #salmon

For National Homemade Soup Day I made Lasagna Soup for tonight's dinner. I subbed Jovial GF Mafada for the lasagna noodles because I had some and they're cute. To give it that traditional taste it was topped with Ricotta, Mozzarella & Parm. With it, homemade GF bread sticks. #glutenfree #soup #bread

It was a breakfast for dinner kind of night. Buttermilk pancakes topped with butter and warmed blueberry syrup (frozen berries from last Summer's crop). Cheesy Kielbasa for both of us and eggs for my husband. #glutenfree #breakfastfordinner #pancakes #🍽️ #food🍜

This boy with his sad face knew he was in big trouble with dad. He stole our neighbor's hat, went running and threw it merrily multiple times into a mud puddle, destroying it. Dad bought her a new one and they walked it to her house. She forgave him & gave him♥️ #dogsofbluesky #dogs #Labrador #thief

I used the newly released Gluten Free Cheez-its to make Buffalo Chicken Salads for tonight's dinner. Chicken thighs were cut bite sized & marinated in buttermilk and wing sauce, dredged in crushed crackers, and air fried. Ranch dressing and cracker croutons on the salad. #glutenfree #salad #🍽️ #food🍜

Lamb Shanks and Northern White beans cooked in my Crock-Pot. A take on Julia Child's Lamb Roast and beans. Fall off the bone tender and delicious. #glutenfree #🍽️ #food🍜 #crockpot