<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Thanks for the mobility tips and all of the food ideas. * Hillshire farms (except fat free & light) smoked sausage is a regular meal for us when I've had a long day. Ragu sauces, including All 5 Brothers sauces are GF. We love the Alfredo sauce. *If you like Indian cuisine, you and your family could have fun boiling up Tamarind Tree Indian dinners. (The idea would be to make several at once and then share.) For more info on this food, try http://www.tamtree.com Check the archives for gf Fantastic Foods items. Another case in which all you need is boiling water. *Frozen gf waffles Quesadillas on corn tortillas Macariz (Rice "macaroni & cheese" product from Pasta riso) BLTs on Crumpets Scrambled or Fried Eggs with Jimmy Dean Sausage or gf bacon Peanut Butter & Jelly on Crumpets Baked Chicken (1 bottle of Annie's Naturals Roasted Red Pepper Salad Dressing, 1 can of Trader Joe's Roasted Sweet Peppers and 2 packages of chicken breasts roasted for an hour at 350) Mary's Kitchen Hash Spaghetti (Rice Pasta with Newman's Own Sockarooni or other gf spaghetti sauce) Baked Potato With Broccoli & Cheese Campbell's Chicken & Rice Soup (Or if you want, brown some pork chops, put in crock pot, add 2 cans of undiluted Chicken & Rice Soup and cook all day) Individual Pizzas on Crumpets *get a walker *meatloaf, cook on the grill, baked potatoes, fruit * Hamburger Casserole Cook 1 cup of rice. Brown 1 lb of hamburger in a large pot (I use a teflon wok). Drain. Add the cooked rice to the browned hamburger. Stir in a 15oz can of tomato sauce, 1 T of dried parsley, 1/2 T of Italian seasoning. Heat through - add 1 cup shredded cheese *I walked around the house with my left knee (the break was on my left ankle) on the seat of a low chair. Turn the chair around and put your knee on the seat of the chair, and walk by moving the chair, with one or both hands, in front of you. You can stand at the stove or the kitchen sink for quite awhile with your knee on the chair and the other foot and leg supporting you as usual and your hands are freed to use for cutting, stirring, chopping, washing etc. It is a bit awkward, but it is better than trying to work with both hands on crutches. *work at the table, use the microwave, use an electric fry pan while you cook, make waffles *We enjoy baked potatoes with various toppings. This is an easy way to accommodate varied food tolerances/preferences. Rice will fill the same role. Add some steamed vegetables, gf soy sauce and/or garlic and herbs, and it's a meal. You can put a few frozen chicken breasts into a bowl the night before, in the fridge. They'll thaw during the day. Then microwave with a little rice vinegar just until done, slice, add flavoring (soy sauce, mustard, vinegar, honey, etc.) and with rice or pasta or baked potato, it's a meal. Make double, add different flavorings the next night, or for lunch. The above will also work with ground beef, grilled sausage (if you can find it gf- I get a local one with no spices), or fancy hot dogs grilled. Ragu spaghetti sauce is rumored to be gf, and I use it with no apparent ill effects. Haven't researched it myself, but it was posted to this list by a seemingly reliable source. Read the label, of course. I also use Trader Joe's chicken broth to amke a nice soup. Sautee onion and garlic in olive oil with a little butter. Add 2-3 Tbsp sweet white rice flour, and stir gently over low heat until it's thick. Stir in two cans broth, a little at a time. Add some salt if you like, then a main ingredient: steamed squash, canned corn, lots of garlic at the beginning (we call it cream of garlic and eat it up with corn muffins in winter). A few spoonfuls of cream at the end if your diet allows that kind of indulgence. *My contribution to your request for recipes is not exactly one recipe but rather a menu planning tip. I recently found at Borders Books a new cookbook for busy people who want family home meals called "The 7-day cookbook" by Nemechek and Gerardi. The book defines: Monday is stir-fry night, Tuesday is casserole night, Wednesday is soup or salad night, Thursday is cook's choice, Friday is fun meals, Saturday is pasta night, Sunday is family favorites. The method is to pick an entree and then just do easy side dishes to fill out the meal. An idea for a soup is chili which could be served with corn tortillas. An idea for a salad is a rice salad following the basic recipe: 3 cups cooked rice, 1 1/2 cups chopped raw vegetables, 1 1/2 cups chopped cooked meat, 1/2 to 1 cup salad dressing of your choice. This could be served with store-bought breads or crackers. *cook *WHOLE FOODS*. Yep, baked broiled chicken, fish, turkey with side dishes of rice, steamed veggies fresh salads... no sauces, seasonings (or only known safe ones on the counter). *eat GF breakfast cereals, make a very detailed shopping list is nonceliac is shopping for you *Chicken (or turkey) dinner: Prep chicken (wash, sprinkle with your choice of seasonings) - if you want, throw an apple or two that are too bruised to eat, or oranges, or grapefruit - in the cavity - it will keep the bird from getting dry. Wash potatoes, cut in half and dump the chicken into a foil lined pan, with the potatoes around it. Roast at 400 until you can wiggle the leg and it moves easily. Accompany with a salad, or any other easy veggie. If you dump a veggie that needs to be cooked in an oven safe covered dish with some water and let it steam, the only thing that you need to turn on is the oven. Crock pot chili: Combine fresh ground meat (beef, chicken, turkey), tomato sauce, onion and garlic (use a food processor to cut up finely) add salt to taste and basil, a pinch of cumin, and oregano (chili peppers if you like them) cover and plug in, and let her cook - stirring every hour or so. When the meat had cooked through, add your choice of beans (I like pinto and great northern, some people use kidney). Oven rice: Combine 1 c rice with 1 3/4 cups water (can double, triple, etc), add whatever seasonings you like (hot peppers, or substitute broth for the water, or onions and garlic, or small cut veggies). Cover and cook in a 400 degree oven until all the liquid is absorbed. Can add cut up pieces of leftover chicken or turkey for a one dish meal. *I cook brown rice up and then keep it in the refrigerator to heat up as needed. The gluten free cookie jar has some rather edible gf bread so you won't have to bake called Primo white bread. Their phone no. 1-888-458-8360. They also have very good cookies if you need some treats for the holidays. *If you have the Bette Hagman books, try the Singapore hot pot. In a nutshell, cook some ground meat (any kind) and add some garlic powder. Add some chopped carrots and cook. Add some rice, enough chicken stock to properly cook the rice, and 1/4 soy sauce. Simmer until rice is done (20 minutes after bringing to a boil). Add some frozen peas (or any frozen vegetables) and maybe some chopped up candied ginger, cook until frozen vegetables are warm. Feeds anyone and amounts can be adjusted as needs be. *Put a piece of swiss cheese and a piece of sliced ham on a boneless, skinless chicken breast. Roll up and secure with a toothpick. Place several of these uncovered in a 350 degreee oven for 30 to 45 minutes. To go with this, I have tossed salad and the Lipton Rice & sauce (original long grain and wild rice). * LSU Chili 1lb canned or homemade chili or other soup, stew or beans, especially Louisiana red beans 3 c cooked rice (from one cup raw) Heat chili. Scoop rice into bottom of 4 bowls. Ladle chili over rice. Top with optional grated cheddar cheese and/ or chopped onions. To complete the meal, serve with corn tortillas and raw carrots. *when you cook make enough for two meals a reheat the next day