Meal Planning...we'll see!

I am going to attempt to do a real schedule for our meals.
I have attempted a kind of meal planning before & never
really followed through. A few things are mega-motivating
me this time. For one, we're trying to buy a house, and
we know that when this does eventually happen we are
going to have to be on a very strict budget. Also, my
daughter's 3rd grade adventure has proven more difficult
than we thought. She has a lot of homework & we usually
don't get home until right before I need to start making
dinner. Plus, I've been wanting to cook in bulk & make
left overs for lunches & future dinners.
So, all of that said, I'm going to share my journey, more
recipes, & my menus for the week. I haven't done my baking
challenge in a while either, so I'll be resuming that too!
And remember all of my recipes are Gluten Free!!!

Here's this week: 9/26-9/30 (this week is going to be short
because I'm leaving town from Fri night to Sun night...daddy's
on his own folks!!)
Sun 9/26: Breakfast: GF pancakes, eggs, sausage & home fries.
Mon 9/27: Mini Meatball Minestra & Grilled cheese
(ala Rachel Ray...recipe Here) (I use GF pasta & GF bread crumbs
I've made from past bread failures & almond flour)
Tues 9/28: Homemade GF Pizza
Wed 9/29: Tandori Chicken & Rice w/Broccoli & GF flat bread
(recipe Here) (GF flat bread recipe Here)
Thurs 9/30: A-1 & Dijon Steak w/Broccoli Cheese Mashed potatoes
(Steak recipe Here)

Hope you all have a wonderful week & maybe try some of these recipes!!

Halloween Costumes from years past...

I made a decision a while ago that my kids were
going to have creative, handmade costumes every
year for Halloween. I wanted to encourage creativity
& I love making them!! They've started to protest in
the last couple of years, but I'm sticking to my guns
on this one. I know, it's not the most important thing
in the world that they have great costumes, but this is
my one thing :)
So, these are some of the ones we've done in past years &
of course I will share what we do this year!

Caterpillar & Butterfly

Tooth & Tooth Fairy

Bowling Ball & Pin

Hot Dog & Mustard

Peanut Butter & Jelly

Tea Party

This tea party was actually one of our last summer
activities & I know they've already started school. But,
alas that is the crazy life of this mother :)
Anyway, I wanted to share these sweet pictures of our
summer tea party. These girls are so sweet & had such
good manners.
This was our menu:
GF Lemon scones with clotted cream & strawberry jam
GF cucumber & mint sandwiches
GF Lemon tarts with whipped cream
And of course tea: strawberry & peppermint

And when they'd had enough we watched The Little
Princess. All around a great afternoon!