Used the bread base I made earlier on today. It was amazing!! Haven't had pizza since before we started the GF/LF diet. Must say - I think this is better :)
Gluten free pizza!
Saturday, 3 May 2014
Baking bread
This is so exciting! It's a thin bread, which is meant to be able to be flexible etc. I think I spread it a bit too thick, so will try and get it thinner next time. I used the recipe from Gluten Free Gobsmacked. Thinking I might use it as a pizza base for dinner tonight.
Chocolate brownies
I made these from scratch!!! So excited. The recipe is amazing. They are so yummy. Used the recipe from Gluten Free on a Shoestring (GREAT website!). I just replaced the butter with apple sauce and it is fine.
Friday, 2 May 2014
Faux-dori love!
I've been bitten by the Midori bug hard! I love it! It's a leather holder for notebooks. So I've been using scrapbook paper to make my own notebooks. Also included my two fauxdoris that I LOVE to pieces!
Thursday, 1 May 2014
Beef coconut curry
Coconut curry is becoming a staple in our house - it's just so easy, and cheap to make!
Soy chai latte
Soy chai latte makes uni so much more bearable! I think I should do this more often. I got a fair amount done. Though the (Weight Watchers) points for a soy latte are through the roof!!!
Wednesday, 30 April 2014
Marinated chicken and salad
Honey soy marinated chicken with salad. Was yummo, kids even scoffed their share!
Tuesday, 29 April 2014
Friday, 25 April 2014
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
Week of 14th April
This week is relatively quiet - not so much planned activities, more lets see what we do on the run because it's school holidays. Weekly todo list is a little on the light side too. I LOVE my DIYfish pages, without them I wouldn't be able to cope with a planner as small as a personal, but my back wasn't coping with an A5 in my handbag!
Menu plan
I made up this menu planner printable tonight. I'm still not sure if it's *right* for me, but it's a start. I prefer not to plan to have xyz meal on a certain night. Though some nights I do - Fridays I usually have my folks over, so that means a different meal, and Tuesdays and Thursdays are our scary nights - so usually organise to have dinners in the slow cooker or pressure cooker on those nights. So it's a bit hard to do something that'll set some meals in stone, and not others. However, we are in school holidays at the moment - so anything goes! Because we are gluten/dairy free, I find it easier to cook extra at dinners that we can then have for lunches, otherwise I just don't know what to eat!
So on my printable - I have the meal plan on one side, and then lots of lines for shopping list on the other. I did it as a foldable as without it I would never have had enough room!!
Chicken curry stir fry
So easy!! Just chicken, onion, curry powder, coconut milk and stir fry veg (celery, broccolini, zucchini, carrot and onion). Served with brown rice.
School holidays
Free school holiday fun. Monday, 14 April 2014
Beef satay
Wonderfully easy recipe from 4 Ingredient's Menu Planning recipe book (found here). I added some frozen stir fry veggies and some rice. Kids loved it, and I'll definitely make it again. One of those things that you could always keep all ingredients on hand for those nights where you just don't feel like cooking!
Excuse my post of the whole pan, but I had a meeting tonight, and hubby was working, so needed to have dinner on the run, so we packed dinner into our Thermoses that I have for the four of us! I think they'll pay for themselves very quickly. These nights I used to rely on takeaway, but with being gluten and dairy free, takeaway just isn't an option anymore.
Chocolate brownies
Hasno Aldi chocolate brownie mix made in our cupcake maker. Needless to say they were a hit.
Sunday, 13 April 2014
Brekky dinner
Nothing like a good brekky for dinner. Baked beans, mushrooms, boiled egg, sausages and gluten free toast. Yum! Was a hit with the kids too :-)
Saturday, 12 April 2014
Windy party!
Had a party today, and BOY was it windy! But no rain thank goodness. Kids had a great time, and were so good at only eating things that I said were ok.
Friday, 11 April 2014
Nachos
I made this nachos using the Celebrate Health meal base. They were on special this week, I think at Coles. Made for a quick and easy meal - only needed to add the mince, kidney beans and a tin of tomatoes. I added lactose free cheese and gluten free corn chips. They were a great hit with the kids!
Thursday, 10 April 2014
New Woolies Gluten free selection
Found these in my local Woolworths. Prices are pretty decent (as far as gluten free things go!). Just read labels for other intolerances - I found a lot of them could be made dairy free if I used things like dairy free butter when it asks for butter.
