menu monday

I failed at getting our weekend's pictures rounded up in time, so I thought I'd share this week's menu with y'all instead. I've always been a menu planner because my mom did it growing up, and it just makes my life easier. I hate going grocery shopping, so anything that keeps me from popping in and out of there more than once a week works for me!

I try to change our menu up a lot, and Pinterest definitely helps with that. I rarely follow specific recipes, but I do draw a lot of inspiration from there. I always "make" Rob pick out one meal a week, too, which is usually something simple. He chose Wednesday's meal this week ;)

Anyway, enough jibber jabber, here's what I'm cooking up this week :)

Hope your week is off to a great start!

a fall weekend.

Hey y'all! How was your weekend?? Ours was pretty low-key which is so nice sometimes. Especially when skies are gray and temperatures are cool-ish.

A morning full of rain and an afternoon of clouds definitely called for some comfort food for dinner tonight. I made Pioneer Woman's chicken strips, buttermilk mashed potatoes and green beans. Yummy! Baby loved it. These chicken tenders are so good, and I just swapped out regular flour for gluten free all purpose...easy, peasy! 

Yes, I love ketchup. 

Side story: my favorite thing to eat ketchup on is grilled cheese. My whole family does this, and I thought everyone did until I married Rob. When I made him a grilled cheese one night, I put ketchup on the plate, and he was so confused. Hm, I think he's the weird one!

I also gave myself a little Halloween pedicure tonight:

Impressed???

Don't be. They're Sally Hansen Salon Effects polish stickers. So cute, right? I love these things because they're adorable, they last forever, and there's no dry time! Perfect.

Some of you lucky ducks get to continue your weekend tomorrow, but we have to work. Can't complain though...week off at Thanksgiving and over 2 weeks at Christmas. I'm ready for the holiday season for sure! :) Have a great Monday...I'll be back soon with a bump-date!