Day 2 of Gluten Free Menu 07/23/2011
Day 2.. Breakfast....Eggs, bacon and or hashbrowns. I am lucky in that I have my own fresh eggs from my hens. I also have turkey bacon which is really good tasting and not as greasy or fatty as pork bacon. I am really rushed in the mornings, and don't have time to peel and shred potatoes, so I found Ore Ida, Gluten Free Hashbrowns!! They are really tasty, and so easy to fix!! One thing I need to add about this diet..I am not snacking in between meals. If I feel like I am getting hungry in between meals, I am drinking a bottle of water or maybe a glass of iced tea!! That seems to keep my stomach satisfied until it is actually meal time!! Dinner: Lemon Chicken. The trick to this chicken is to let it marinate in a covered dish for as long as possible for cooking. The marinate consists of lemon juice, honey, white wine,(I used N.C. Blackberry Wine), garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. The recipe calls for either, broiling, sauteed or microwaved. But I baked it. It was juicy, nice and tender and it was delicious!! I will be making this chicken again!! Thumbs up!! Supper: Fish Stew. This stew is Mexican inspired. You fix this just like stew but after your stew of veggies are done, you arrange the fish chunks around the stew, and microwave it. That is one thing I don't like about this book, she wants to microwave everything, and I don't care for that!! Anyway instead of microwaving, I will probably bake. After the fish and the stew are done, you spoon it over brown rice...It tasted ok, but I just can't associate fish with stew, something my brain doesn't want to wrap around!! Altho, it was ok to eat, I will probably not fix this again!!  If you prefer a packaged brand of hashbrowns, this is the tastiest one! If you are like me and mornings are really hectic, then you will probably won't be able to take the time to peel and shred potatoes. These are frozen, you can take them right out of the package and place them in a skillet with olive oil and in a couple of minutes you will have really yummy, brown hashbrowns!!  One thing I have learned over the past few years...If it doesn't say Gluten Free then it isn't. Oh it might not have ingredients in it that has gluten in it, but.....was it contaminated at the factory? These are the things you have to watch out for. If it says Gluten Free, then you can be sure it was processed by itself in a factory that doesn't process anything with gluten in it. It is amazing when you start reading labels how many companies are now labeling their products Gluten Free!! That sure makes it alot easier to stay on your gluten free diet!!! CommentsLeave a Reply | AuthorI live in the country, in Modesto, Illinois, next to the awesome timber that I love so much. I try to live the ways of my ancestors and keep their traditions alive. I am connected deeply to the earth and live by the seasons and the moon phases ArchivesCategories |
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