On Monday, I started a gluten free month to see how my body reacts, if it reacts at all. Adam bought me a few gluten free food items. There are a couple cookie things. He thought I was going to be back on sugar now that I am trying gluten and dairy free months. He was a little upset when he learned I still wasn't eating sugar. I will probably have one of each just to make him feel better. He also got me some rice pasta, gluten free pasta sauce, waffles (those are actually sugar free) and Udi's bread. I have heard that Udi's bread is so good...the best gluten free bread out there. Um...it may be better than other options out there but it tastes kind of like the plastic bag it is packaged in. Wow, life is sad in gluten free bread world. But I am sure I will be grateful for it as the month wears on. He reused my bear. :o) He is so sweet. He really had to think to figure out a snack I would eat this year.
So, the only time we saw each other all day was when Adam woke up for work...he didn't have enough time to sit and eat dinner but he did anyway.
I made buttermilk roasted chicken, roasted potatoes (white for him, sweet for me), and steamed carrots and asparagus. The buttermilk chicken was SOOO moist! I will definitely be making that again. You just fill a bag with chicken (will do breasts next time as they're our favorite part), I did 6 chicken legs. You make a sauce with 2 cups buttermilk, 5-6 cloves of garlic peeled and smashed, a 1 Tbsp salt, 1 1/2 tsp paprika. Stir it up then pour it over the chicken in the bag and make sure everything is coated. Let it sit in the fridge for 24-48 hours. Then you roast at 425 for 30 minutes (about 35-40 for breasts). I turned the broiler on for the last few minutes to darken it up a little. Like I said, it was very moist. It was also very simple. I will definitely be making this again!
So, that was our day. I hope yours was good.
2 comments:
Your chicken sounds so good! And pretty treats for your husband.
Our costco is not carrying gluten-free items. It must be the "new" craze! :) Good luck!
love,andrea
Thanks. :o)
There are people who jump on the bandwagon of gluten-free just because it appears healthy or hip, there are so many more people that have learned that they have an intolerance or allergy to gluten, or worse, celiac disease that are actually needing these products. Celiac disease is an auto immune disease triggered by gluten. If you eat gluten, the antibodies attack the intestines causing permanent damage. It builds up over a lifetime until you are getting almost no nutrition from the foods you're eating. I didnt realize how bad it was until I started reading about it. I don't know if I have a problem with gluten but it is a possibility so that's why I am doing it for a month. I had good results last time.
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