Gluten-Free Babe: My quest to live gluten-free for 30 days

To tide me over until dinner at Tamra and Brian’s house, I had a few corn chips and a little quacamole from Whole Foods. I’m definitely going to learn how to make my own this week! I also baked (well, our Breadman did most of the work) my first GF bread from Pamela’s Products - the Amazing Wheat Free Bread Mix. It is very, very good - soft inside, crispy crust, excellent taste. I’m impressed! I sliced it up and froze seven baggies of paired slices so I can make some sandwiches in the next few weeks. (Or maybe french toast!)

At the cookout with our pals, Brian made chicken, vegetable medley, and baked potatoes, all on the grill, all super-yummy. I also contributed my favorite side dish, corn and black bean salad from Cooking Light magazine, which is easy to make, fresh, and naturally GF, which rocks.

I paired the meal with a couple bottles of New Grist beer, which everyone tasted. Not the worst beer I’ve had, but it definitely was lacking the “beer-y” taste I was craving. We agreed it was the malt taste that was lacking. I’ll keep a few bottles in the fridge for moments that simply require beer, but I don’t think I’ll be gulping it down. Then again, I’m kind not exactly a boozehound, so it’s not biggie.

And we had a few Pamela’s Products Peanut Butter Cookies, which I thought were great. Brian had picked up some chocolates but the package didn’t have a complete ingredient list, so I had to take a pass, which made me a little sad. I love chocolate! But it wasn’t the worst thing. I still got to have a tasty (and healthy!) meal, hang out with the hubbie and wonderful friends (and they’re darling kiddos) and it was a beautiful night. So as many folks have already admonished me to do, I am focusing on what I can do and have.