I had 3 great meals today, kind of by accident, as I didn't really plan any of them till the last minute. At breakfast, Carissa called me over to try her Socca Nicoise--which is flatbread (from Italy), made from chick pea flour and cooked in a skillet, then browned in a hot oven. I added some scrambled eggs on the bread and it felt like breakfast!
For lunch I tried my hand at making spring rolls with damp rice paper. I never thought of making spring rolls before, because I was always leery of them as I had no idea what the transparent wrap was made from--I worried that maybe it was something like what they pack sausage in, and maybe it was made from pig intestines or something...Well, I found out that is not the case. The transparent paper is just rice rolled very thin-hence, rice paper! (I know that Julia will think I am crazy that I ever thought this, since she loves spring rolls!) But aside from all that, what I PUT in the spring rolls is what is interesting. Basically, I cleaned out my fridge! I had some leftover fried venison strips, which I sliced very thin, then some leftover corn on the cob which I cut the corn from, some lettuce, cabbage slaw, sticky rice, and slices of mango. I know that sounds like an odd combo, but it was great. We dipped the rolls into spicy Thai sauce. David said it was one of the best meals he ever ate!
Then for supper I made baked chicken taquitos from corn tortillas and cooked up some spicy black beans. I had extra taquitos to put in the freezer for quick meals.
Often my days feel like sad food days because I am struggling with at least one g-free meal that doesn't go well--but today was a happy food day.
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