Grocery Shopping

I headed out to my local Trader Joe's last night to stock up on allergen-free foods, as most of my pantry contains at least one forbidden ingredient (I will soon be looking to donate the non-perishable foods to the needy and the perishable ones to friends). It was definitely a different experience, having to look at the ingredients of everything I picked up and the trip took much longer than my typical grocery shopping. I guess this will become much easier as I grow accustomed to brands that I like.

Anyway, one thing that threw me off was the gluten-free bread available at TJ's all had that it "may contain safflower oil", which is on my forbidden list. I'm hoping to find some bread where this is not the case, but until then, I have some pretty tasty gluten-free bagels (Udi's®).

Last night's dinner was very tasty:

Pecorino Crusted Chicken with Wine Sauce (Serves 4)

4 chicken breasts cut into strips

Salt to taste

Pecorino (Sheep's milk cheese)

2 eggs

4 tbsp. butter

1/2 C. white wine

1 bag of baby spinach

1. Whisk eggs in bowl and spread pecorino over flat surface. Season chicken with salt. Dip chicken strips into egg and then coat well with pecorino cheese.

2. Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add chicken and brown on each side. Reduce heat and add wine. Cover and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Add the spinach in the last 2-3 minutes and cook until wilted.

I served this over rice, but would also go well with gluten-free pasta.

I'll try to remember to take pictures of the meal next time. I have a meeting with the nutritionist tomorrow and am hoping to clear some things up, like why is cow's milk on the avoid list, but cheddar cheese is not and also, can I have goat's milk.