Strong Start and tasty end of the day

I am not having any eggs this first week as part of my elimination diet, but my David (hubby) and Lexi (daughter) can. So I made mini breakfast quiches.

I made 12 with 3 organic large eggs, egg whites (egg beaters), Al Fresco brand chicken sausage (tomato and basil flavor), and shredded cheddar cheese. I used organic Pam spray and based for about 20-25 minutes on 350.

I ended up using a small spatula to get them out of the muffin pan....verdict was that they were very good! The best part is that I put individual servings in baggies ready for breakfast next week for David and Lexi.

My breakfast today consisted of a banana and a smoothie with a banana, frozen berries and coconut milk.

Since I did not get up early, my breakfast also doubled as lunch. I had another banana for a snack along with a cup of earl grey tea sweetened with agave nectar.

Dinner was yummy and easy. David grilled boneless skinless chicken on the Big Green Egg (best grill ever!) and we topped with salsa. David and Lexi also topped with pepperjack cheese. We had a side of brown rice couscous (gluten free!) and a salad. I bought a tasty ginger dressing at Whole Foods that fits in my elimination diet.

The best of the day though was dessert! I was having withdrawals for sweets so I experimented with making gluten free, dairy free, egg free cookies.  Browsing some blogs to try to find a recipe was not successful for the ingredients I had on hand.

So I improvised!


I did not calculate my measurements (why I would stink as a baker). I started with 1 cup of brown rice flour. I added baking powder, sea salt, agave nectar, and coconut milk. Mix well and added organic dairy free and gluten free chocolate chips. I cooked on 350 for 25 minutes. The result were sort of tasty dense cookies. What made it awesome was adding them to my scoop of chocolate ice cream. This ice cream is made from coconut milk and is also dairy and gluten free. It did have a coconut flavor, which I like, and was very good with the cookies. Delicious!

I am not seeing any difference yet on my "output", it is still often and comes about urgently. What I have noticed so far is that I do not have a stomachache after eating.

I also had a sample pineapple piece at Kroger today and less than 15 minutes later I had to stop shopping to use the restroom. I don't think that pineapple is citrus (I am avoiding citrus the first week), but this may be a trigger for my tummy.