"Snow day" = cheat day

Today was supposedly a "snow" day in Austin - meaning there is icy precipitation, which, in Southern states, we are not equipped to handle - so most state and local businesses shut down. Which means: free Friday!!!! Today was a little silly, at least in Austin proper there was no ice and Mr. X had to go to work. Maybe my decision to stop gluten free started there....or maybe I just lost the drive once I realized it wasn't doing anything for me. Either way, I felt bad I had the day off and Mr. X didn't, so I decided to bake him some cookies as a surprise. I didn't have all the ingredients I needed to make gluten free cookies so I made some delicious toasted coconut and dark chocolate chip cookies.

Did I mention they were delicious?

I had also promised that I would attempt chicken fried steak for the first time. I have been craving it, and Mr. X long ago said it would be fun to make things like this now and then at home. Originally I had planned to make it gluten free, but once I had made, and tasted (I mean you have to taste...) the cookies, I decided to go all out. So tonight we had chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, mac and cheese and salad. It was pretty amazing.

I definitely feel pretty full...but I think that is from overeating, not the gluten. I will definitely monitor how I feel over the next couple days. 

I don't feel bad about my "snow" day/cheat day, it was delicious. And when I decided to make chicken fried steak, something I read in Pollan's Food Rules stuck in my mind: That treating yourself is fine - if you make it at home. That means it is something you really want. And I can't help but think it was at least healthier than the same meal would have been at our local home cooking restaurant...or maybe I am just telling myself that to make me feel better. Either way, it definately took more dedication to my craving for chicken fried steak than it would have to just jump in a car and get it served to me....