I am ashamed. I've had four people tell me that I've been slack with my blog. Hey, I think I've apologized at the beginning of nearly every post because, well, it had been weeks since my last...okay I get the point. I am slack. In my defense, I didn't realize that people actually enjoyed reading my blog. So before you read on, and get completely hooked, here's a disclaimer: it might be weeks until I get around to writing another one.
I want to tell you guys about what we had for dinner last night. Chicken Alfredo! I'm not kidding, and you can find the recipe here. A couple of things about it. My family does not like zucchini. And just last night, when Cory asked what we were having, he literally scrunched up his nose like a kid, and told me that cauliflower wasn't a suitable substitute for anything. But because he's so great, or maybe it's because he'd be a hypocrite in front of the kids if he didn't, he tried it. Let me just tell you that I've known from day one whether my cooking was any good or not. He will not sugar-coat it, or try to save my feelings because he doesn't want to get stuck eating something he dislikes and having to continuously lie about it. He said, "It's not as good as the real thing," (Duh) "but it's not half bad!" Everyone had at least two helpings.
Another note about cauliflower. Cory and I agree that it can have a "fishy" taste, especially when pureed. Strict paleo dieters do not eat dairy, but seeing as how it's so delicious, we do. We added a more-than-generous amount of Parmesan cheese, and that got rid of that fishy taste. And something I just learned, Romano cheese is actually from sheep, and they are pretty much exclusively grass-fed, so it's a better choice than Parmesan. For the zucchini noodles, I didn't have a "noodler gadget", so I just grated it the longest pieces I could, and that worked just fine. So I definitely recommend this. As my dear friend Lisa B. would say, "Was I fooled into thinking I was eating Alfredo? No, but it was a good substitute." We've made a similar dish with spaghetti squash before, and it was too sweet, but the zucchini was just right.
I've been doing a little research on dairy. Some of the really hard-core Paleo dieters don't eat dairy because our ancestors didn't eat it 2 million years ago, and since it wasn't part of the original diet, it must be harmful. I don't believe the world is 2 million years old, so the only reason I would choose to eliminate it was if I actually thought it was harmful. And there are a lot of people with milk allergies. We did cut it out of our diets for the first month, and paid attention when we added it back in. The main thing I noticed was that eating cheese on top of everything made it more delicious. But I will say this, we have been told for the past 30 years that low-fat diets are healthy diets. So everyone pushes low-fat cheese, milk, and everything else. Studies actually show that diets with full fat (healthy fats, mind you. That Big Mac doesn't count.) are beneficial, and actually help you loose weight. Research for yourself, and see what you think.
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