Day 6, Comfort(ing) Food

Here are some tips for those of you who are accustomed to your Mac & Cheese being glutenous and dairy-full.

#1 You might not want to take a big whiff of the Gluten/Dairy-free Mac & Cheese before you eat it.

#2 Serve it on your favorite plate.

#3 Add lots of pepper for edge and aroma.

#4 Give it a second and third and maybe fourth chance before you toss it. Remember, it did cost $4 and took a 1/2 hour to prepare (not to mention stirring after 20 minutes.)

#5 Although homemade Mac & Cheese really requires no side dish, this entree most certainly does.  I suggest a salad of spicy greens that you can mix into the "noodles" to offset some of the non-dairy after taste.

Though I'm not eager to repeat this gluten & dairy free culinary pleasure anytime soon, I did appreciate the look and feel of Mac & Cheese, even if the taste failed to meet my expectations.

It reminds of a time when I was traveling abroad alone.  I headed into a movie theater to watch an American film, forgetting that it wouldn't be in English.

Like the gluten and dairy free Mac & Cheese, the subtitles didn't quite hit the spot, but comfort is always worth the try.



Note: if you can have wheat on your cleanse, this Macaroni with Soy cheese fares much better as a comforter.