Sugar, and spice, and all that's nice!

I was sick all weekend. Lovely. Twice a year, if I'm unlucky, and I let the stress level get a little too high(self induced of course!) do I catch a little gem of a bug. Gross. My brother told me that when you get sick, you carry 7lbs of mucus in your body. Again.. lovely. Leave it to brothers to inform us of only the grotesque! Not sure how true that is. But with the boxes of kleenex I went through in two days, I'm not going to protest his stats.
Therefore I did no cooking. Mark bought so many amazing, delicous groceries from the Calgary Farmers Market and Community Natural Foods, to make us our meals. I laid on the couch, coughing, and sneezing while he prepared his meals. I got soup.  But not just any soup! Amy's Soups! I think one of the best alternatives to home made. I just didn't have the energy to get it together to make soup. So added to the grocery list was this alternative.
He came home with armfulls of goodies.  I did manage to help unpack some groceries. I couldn't resist seeing what little gems he brought home. What can I say. I'm an addict, a food junkie.
In the grocery bags, I dug out a brand new ditty. Bob's Red Mill Homemade Wonderful Gluten Free Bread Mix. I have to admit, I was a bit sceptical at first. Not that I don't trust Mark's taste. He know's what he's doing.  But I passed this up many times in the store because I knew that I just didn't have the extra time to be mixing intense GF "doughs". (Banana bread and muffins are quick and easy in comparison) Also, as I've mentioned before, I would rather try and make my own recipes instead of pre-packaged stuff. So the bag sat on the counter for a day and a half until I was a bit better.
Monday morning I felt more like myself. Still requiring a few tissues, but somewhat "normal". I was out of bed early, made Mark his coffee, and I set to work on my breakfast and bread making.  It wasn't so bad. I read the package directions and made short work of all the ingredients and stirred that crazy batter like nobody's business.  The "dough" came together quite nicely. My scepticism melted away once I saw how beautiful the "dough" was.  I said outloud to myself "this is going to be reeeaally good"!  The package directions say to mix it with a stand mixer or hand mixer.  I don't have a stand mixer, and I burned the motor out on my hand mixer! he he. So, a wooden spoon was all I used, and just had at 'er for about 4 or 5 minutes.  Then got the batter into a little bread pan and let it rise.  Once that was good, in the oven it went for an hour.
Oh man! It turned out stellar!  And giant! The directions did ask for a good size bread pan....

Overall, I am definitely going to buy this again and again.

Even the second day the bread was still fresh, didn't fall apart.

I had bought some Udi's Gluten Free bread in Vancouver last week as well, and this, I'd say, is pretty comparable, and less expensive!

So as long as I don't go through a loaf of bread in a few days, then cost wise and taste wise this is alright. 

Now I still have to tackle those cookies, and banana bread this week.  Better get on it. The weekend and hopefully some good times cycling, are only four sleeps away!