Acme Cafe

Acme Cafe is in the Gastown neighborhood of Vancouver, B.C. and is a small diner that offers any of their sandwiches on gluten free bread. The also have some gluten free desserts, but selection depends on the day. The place kind of reminded me of Mel's diner for some reason; maybe it was the black and white decor, but that was the vibe I got. All of their sandwiches sounded really good and my husband ordered the turkey sandwich and I went with the chicken club. 

Mike thought the sandwich was ok but they were skimpy on the meat; in comparison my sandwich seemed like the complete opposite, as it had full chunks of chicken breast. The sandwich was overall really tasty and I thought the bread was good; it didn't get soggy, or crumble from weight. The only downfall of the sandwich was that it was $12.00. There are not many places you can go in California, where I live, and order a sandwich on gluten free bread, so I was categorizing this as a treat, but I still don't think it should be $12.00. Does that just make me cheap or does that seem high to others?

Go Slim by Nugo

Have you ever tried a Nugo Bar? Some flavors are gluten free, some aren't. Last year I tried their carrot cake option and wrote a rather unfavorable post about it. Recently they introduced the new Go Slim line, that are gluten free, so I thought I'd give them a second chance. This bar tastes nothing like a chocolate truffle, and has just the slightest hint of raspberry.  It still is one of the firmest bars I've ever eaten.  Call me on it if you think I'm off my rocker, but this bar is horrible.

Broccoli Salad

In the continuing exploration of salad and lunch options I made broccoli, cauliflower salad last week. I was inspired by pinterest once again, as I found the recipe I based my version off of. Instead of just doing broccoli I did half broccoli, half cauliflower.  It's good raw, but if that's too much crunch for you, you could steam it for just a minute or two, but do not fully cook it. At first bacon, onion, broccoli, and grapes seems like an odd combo, but it actually turned out to be really good.  The one thing I would note is that unlike other salads- pasta, greens, etc.- it's only really good for a day or two, unlike my pasta salad that can usually sit for about 5 days in the fridge. This is one I would highly suggest for your next summer picnic. 

Photo and Recipe from Heart of Wisdom.com