Weird!

So...I cooked dinner from scratch at home as well.  I actually only had iced tea for lunch because I wasn't hungry after a late-ish breakfast for the stars.  Dinner consisted of the following:

--brown rice.  Well, the brown rice was kind of an experiment in the rice cooker.  I used chicken broth instead of water, and added sauteed garlic, parsley and an onion to the rice.  It turned out FAB!  The broth taste with the onion reminded me of my mom's rice that she always made growing up.  Now...if I could only use broth that wasn't from a can...

--grilled chicken.  Right now the only chicken I have are some boneless, skinless breasts from whole foods market (no meds/hormones).  The only "grill" I have is a George Foreman. ;)  So I grilled a ginormous chicken breast with a lot of black pepper.  I only ate half of it, so yay for leftovers.

--local zucchini.  Zucchini is seriously one of my favorite veggies.  MMMM.  I pan cooked the zucchini in some pastured butter with seasoned salt and red pepper flakes.  I didn't cook it long, as I don't like my zucchini mushy - yuck!  Then, I grated some fresh parmesan cheese on top.  I only ate half of the batch...so again...yay for leftovers.

This dinner was GOOD!  I used a LOT of pepper though, it it was a little heavy on the heat side.  But guess what I found out?  I was craving a glass of milk after the meal to counteract the heat.  The milk tasted similar to an after-dinner ice cream treat because of the taste and the creaminess of it.  WEIRD!  Who would have ever thought that a simple glass of milk could quench my nighttime ice cream cravings?!  Amazing...  I also have to say that with both meals I cooked today I had a different experience.  Usually I get a sickly full feeling when I eat a meal.  Today I just felt satisfied, not sickly or overly full.  Of course, it could just be a psychosomatic thingie-ma-bob...so I guess I'll see if I continue on this coolio path.