Simple Dinner

Thinking about steaming some mussels soon.  I usually eat ones farmed out in Penn Cove.  Open to suggestions on how to cook them.

Gluten Free?

I don't know about you, but it seems to me that one of the newest trends in the nutrition world is to start going gluten free. Nothing against people with legit gluten concerns (Celiac's, allergies, etc.), but what's with the sudden switch with normal people? Have I been missing something?

Now I have no qualms with people who really can't eat gluten. It can be really scary having a food allergy and I'm the first person to be sensitive to a person's diet when they have special needs. However, when people tell me that they are starting to drastically change their diet because they read or heard something off hand, it pisses me off.

Noodles, bread, and beer are staples in almost every culture on earth. What gives a diet fad authority over all of humanity's 1000s of years of trial and error? Why would you want to give up the chewy texture of fresh baked slice of bread smothered with butter and home made strawberry jam? Why would you want to give up the crisp taste of an ice cold lager on a hot day? Why would you want to give up a homemade baked ziti? Tortillas? Crepes? Pan de sal? It doesn't make sense.