Mangoes sitting pretty in a bowl Looking fit to eat and roll Into summer’s fair square marketplace Where they frolic with cherries and race Skipping bouncing happily Flying zipping through the trees Into low strawberry patches Next to coconut and cream-filled hatches All that’s left are blueberries Which we find by lake-filled leas Mountain springs…
Garlic Mayo | Lebanese Toum (paleo, AIP, vegan)
Flying at altitude over the ocean I look outside, caught by the notion That skies are our sea The ocean air And clouds are our sustenance Built from real fare Shaded and white Meant to be shared From them comes liquid and crystalline prayers I hold my hand out, caught unaware Solid and bright Lovely…
Summer Peach Shortcake (paleo, AIP)
Peaches sitting on the lea Brightly shining merrily Ripe and fresh picked off the tree Stone fruit summer fantasy Eat them with some hot brewed tea Bake with cobblers, pies, and ghee Make into a jubilee Or better yet go wild and free With a cream and biscuits spree Splash syrup there for all to…
Afternoon Tea Scones with Jam & ‘Clotted Cream’ (paleo, AIP)
A royal couplet, dressed all in white Entered the abbey, dripping with light Caught sight of beauties, simple and slight Millinery’s finest, captured mid-flight They swooped and they soared and they landed in sight Of soldiers, priests, guests célèbres alike Green gold and yellow and blue like a kite Crimson and daring, dashing and raring…
Sweet Potato Gnocchi (paleo, AIP, vegan)
Sweet potato gnocchi Delicate and floaty Flavorful and cozy Chewy mini mochi Fresh and light and low-key Tender sweet and rosy Won’t make you have to go pee So sit and eat some gnocchi! [I had an alternative last couplet here involving snow peas and spring, decided to go with the more sophisticated option…
Vegetable Kimchi (paleo, AIP, vegan)
In three days, they docked on foreign shores, anchoring the panokseon in a crowded harbor filled with foreign war ships. The ship had endured three lightning storms and rough seas with only one crack in the second mast, which the crew would set about repairing while the rebels were on shore. For her part the…
Pierogies (paleo, AIP)
Pierogi and pierogi sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G Sitting in a cradle of Melted fresh ghee Making pierogi babies And a dumpling confit Mr. and Mrs. Pierogi go whee They skip and they flip and they say hello to me Vaulting somersaults off the edge of the tree Landing in my tummy salty sweet and…
‘Cream Cheese’ (plain & veggie) (paleo, AIP)
Once again it is 2058, the year of the Great Bagel Famine and concurrently also the year of the Great Dairy Famine. Most of the cows have just given up at this point. They are too nutrient-deprived to produce milk, as are all other milk-producing animals (‘cept humans, thanks to some handy bio-engineering). As a…
Bagels! (paleo, AIP)
The date is 2058 – the year the history annals will know as the Great Bagel Famine. In this year widespread grain shortages, striking artisan bakers, and growing intolerance in the general population lead to a vast drop in bagel production. The industry is truly disrupted, with magical dough rings and lox-caper vehicles disappearing off the…
Caramelized Braised Pork Belly (paleo, AIP)
The rebels and the Princess made fast tracks to the northwestern seaboard, reaching the coast in less than two days. Soon they were looking out at swelling waves near the entry of a quiet coastal port town. “Do they know we are coming?” asked the Princess. “We’ve sent word on ahead,” replied the rebel leader….
Cassava Gnocchi (paleo, AIP, vegan)
Gnocchi are low-key The slightest bit oak-y Not really smoky But fun to go poke-y Rustic and folk-y The slightest bit hokey They go with enoki Won’t make you get croaky Best have some before you go sing karaoke So say okie dokie And eat lots of gnocchi! (Okay I’m out. Next week: gnocchi…
Bulgogi (Korean marinated BBQ ribeye, paleo, AIP)
They continued on their way, moving swiftly, pursued by the King and the Prime Minister’s men. As they went north, the land grew increasingly rocky and mountainous, and soon they were in the highlands, breathing in the thin air of snowy peaks, looking at tiny temples and villages miles below. Intent on getting more clarity…
Bulgogi Japchae (Korean noodle dish, paleo, AIP)
They travelled fast through the long night. It was their best opportunity to put as much space as possible between them and the palace before the King and the others had awoken from their opium-induced stupor, in time to give orders for the pursuit. They had fled through the system of underground tunnels, of which…
