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Cookbooks

My ‘greatest hits’ cookbook is available on Amazon:

–Here, as a paperback for $17.99

–Here, as a reflowable Kindle e-book for $9.99 (easy to read, but less photo/design-heavy)

–Here, as a print replica Kindle e-book for $9.99 (nearly identical to the paperback with full photos & design, but may be hard to read/require zooming in on smaller devices)

Or you can you purchase the PDF directly here for $8.99:

Best of Flash Fiction Kitchen’s Pithy Tales & Paleo Treats [PDF Edition]

Recipes include: bagels, blueberry pancakes, cassava cake, cassava bread, sweet potato & cassava gnocchi, cheesy noodles, carnitas, and more! (Full list available in the Amazon preview.)

The 30 Minute Meals for the Paleo AIP is a great resource with 120 full meals (over 300+ recipes!) by 41 established paleo/AIP bloggers (including yours truly), designed to save time (and money!) for your busy home cook. Click here to view more details or

These days the Internet abounds with excellent paleo and AIP (autoimmune protocol) resources. Below are a few of my favorite blogs and websites, which have been invaluable in my own health & food journey:

For pretty much all general health matters:

https://chriskresser.com/

For expertise on autoimmunity & paleo science: 

https://www.thepaleomom.com/ 

Some of the earliest paleo/AIP bloggers: 

http://againstallgrain.com/

http://autoimmunewellness.com/

http://nomnompaleo.com/

A selection of my favorite AIP blogs: 

http://www.phoenixhelix.com/ [check out Eileen’s amazing weekly Paleo AIP Recipe Roundtables!]

https://myheartbeets.com/ [was psyched to discover Ashley’s paleo Indian recipes!]

https://thecuriouscoconut.com/

http://gutsybynature.com/

https://meatified.com/

http://healingfamilyeats.com/

http://www.provincialpaleo.com/aip-resources/

http://asquirrelinthekitchen.com/

http://www.beyondthebite4life.com/

Below is my own personal guide to Paleo/AIP baking, ingredients, and tools (subscribe for a free illustrated PDF copy!).

Paleo-AIP Baking Guide

For those new to alternative baking, I’ve created the below guide as a quick primer. (Subscribe to FFK’s mailing list for a free illustrated, printable PDF version!) This non-exhaustive overview of ingredients and tools should help ease the alternative baking learning curve! If you have suggestions, questions, or alternate ideas, please feel free to add them in the comment section.

AIP Flours (Grain/Legume/Nut-free)

• Coconut flour – super absorbent, typically works best when used in conjunction w/ eggs, which is why it’s absent from a lot of my AIP recipes (also available here)
• Cassava flour – excellent AP flour substitute, a bit denser and w/ slight gooey properties
• Sweet potato flour
• Squash flour
• Pumpkin flour
• Apple flour
• Tigernut flour – slightly nutty (but not made from nuts) and sweet, a good AIP sub for almond flour, usually helps crisp and bind, great baking flour
• Water chestnut/singoda flour – also slightly nutty (and not made from nuts) and sweet natural flavor, dark-colored so good for chocolate applications (brownies, chocolate chip cookies, etc.); cheaper if you can find it in Indian/ethnic grocery stores
• Taro flour*
• Breadfruit flour*
• Cricket flour – have only eaten (not baked w/) this yet, but stay tuned for cricket-themed dessert stories!
• Plantain flour – too plantain-flavored for a lot of dessert baking, but may make an occasional appearance. Good for breads, rolls, crackers, etc. (also cheaper if you can find it in an ethnic store)
  *I know these two exist, I just haven’t been able to find them commercially yet – from what I know of breadfruit, I have suspicions it may make the best alternative flour. Am waiting on a friend from the island of Yap to begin making breadfruit flour from his family’s farm, and will update with links in that event!

• Almond meal/flour – provides a good crunch in baked goods, also adds natural fat so typically don’t need as much additional fat in AF recipes; meal is coarser/darker than flour (cheaper to buy from TJ’s), so usage depends on desired texture/what you’re making
• Acorn flour – interesting dark flour, a bit strong-flavored compared to the other alternatives, good for some cookies/chocolate applications (can usually find in Korean section of Asian groceries)
• Hazelnut meal/flour
• Chestnut flour – great, lighter nut flour with starchy qualities which works amazingly for bread/cake-like goods; look for this in Italian/French gourmets
• Flaxmeal – nice flavor in more savory applications, helps bind and hold things together (e.g. flax ‘egg’)

• Cashews
• Pumpkin seeds
• Sunflower seeds
• Hazelnuts
• Macadamia nuts
• Pistachios
• Walnuts
• Pecans
• Chia seeds (viscous, semi-binder, like flaxseeds)
• Flaxseeds
• Black sesame seeds (can also be found at Indian/ethnic groceries)
• Chestnut paste (unsweetened, great for cakes, brownies)

• Tapioca Starch (can find cheaper in Asian groceries, not certified GF tho)
• Arrowroot Powder (also available here)
• Sweet Potato Starch
  *These generally function similarly (i.e. like cornstarch), but some people don’t react well to tapioca starch, in which case arrowroot is a good substitute

• Raw honey
• Manuka honey (can find at TJ’s)
• Maple syrup
• Coconut sugar
• Blackstrap molasses (preferably organic & unsulfured – lots of great nutrients! cheaper in stores)

• Sea salt (Himalayan, Celtic)
• Vanilla (beans)/almond/peppermint extract
• Cinnamon
• Other spices (nutmeg (non-AIP), cloves, allspice, mace, cardamom, ginger)
• Citrus zest (lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit)

• Dates – used as sweetener and in certain pie/tart applications
• Bananas – used as sweetener, great in muffins, ice cream, also helps to bind
• Figs
• Lemons/limes – can sub for ACV in any baking soda recipe
• Apples – great as additional moisture/fat substitute, can be grated or chopped into many recipes
• Berries
• Cranberries/raisins

• Coconut oil (also available here)
• Red palm oil (or at TJ’s)
• Palm/coconut shortening
• Ghee (non-AIP) (cheaper in stores)
• Grassfed butter (non-AIP) (Kerrygold can be found in most major groceries)
• [Extra virgin] olive oil
• Coconut cream/butter (also available here)
• Coconut milk
• Almond milk (& other nut milks) (non-AIP)
• Nut butters (cashew, almond) (non-AIP)
• Sunbutter (non-AIP)

• Grassfed gelatin
• Flaxseed meal (non-AIP)
• Baking soda
• Apple cider vinegar
• Pastured eggs (non-AIP)

• High-quality dark chocolate
• Dark chocolate chips
• 100% cocoa powder
• Coffee (chocolate enhancer)
• Matcha green tea powder (awesomeness)
• Carob powder
• Carob chips [hard to find paleo versions of these]
• Dried coconut (unsweetened shredded/flakes, also here and here)
• [Frozen] Grated cassava (can find this in the frozen section of some Asian/Filipino markets; otherwise can buy fresh cassava and peel/grate it)
• Coconut water (ideally raw)
• [Frozen] young coconut (can find this in the frozen section of some Asian/Filipino markets)
• Nutritional yeast (great vegan/paleo cheese flavor substitute)

• Whisk
• Pastry blender
• Electric hand mixer
• Food processor
• Immersion blender
• Spatula
• Measuring cups
• Glass measuring cup
• Zester/grater
• Lemon squeezer
• Measuring spoons
• Icing/metal spatula
• Parchment paper
• Pastry brush
• Rolling pin (or the handy olive oil/liquor bottle trick)
• Ice cream scoop
• Ice cream maker
• Silicone baking mat
• Mixing bowls
• Candy thermometer
• Squeeze bottles
• Pastry bag (or the handy cut the corner off a ziploc bag trick)
• Baking trays
• Cake pans (bundt, 9×9 circular, springform)
• Tart pan/mini tart pans
• Pie dishes – so pretty!
• Muffin tin
• Bread pan
• Ramekins
• Silicone molds (make sure they pass the ‘bend’ test, i.e. pure silicone + BPA-free): candy, gummy, muffin
• Cookie cutters
• Cast iron skillet
  *Also recommend checking out thrift/vintage/antique shops, estate sales, flea markets, etc., for a lot of these, plus great dishware finds for plating