Biscotti sitting on the shelf Biscotti looking rather stealth Criss-crossed in their tan and brown Speckled with their chocolate gown Turning upside down my frown Biscotti to go round and round Tickling your insides light Enticing with their crumbly bite Filling all with great delight Biscotti make the world ignite Enjoy on these cold winter…
Graham Crackers (paleo, AIP, vegan)
Why, hello there. You may know me as the witch, or my personal favorite, the ‘old hag’ in the classic children’s fairy-tale Hansel and Gretel, but I’m here to tell you a different story and it goes like this. Once upon a time there was a baker writer lady who grew up in the big…
Checkerboard Cookies (paleo, AIP)
[brace yourself, it’s a weird one] This dragon lived in a magical city lair, on the fortieth floor of a luxury downtown high-rise in a cavernous penthouse suite. The windows were tinted and dark, but even so the dragon’s giant stash of treasure could be seen near a mile away, glistening under the low glow…
Bumblebee (turmeric & charcoal/cacao/carob) Cookies (paleo, AIP)
[Two freewrites for you for this one…may eventually move one to another post, if I get back to the bumblebee theme…] Black and yellow Bumblebee jello Turmeric charcoal Bumblebee mellow Yellow and black Perfectly cracked Sweet and mesquite Perfect home treat Easing and pleasing Soothing and cooling Perfectly fueling Eat these to sleep. Mr. and…
Holiday Cookies (paleo, AIP, vegan)
Few people are aware that Frosty the Snowman is actually edible and began life on this planet as a humble sugar cookie. Even fewer people realize that he and his family are good friends with the Gingerbread man and HIS family over in Sugarplum Land, as well as the Snickerdoodlers on Doldruminicks, but animate cookies are a…
Valentine’s Day Pomegranate Cookies (paleo, AIP, vegan)
Roses are red Violets are blue Of course I must alter This poem for you Valentine’s Day Comes once a year Drinking and dining Our theme is good cheer Who cares if you’re single? Fear not love is blind We’re all human creatures Part of the hive mind Thus love exists truly For one and…
Gingerbread People (paleo, AIP, vegan)
Once upon a time, Ethel the gingerbread woman lived with her gingerbread husband, Lester, in a small gingerbread house on the outskirts of Ginger Village. In most gingerbread families, the husband took care of the baking and childrearing, and Ethel and Lester were no exception. While Ethel went off to the bakery each morning, Lester…
Snickerdoodles (paleo, AIP, vegan)
Far out in the Western Seas lies the island of Doldruminicks, or Land of the SnickerDoodlers, as it’s known in English. On this land lives a very peculiar creature – the snickerdoodler, pictured here. As you can see, snickerdoodlers are characterized by a rotund, bulbous body, a large round nose, and coarse, sand-paper-y skin. They…
Santa’s Shortbread (paleo, AIP, vegan)
Many of us think of Santa as that kind, jolly old soul who appears annually on our doorsteps and chimneys and gives generously from his own plentiful store of toys back at the North Pole. Well, it turns out nothing could be further from the truth. I have recently come upon some troubling documentary evidence…
Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies (paleo, vegan)
Once upon a time, there lived a classic princess in a classic fairytale kingdom. The princess wore classic pink ballroom gowns and classic sparkling diamond tiaras, and even carried around a pink wand which churned out classic spells every so often. The princess seemed to know that her world was too cookie-cutter and pop-up-book-esque to…
