I still remember the trip down, what would have taken an adult less than a day ending up four with three kids. But we had fun with it, stopping at a water park and the famous Luray Caverns, staying at motels and visiting chain diners along the way. When we reached the blue-gray hills of…
Blackberry Raspberry ‘Cheese’cake (paleo, AIP, vegan)
Inga hurried through the empty gray streets, her blowsy skirt caught by an unseen gust of wind. The sun had set and in half an hour soldiers would be grabbing her by the arm and demanding her papers. She gripped a parcel close to her chest and sped over the wet cobblestones. Soon the prison blocks…
Wild Maine (& other) Blueberry Pie (paleo, AIP)
Elizabeth stared at the patch of familiar-looking, knee-high bushes. The tiny green leaves had captured her attention the same way noxious, three-leafed poison ivy plants did – but this was a pleasant feeling of expectation, not the dangerous start those other plants induced. There it was – a tiny shot of blue, peeking out behind…
Strawberry Shortcake (paleo, AIP)
Summer by the seashore Wandering lost and finding four Children playing on the beach Squirrels roaming out of reach Seagulls zipping through the skies Deer leaping over sties Fish jumping in the sea Fires burning merrily Sand castles dripping free Frisbee, football, baseball tees Fireworks and moonlit leas Lobsters, clams and fried fishies Bacon, sausage,…
Superfood Turmeric Marshmallows (paleo, AIP)
A story about bunnies AND beauty and the beast?? Alright, sold. I’m on it. Remember that angry rabbit from Belle and the Blueberry Muffins that led Belle into the open maw of the Beast? Well, it turns out he actually suffered from a mood disorder due to a lack of B vitamins and low immune…
Puffed Quinoa Krispie Treats (paleo)
This was the story that would not write So a poem it became And when came time for publication It still wanted for a name And a subject and a message, That much was clear to see So dear reader please permit me To construct this repartee See I’m practicing my rhyming And basic word…
Pear ‘Almond’ [Tigernut] Tart (paleo, AIP, vegan)
Taj was the only tiger on the entire Indian subcontinent with a nut allergy. Granted, he’d never left the jungle where he was born, so he was really only going off the fifty other tiger kids in his school, but of them only his friend Kala also had an allergy – and that was just…
Coconut Candy (paleo, AIP, vegan)
Jake watched as Aunt Nell grated the fresh coconuts he and Jenny had fetched from the beach. Using a serrated tool that Uncle Lonnie had hammered into a piece of driftwood, she went through four coconuts, then reached out for the fresh coconut sap they had gathered earlier. It went into the baking pit, where…
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…
Holiday Eggnog (paleo, vegan, AIP)
T’was the night before Christmas and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, except for a mouse, Who felt very hungry and wanted a treat, And went to the pantry where he found some meat, “That’s not what I want!” said the mouse to himself, Wiped the ham off his paws and went…
Baked Apples with Coconut Crème Anglaise (paleo, AIP, vegan)
“Galahad! Oh, Galahad!” cried Lancelot. “What’s up, kickass knight man?” said Galahad. “I want to have a party!” “A party?” “Yes! A party! To celebrate my impending nuptials with Guinevere.” “I thought Guinevere was married to Arthur.” “No, that’s only in the movie version. In real life Guinevere is really in love with me.” “Do…
Chocolate/Carob Frozen Bananas with Pistachios/Coconut (paleo/AIP, vegan)
The other day I was walking down the boardwalk when I saw a monkey throwing a banana. “Hey monkey,” I said. “Why are you wasting a perfectly good banana?” The monkey looked at me and bared its teeth. “No garnish,” it said. “Excuse me?” “BANANA. HAS. NO. GARNISH!” It then pitched a banana at me,…
Tapioca Young Coconut Taro Pudding (paleo, AIP, vegan)
The girl stared around the crowded market, her eyes wide as she took in the endless rows of open stalls filled with hundreds of coconuts, breadfruit with their leathery green skins, hairy tubers, and fresh watermelon and papaya stands. Farmers had come from all over the main island and by boat from the outer islands,…
