October 2011

Cooking comes naturally to some people. I’m not one of them. When we lived out in the jungle (where it is definitely a WOMAN’s job to cook), people were often puzzled that Kent would help in the cookhouse. We skirted the impropriety by explaining that Kent studied Biochemistry. He was Read more…

I spent most of this weekend in bed with a colossal headache, trying to figure out if I should be taking malaria drugs or antibiotics for a sinus infection. Thankfully, I chose the latter and am finally surviving without high doses of Tylenol. So today I am kind of copping Read more…

For those of you living in the land of grocery stores… this is a bit unnecessary. There are some beautiful coconut ice cream options made in Oregon by Coconut Bliss or So Delicious/Purely Decadent. If you can’t afford them, can’t find them, need to go sugar-free like us or are Read more…

Okay, so after 3 months without bread or grains, this bread tastes like dessert to us! We slather it with imported blackberry fruit-only jam. Joel likes it with honey or guava sauce poured over or sandwiched between. But they Joel likes most things, including baked perch topped with guava sauce. Read more…

Originally inspired and adjusted from Alex’s Raw Chocolate Pudding recipe on allrecipes.com. 5-minute Chocolate Pudding (see Banana Pudding option below**) Ingredients: 1 large avocado (or 2 small ones), yes you read that right1 ripe banana1 cup coconut milk (or other milk)1/3 c. cocoa powder1/2 c. honey (or other sugar if Read more…

Disclaimer: If you and yours eat a high-sugar diet (high-fructose corn syrup, cane juice, sugar, sucrose, maltose, etc. all count!) then these brownies may not seem ‘sweet enough’ for you. To us, they are delectable! Enjoy a whole foods treat! RECIPE #1: Peanut Butter Brownies This was adapted from Elaine Read more…