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…
It is weird.Yes, I’ll admit it, ‘the diet’ our family is on is weird.I sometimes feel like I am constantly explaining. What can you eat? You really don’t eat rice?Are you sure you don’t want a cookie? Wow, that diet seems hard! Aren’t most truly good things also hard? Trying Read more…
As some of you may remember, we learned of James’ need for an OT (Occupational Therapist) about 2 weeks before leaving the US. That was simply not enough time to get in to see one. We returned to Africa in faith that we would find the Sensory Assessment we needed Read more…
After a miraculous whirlwind month, we are back home in Congo now. We did fit in a few days of vacation. Much of our time was spent chasing down leads to find James an Occupational Therapist (OT). They are not plentiful in Africa, let me tell you. I will write Read more…
Here is Samwise’s passport photo. I’m not sure if it is OK to have another dog in the shot or not…
Candles provide such a serene, contemplative light. And I love to watch the delicate loops of smoke rise to the ceiling! Well, James has me thinking about candles this week… You know that adorable toddler phase of picking up everything? The one where dirt must be tasted, smelled or rolled Read more…
(our school room, ready for another year) One of many reasons we homeschool is that it allows us flexibility to stay together as a family despite Kent’s somewhat mobile life/work. We have various reasons to travel most of the month of September, so we started school a couple weeks early Read more…