It’s hard for me to believe James has been grain-free for three years! Most of the first two years were in Congo. People here in the US often wonder, “How could you do such a limited diet in rural Africa?” But I found the farmer’s market (huge likelihood that produce Read more…
We spent our GAPS-Diet anniversary on vacation at the beach. Somehow it is hard to believe we have been grain-free for a whole year! The following is an abridged version of our one-year overview. Go here to the ‘Our Diet’ tab for the whole enchilada. Or if you have lots Read more…
We are quickly approaching our One-year mark for beginning the GAPS diet. More details of that history are above on the ‘Our Diet’ tab. For months we have felt healthy, strong and stable. There have been minor skin things here and there (we DO live in Congo), but no illness Read more…
365 days ago we reluctantly entered Autismland. 365 days ago the specialist looked us in the eyes, and said the words that would echo through our past and future. Like a snapshot it seemed that time stood still. “qualifies for a diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome” 365 days ago we got Read more…
James on homemade ketchup: “Wow Mom! This ketchup tastes great! It tastes so tomato-ey… I bet this is the ORIGINAL recipe!” Tomatoes in ketchup? Happy thought indeed! (to borrow an Elizabeth Bennett phrase) The next day from a guest… “These peanut butter bars taste real, like they will put meat Read more…
It’s been a couple months since I shared our diet and progress here. People often ask, “What do you eat?” “How long will you stay on this diet?” “How is James doing now?” I’ve updated ‘Our Diet’ page with details about what is going on – now that our family Read more…
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…