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Strawberry Shortcake with Almond & Coconut Flour

“Tay, let’s stop by Joe’s Garden real quick,” I say after dropping off V at preschool.  It’s on the way home.   We drive down the hill and around the bend to see the chipped white paint on the wooden sign announcing, “Strawberries.”  It was destiny! My heart skips a little, and a surge ofContinue reading “Strawberry Shortcake with Almond & Coconut Flour”

Muggy Church Building, One Elementary School Cafeteria & 10 Years

  June 13th, 2002 stood still with an unexpected heatwave.   It was a Thursday.   Family & friends came in from out of town, my to be mother-in-law turned 50 just the day before.   We drove to the country of cow manure & pristine lawns Our church building stood in disarray. We pretendedContinue reading “Muggy Church Building, One Elementary School Cafeteria & 10 Years”

Paleo Chicken Adobo

  Spring is here and I immediately gravitate towards leeks, tarragon, rhubarb and the highly anticipatory light red jewels, which my girls know as strawberries.  Lucky for us, we live in Bellingham and Spring also means colder climates suitable for warm, stew like meals.   With this newness of seasonal availability also comes the everContinue reading “Paleo Chicken Adobo”

Rhubarb Mint & Lime Spritzer

During the quiet hours, while one little is at preschool and the other is upstairs having her “quiet time,” I find myself sipping my second americano for the day.  That second cup helps stave off the afternoon munchies.  Well, unless your protruding belly is squishing your stomach & coffee sounds anything but appealing at 2:00Continue reading “Rhubarb Mint & Lime Spritzer”

Rhubarb-Lime Cardamom with Streusel Muffins

Muffins are simply cake for breakfast.  My senior year of high school, Samantha would pick me up and depending on time, we would drive to a spot in town called Mostly Muffins, because they mostly had muffins there.  I rarely got one, but I salivated over the one with cream cheese frosting.  Like I said,Continue reading “Rhubarb-Lime Cardamom with Streusel Muffins”