Last year I planted shiso in our little greenhouse and the plant grew quite large and went to seed, which led to this year’s bumper crop of baby shiso plants growing everywhere. I pulled about a hundred and left five of them to grow. If you have never tried shiso it is a culinary herb […]
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Coconut Chai Ice Cream
When I see coffee memes on social media I always mentally replace the word coffee with “tea.” I feel about tea the way most Americans feel about coffee–which is to say, if you stand between me and my tea in the morning, I cannot be held responsible for my actions. Tea is also a wonderful […]
Thai Iced Tea Pops
Have you ever had Thai Iced Tea in a restaurant? I generally avoid sweet teas at all cost, but there is something about that multi-toned, creamy-sweet tea drink that I love. The restaurant version is typically made with sweetened condensed milk and is pretty loaded with sugar, so it is more like a dessert than […]
Berry Good Greek Yogurt Pops
I wanted to call these Red, White, and Blue Greek Yogurt Pops, but since they honestly are more of a pink, purple, and beige color I went with the cutesy title instead. Regardless–wow, these are good! I was actually surprised at how creamy-delicious they turned out. I did these in the color layers pictured because […]
Whole30: The Wrap Up
Yesterday was our last day of the challenge, so we spent a little bit of time discussing the results. I noticed a pretty immediate and dramatic improvement in my allergies, which I attribute to once again getting completely off of gluten. Harrison didn’t notice many changes. Having said that, the Whole30 protocol isn’t that different […]
Banana Ice Cream with Toasted Walnuts and Chocolate Swirl (dairy free)
This is my dairy-free and no-refined-sugar version of my favorite Ben and Jerry’s ice cream flavor. I don’t want to get into any copyright infringement issues, so let’s just call this Obese Chimpanzee ice cream. It’s a banana ice cream base, swirled with toasted walnuts and chocolate. It is irresistible. I melted the chocolate with […]
Paleo Vanilla Bean Truffles
Dark Chocolate Chestnut Cake (Grain Free)
Crab Puffs
