baby broccoli
and cauliflower unfazed
by april snowstorms
2 servings
1 c melted chocolate chips, 12 oz silken tofu, 1/2 c maple syrup, 1 t cinnamon, 1 T vanilla
blend, chill 20 minutes
chocolate tofu pudding
Month: April 2021
spiced rye & banana cake
mourning doves shiver
puffing their feathers out like
they’ve gotten a shock
8 servings, 250 calories
4 c rye flour, 1 T powder, 1 t kosher salt, 1 T vanilla, 1 T cinnamon, 1 t ginger, 8 packets stevia, 2 c frozen banana slices, 2 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk
mix all but 1 c bananas, pour into parchment-lined cast-iron pan, top with rest of bananas & more cinnamon, 400 F, 1 hour
one pot tofu & sweet potato noodles
just enough water
to cover the noodles will
make a perfect sauce
2 servings
12 oz silken tofu, 3.5 oz sweet potato noodles, 2 T chili crisp, 1 c green beans, 2 T miso, herbs
cover noodles with water in a shallow pan, boil until flexible; add beans, boil 1 minute; add miso & chili, simmer until thickened; remove from heat, add herbs; serve with kimchi
smoky beans & green rice
kale from the freezer,
cilantro, basil, parsley
from little herb pots
5 servings, 500 calories
2 c wild rice, 1 c greens+herbs, 1/4 c lemon juice, pinch kosher salt; 1 lb black beans, soaked overnight in 2-inches water+1 t soda+1 t kosher salt, simmered until tender; 2 T adobo paste, 1/4 c maple syrup
cook rice with 2 c water, greens, salt, lemon; cook beans down with adobo, maple; serve with vegan cheese, kimchi
cocoa & jam cake
snow flakes in the air
vanish into ripples when
hitting the warm pond
8 servings, 225 calories
1 c oats, 1 c white whole wheat flour, 2 c cocoa, 3/4 c so delicious unsweetened vanilla coconut milk yogurt, 1 T powder, 1 T vanilla, 1 t kosher salt, 2 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 8 packets stevia, 10 oz reduced-sugar jam
mix all but jam, pour batter in parchment-lined cast-iron pan, swirl jam on top, 375 F, 45 minutes
savory toasted oatmeal with chili crisp swirl
toast the oats and the
tomatoes in a dry pan
then add the water
1 serving
1 c oats, 2 c water, 1 c dry-packed sundried tomatoes, sea salt & pepper, 2 T miyokos roadhouse cheddar, 1 T chili crisp, 1 T herbs, kimchi
toast oats, salt, tomatoes in dry pan, add water, cook until done, pour into bowl; add cheese, chili, herbs, to middle; stand 3 minutes, swirl cheese; top with pepper, kimchi
banana & cherry donuts
higher temperature
yields caramelized banana
and soft sweet cherries
12 servings, 120 calories
4 (4-oz size) containers gerber bananas, 1 T namaste egg replacer, 1 t kosher salt, 1 T vanilla, 8 packets stevia, 1 t cinnamon, 1.5 c white whole wheat flour, 16 oz frozen cherries
mix, use silpat, 400 F, 25 minutes
smashed pea & smoked cheddar quesadillas
delicate spring herbs:
basil, parsley, cilantro,
chives, mashed with green peas
1 serving
2 small tortillas, 2/3 c frozen peas+sea salt+lemon juice+herbs+red pepper flakes, 2 slices miyokos smoked english farmhouse cheese
microwave pea mixture until warm, mash with fork; divide peas & cheese between tortillas, cook on panini press
pumpkin, oat, & jam scones
migrating birds come
back to the feeder, not seen
since last October
12 servings, 184 calories
1 can pumpkin, 2 T chia seeds+1/2 c warm water, 1 T powder, 1 t kosher salt, 8 packets stevia, 1 c white whole wheat flour, 3 c old-fashioned oats, 10 oz wegmans triple berry jammin
mix all but jam, make indented balls on silpat-covered baking stone, top with jam, 400 F, 20 minutes
cauliflower & pesto
after a spring snow
the fields are white but steam comes
from the flowing pond
source, 4 servings
1 cauliflower rubbed with olive oil, s&p; 1 T olive oil, 2 sliced onions, s&p; pesto: zest & juice of 1 lemon, 1/2 c cilantro & parsley, 1/4 c olive oil, 1/4 c walnuts, 1 clove garlic, kosher salt & pepper
in a cast-iron pan, heat onion, oil, salt, cook 10 minutes, add 3/4 c water; add cauliflower, wrap with foil, 400 F, until soft; make pesto in food processor; uncover cauliflower, 450 F, until browned, basting with juices; top with pesto
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