one haiku, one pic/one recipe, no meat, no/fish, no photoshop
chop tomatoes but
leave a few slices to place
on top for baking
source, 4 servings
4 tomatoes, chopped; 2 T olive oil, 2 T minced garlic, 1 onion, chopped; 2 zucchini, chopped; salt & pepper, 2 T thyme, 1 c rainbow quinoa, cooked; 3 eggs, 1/2 c cubed gruyere, 2 T basil
in a skillet cook onion, garlic, oil, spices 5 minutes; add zucchini, cook 5 minutes; add tomatoes, cook 5 minutes; stir in all but basil, 375 F, 45 minutes, top with basil
black & white cookies
baked minutes before eating
not in plastic wrap
source, 12 servings
cookies: 2 c flour, 1 t powder, 1/2 t salt, 1/4 t soda, 1/3 c whole milk yogurt, 1/3 c whole milk, 2 t vanilla, 1 t lemon peel, 1/2 t almond extract, 1 stick butter, room temperature; 3/4 c + 2 T sugar, 2 eggs; glaze: 2.5 c powdered sugar, 3 T hot water, 1.5 T light corn syrup, 1 t vanilla, pinch salt, 2.5 oz unsweetened melted chocolate + 2.5 T cocoa
cookies: cream butter, sugar; beat in rest; bake on silpat, 375 F, 8-10 minutes, cool; glaze: mix all but chocolate, adding water slowly, frost half of each cookie, add chocolate to remaining glaze, frost other halves
a lemon with its
peel, simmered and then roasted
is tender and sweet
source, 4 servings
4 sweet potatoes, wedged; 1 whole lemon, 1 T ginger, salt, 1/4 c olive oil, 1 T cumin, 1 T coriander, simmered
spread potatoes in single layer on oiled parchment on a rimmed baking sheet, top with lemon oil, 400 F, 20-30 minutes, turning once, broil
a late-night package
delivery truck or just
25 bullfrogs?
source, 3 servings
dough: 1 c flour, 1/2 c cornmeal, 1/4 t kosher salt, 10 T cold butter, 1/2 c grated cheddar, 1/2 c cold water: chopped together, chilled 30 minutes, rolled out to 1/4-inch on parchment; 1 c grated cheddar + kosher salt & pepper; 3 tomatoes, sliced, well salted with kosher salt, rested 30 minutes, drained; 2 T cider vinegar + 2 T honey + 5 thyme sprigs, simmered; 2 T olive oil + 3 T minced garlic, caramelized; 1 egg + 1 t water
assemble on parchment on rimmed baking sheet in order, fold dough to form 1/2-inch crust before egg wash; 425 F, 35 minutes
eat right away or
freeze a few minutes until
ready to be scooped
source, 1 serving, 500 calories
2 c frozen cherries, 1 T coconut oil, 1 T maple syrup, unsweetened full-fat cashew milk
blend, adding milk until smooth
birds come to the bird
feeder stuck to the window
when nobody’s home
previous version, 24 servings, 108 calories
6 (4-oz size) containers gerber bananas, 5 c oats, 1 c lilly’s stevia-sweetened chocolate chips
mix, 350 F, 15 minutes
put scissors next to
the pizza and people can
cut their own slices
dough: 1 3/4 c + 2 T flour, 3/4 c warm water, 1 T olive oil, 3/4 t kosher salt, 1/2 t yeast; 1.5 T olive oil, 1 1/4 c grated mozzarella, 1/2 c tomato sauce, herbs, parm
mix dough; rest 5 minutes, fold 3x, fold & rest 4x total; rest 40 minutes, chill overnight, oil dough, press & dimple into oiled skillet, rest 15 minutes, press & dimple, proof 2 hours, sprinkle 1 c cheese over entire dough, add sauce, rest of cheese; 450 F 25 minutes on bottom rack; remove, add herbs & parm, loosen from pan with knife
black bear prints in the
mud look like footprints with long
very sharp toenails
12 servings, 166 calories
1/2 c soft pecan butter, 2 c water, 3 c oat flour, 1/2 t kosher salt, 6 packets stevia, 1 c strawberries, cut up
mix, use silpat, 375 F, 25 minutes
the bread ferments while
fireflies blink and bullfrogs
call into the night
source, for 1 loaf
1 2/3 c warm water + 1/4 t yeast, 3 1/3 c flour, 2 t kosher salt
mix to form a shaggy dough, adding more flour if needed; rest, covered, 20 hours, room temperature; knead 5x, rest, covered, 2 hours; with oiled hands place dough in a 450 F oven in a preheated dutch oven; 30 minutes covered, 30 minutes uncovered
vegetarians
wonder why the kitchen smells
a little gamey
1.5 c white whole wheat flour, 1/2 c almond flour, 2 t powder, 3/4 c full-fat unsweetened cashew milk, warm + pinch saffron; 1/2 t kosher salt, 1/2 c olive oil, 2/3 c maple syrup, 2 t vanilla, 2 cans pears, drained; glaze: 1 T olive oil + 2 T maple syrup
mix batter, pour over pears in oiled skillet, 325 F, 55 minutes, turn out & glaze
