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bake on just one side
until brown and crispy but
insides are tender
source, 2 servings
1.5 lbs broccoli, cut up+s&p+olive oil; sauce: 2 T soft vegan butter+3 T olive oil+2 T sherry vinegar+2 T dijon
bake broccoli on oiled foil on a cookie sheet, 450 F, until crispy; remove from heat, toss with sauce
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
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
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
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
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
roast potatoes cut
side down on oiled foil
and flip if needed
source, 4 servings
4 halved sweet potatoes, roasted at 400 F with oil, s&p, until tender; glaze: zest & juice of 2 oranges, zest of 1 lemon, 3 T maple syrup, pinch cinnamon, 1 t grated ginger, 1/2 c prunes
simmer glaze until thickened, pour over potatoes, top with more orange zest
the fat brown beaver
watches out of one eye while
nibbling a stick
10 servings, 263 calories
3 c white whole wheat flour, 1/4 c ground flax, 1/4 c olive oil, 1/2 c d’vash date nectar, 1 t kosher salt, 1 T powder, 1 T vanilla, 12 oz frozen blueberries & pomegranates, 1 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk
mix, press into a parchment-lined loaf pan, 350 F, 95 minutes
baking soda meets
frozen raspberries with a
sizzle and a pop
24 servings, 100 calories
2.5 c white whole wheat flour, 1 t kosher salt, 1 T vanilla, 2 namaste egg replacer eggs, 1 t soda, 1 c monkfruit-sweetened chocolate chips, 10 packets stevia, 12 oz frozen raspberries, 2 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk
mix, use silpat, 350 F, 25 minutes
yesterday’s crocus
shoots crowd together under
this morning’s new snow
previous version, 16 servings, 170 calories
2 c white whole wheat flour, 2 c rye flour, 1 3/4 c unsweetened almond milk+1.5 T cider vinegar, 2 t soda, 1 t kosher salt, 8 packets stevia, 1.5 c raisins, 2 T caraway
mix, bake in 2 parchment-lined loaf pans, 350 F, 45 minutes
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