one haiku, one pic/one recipe, no meat, no/fish, no photoshop
walking in the woods
rocks & sticks hiding under
the dry crispy leaves
source, 30 servings, 165 calories
1 can pumpkin, 1/2 c wheat chef, 1 stick soft vegan butter, 8 oz vegan cream cheese, 1 t soda, 1 t sea salt, 1 t vanilla, 2 t cinnamon, 1 t nutmeg, 1/2 c sugar, 1/2 c brown sugar, 1 bag vegan chocolate chips, 2.5 c white whole wheat flour
mix, use silpat, 350 F, 18 minutes
autumn spices don’t
just have to apply to things
made out of pumpkin
16 servings, 175 calories
4 c frozen sliced bananas, 1/2 c chia seeds, 1 bag lily’s stevia-sweetened chocolate chips, 2 T pumpkin spice, 1 t kosher salt, 1 T vanilla, 1 t soda, juice of 1 lemon, 1.5 c white whole wheat flour, 1.5 c mooala unsweetened vanilla almond milk
mix, bake in parchment-lined 9×13 pan, 400 F, 45 minutes
counting the new points
on the bucks that have grown up
over the summer
previous version, 12 servings, 270 calories
1/2 c wheat chef, pinch yeast, pinch sea salt, 3/4 c elmhurst milked hazelnuts, 2 T namaste egg replacer, 1 stick soft vegan butter, 2 T sugar; 6 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped; 2.5 c flour, 1 T maple syrup
mix all but syrup, rest, covered, 1 hour, fold 8x; chill, covered, 20 hours; rest, covered 5 hours; form pretzels, brush with syrup, sprinkle with more sea salt, rest 30 minutes; bake on silpat-covered stones, 350 F, 30 minutes
on top of yogurt,
a smoothie bowl, with some fruit,
or all by itself
2 c oats+1 t sea salt+1/2 c maple syrup
spread in thin layer on parchment-lined baking sheet, 350 F, 20 minutes or until just browning
rosemary in the
garden, ready for cookies
even after frost
source, 24 servings
1.5 c flour, 1/2 c powdered sugar, 2 T sugar, pinch sea salt, 1/2 c olive oil, 1 t cut up rosemary, 4 oz chopped semisweet chocolate
form ball, make flattened circle on parchment-covered stone, sprinkle with more sugar, 325 F, 20 minutes, slice while hot
the first woodpecker
of the fall, a hairy or
is it a downy?
12 servings, 200 calories
1 c wheat chef, 1 t kosher salt, 1/2 c maple syrup, 2 T olive oil, 1 T vanilla, pinch orange zest, 1/4 c water, 1 c white flour, 2 c white whole wheat flour
stir; rest, covered, 1 hour, fold 8x; rest, covered, 3 hours; form log on silpat-covered stone, rest 1.5 hours; 375 F, 25 minutes; slice, 375 F, 25 minutes
frozen bananas
in the freezer when it’s too
chilly for smoothies
1 serving, 400 calories
1 c frozen sliced bananas, 1 t namaste egg replacer, 2 T flour, 2 T vegan yogurt, 1 t cinnamon, 2 T lily’s stevia-sweetened chocolate chips
microwave in mug until set, turn out; top with vegan whipped cream, more cinnamon, more chocolate
monday hummingbirds
are at the feeder, tuesday
they’ve all departed
brownie: 6 oz bittersweet chocolate melted with 4 T butter; 1.5 t vanilla, 2 eggs, 1/2 c canola oil, 1 c brown sugar, 1/2 c sugar, 1 1/3 c flour, pinch sea salt, 2 pinches powder; ganache: 6 oz chopped bittersweet chocolate+3/4 c hot heavy cream
combine brownie ingredients, bake in buttered skillet, 350 F, 25 minutes, cool; top with ganache, more sea salt
waking from a dream
with a recipe for these
chocolate cocoa scones
12 servings, 200 calories
1 (4-oz size) container gerber bananas, 1/2 c unsweetened applesauce, juice of 1 orange, 10 packets stevia, 1 t kosher salt, 1 t soda, 1 T vanilla, 1 T namaste egg replacer, 1 c cocoa, 2 c white whole wheat flour, 1 c mooala unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1 bag lily’s stevia-sweetened chocolate chips
mix all but chips, spoon onto parchment-covered stone, 425 F, 18 minutes, top with melted chips
first day of autumn
rain comes from all directions
seemingly at once
8 servings, 310 calories
1/2 c unsweetened applesauce, 1 (4-oz size) container gerber bananas, 8 packets stevia, 1 T powder, 1 T vanilla, 1 t kosher salt, 1 T namaste egg replacer, 1 bag lily’s stevia-sweetened chocolate chips, 1 1/4 c cocoa, 2 c white whole wheat flour, 1.5 c elmhurst milked walnuts
mix, place in parchment-lined loaf pan, 350 F, 70 minutes
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