one haiku, one pic/one recipe, no meat, no/fish, no photoshop
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
start with 1/4 c
water and drizzle in the
rest if it’s too dry
source, 12 servings, 320 calories
2 c oats, 1 c white whole wheat flour, pinch sea salt, 2 pinches soda, 2/3 c cold vegan butter, 1/2 c brown sugar, 1/4 c – 1/2 c warm water, 1/2 c chocolate chips
combine all but butter, water, chocolate; chop in butter, stir in water until dough comes together; make rectangle on silpat-covered baking sheet, slice into 12, separate; 375 F, 15 minutes; cool, top with melted chocolate & more sea salt
chocolate scones with
sweet & salty caramelized
lemon on the tops
12 servings, 160 calories
4 sliced lemons, 1 tiny can coconut cream, 2 c buckwheat flour, 1 c cocoa, 10 packets stevia, 1 T namaste egg replacer, 1 t powder, 1 t kosher salt, 1 T vanilla, 1.5 c mooala unsweetened vanilla almond milk
mix all but lemon, scoop onto silpat-covered stone; top with lemon, more stevia & salt; 400 F, 15 minutes
sweet or savory
toppings make these a breakfast,
dinner, or dessert
previous version, 10-20 crepes
3 T melted butter, 4 eggs, 1 1/4 c milk, 1 t salt, 1 c flour
whisk, stand 1 hour, cook on both sides in lightly greased nonstick pan
the last of the plums
never get ripe enough to
be eaten alone
8 servings, 310 calories
7 sliced plums, zest & juice of 1 lemon, 2 c buckwheat flour, 1/4 c ground flaxseed, 1 c flour, 1 T powder, 1 T vanilla, 1 t kosher salt, 10 packets stevia, 2.5 c elmhurst dairy milked cashews
mix all but lemon zest & plums, pour into parchment-lined cast-iron pan; top with plums, lemon zest, more stevia; 375 F, 70 minutes
