one haiku, one pic/one recipe, no meat, no/fish, no photoshop
in the fluffy snow
on the deck, little footprints
of dark-eyed junkos
1 lb frozen cherries, 1/2 c elmhurst milked cashews, 1 lb silken tofu, 1/4 c almond flour, 3/4 c flour, 2 T cornstarch, 6 T sugar, 2 t grand marnier, toppings: slivered almonds, powdered sugar
place cherries in buttered pie dish, blend rest & pour over cherries, 350 F, 50 minutes or until top is just firm; add toppings
frozen raspberries
or chocolate chips on top for
breakfast or dessert
24 servings, 132 calories (chocolate chips), 102 calories (raspberries)
2.5 c buckwheat flour, 1 c cocoa, 1/4 c d’vash date nectar, 4 packets stevia, 1 T powder, 1 t kosher salt, 1 T vanilla, 1/4 c lemon juice, 2 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 4 (4-oz size) containers gerber bananas+2 T namaste egg replacer, toppings: 1/2 c stevia-sweetened chocolate chips, 1/2 c frozen raspberries
mix all but banana mixture & toppings; press into silpat muffin tins, top with banana, toppings; 350 F, 18 minutes
use two baking stones
covered in silpat for the
cookies to spread out
source, 11 servings, 455 calories
2 sticks earth balance vegan buttery sticks, fridge temp; 3/4 c brown sugar, 2/3 c sugar, 1 c flour, 3/4 c cocoa, 3/4 t kosher salt, 1/2 t powder, 1/2 t soda, 1 namaste egg replacer egg, 2 t vanilla, 2 c chocolate chips
beat butter & sugars in stand mixer, mix in rest, make 11 balls, freeze 1 hr on silpat on stones, 350 F, 18 minutes
freeze before proofing
and then proof overnight for
the next day’s breakfast
source, 24 servings
1.5 c warm full-fat nut milk, 2 packets yeast, 1/4 c brown sugar, 4.5 c flour, 1 t salt, 3 frozen sticks earth balance buttery sticks, fillings: chocolate, jam
slice butter, layer on wax paper to 5×8″, smooth or pound with rolling pin, keep chilled; in stand mixer combine milk, yeast, sugar, stand 5 minutes; add salt & 3.5 c flour, dough hook 7 minutes; mix in rest of flour with dough hook; form a rectangle, wrap & chill 1 hr; roll out to 10×16″ on silpat, place butter in center, fold in 3 like a letter, roll out to 10×15″, fold in 3, wrap & chill 1 hr; repeat rolling, folding, chilling 3 more times; after 4th time wrap & chill 8-18 hours; divide dough, keeping half chilled; roll out each half to 12×16″ on silpat, cut into 12 triangles, fill, roll up; proof 2.5 hours on baking sheets with silpat, covered; heat oven to 425, place baking sheets in oven with ice cubes, reduce to 400 F, 10 minutes; 325 F, 10 minutes
a big and crunchy
cookie that takes a long time
to finish eating
12 servings, 317 calories
1 c finely chopped walnuts, 1 c chocolate chips, 1 T namaste egg replacer + 1/4 c warm water, 1/2 c brown sugar, 1/2 c sugar, 1 t vanilla, 1 t salt, 1 t soda, 1 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 2 1/3 c flour
mix, use silpat, 350 F, 20 minutes, cool on stones
bake on the solstice
and they’ll be ready before
the sun is awake
previous version, 20 servings, 262 calories
3 c buckwheat flour, 2 t ginger, 2 t cinnamon, 1 t salt, 1/2 t black pepper, 1/2 t soda, 1/2 t powder, 1/2 c canola oil, 1/2 c molasses, 1/2 c brown sugar, 1 T namaste egg replacer + 1/2 c warm water; toppings: 10 oz chocolate chips, melted, sea salt
use stand mixer; bake 2 logs on silpat, 350 F, 20 minutes; slice, 350 F, on silpat, 15 minutes; drizzle with chocolate on wax paper, sprinkle sea salt while chocolate is wet
zest & juice of 1
lemon, orange, & grapefruit
& the grand marnier
1/4 c melted butter, 2 c flour, 1 2/3 c sugar, 1 t salt, 1 t powder, 1/2 t soda, 2/3 c milk, 2/3 c olive oil, 3 eggs, 1/3 c grand marnier, zest & juice of 1 lemon, orange, grapefruit
mix, bake in buttered pie dish, 350 F, 55 minutes
sometimes it takes 2
or even 3 bowls to make
a chocolate cake
10 T butter + 1 1/4 c chocolate chips, melted; 6 eggs, separated; 1/2 c cocoa, 1 t cinnamon, 1/2 t cayenne, pinch salt, 1/2 c brown sugar, 1/2 c sugar
beat whites & sugar to form soft peaks; beat yolks, brown sugar, cocoa, spices; mix in melted chocolate; fold in whites, bake in buttered pie dish, 350 F, 38 minutes
shy cardinal pairs
watching the crowded feeder
from surrounding trees
10 servings, 300 calories
1 can pumpkin, 3.5 c rye flour, 2 namaste egg replacer eggs, 1 T powder, 1 t kosher salt, 1 T vanilla, 2 T olive oil, 1/2 c maple syrup, 1/2 c mini chocolate chips, 1/2 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk, toppings: stevia, cocoa, cinnamon
mix, pour in oiled loaf pan, sprinkle toppings, 350 F, 60 minutes
sourdough goes out
of fashion, then rye flour
repopulates shelves
24 servings, 170 calories
4 c rye flour, 2 (4-oz size) containers gerber bananas, 1/2 c maple syrup, 1/4 c olive oil, 2 namaste egg replacer eggs, 1 t kosher salt, 1 t soda, 1 T vanilla, 1 t cinnamon, 1 t nutmeg, 1 t cardamom, 1 t orange zest, 1 c mini chocolate chips
mix, make flattened balls on silpat, 375 F, 20 minutes
