one haiku, one pic/one recipe, no meat, no/fish, no photoshop
strawberries have more
than 200 seeds, and they’re
not a real berry
1 c strawberries mashed slightly with 1/3 c brown sugar; 1/2 c olive oil, 1/3 c brown sugar, 1/2 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1/2 t kosher salt, 1 c flour, 1 t powder
mix all but berries + sugar, pour batter into oiled skillet, add berries, 350 F, 25 minutes
keep adding cocoa
to the dough until it’s not
too sticky to use
source, 10 servings, 365 calories
dough: 1 c white whole wheat flour, 1/4 c cocoa, 1/2 c maple syrup, 1/4 c smooth unsweetned pecan butter, 1 t kosher salt, 1 t vanilla; ice cream: 6 (4-oz size) containers gerber bananas, frozen by the teaspoonful; 3/4 c smooth unsweetened pecan butter, 1/4 c maple syrup, 1 t kosher salt
dough: form a ball, adding more cocoa to make a workable dough; ice cream: blend; press half of the dough in a parchment-lined loaf pan, add ice cream, freeze until ice cream can support upper crust; form a rectangle with remaining dough, place on top, freeze covered, slice
on a fence post the
red throat of a hummingbird
flashes in the light
24 servings
2 c oat flour, 1 c almond flour, 1/2 c sugar, 2 T namaste egg replacer, 1 t kosher salt, 1 t soda, 1 c soft pecan butter, 1/2 c soft coconut oil, 1/2 c maple syrup, 2 t vanilla, 2 c bittersweet chocolate chips
mix, use silpat, 350 F, 12 minutes
garden raspberries
three inches tall, dreaming of
being in muffins
source, 12 servings, 163 calories
1.5 c white whole wheat flour, 1/2 c sugar, 1/2 c cocoa, 2 t powder, 1/2 t soda, 1/2 t kosher salt, 1/3 c olive oil. 1 3/4 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1 c frozen raspberries
mix, bake on silpat, 375 F, 25 minutes
after 13 days
robin babies leave the nest
never to return
6 servings, 250 calories
2 (4-oz size) containers gerber bananas, 6 T justin’s chocolate hazelnut & almond butter, 6 T purely pecans pecan butter
layer in molds, freeze
soak the chia for
at least two hours, but all
night long is the best
source, 4 servings
1/4 c chia soaked in 1 can coconut milk in the fridge, 1/4 c cocoa, 1/4 c maple syrup, 1 t vanilla, pinch flaky salt
immersion blender, chill
the ice cream maker
sits in quarantine throughout
the long, cold winter
6 servings, 402 calories
1 can coconut milk, 1 can coconut cream, 1/2 c sugar, 1/4 c maple syrup, 55 g shaved bittersweet chocolate, 3 T vanilla, 3 sprigs mint
heat mint in milk, cream, sugar, syrup; add vanilla, chill, remove mint, add chocolate, churn, freeze
try it once like this —
for a sweeter version add
more sugar syrup
2 cans pears in heavy syrup, 3 T vanilla or pear liqueur
blend, chill, churn, freeze
when the toads sing their
love songs all night long then it’s
time to make sorbet
previous version, 6 servings, 303 calories
1 c sugar, 2/3 c cocoa, 2 1/4 c water, pinch sea salt, 1/2 c chocolate chips, 3 T vanilla
microwave all but vanilla until melted, stir in vanilla, chill overnight, churn 10 minutes, freeze until set
when shaving becomes
tiresome, dump remaining
chocolate in the bowl
previous version, 6 servings, 378 calories
2 c roasted lightly salted cashews, 1 c coffee, 1 c unsweetened cashew milk, 1/2 c maple syrup, 2 T vanilla, 55 g bittersweet chocolate
soak cashews, coffee, milk in fridge overnight; blend with maple syrup, vanilla; shave in chocolate, churn, freeze
haikuveg 