one haiku, one pic/one recipe, no meat, no/fish, no photoshop
33 degree
snow crumbles away under
a heavy footstep
previous version, 30 servings, 260 calories
3.5 c flour, 2 t soda, 1 t cinnamon, 1 t nutmeg, 1 t salt, 3 c sugar, 1 c canola oil, 4 eggs, 2/3 c water, 1 can pumpkin, 10 oz mini chocolate chips
mix, pour into parchment-lined 9×13 pan; 350 F, 1 hour
four shovels rest on
the picket fence outside the
door, all different shapes
1/2 c brown sugar, 3 eggs, 2/3 c sugar, 2 blood oranges, 1 stick butter, room temp; 2/3 c ricotta, 1/3 c cornmeal, 1 c almond flour, 1/2 t salt, 1/4 c apricot jam, 1 T grand marnier
line the bottom of a buttered pie dish with parchment, mix brown sugar, 1 T water, dollop on the parchment; cover with one layer of paper-thin orange slices, beat whites to stiff peaks, beat yolks, sugar, zest and juice of remaining oranges; beat in butter, mix in ricotta, cornmeal, flour, salt; fold in whites, pour into pie dish, 300 F, 40-60 minutes or until middle is just firm, cool, turn out; heat jam and combine with grand marnier, spread on top
on the right weekend
afternoon, an hour can
yield four recipes
source, 6 servings
custard: 3/4 c sugar, 1/4 c cornstarch, 1/4 t salt, 6 yolks, 3 1/2 c whole milk, 2 T butter, 2 T vanilla; cookies: 1 c sugar, 1 stick butter, soft; 1 egg, 1 T vanilla, 3/4 t powder, pinch salt, 1 1/3 c flour; meringues: 6 whites, sugar, vanilla; homemade whipped cream; sliced bananas
custard: cook sugar, cornstarch, salt, yolks, milk until thickened, stirring; remove from heat, add butter and vanilla; chill until set; cookies: cream butter, sugar, vanilla, egg, mix in remaining, bake 24 cookies on parchment, 350 F, until tops are golden; to serve: layer custard, cookies, banana, whipped cream, cinnamon, repeat
waiting inside the
freezer for after a run
or a long work day
source, 12 servings, 517 calories
1 3/4 c flour, 1/2 c brown sugar, 1/4 c maple syrup, 1/4 c cashew milk, 1 T canola oil, 2 t vanilla, pinch salt, 1/2 c mini chocolate chips; for the coating: 3 1/2 c chocolate chips, 1.5 T coconut oil, microwaved just until melted
mix dough ingredients with hands until ball forms, cover the bottom of 12 silpat muffin cups with melted chocolate, divide dough into 12 disks and place on chocolate, cover with remaining chocolate, chill until hard, keep frozen
small, sweet, and filling;
eat chocolate while the snow falls
outside the window
source, 4 servings
1/2 c cashew butter, 1/2 c coconut oil, 1/4 c cashew milk, 1/4 c cocoa, 1/4 c maple syrup, pinch salt, 1 t vanilla
microwave until liquid, stir well, divide, chill until set
alcohol and fat
require extra freezing
time for this custard
previous version, 6 servings
2 c whole milk, 2 c heavy cream, zest of 1 orange, 1 c sugar, pinch salt, 5 yolks, 1 T vanilla, 3 T Grand Marnier
boil milk and cream, add zest, stand 30 minutes; add 1/2 c sugar , salt, return to a simmer, remove from heat; meanwhile beat yolks and remaining sugar until pale and thick; spoon some of the milk mixture into the yolks to warm them; add yolks to milk mixture, stir until slightly thickened, stir in alcohols, chill 8 hours, churn and transfer to a frozen container, freeze 4 hours
chunks of ice thrown out
on the frozen pond surface
sing in the cold air
source, 12 servings
1 1/4 c butter, room temp; 2 c powdered sugar, 1 c cocoa, 2 t salt, 1 t vanilla, 1 3/4 c flour, filling: 4 c powdered sugar, 1 stick butter melted and cooled, 1 T vanilla
cream butter and sugar, beat in rest, dough should be crumbly; freeze 15 minutes, roll out between wax paper, keeping unused dough chilled, cut circles; bake on parchment, 350 F, 10 minutes, cool completely; beat icing ingredients until a thick dough forms, adding water if necessary; form a log the diameter of cookies, chill until firm enough to slice, assemble cookies
like most cupcakes with
no oil or sugar, these
are best on day two
source, 12 servings, 220 calories
2 c pitted medjool dates, 2 c water, 2/3 c cocoa, 2 T powder, 2 t vanilla, pinch salt, 2 c flour, 1/2 c unsweetened almond milk; frosting: 2 c pitted medjool dates, 1 – 1 2/3 c unsweetened almond milk, 1 c unsweetened almond butter, 1/2 c cocoa, pinch salt
blender, adding water only if frequent stirring doesn’t allow batter to blend smooth, use silpat, 350 F, 25 minutes, cool completely; frosting: blender, same method, starting with 1 c milk, chill frosting if necessary
chocolate dough mixed with
vanilla dough with chocolate
chips in both of them
24 servings
2 c flour, 1 c sugar, 1 t soda, 1 t salt, 2 T ground flax, 1 t vanilla, 2 T canola oil, 3/4 c almond milk, 1 c chocolate chips, 1/4 c cocoa
mix everything except cocoa, divide, mix cocoa into half, drop spoon-fulls of each half right next to each other on parchment, 350 F, 12 minutes
snow day: shovel for
forty-five minutes, and then
eat oatmeal cookies
20 servings, 86 calories
3 (4-oz size) containers gerber bananas, 1/4 c cashew butter, soft; 1 t powder, 1 t salt, 1 t vanilla, 1 t cinnamon, 1/4 c cocoa, 6 packets stevia, 1/2 c stevia-sweetened chocolate chips, 2.5 c quick oats
mix to combine, use parchment, 350 F, 18 minutes
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