one haiku, one pic/one recipe, no meat, no/fish, no photoshop
snow creeps away from
the house; when no one watches
the dog digs his holes
16 servings, 253 calories
3 c white whole wheat flour, 1 c powdered sugar, 7/8 c olive oil, 2 T lemon juice, 1 T rosemary, 1/2 c mini chocolate chips, sea salt, for top
form a crumbly dough with hands, press into an oiled pan, sprinkle with salt, 325 F, 45-60 minutes
a smell memory:
summer days when it’s too hot
to use the oven
previous version, 10 servings, 214 calories unfrosted, 481 calories frosted
1.5 c flour, 1/2 c sugar, 1/4 c cocoa, 1 t soda, 1/2 t salt, 1/2 t cinnamon, 1/4 t powder, 1/2 t vanilla, 1/2 c canola oil, 1 T distilled vinegar, 1 c warm water, frosting: 8 oz earth balance buttery sticks, room temp; 1/2 c cocoa, 1 T vanilla, 2 c powdered sugar
mix, pour into oiled rice cooker bowl (even if nonstick), cook 45-60 minutes or until a knife comes out clean; one-button models: cycle back into cook mode after 5 minutes on warm mode, repeat
eaten on knees while
ordering train tickets to
a far-off city
1 c avocado oil, 2 c flour, pinch salt, pinch soda, 1 t powder, 1.5 c sugar, 3 eggs, 1 1/4 c milk, zest & juice of a clementine
whisk, pour into an oiled pie dish, sprinkle with sugar, 375 F, 50-60 minutes or until a knife comes out clean
made with one hand, with
hot cocoa in the other
in time for breakfast
source, 4 servings
1 1/4 c milk, 2/3 c sugar, 3 eggs, 1 T vanilla, pinch salt, 1 c flour, 2 c berries
whisk milk, 1/3 c sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, flour; pour half into a buttered dish and bake at 350 F for 3 minutes, add berries, 1/3 c sugar, rest of batter; bake 50 minutes or until a knife comes out clean
no chocolate chips or
melted blocks of chocolate, just
good cocoa powder
source, 12 servings, 189 calories
10 T miyoko’s cultured vegan butter, melted; 2 namaste egg replacer eggs, heaping 3/4 c cocoa, pinch salt, 1/2 t vanilla, 1 1/4 c sugar, 1/2 c flour
stir vigorously, bake on parchment in an 8-inch pan, 325 F, 50 minutes
three feet of snow but
in the bathtub, the ghost of
last summer’s sock tan
source, 16 servings
6 T olive oil, 1 c flour, generous pinch salt, generous pinch powder, 1/4 c cocoa, 3 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted; 1 egg, 1 T vanilla, 3/4 c brown sugar, 1/3 c sugar, 1/2 c chocolate chips, sea salt for sprinkling
mix melted chocolate, cocoa, 1/4 c hot water, vanilla, egg, salt, oil; stir in remaining, line an 8×8 pan with parchment, 350 F, 20 minutes, sprinkle with sea salt
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
