one haiku, one pic/one recipe, no meat, no/fish, no photoshop
vegetarian
suet in the bird feeder
is sprouting green shoots
source, 8 servings, 315 calories
1 lb whipple beans, cooked; 1 can diced tomatoes + juice, 1 tiny can tomato paste, 4 sliced shallots, 2 smashed cloves garlic, 1 T olive oil, 18 oz tube polenta, sliced; 2 T balsamic, 1 T miso, toppings: herbs, black pepper, lemon juice
heat oil, garlic, shallot in cast-iron pan, cook until browning; add all but polenta, cook until thickening; top with polenta, broil; add toppings
divide the dough to
ensure that the bottom dough
bakes up more firmly
1 c wheat chef, 1 t sea salt, 1 can pumpkin, 1 sliced boiled sweet potato, 2 T chia seeds, 2 T diastatic malt powder, 2 T chopped pecans, 1 c rye flour, 1 c flour, basil+sea salt, olive oil
mix all but potato, basil, oil; divide, add potato to half; doughs will be wet; make 4 rounds of plain dough on parchment-covered stone, top with potato dough, olive oil; rest 2 hours; 400 F, 1 hour; top with basil
the garden hose left
the shed for a week in march
then went back again
source, 4 servings
olive oil, 1 chopped onion, 8 smashed cloves garlic, s&p, thyme & bay leaves, 28-oz can tomatoes+juice, 1 c lentils, 10 oz pasta
cook onion, garlic, oil, s&p 5 minutes; add lentils, herbs, 5 c water, simmer until lentils are al dente; add tomatoes, pasta, cook until done
cooked in plain water
until 8 out of 10 beans
are creamy & soft
source, 8 servings, 330 calories
1 lb yellow eye beans cooked al dente+1 c liquid, 2 T olive oil, 4 halved shallots, 1 can diced tomatoes+juice, tiny can tomato paste, 1/2 c molasses, 1/4 c mustard
place shallots over oil in cast-iron pan, add rest, 350 F, 1.5 hours
the spring’s first peeper
clinging to the mesh of the
screen door one morning
11 4-inch waffles, 200 calories
1 c wheat chef, 1 c white whole wheat flour, 1 c cornmeal, 1 c raisins, 10 packets stevia, 1/4 c namaste egg replacer, 1 t powder, 1 t salt, 1 T vanilla, 1 c mooala unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 2 t canola oil (for greasing)
mix, cook 1/4 c batter on greased nonstick iron
vaquero beans cooked
in water until almost
a refried texture
source, 4 servings, 250 calories
1.5 c cooked vaquero beans, 2 tiny cans tomato paste, 1 can diced tomatoes & juice, 2 sliced shallots, 3 sliced garlic cloves, juice of 2 lemons, 12 oz mori nu soft tofu, s&p, 1 T olive oil, 1 T smoked paprika, herbs
brown shallots & garlic in oil & spices in cast-iron pot, add tomatoes, beans, lemon; divide tofu in 4 wells; 450 F, 15 minutes; broil; top with herbs
small dried blueberries
sweeten the waffles without
turning them all blue
13 4-inch waffles, 155 calories
10 oz sweetened dried blueberries, 1 c rye flour, 1 c white whole wheat flour, 1/4 c namaste egg replacer, 1 t powder, 1 t sea salt, 1.5 c mooala unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1 t canola oil (for greasing),
mix, cook 1/4 c batter on greased nonstick iron
baked potato &
sweet potato mashed with cheese
inside pizza dough
10 servings, 325 calories
28 oz whole wheat pizza dough, 7 oz shredded vegan cheddar, 1 large baked potato, 1 large baked sweet potato
mash potatoes (& skin) with cheese; fill rounds of dough, seal; bake on parchment, 375 F, 30 minutes
cumin seeds blooming
in olive oil in a
pan that toasted nuts
source, 4 servings
1/2 lb spaghetti, cooked; 3 sliced leeks, 2 t minced garlic, 1 lb shredded cabbage & carrots, olive oil, s&p, 1 t cumin seeds, zest & juice of 1 lemon, 2/3 c chopped toasted walnuts, herbs
heat oil & spices, add veggies, caramelize; add pasta+1/2 c pasta water & lemon; top with nuts & herbs
snow melts around the
warm house and the chickens go
back to finding bulbs
source, 4 servings
18 oz tube polenta, 28 oz can tomatoes, 1 can rinsed & drained great northern beans, olive oil, 1 t oregano, pinch kosher salt, 1 chopped onion, italian parsley
brown onion & spices in oil; add tomatoes & juice, simmer 10 minutes, mashing some tomatoes; add beans & 1 c water, cook until thickened, mashing some beans; add polenta slices to top, drizzle with more oil; broil; top with parsley and more flaky salt
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