one haiku, one pic/one recipe, no meat, no/fish, no photoshop
start with just apples
and water, and add the rest
if necessary
18 servings
25 small apples, cored; water, 2 c brown sugar, 2 T cinnamon
simmer apples in 2 inches water, covered, until fallen apart; if needed add more water, sugar, cinnamon
lightly pack into
pint jars and freeze for a week
of autumn lunches
10 servings
1 lb mixed beans, soaked overnight in 2 inches water, 1 T kosher salt, 1 t soda; simmered with 3 bay leaves until tender; 1 spaghetti squash, halved, roasted at 425 F with maple syrup, kosher salt until just brown; squash seeds toasted with salt, cumin, olive oil; 1 red onion, sliced, pickled in distilled vinegar, sugar, salt; 1/2 c maple syrup, 1 T smoked paprika, 1 c balsamic
add squash, balsamic, maple syrup, paprika to beans; cook down, stirring, allowing a crust to form on bottom at end; top with toasted seeds and pickled red onion
geese fly overhead
the dog jumps in the air, a
silhouette at dusk
source, 5 servings
8 oz shells, cooked al dente in salted water; 2 T olive oil, 2 t minced garlic, pinch red pepper flakes, 12 oz spinach, 1 can quartered artichoke hearts, drained; 2 c cream, 1 c grated parm, 6 oz sliced mozzarella, kosher salt & pepper
heat oil, garlic, spices, cook 2 minutes; add spinach, artichokes, cream, parm, pasta, stirring to incorporate after each; divide in ramekins, top with mozzarella, 400 F, 25 minutes
everything in the
vegetable garden freezes
except the squash vines
24 servings, 120 calories
1 can pumpkin, 1 (4-oz size) container gerber bananas, 1/4 c ground flax seed, 1/4 c chia seed, 1 c oats, 1/4 c lemon juice, 1 T cinnamon, 1 t kosher salt, 1 t soda, 1/2 c date nectar, 1 T vanilla, 2 c frozen raspberries, 2 c white whole wheat flour
mix, use silpat, 375 F, 15 minutes
by afternoon the
trees are more yellow and red
than in the morning
12 servings, 148 calories
3 (4-oz size) containers gerber bananas, 4 packets stevia, 2 t powder, 1 t vanilla, 1 t kosher salt, 1/4 c ground flax seed, 1/4 c chia seed, 1 c frozen raspberries, 1 c oats, 1.5 c white whole wheat flour
mix, use silpat, 350 F, 18 minutes
bake the apples with
butter, brown sugar, syrup
until caramelized
6 servings
3 apples, sliced thin; 3 T butter, 2 T brown sugar, 2 T maple syrup, 3 eggs, 1/2 c buttermilk, 1/2 c flour, 1 T sugar, 1/2 t cinnamon, pinch salt, 1 t vanilla
bake apples, butter, brown sugar, syrup in a cast-iron pan, stirring, 425 F, 15 minutes or until caramelized; whisk rest, add to apples, bake 15 minutes
ugly tomatoes
that should have been picked before
the frost are for this
source, 5 servings
biscuits: 3/4 c ricotta, 2.5 c flour, 1 T sugar, 1.5 t powder, 1 t soda, 1 stick butter, cold; 1 c buttermilk; tomatoes: 8 tomatoes, halved; kosher salt & pepper, 1/4 c olive oil, 3 T sherry vinegar, 1 T fresh thyme, 2 T flour, 1/4 c sugar
chop/knead biscuit ingredients to form a ball, arrange tomato ingredients in oiled cast-iron pan, place 12 dough balls on top, 350 F, 45 minutes
they’re probably gone
but give the hummingbirds food
one last time this fall
12 servings, 120 calories
2 (4-oz size) containers gerber bananas, 6 packets stevia, 1 t kosher salt, 1/4 c ground flax, 3/4 c cocoa, 2 c white whole wheat flour, 1 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk
mix, scoop round spoonfuls on silpat, 400 F, 15 minutes
best baked in a pie
dish to avoid cleaning the
oven later on
source, 6 servings
8 tomatoes halved; 2 T olive oil, 2 T butter, kosher salt, 5 ears corn, 1 bunch scallions, cut up; 1/2 c white wine; crust: 2 c shredded cheddar, 1 stick butter, cold; 1/2 c cold water, 2 c flour
roast tomatoes, oil, butter, salt, 400 F, 15 minutes; add corn, scallions, wine, roast 15 minutes; chop/knead together crust, roll out, place in pie dish, add filling with slotted spoon (serve extra over pasta), fold edges in; 400 F, 45 minutes
contains a full can
of pumpkin like all pumpkin
recipes should do
previous version, 24 servings, 160 calories
1/2 c date syrup, 1 can pumpkin, 1 T vanilla, 1/4 c olive oil, 6 c white whole wheat flour, 2 T powder, 1 t salt, 2 T pumpkin pie spice, 1/2 c lilly’s stevia-sweetened chocolate chips
knead to form crumbly dough, bake 2 logs on silpat, 350 F, 30 minutes, slice, bake 20 minutes
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