roasted plums(or other stone fruit)

Slice fruit in half
remove pit (I like to use a grapefruit spoon)
add some grated ginger or honey if you want
place in pan under broiler at 400 for 10 minutes
eat alone or with ice cream of choice or some cream and chopped nuts

Laziest dinner ever. mushroom pizza

1. Wash a Portabella mushroom
2. You know that partial container of spaghetti sauce in the back of the fridge?
Check for ick and if not icky pour a few tb in the mushroom cavity
3. fill cavity with other tasty noms and top with cheese if desired. Put on a cookie sheet.
4.bake 10-15 minutes at 400 degrees or on a grill
5.You will need a knife and fork.Eat with salad....If you have the energy, otherwise just grab the carrot sticks.

watermelon, feta, mint salad gf (vegan options)

Watermelon is a cheap sweet delicious source of fiber, hydration and flavour as well as being very cooling. So you get an enormous one because it's 29 cents a lb or something and you're not partial to beverages with chunks. (Not a problem for me but even then we have leftovers.)What will you do with the remaining half melon? Mint is under utilised in urban centers mostly because so many people don't realise how easy it is to grow. Feta packs a punch and is cheap mostly because of how little is actually used here (1$ for 1/4 lb of bulgarian feta) and because feta is cheap here. The silent workers here are parsley (flat leaf if you can...the texture makes a difference) and a lime. These both add lots of nutrients. I get my mint from the community garden we're in and parsley is 59 cents a bunch.(Note:mint stored in the freezer after rinsing is fine here). This also takes almost no time of effort and looks pretty. Thinking about bringing it to a wedding pot luck soon, in fact. The key is in the proportions.Do not store for more than a day or two as the results are mushy and gross after a weekend.

Cut 1/2 of a large watermelon into 1inch chunks (approximately). Save the rinds for pickles or if you are me remove the skin and add the grated white to the salad (time permitting).
Wash 5-6 sprigs of mint and 1/2 large bunch of parsley. Cut into tiny pieces with a pair of scissors. Kids can help with this. Put these in the bowl with your melon.
Add the juice of 1/2 a lime. Toss. Crumble 1/3 of that 1/4 brick of feta on your  salad. Toss again. Chill on ice for buffets and the like.
 You can also skip the feta if you are vegan or dairy intolerant. Cashew Parm also tastes good here.

stinky jelly soap (vegan or meaty) yay ridiculousness. This stuff also removes smells from the hands really well.

You will need a saucepan.
and
1 tsp salt (to prevent mold on your agar soap)
also
1 oz solid oil melted (like coconut, cocoa or shea) or lotion (optional but strongly suggested)
If you want to use solid soap boil these together until mushy ( half cup of grated solid castille and 1/4 cup water) along with your melting solid oil ( and then skip the liquid later)
1/2 cup almond milk (or another 1/2 c of water if you don't want pastel colored items)
1 pkg no sugar included veg or non veg gelatin (flavoured or not as you desire, flavoured will contain citric acid which is rough on dry skin)
1 cup boiling water
optional 1-2 tb glycerin (which also tends to make the gel a bit shimmery and emoliating)
optional: 2 tb exfoliants like lavender flowers, poppyseeds, almond meal, ground oats, citrus peels, almond milk shredd, almond meal,rice meal,etc...
Using a whisk ,mix until almost stringy as with jello. Try not to allow foaming.
add 2-3 drops of food coloring and 5-10 drops essential oil or scents of choice per your whim and/or skin sensitivity(less is frequently more...if it burns on your wrist it hurts more elsewhere)...this time I used sandalwood and lavendar with the lemon jel and almond extract with the strawberry jel.
remove from heat
stir in:
3/4 cup non petrol liquid soap (castille, soap nut liquid or dish soap types are cool) if you didn't use the solid soap option)
1 shot glass (1 oz) of vodka or vinegar (if you have dry skin avoid the vinegar as it is drying)
pour into heat resistant jar or small rigid molds (cupcake, soap or candy molds work well). chill and rest in fridge at least 2 hours before use.

 Keep in airtight container and label well. If your container is glass make sure it doesn't break. It looks and smells like candy...so don't let little kids use it unless they understand eating soap is bad and that this is soap.
Use as shower gel or shampoo. (rinse extra if you used agar as it doesn't dissolve at room temp like carageenan or animal gelatin) feels nice chilled or frozen sometimes. If you used almond milk please refrigerate. Lasts up to 2 weeks at room temp, 2 months frozen. you can also submerge funky trinkets of food safe plastic in the soap for decorative purposes.

Hot Cocoa Sorghum Brownies

Whole grain and vegan if you like or eggy if not. These beat wheat flour brownies with a stick.

2 eggs beaten or 1 tb ground flax with 2 tb hot water allowed to sit 5 minutes (cheaper than cage free eggs and might be healthier anyway)

6 tb cocoa powder (I'm not going to lecture you here about making sure you get one of the slave labour free brands..much) These also taste good without the cocoa. Just add an equal amount of spices or flour and you're good.
1/2 tsp dried chiles of choice I like bird chiles here but 1/2 tsp of cayenne or 1 tsp of ancho taste good here too
1 tb cinnamon
1 cup packed brown sugar. Ditto on the slave labour. (This means a legitimate fair trade co-op grown variety or 'inferior' beet sugar like imperial or holly brand. Either way you're stirring in a touch of molasses to make it "brown sugar".) Or you can use 3/4 cup of honey instead and add 1/4c more barley flour
1/2 cup oil / butter/ coconut fat
(or 1/4 c applesauce or pumpkin puree and 1/4 of the fats above)
1 Tb vanilla
3/4 cup sorghum flour (see note)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder (aluminum free if you have it)
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup add in like more chocolate, chopped ginger, nuts totally optional
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease an 8-by-8-inch baking dish.
In a large bowl, beat together eggs, cocoa powder, sugar, oil and vanilla.
In a medium bowl, sift or whisk together barley flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add flour mixture to egg mixture, mixing well. Stir in walnuts, incorporating them well.
Pour batter into buttered pan or if you're like me and hate doing dishes lay down parchment in a lasagna pan and double the batch. If desired dust with more cocoa, cinnamon.
Bake until a tester comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Leftovers freeze well.
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Adapted from "Bob's Red Mill Baking Book"
Here's a link to a table of slave free chocolate manufacturer's.
  and this explains why you should pony up the extra $ and just eat less cocoa and sugar aside from the obvious health reasons on the latter.