269. (Hill of) Beans Skull

Arranged Dried Black & Pinto Beans (14in x 19in [35cm x 48cm]).

186. Egg Skull

Local Organic Free-Range Egg Drilled with Dremel Tool. Amazingly I only broke two eggs before I got this to work. Don't worry I plan on doing a dyed egg as well before this is over.

180. Sand Skull 2

Hand Sculpted Sand (approx. 2ft x 2ft x 2ft). This was our last day in Hawii, so of course we spent time at the beach. This one was on the North Shore near Haleiwa on O'ahu, Hawaii. Second attempt of two as the sand was pretty dry, and I couldn't put much detail in it without it collapsing. I had dreams of making one of those giant sand sculptures you see in competitions, but I promised my friends I wouldn't spend all day making a skull!

For scale here's a shot of me working...

176. Toothpick Skull

Arranged Toothpicks. After a long day exploring Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park we had dinner at a nice restaurant in Kailua Kona on the Big Island (Hawai'i), Hawaii. The wait staff was kind enough to ignore my bizarre behavior.

173. Sand Skull 1

Hand Sculpted Sand (approx. 3ft x 3ft). I made this on Bellows Beach in O'ahu, Hawaii and left if for others to discover.

To give you a sense of scale, here's my friend taking a picture...

154. Chocolate Chip Skullies

Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies. This delicious recipe can be found in the awesome cookbook La Dolce Vegan by Sarah Kramer:

Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies (reprinted with permission, thanks Sarah!)

egg replacer to equal 1 egg
1/2 cup vegan margarine
3/4 cup sugar
1tsp vanilla extract
1-1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup shredded coconut, unsweetened
3/4 cup vegan chocolate chips

Preheat overn to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a food processor, blend together the egg replacer, margarine, sugar, and vanilla until smooth and set aside. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, soda, salt, coconut, and chocolate chips. Add the margarine mixture and stir together until well incorporated. Roll dough into balls, lay on cookie sheet, and bake for 10-12 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before removing from cookie sheet. Makes 18-24 cookies.

UPDATE: Here's evidence that they were delicious courtesy of my friend Sherry...

54. Wood Burning Skull

Wood burning tool on pine (approx. 4"x4"). I haven't used a wood burning tool since my very brief stint as a Cub Scout.

21. What's for breakfast? Skull Pancakes!

Vegan pancake batter (from The New Farm Vegetarian Cookbook).