2 ½ cups carrots, sliced into about ¾” pieces 1 cup milk, half-and-half, or evaporated milk 1 Tbsp butter 1 Tbsp flour or corn starch 1 tsp sage 1 Tbsp cilantro ½ tsp nutmeg 1 Tbsp minced green onion ¼ cup chopped tomato ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp ground pepper

Boil carrots in salted water until soft, there is no resistance to being pierced with a fork. Drain, reserving ¾ cup of broth. Put carrots, broth, milk, and tomato in the blender.

In the pot, cook over low heat the butter, flour, sage, cilantro, and green onion. Add this to the blender and blend until it is completely smooth.

Return to the pot. Stir in the nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Bring the soup back up to a hot temperature, and serve.

Makes 2-4 servings.

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Cake: ½ cup honey 2 Tbsp butter 1 egg 1 cup flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/8 tsp salt ½ cup milk or nut milk ¾ cup cherries, pits removed ¾ cup chopped damson plums, pits removed ½ cup nuts, roughly chopped

Sauce: 1 cup cherry juice—I got cherry juice from pitting the cherries (add some water if you can't get a full cup) 2 tsp honey 1 Tbsp corn starch 1 Tbsp butter ½ tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 325° degrees. Grease a square 9×9” baking dish.

Beat honey and butter until smooth. Add egg and mix well. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt, then add to mixing bowl alternatively with milk. Stir in cherries, plums, and chopped nuts. Pour batter into buttered pan and smooth out the surface. Bake for 40 minutes, or until golden brown and solid.

Make the sauce by combining cherry juice and honey in a small saucepan. In a small bowl, mix the corn starch with a bit of water to make a smooth liquid, then pour into the pan while stirring. Boil for 8-10 minutes, or until thick. Remove from heat and stir in 1 Tbsp butter and vanilla extract.

Pour the sauce over the baked cake and let sit while it cools, to soak in the sauce.

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1 batch of pie crust dough ¼ cup butter 1 cup mushrooms, chopped small 1 cup beets, chopped small ½ tsp salt ½ tsp pepper ½ tsp dried sage ½ cup flour or corn starch 2 Tbsp water or soup stock

Preheat the oven to 350° F.

Roll the pie dough into 4 small crusts, round or square, about 5-6 inches across.

Combine the butter, mushrooms, seasonings, and flour/cornstarch in a large skillet and cook over medium-low heat until the mushrooms are soft, and most of the moisture has been absorbed by the mushrooms and flour. Remove from heat. Add the beets and the water/stock.

Spoon this filling into the crusts. Fold the crust over and pinch the edges closed. If desired, glaze the top of the crust. Cut small slashes in the tops.

Bake for about 20 minutes, until the crust is golden brown.

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Filling: 1 ½ cup carrots, chopped 1 ½ cup mushrooms, chopped 1 cup onions, chopped small 1 cup potatoes, cubed ½ cup milk 2 Tbsp corn starch 1 tsp rosemary 1 tsp basil

Crust: 1 ¼ cup flour 2 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt 3 Tbsp butter ½ cup milk mint leaves bit of milk

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Chop the carrots. Boil them until they are bright colored and slightly soft. Drain, reserving ¼ cup of the water.

Cube the potatoes. Boil them until they're soft. Drain, reserving ¼ cup of the water. Mash the potatoes with the milk.

Stir together the carrots, onions, mushrooms, cornstarch, rosemary and basil. Put in a 9” square or circular baking pan. Spread the mashed potatoes over the top. Pour in the carrot and potato water.

Stir the flour, salt, and baking powder together. Cut in the butter, then stir in the milk. Knead to made a cohesive dough. On a piece of waxed paper, roll out the dough until it is big enough to cover the pan. Use the waxed paper to place the dough on top, tucking in the edges. Brush a small amount of milk on the crust, then sprinkle liberally with mint.

Bake for 20-30 minutes, until the crust is golden.

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4 cups water or vegetable stock 2 cups diced potatoes 1 cup chopped carrots 1 tsp minced garlic 1 Tbsp minced celery ¼ cup oil 1 cup chopped leeks 1/3 cup minced onion 3 Tbsp cornstarch or flour ½ tsp salt ½ tsp pepper ¼ tsp dried oregano ¼ tsp dried thyme 1/8 tsp ground cardamom

In a medium pot, bring the water, potatoes, carrot, and celery to a low boil.

Meanwhile, mix the oil, garlic, leeks, onion, cornstarch/flour, salt, and pepper in a skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the cornstarch browns. Stir into the stew.

Add the rest of the seasonings and allow to simmer over low heat until the potatoes and carrots are soft and the stew is thick.

Makes 4 servings.

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1 batch of pie crust dough 2 Tbsp butter 1 cup chopped scallions or green onions 1 cup minced carrots ½ tsp dried sage ½ tsp fennel seeds 1 tsp flour or corn starch ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Sautee the butter, scallions, carrots, sage, fennel, and flour, until the scallions have started to brown.

Roll the pie dough out and cut into circles or squares, 4-5 inches big. Put some filling in each of them, fold in half, and crimp the edges closed.

Bake for 20-30 minutes, until the crust is golden.

Makes 4 pasties.

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1 batch of pie dough 2 Tbsp butter 1 cup finely chopped lettuce or other greens 1 cup chopped leeks ½ tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 1 tsp flour or corn starch

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Sautee the butter, lettuce, leeks, salt, pepper, and flour, until the leeks have started to brown.

Roll the pie dough out and cut into circles or squares, 4-5 inches big. Put some filling in each of them, fold in half, and crimp the edges closed.

Bake for 20-30 minutes, until the crust is golden.

Makes 4 pasties.

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Custard: 3 ¾ cups milk ½ tsp salt 1 tiny pinch lavender buds ¼ tsp dried mint leaves 1/8 tsp dried chamomile flowers 1/3 cup honey ¼ cup + 1 tsp cornstarch 3 egg yolks 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract 1 ½ Tbsp butter

Combine 3 cups milk, salt, and honey in a saucepan over med-high heat. Grind the lavender, mint, and chamomile into powder and stir into the milk.

In a separate bowl, whisk the cornstarch into the remaining milk. Add egg yolks and mix well.

When milk comes to a boil, remove from heat and stir in the cornstarch mixture. Keep stirring as the mixture begins to thicken. Return to heat and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla. It will continue to thicken as it cools.

Pears: 2 pears 1/3 cup honey ½ tsp ground ginger ½ tsp pure vanilla extract

Arrange an oven rack about 5 inches from the broiler and heat the broiler on high. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.

Cut the pears in half lengthwise and scoop out the core and seeds. Arrange the pear halves, cut side up, on the prepared baking sheet.

In a small bowl, stir the honey, ginger, and vanilla. Spoon evenly into each pear half.

Broil the pears, rotating the pan once, until bubbling and caramelized, about 5 minutes.

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2 Tbsp butter 2 Tbsp flour or corn starch 3 cups water or vegetable stock 1 tsp salt ¾ cup carrots, chopped 1 ¼ cup potatoes, cut into largish chunks 2 Tbsp grated cheddar cheese 2 Tbsp minced bell peppers ½ tsp ground black pepper ¼ tsp mint 1 tsp fennel leaves ½ tsp fennel seeds 1 tsp basil pinch of lavender buds 1 cup (packed) spinach ½ cup cauliflower florets, chopped

Melt the butter and the flour together over medium heat. Stir in the water/vegetable stock and whisk. Add the salt, carrots, potatoes, cheese, and bell pepper. Simmer until the potatoes are soft. (This takes a while.)

Add all the rest of the ingredients, and cook until the spinach is wilted and shrunk.

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Filling: 6 pears 6 Tbsp honey 2 Tbsp arrowroot powder or cornstarch ½ tsp ground nutmeg

Topping: 1 cup flour 2/3 cup rolled oats 6 Tbsp butter 6 Tbsp sugar

Preheat the oven to 375° F.

Chop the pears into chunks, removing the cores. Stir together chopped pears, honey, and arrowroot in an 8” square pan.

Mix the flour, oats, and sugar in a bowl and rub in the butter until it is thoroughly combined, with a texture like soft crumbs, and no dry powder. Spread evenly over the fruit.

Bake 35-45 minutes.

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