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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Crust: 1 cup flour 1 tsp dried ground tomato ½ tsp dill weed 6 Tbsp butter ½ tsp salt ¼ cup water

Filling: 5 eggs 1 ¼ cup milk 1 ½ cups diced onion 1 Tbsp oil ¾ cup cheese, shredded or cubed small 1 tsp black pepper

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Put the onion and oil in a small pan over medium-low heat. Cover and let cook until they are translucent.

Stir together the flour and spices for the crust. Cut in the butter until there are no more large chunks. Dissolve the salt in the water and stir into the flour mixture until it forms a dough. Press the dough onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9” square or circular baking pan. (Or you can roll the crust out on a floured surface.) Chill until needed.

Whisk together the eggs, milk, and pepper until it is completely mixed, then stir in the cheese.

Spread the onions in the bottom of the crust. Pour in the egg mixture.

Bake for 35-40 minutes until top and crust are lightly browned.

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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 crust dough 2 cups chopped onion 2 Tbsp butter 1 tsp dried basil 1 tsp dried rosemary ¼ tsp fennel seeds

Saute the onion and butter over medium heat until the onions are slightly translucent. Remove from heat and add the seasoning.

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Divided the pie crust into 4 equal pieces, then roll each piece out into a circle about 4-5” large. Put some filling in each of them, fold in half, and crimp the edges closed. Brush the tops with melted butter.

Bake for 20 minutes, until the crust is golden.

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2 cups water or veg. stock 1/3 cup diced onion 1 cup roughly chopped carrots 2 ½ cups roughly chopped beets 2 cups milk or nut milk ½ tsp salt ½ tsp pepper 1/8 tsp dried mint leaves 1/8 tsp dill weed 1/8 tsp thyme

Boil the beets, carrot, and onion in the water, until beets and carrots are soft. Transfer to a blender and blend until it's a thick liquid. Return to stove, over low heat. Add the milk and seasonings. Stir until heated through.

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1 onion 1-2 Tbsp butter 2 ½ cups carrots, chopped into 1” pieces 4 eggs ½ cup half and half ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper 1/8 tsp crushed mint leaves

Thinly slice the onion. Place in a pan over med-low heat with butter and cover, stirring occasionally. When the onions are soft, remove cover and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion pieces are browned.

At the same time, boil the carrot pieces in salted water, until the fat pieces of carrot are easy to stab with a fork.

Drain the carrots and puree with the half and half, making it as smooth as you can get it.

Preheat oven to 325° F.

Butter a pie tin and spread the onion evenly over the bottom.

Beat together the eggs, carrot puree, salt, pepper, and mint. Pour evenly over the onions.

Place the pie tin in a larger pan with water in it. Bake until it is a set custard, and a toothpick or knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 60 minutes.

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7 cups water or vegetable stock 6 Tbsp corn meal 3 Tbsp oil 1 ½ tsp salt ¾ tsp pepper ¾ tsp basil ½ tsp thyme 1 ¼ pound potatoes, diced 5 carrots, chopped 3 celery sticks, chopped 1 ½ medium onions, chopped 1 ½ cup peas 1 ½ cup corn 3 cups beans, precooked

Dumplings: 2 ¼ cup flour ¾ tsp salt ¼ cup butter 1 ¼ cup milk or nut milk 3 egg whites

Whisk the corn meal into the water/vegetable stock. Add the rest of the ingredients. Cover and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. Let it simmer, but not boil.

Combine flour and salt in a bowl. Cut in butter until mixture is like coarse crumbs. Beat in milk and egg whites. Drop dough in spoonfuls into the stew. Cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Cover and cook for 10 more minutes until dumplings are done.

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1 lb beef, cut into chunks, or ground ½ tsp lavender buds 8 oz sliced mushrooms 7 red potatoes of variable size 2 Tbsp cream cheese ¼ cup milk ½ tsp salt ½ tsp ground black pepper 2 beets 3 carrots 1 onion ¼ cup fennel leaves and stalks 2 Tbsp flour or corn starch

Cook the beef and mushrooms with the lavender buds in a small amount of water. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Cut potatoes into chunks and boil until soft. Drain the water; mash the potatoes with the milk, cream cheese, salt and pepper.

Preheat oven to 400° F.

Chop up the vegetables and place in a casserole dish. You can use just the beet root, or use the leaves as well. Put the beef and mushrooms over the vegetables, it's okay if it's not fully cooked at this point. Sprinkle flour over everything.

Spread the mashed potatoes over everything.

Bake for about 30 minutes. Broil it at the end if necessary to brown the top.

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2 mangos 1 pineapple ½ cup red onion, chopped ½ cup celery, chopped 1 small red bell pepper 1-3 jalapeño peppers ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped ¼ cup lime juice

Cut the peels off the mangos, discard the peels, and cut as much flesh as you can off the pits.

Cut the top and bottom off the pineapple, cut it into long quarters, and cut the hard core out of each piece.

Cut the top off the jalapeños, cut them open lengthwise, and remove and discard the seeds.

Do the same with the red bell pepper.

Chop all the ingredients as finely as possible, especially mincing the jalapeños very fine.

Combine all ingredients.

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