Wheat and Honey

1 double pie crust 4 cups apple, chopped into bite-sized pieces 1 cup dried apricot, minced ¼ cup butter, minced 1/3 cup sugar 2 Tbsp arrowroot powder ¼ tsp ground nutmeg ¼ tsp ground cardamom 1/8 tsp saffron 1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 400° F. Stir together all filling ingredients. Place in a prepared, uncooked pie crust and cover with a top crust. Bake for 30-40 minutes, until crust is golden brown.

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1 mint teabag (1 Tbsp dried mint leaves) 1 ¾ cup (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk ½ cup cocoa powder 2 cups cream 1 cup milk 1 Tbsp vanilla extract ½ cup chopped nuts 1 cup multi-colored mini marshmallows

Heat the cream in a small pan over high heat until it is steaming. Add in the mint teabag. Remove from heat, cover, and let steep for 1 hour. Remove teabag and chill completely.

In a small pan over low heat, stir together the sweetened condensed milk and cocoa powder for about 5 minutes, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in the cream, milk, and vanilla. Chill completely.

Churn in an ice cream machine according to its directions. Add the chopped nuts and marshmallows at the end, churning for about 5 more minutes to mix them in. For my machine, the bowl needs to be completely frozen. Churn for 15 minutes, then 5 more minutes with the nuts and marshmallows.

Can be served soft, or transferred to an airtight container to be frozen.

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2 cups plain yogurt ¼ cup honey ¾ cup frozen raspberries

Stir all ingredients together, & churn according to your machine's directions.

For my machine (Cuisinart), the bowl needs to be completely frozen in advance, then churn for 15-20 minutes.

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1 ¾ cup (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk ½ cup lemon juice 1 cup raspberries (fresh or frozen) 1 cup whipping cream

Stir together all ingredients until thoroughly combined.

Process in an ice cream machine according to its directions. Then transfer to another container and freeze until hard.

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3 lbs. chicken meat, cut into chunks 1 large onion, diced 1 Tbsp minced garlic 2 Tbsp minced fresh ginger 4 cups pureed tomato 1 ½ cups plain yogurt 2 Tbsp olive oil 2 Tbsp garam masala, or a curry spice mix 1 tsp turmeric powder 1 Tbsp cumin ½ Tbsp paprika 2 tsp salt ¾ tsp cinnamon ¾ tsp black pepper 1 tsp cayenne pepper 1 cup half-and-half 3 Tbsp corn starch 2 Tbsp lemon juice

Place chicken, onion, garlic, ginger, tomato puree, yogurt, olive oil, garam masala, tumeric powder, cumin, paprika, salt, cinnamon, ground black pepper, and cayenne pepper into the crock pot. With a spatula, stir to combine everything and make sure the chicken is coated well.

Cover and cook for 8 hours on low (or 4 hours on high).

At the last 20 minutes, whisk the corn starch and half-and-half together, then pour into the crock pot and cook for the remaining time. Stir in the lemon juice just before serving.

Serve over cooked rice.

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2 cups warm water or barley tea 3 cups wheat flour 1 cup barley flour 2 tsp dry yeast, or .6 oz fresh yeast 2 tsp molasses, honey, or maple syrup 1 cup rolled barley 1 tsp salt 1 Tbsp oil

Mix the molasses with 1 cup water/tea in a small bowl. Sprinkle in the yeast and let it proof until foamy.

Mix 1 cup water/tea with 1 cup wheat flour, 1 cup barley flour, and ¾ cup rolled barley. When the yeast is foamy, add that in and stir it all up. Let it rise until roughly doubled.

Add in the rest of the flour (2 cups), the salt, and the oil. Knead for about 10 minutes until smooth and elastic, kneading in flour as necessary. Let rise, oiled, in a warm place, until about doubled again.

Meanwhile, soak the remaining ¼ cup of rolled barley in 2 Tbsp water or tea.

Form the dough into a loaf. Smooth the wet barley onto the top, encrusting it into the dough. Place in an oiled loaf pan and cut a slit along the top of the loaf.

Spray inside your oven or put a pan of water in there. Put in the dough and set the oven to 350° F. Bake (including preheat time) for 50-60 minutes.

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6 ounces (½ can) frozen orange juice concentrate 1 cup milk 1 cup water ¼ cup powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract Ice cubes, as many as needed for desired consistency

Combine all the ingredients except the ice cubes in a blender and process until smooth and frothy. Add the ice cubes and blend until smooth.

Variation

You can use whatever frozen juice concentrate you want. Omit powdered sugar if the juice has added sugar.

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Bread: 2 tsp dry yeast or .6 oz cake yeast 2 tsp sugar 2 cups warm water or soup stock 1 Tbsp salt 4 cups flour 1 tiny pinch of lavender buds ½ tsp fennel seed 1 tsp thyme

Filling: 1 pound ground sausage ¾ cup grated or minced onion ¼ cup grated carrot 1 tsp minced garlic ½ cup (4 oz) cream cheese

1 egg for glaze

Stir together the sugar, yeast, and water/vegetable stock. Stir in the flour, 1 cup at a time. With the last cup, add in the salt and herbs. Knead on a floured countertop until the dough is smooth and less sticky. Coat the dough with oil, place in an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let the dough rise for 30 minutes.

While the dough is rising, cook the sausage, onion, carrot, and garlic in a pot over medium heat. Cook until the sausage is mostly browned. Some pink is ok, as it will be cooked again. Cut the cream cheese into chunks and stir it into the meat mixture.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll the dough out into a rectangle taking up the whole space of the baking sheet, then place the filling along the middle 1/3 of the dough, leaving about 1 ½ inches of free space at the ends. Cut slashes along the sides of the dough.

Fold the short ends over the filling, then fold each fringe piece of dough over the middle, alternating sides and stretching at a diagonal to create a braided look. Pinch closed any large gaps in the dough. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise another 30 minutes. Towards the end, set the oven to preheat to 350° F.

When the dough is done rising, beat an egg and brush it all over the loaf.

Bake for 20-25 minutes.

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½ pound ground pork sausage 3 Tbsp flour or corn starch ½ cup soup stock ½ cup milk ½ tsp seasoned salt

In a skillet over medium-high heat, break the sausage into chunks. Cook, stirring, until it is all browned. Add a little of the vegetable stock if needed to keep it from sticking to the pan.

Reduce heat to medium. Sprinkle the flour over the sausage and stir it all in. Then slowly pour in the vegetable stock and milk, stirring constantly. Let the gravy simmer to thicken.

When it is as thick as you want it, add the seasoned salt.

Serve with biscuits or potatoes.

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Cake:

1 cup butter, softened 2 cups sugar ¾ cup buttermilk 1/3 cup lime juice 5 eggs 3 cups flour 1 ½ tsp salt ½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp baking soda

Preheat oven to 350° F. Line bottoms of 2 cake tins with parchment, and grease the sides of the tins.

In a small bowl, combine buttermilk and lime juice. Set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating in each egg completely before adding the next one.

In another bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir 1/3 of the flour mixture into the egg mixture. Then stir in ½ of the buttermilk mixture, then flour again, buttermilk again, and flour again. Do not overmix.

Spoon batter into prepared pans. Bake 30-35 minutes, testing with a toothpick for doneness.

After removing from oven, let the cake rest in the pans for 15 minutes before inverting onto a rack to cool completely.

Filling:

6 Tbsp cream cheese ¼ cup softened butter ½ tsp vanilla extract ½ tsp fresh, grated lime zest ¼ cup honey

Beat together all filling ingredients until fluffy. Keep chilled until time to use.

When the cake is totally cooled, smooth the filling onto one of the cake layers. Place the other layer on top.

Frosting:

½ cup sugar ¼ cup honey 2 Tbsp water 1 tsp fresh, grated lime zest 2 egg whites at room temperature

Mix the sugar, honey, water, and lime zest in a saucepan. Heat to a rolling boil over medium heat. Keep boiling until it reaches 242° F on a candy thermometer.

In a large bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Pour the boiling syrup slowly in a thin stream into the egg whites, beating constantly on medium speed. Then beat on high speed until stiff peaks form.

Spread the frosting over the top and sides of the cake.

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