Wheat and Honey

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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3 cups dried beans (I used a mix of black, pinto, white, navy, and red) 9 cups water or broth ¼ cup butter 1 ½ tsp smoked salt 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Put the water and beans in a large crock pot, and cook on high heat for 4 hours, or until the beans are soft. Drain out the remaining water. Add the butter, salt, and pepper to the beans. Use an egg beater on medium speed to coarsely mash the beans.

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3 Tbsp butter 3 Tbsp flour or corn starch 1 cup milk ½ tsp salt (or to taste) ½ tsp pepper (or to taste)

In a small pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in the flour, salt, and pepper. When that is mixed in smoothly, slowly stir in the milk. Use more milk to make it thinner if desired. Keep it on the heat to make it thicker, if desired.

You can use vegetable stock or meat broth instead of milk.

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Crust: 2 cups semola flour ½ tsp salt ½ tsp dried rosemary ½ tsp dried dill weed ¾ cup butter ½ cup cold water

Filling: ½ lb ground pork 1/3 lb ground chicken 1/3 lb ground lamb 1 cup chopped onion 1 ½ cup grated turnip ½ tsp crushed garlic ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp celery seed ¼ tsp ground clove 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

For the crust: Stir together the semola flour, salt, rosemary, and dill weed. Cut the butter into small chunks, then cut it into the flour mixture until the mixture becomes a crumbly paste. Drizzle and stir in the water. Press it together to form a dough, then divide into 2 balls. Press each ball into a thick disk, wrap them in plastic wrap, and put in the fridge to chill.

Combine all the filling ingredients in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the meat is cooked, then remove from heat.

Bring out the crust dough. Lay out a large sheet of plastic wrap, put one unwrapped disk of dough on it, then cover with another sheet of plastic wrap. Roll out the dough to a thin, large circle, about 15” in diameter. Remove the top layer of plastic wrap, and turn the sheet of dough in to a 9” pie tin. Press the dough down into the corners.

Roll out the second disk of dough in the same manner, but keep it sandwiched between the plastic wrap. Put them back in the fridge to chill.

Preheat oven to 400° F.

When the filling has cooled enough to handle, bring out the pie crust and spoon the filling inside. Use a slotted spoon to avoid putting the cooking liquid into the pie. Place the second sheet of dough on top. Trim around the sides of the tin, press the top and bottom crusts together around the edges. Cut slashes in the top crust. Use any leftover dough to make small decorations.

Bake for 45 minutes, until the crust is golden brown.

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2 tsp yeast 2 tsp sugar 2 cups warm water 4 cups whole wheat flour 1 Tbsp salt 1/3 cup ground flax seed

Dissolve the yeast and sugar into ¾ cup of warm water.

In a large bowl, stir together the flour, salt, and flax seed. When the yeast is foamy, add that to the flour, as well as the rest of the water. Stir it together, then turn out onto the counter to knead it. Use flour if necessary. Knead it thoroughly, until the dough stretches rather than tears when it is pulled.

Coat the inside of the bowl and the dough with oil. Put the dough in the bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise in a warm spot for 1 hour.

Knead the dough a bit, and shape into a log. Oil the inside of the bread pan and place the dough inside. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 30 minutes.

Spray the inside of the cold oven with water and place the bread pan in the center of the oven. Turn the oven to 350° F. Bake for 40-45 minutes (including pre-heating time), until the crust is a deep golden brown on top, and golden brown on the sides and bottom.

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4 cups apples, diced to ½” pieces with the core removed ½ cup onion, minced ½ cup orange juice ¼ cup white vinegar 2 Tbsp apple cider ½ cup brown sugar ½ tsp ground ginger ½ tsp mustard seed 1/8 tsp chili powder 1/8 tsp saffron powder ¾ tsp salt

Mix all ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Once it is boiling, reduce heat to low and let simmer for 50-60 minutes, until the liquid is reduced to a small amount of thick syrup. Remove from heat and let cool completely so that it can continue to thicken.

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double batch of pie crust dough 2 ½ cups diced potatoes 1 ½ cup diced onion ¼ cup half-and-half, or milk ½ cup ground mustard seed 1 ½ cup grated or cubed cheese ½ tsp salt ½ tsp pepper beaten egg and milk to glaze the crusts

Bring water to boil in a large pot over high heat. Add the potato and onion. Cover the pan and boil until the potatoes are soft (this timing depends on how small the pieces are). Remove from heat, strain away the water, and put the potatoes and onions in a large bowl.

Add the half-and-half to the bowl. Mash everything until the potatoes are smooth. Stir in the mustard, salt, pepper, and cheese.

Preheat oven to 400° F.

Make small balls of pastry dough and roll them out to small circles, about 5”-6” wide. Put a spoonful of filling onto each circle, wet the edges of the crust with water, then fold them in half, pinching the edges together. You should be able to make 8 pasties.

Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Glaze the top with a mixture of beaten egg and a bit of milk. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the crusts are golden brown.

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