5 ancient sweets Recipes

flour, unbleached, almonds, blanched and crushed, walnuts, crushed, honey (thyme prefered), eggs, sesame, ground

fresh chorizo sausage, olive oil, sweet onion, baby carrots, whole roasted red pepper, ancient sweets pepper , seeds removed ( or another whole roasted red pepper), jalapeno pepper , seeds and ribs removed, head cabbage, salt, chicken broth, success style rice

ground mutton (or lamb), sized winter squash, halved and seeds removed (use acorn, kubota, etc., but not spaghetti squash), cooked amaranth (or substitute millet for lighter texture), cooked quinoa (or substitute bulgur for more chewy texture), sized sweet onion, chopped (or yellow onion), fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped, golden raisin, dried currant (i used zante), pine nuts (toasted ) or 2 tbsp pecans, olive oil (or butter), chinese five spice powder, allspice, whole coriander seed, crushed, cinnamon (omit in savory version), salt (or to taste), pepper (to taste), whole milk (or light cream), rice vinegar (or fresh squeezed lemon juice), tart apple, diced (optional)

shrimp (about 12), salt, freshly ground coarse black pepper, spanish extra-virgin olive oil, chicken thighs , boned, each cut in quarters, chorizo, sliced thin, shallots, chopped, garlic, chopped, string beans, cut in 1/2-inch lengths, spanish short-grained rice (or use italian short-grained rice), very finely minced fresh parsley leaves, rich chicken stock, saffron threads, sweet spanish paprika, canned snails, red pepper , roasted, peeled and seeded (optional)