74 late recipes

Sri Lankan mixed pickle (achcharu) with chiles, cauliflower, carrots, beans, and dates in a spiced malt vinegar brine. Sweet-hot relish that wakes up rice and curry plates.

In other parts of Central Asia this dish is made with red beans and I have it made with beef, horse, camel, chicken, and venison for the meat instead of the lamb. It is excellent anyway it comes.

Loaded with fruit, a classic version of Christmas fruitcake

Ann's Strawberry Angel-Food Cake with Sauces-Pt1 recipe

A classic and traditional Christmas fruit cake that brings your memory back to the childhood.

A traditional European-style fruit cake -- Although fruitcakes have a bad reputation, this one is *excellent*.

Spiced drop cookies loaded with raisins, candied fruit, dates, and walnuts, topped with a vanilla icing. A fruitcake-style cookie perfect for holiday gift giving.

Medieval-style meat cakes with pork shoulder, dates, raisins, pistachios, and saffron baked into a buttery pastry shell. Ancient sweet-savory tart that blends pork with dried fruits and warm spices.

Vit Tiem Mia is a traditional Vietnamese braised duck wrapped in sugar cane, stuffed with peanuts, chestnuts, ginkgo nuts, and lotus seeds, simmered in coconut water until fork-tender.

Spiced zucchini bread with walnuts and dates baked in mini Bundt pans, served with a pineapple cream cheese spread. Warm spices of cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg.