~ Sliced fresh fruit, such as lemon, orange, green apple, and/or cucu ...

2 shots vodka (Monopolowa is nicely neutral) ȕ ...

Cupcakes 2 oz. white chocolate, finely chopped ...

5 qt. salted water in a 6-quart pot 1 lb. sm ...

~ Vegetable oil for frying 2 lb. plus 4 ounc ...

⅔ cup white haricot beans, soaked overnight in twice their vo ...

Fruit 2½ lb. ripe apricots 1 ...

2 Tbsp. olive oil ½ onion, minced ...

2¼ cups plus 2 Tbsp. unbleached all-purpose flour ...

1 ripe mango ¼ cup extra-fine granulate ...

1 egg 2 Tbsp. brown sugar 1 ...

3 limes 1 to 1½ cup fresh ras ...

1 lb. boneless lamb shoulder, not trimmed of fat, cut into 1-inch cu ...

3 lb. peas in the pod (about 3 cups shelled) ½ ...

2 cups mango purée (from 3 to 4 small mangoes; see Note) ...

6 cups watermelon cubes, seedless ¼ cup ...

Salad 1½ cups fine-grain bulgur ...

1 lb. beet greens, trimmed and washed 1 large ...

2 lb. fresh spinach, stems trimmed to base of leaves, or other green ...

⅓ cup buttermilk ⅓ cup mayonna ...

4 pt. sweet, ripe strawberries ½ cup gr ...

2 cups all-purpose flour ¾ cup sugar ...

⅓ cup all-purpose unbleached flour ⅓ ...

2 lb. lamb shoulder or shoulder chops (preferably young spring lamb) ...