Bay Leaves

2 dried Kashmiri or pasilla chiles, broken, 1 red Thai or Anaheim chile. stemmed and seeded,

1½ pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, 2 onions, divided, 2 bay leaves, 5 cloves garlic,

2½ pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1, Salt and pepper, ¼ cup olive oil, 1 head garlic, peeled a

1 T kosher salt, 1 T chile powder, 1 T Spanish smoked paprika, 1 t dried oregano, 1 t ground

1 whole chicken, 1 large onion, peeled and quartered, 2 cinnamon sticks, 1 bay leaf, 3 cups

2 T olive oil, 2 onions, chopped, 4 cloves garlic, minced, 2 cups carrots, chopped (about 4

2 T olive oil, 1 large onion, finely chopped, 10 cups water, 1 bay leaf, 12 juniper berries,

1 head of garlic, peeled and finely chopped, ¼ cup of oregano, Kosher salt and fresh ground

1 cup de Puy lentils, 2½ cups water, 1 bay leaf, 1 sprig fresh thyme, ½ t salt, 1 T pomegranate m

½ pound pancetta, cut in ½, 4 pounds beef stew meat ( such as beef chuck) in 1½ to 2, Salt an

4 T unsalted butter, 6 leeks, washed and sliced (white and 1, 1 T fresh thyme, 2 bay leaves,

1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms, ½ pound pancetta cut into ½, 4 cloves garlic, 1 onion, 1 t

1 pinch saffron (optional), 1 cup white wine, divided, 2 T olive oil, 4-5 cloves garlic, 1

20 roma tomatoes, sliced in half, 3 large cherry or strawberry tomatoes, sliced in half for

2 eggplants sliced into ¼, 1⅔ cups basmati rice, 8 skinless boneless chicken thighs, 1 onion pe