Sauce

2.5 cups cherry cider or cranberry juice, ½ pound dried cherries, about 2 cups, 1 cup sugar,

1 shallot, 2 - 3 garlic cloves, peeled, ½ pound carrots, peeled and cut into 2, ½ cup rice v

1 pound asparagus, ends trimmed, 2 T olive oil, Kosher salt and pepper, 1 shallot, peeled and

4 garlic cloves, peeled, ¼ cup pine nuts, toasted, 1 big handful of stemmed basil leaves,

1 shallot, 9 cloves garlic, 1 bunch parsley, 1 bunch cilantro, A few fresh oregano leaves,

2 Persian cucumbers, seeded, peeled and thinly sliced., 2 cups Greek yogurt, 2 cloves garlic,