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pasta or strong bread flour • warm water • cooking oil • salt • beef mince, not too lean (I find 12% fat is good) • medium-large onion, finely diced as small as possible • salt, or to taste • Vegeta (or extra salt) • Ground black pepper, to taste • each of cooking oil and carbonated water • Butter, to spread over pies • Natural yoghurt •

filo pastry (500g) • whole butter (250g) • small cup cooking oil (about 50-60ml) • walnuts, coarsely ground (you want a bit of crunch) • tirit (baklava crumble) • raisins • Zest of 1 lemon • Couple of handfuls of sugar taken from 1kg for syrup (see below) • white sugar • water • lemon, thinly sliced into rounds

beef mince (ideally 20% fat or more) • sparkling water • large garlic clove, minced or grated • level teaspoon salt • ground black pepper, or to taste • Vegeta, or extra 1/4 teaspoon salt • lemon juice • bicarbonate of soda • To serve: cubed onion, kajmak, and ajvar (Balkan roasted pepper and aubergine relish)

peppers, mixed colours • carrots • tomatoes, peeled • onion, peeled and diced • garlic, finely chopped • tomato purée • long grain rice • cooking oil • Parsley, chopped • water • Salt and black pepper, to taste • Vegeta (optional; add more salt if not available)

freshly picked sage flowers • white sugar • water • citric acid sachet or half a fresh lemon, sliced