4 real simple spiced Recipes

boneless pork shoulder or butt, trimmed of excess fat and cut int, paprika, ground cumin, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, cayenne pepper, kosher salt and black pepper, onion sliced 1/2-inch thick, low-sodium chicken broth, apricot preserves, cider vinegar, cornstarch, chickpeas, rinsed, dried apricots halved, cooked couscous, sliced scallions, chopped roasted almonds

beef chuck cut into chunks, sweet potatoes (about 1 lb) cut into 1/2-inch-thick half-moons, whole peeled tomatoes, red onion cut into wedges, dried apricots, ground cumin, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, cayenne, kosher salt, couscous (1 1/2 cups), chickpeas rinsed, baby spinach (1 1/2 oz), roasted almonds chopped

pumpkin puree (real pumpkin, not pumpkin pie mix), eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, pumpkin pie spice, salt, chocolate chips (ghiradelli milk chocolate big chips...yum)