Dead Presidents and Paper Chef starting in a few hours

Because here in the US this weekend is a time to celebrate all the dead presidents, I am kicking Paper Chef off in a few hours. Here is the final list of ingredients:

peas, olives, feta, ice, dates, chickpeas, prunes, coffee, bay leaves, cucumber, couscous, pomegranate, prosciutto, rice, chili, saffron, almonds, lemon, eggplant (aubergine) and something connected to your heritage. Stay tuned for the final four choices!

Entries will be due in by Wednesday noon PST partly because of the dead presidents and partly because I may be too busy to really get to anything until Wednesday evening.