I had a last-minute birthday dinner party last night, and while looking for a secondary sweet to go along with birthday cake, I started throwing things into a bowl, and turned out a suprisingly fantastic Apple-Carrot Strudel, spiced with cardamom: I grated four apples and three carrots on a microplane, and stirred in a heaped tablespoon of cornstarch, a quarter tsp of freshly ground cardamom, a half tsp. of cinnamon, a pinch of salt, an egg yolk, and a half cup of currant jelly (this keeps it from becoming too cloyingly sweet; apple jelly would probably work too, but i liked the acid contrast and mild flavor of the currant.) I layered about fifteen sheets of filo with melted butter, rolled up the filling inside, buttered the surface of the roll, and sugared the heck out of it. in the oven at 350 for about 20-25- - -it started to darken a little early, so i removed it, re-buttered the surface, and lowered the oven to 300 for the last 5-10. It was great for dessert with a drizzle of honey and a spoonful of pouring custard, but the apples, carrots, and warm cardamom made me think it would be a great freezer-to-oven breakfast treat....that's my next project- - -stocking up on frozen strudeln!