TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you have to generate the named entities (NER) given its ingredients of the recipe. Named entities are the names of the items without their quantity.
PROBLEM: 1 lb. butter, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 c. sugar, 4 1/2 c. flour, 1 1/2 c. nuts, finely chopped

SOLUTION: butter, vanilla, sugar, flour, nuts

PROBLEM: 2 medium bananas, frozen, 1 cup cold vanilla-flavored soymilk or 1 cup plain soymilk, 1 tablespoon carob powder, sifted, 4 soft dates (I used Parnoosh dates), 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, to taste

SOLUTION: bananas, cold vanilla, carob powder, dates, vanilla

PROBLEM: 2 stick butter (softened, not melted), 1 tsp ground thyme, 1 tsp crushed basil, 1 tsp ground sage, 1 tsp rosemary, 1 tsp crushed parsley, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp ground allspice, 1/2 tsp ground corriander, 1/8 tsp garlic salt, 1/8 tsp celery salt

SOLUTION:
butter, ground thyme, basil, ground sage, rosemary, parsley, onion, garlic, ground allspice, ground corriander, garlic, celery salt