I got lots of A weapon/jewel recs in SoS and even the 700 mobs, but those are a pain for not great recs.
I suggest helms:
Tallum: Crystal spice, 4X fighter buffos
DC: Crystal spice, 4X mage buffos
Maj: Gold spice, 2X mage kittys (if you get a fighter dont make it 4, spoils crap)
NM (never got one): Crystal, 4X fighter kittys
Crystal spice is also supposed to make 2x fighter kittys drop maj helm recs, never seen that either though. For DROPS the crystal = mats; gold = adena is true, but spoils dont work the same.
I've also heard rumor that the spices are changed since I did it, so gl if they have lol. This may be helpful, or may frustrate the crap out of ya :/ ... I got a lot of doom helmet spoils and tallum glove spoils so maybe that will help you see if it's the right foods.