Sweet Potato and Parmesan Hamantaschen

sweet potato and Parmesan hamantaschen
sweet potato and Parmesan hamantaschen
The first batch from the oven.

Hamantaschen? What the heck are Hamantaschen? Basically, little filled, triangular-shaped cookies traditionally eaten during the Jewish holiday of Purim (we looked it up on Wikipedia to check as, not being Jewish, we have only very rudimentary knowledge of Jewish foods and customs). So, now that we know these are cookies; what’s up with the savory filling?

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Moroccan Sweet Potato Soup

moroccan sweet potato soup
moroccan sweet potato soup
Moroccan? Maybe. Good? Yes!

Two things came together for this soup. First, we picked up more sweet potatoes from the CSA this week, bringing our total to six. That might not seem like very many, but, for two people, six largish potatoes are a bit much, especially given the other produce we have to eat this week; we try to eat almost everything from our CSA share on a weekly basis. Why have fresh food that you don’t eat fresh? The second thing is a bit more mundane. Continue reading “Moroccan Sweet Potato Soup”

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