Recipe: Tzimmes for Leslie

Tzimmes
YIELDS: 8

2 tablespoons margarine
1 onion, minced
1/2 pound carrots, sliced
1/2 pound parsnips, sliced
1 pound sweet potatoes, diced medium
4 ounces dried apricots, diced small
4 ounces prunes, diced
1/3 cup honey
Zest of 1/2 orange
1 cup orange juice
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon pepper

In a large soup pot heat the margarine. Add the onion and saut until tender. Add carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes, apricots, honey, zest and orange juice. Add seasonings and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer. Stir often. Cover and simmer 25 - 30 minutes, or until carrots and sweet potatoes are tender. Adjust seasonings as needed.