Five-Spice Pear and Parsnip Soup + Sugar Cravings

This is a favorite pureed soup of ours, and every fall I come back to it because it's creamy and sweet, subtly spicy, and light but also substantial thanks to the cannellini beans.  Sometimes we'll have soup and sandwich night, and this soup is usually on the menu along with....

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Roasted Pumpkin, Cilantro, and Persimmon Salad

A friend gave me a nice bottle of fresh, cold-pressed pumpkin seed oil recently, and I've been using it everywhere I can, topping soups and forming the base of salad dressings, like in this recipe. It's deep green color and nutty flavor is irresistible and using the oil is a very small but effective way 

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