Sweet Tater & Chorizo Hand Tarts

[layers_of_eli]

This sweet tater and chorizo filling is so scrumptious, I want to incorporate it into every dinner! In this recipe, I stuffed pie pastry and crescent roll dough with it to make plump, cheesy, Tex-Mexy hand tarts. They're spicy, creamy, flaky, with a touch of natural sweetness from the roasted sweet potatoes. A plate of these with some sour cream,

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[anowyn]

I think I can hear Barry White music coming out of the photograph. T_T YUUM

[layers_of_eli]

LOL! Thanks :)

[malnpudl]

Oh, man. That sounds wickedly delicious.

Can you suggest an alternative to the chorizo? My friend has an esophageal problem and can't eat spicy hot foods any more. But everything else in this recipe sounds like something she'd love.

[layers_of_eli]

Sure! It'd actually be delicious if you just ditched it altogether; otherwise, ground beef will work fine -- seasoned with mild taco seasoning if you can.

[malnpudl]

Thanks so much! I'm delighted to have an exciting new dish to cook next time my friend and her hubby come over for dinner. :-)

Non sequitur: I have made love for your icon. It is weird and wonderful.

[layers_of_eli]

Thank you :) It's from a Salvador Dali painting called Flaming Giraffe -- that may seem like an obvious name for the painting, but I love it because the giraffe is actually tiny and in the corner -- the main subject is a giant female figure with drawers. It's complicated. I have it hanging above my desk :)

BTW, my friend also suggested soy chorizo for vegetarians. I didn't know it existed, but I bet it'd be a great substitute also!

[syntheticjesso]

I had to click to read about the Myers-Briggs type stuff. I'm an INFP, but I can "play" at being organized and scheduled when I need to. It definitely doesn't feel natural to me, but it gets the job done and then I can get back to my lovely procrastinatey flexible ways :)

In other news, these look amazing. I JUST went to the store today, but I think chorizo might need to go on the list for next time. Darn you and your fabulous pictures.

[layers_of_eli]

:D Thank you!

I remember INFP fondly, but something just SNAPPED in me in college. LOL. Now I can barely function without a schedule. I definitely don't always use one, but you can TELL when I don't... ;)

[kamaliitaru]

I never would have guessed you were introverted. Mine is INTJ, and I pretty much pegged the scale on them all...and that hasn't changed, even though my work and home personality are completely different.

[layers_of_eli]

That's funny! I'm actually introverted to a fault -- I feel like blogging is kind of a valve for communication that otherwise would never get out! Mike is pretty much my only social connection (besides coworkers, who I enjoy spending time with in the work context.)

I feel kind of weird about it, but I've been reading a book (Quiet by Susan somebody... I forget) about how introverts feel this way because of the "extrovert ideal" in the world today. It's an interested read!

I can totally see you as an INTJ! That fits with your meticulous approach to cooking!

[pandoralsu]

I was going to enter the Cooking the Hard stuff challenge, but I have realized that cooking the hard stuff amounts to hard boiled eggs and rice for me. LOL I made the green curry coconut soup, but I didn't take pictures... I made bread pudding, took pictures, but haven't posted them. March has been a wash for me... maybe next month!

[layers_of_eli]

LOL! That's okay! You know, we all do what we can when we can ;)