Phyllo pastry appetizers/6 recipes

The colors the fruits used in the cookies suggest those of the robes worn by the four ordres mendiants, monastic orders that originally lived on charity -- the Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans and Franciscans.

Oat and Onion Tarts recipe

Can be prepared 3 days ahead.

Roasting concentrates flavors without adding fat and lends a buttery-soft texture.

This is a Finnish soup.