My absolute favorite dish that my mother would make for Friday nights was her meat and potato Pastelle. Call it a Moroccan Shepherds Pie. This recipe calls for the same sautéed onions, ground beef and mashed potatoes, but instead of the usual paprika and tomato sauce, Pastelle is seasoned with bay leaf, nutmeg, cumin, coriander and a zesty squeeze of fresh lemon juice. My mother made it with layers of mashed potato, ground beef, thinly sliced hard boiled egg and topped it with pillows of fluffy mashed potato. Then she would take a fork and etch a crisscross design on top.So now I do the same and it brings back so many memories from my childhood every time ♥️🧿🪬Rachel. Via sephardicspicegirls #sephardicspicegirls #jewishfood #sephardicfood #moroccanfood #shabbatfood