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These sites provide information about Purim food customs such as Seudat Purim and Mishloach Manot. They also provide a variety of Purim recipes such as kreplach and hamantashen.
About Judaism: Recipe for Kids' Hamantashen
Hamantashen (Ozney Haman) is a traditional Purim pastry. This is a simple Hamantashen recipe which you can make with your children.
About Judaism: How To Make Hamantashen
Learn how to make the pastry that's an emblem of the most riotous celebration on the Jewish calendar.
About Judaism: Purim Food and Recipes
Learn about Seudat Purim and Purim food baskets customs. Find recipes for hamantashen cookies and kreplach.
About Kosher Food: Purim Menus
What should you serve for the Purim Seudah (feast)? About.com's Guide to Kosher Food provides menus for a traditional meat and vegatarian Purim meal. Information about the symbolism behind various Purim foods is included.
About Kosher Food: Purim Recipes
About.com's Guide to Kosher Food provides recipes for Purim entrees, sides and desserts, as well as information about Purim food traditions. Links to the best Purim recipes online are included.
About Kosher Food: Hamantashen Recipes
Hamantashen is a triangular, filled pastry which is traditionally served on the Jewish festival of Purim. Enjoy this varied collection of tried-and-tested hamantashen recipes..
About Kosher Food: Old Fashioned Poppy Seed Cookies
It is a tradition to eat foods with poppy seeds on Purim as Queen Esther ate seeds in order to avoid eating non-kosher food in the palace. You can put these Poppy Seed cookies in your Purim food baskets.
About Kosher Food: Rugelach for Purim
Surprise your friends on Purim morning with a Shlach Manos (Food Basket) of fresh rugelach and coffee. You can roll the rugelach today, freeze them unbaked, and then bake them fresh on Purim morning.
Aish.com: Five Hamantashen Recipes
Aish offers five great recipes for Purim hamantashen. The author admits they are not simple to make, but also claims that the results are worth it.
Aish.com: Yummy Purim Party Recipes
Eating and drinking are integral parts of the Purim holiday. Enjoy these recipes for Easy-bake Hamantashen, Esther's Fruit Punch and Mordechai's Rum Punch
Aish.com: Purim Blast
Chef Herschel offers ideas and recipes for Seudat Purim that are fun, tastey and easy to prepare.
Chabad.org: Purim Recipes
In addition to traditional Purim recipes for hamantashen and kreplach, this site includes two full Purim meal menus: an easy menu and a gourmet menu.
Chaya Stein's Basket Shaped Challah
This bread basket made of challah dough would add a festive touch to Seudat Purim (the Purim meal).
Classic Jewish Recipes Archives - Purim Recipes
Fun variety of Purim recipes from all over the world. Queen Esther's Chicken, Ghorayebah (Bracelets of The Queen), Poppy Seed-Meringue Triangles, Kaveyos Di Haman (Haman's Hair), Hadassa's Poppy Seed Cake, Biscochos (Very Special Cookies for Purim), and more!
JewishFamily.com: Purim Gift Basket Recipes
Joni Schockett of JewishFamily.com offers recipes for Purim gift baskets that are kid-friendly to make and delicious to eat.
Mimi's Cyber Kitchen - Purim Recipes
Collection of recipes for Purim hamantashen and other sweets. Chocolate challah, Italian taiglach, and more. 
OU.org: Chocolate Treats for Shlach Manos
Fill your Purim gift baskets with Chocolate Truffle Cookies, White Chocolate Fudge, Chocolate-Covered Cherries, Congo Bars and Brownie Muffins.
Penny Eisenberg's low-fat, non-dairy hamantashen recipe
Want to make homemade hamantashen for the holiday, but want the pastry to be as healthy as possible. Try this low-fat, non-dairy hamantashen recipe.
Susan Ehrenfeld's Purim Challah
Directions for making a challah that is shaped like and filled like a hamantashen pastry.
The Jerusalem Post - Purim Supplement
In addition to a fun article and colorful photos, this site has recipes for poppy seed cookies and hamantashen by Phyllis Glazer and recipes for poppy seed cake and hamantashen by Faye Levy.
The Jewish Food Mailing List Archives - Purim Recipes
Recipes for hamantashen, poppy seed cake and poppy seed cookies from The Jewish Food Mailing List Archives.
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