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    July 11, 2025

    Moon Milk has its origins in Ayurveda for centuries. Using a milk alternative, moon milk paired with or without Ashwaganda is a natural sleep aid to help calm and ground your body into a restful sleep. I first went down the rabbit hole of moon milk on Pinterest last year and was mesmerized by the colors and flavor combinations. What I love about Moon milk is that it uses natural colors and flavors to create a truly dreamy drink.  We use dehydrated plants and food to naturally color our drinks such as Blue Butterfly Pea flower, purple Sweet Potatoes, or…

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New year, new you, right? I think a lot of us are New year, new you, right? I think a lot of us are a little nervous about stepping into a new year…myself included! 

We weren’t prepared for how hard it was last year, but we made it thru and even grew up a little! 

I just want you to know that whatever happens this year, I’ve got you..whether it’s a simple cup of tea on the porch, a hug, feeding your feelings w a box of baklava.

We learned we could get thru hard things together and we will go thru this year together..pinky promise.

I’m proud of the steps you all are taking to keep going!

If you need anything, anything at all, just come talk to me and we will figure it out…together 💕
Last day of 2025! Thank freaking goodness is all I Last day of 2025! Thank freaking goodness is all I can say!

What a rollercoaster, god damn! 

A little bruised, a little sore, but always smiling because everything always works out!

As I always say: Everyday is a new adventure!

Thanks for being part of our adventures this past year and looking forward to maybe a least bumpy year ahead.

Maybe your new year be filled with love and happiness!
Love always,
Elif 💕
Everyone is doing their cute little accomplishment Everyone is doing their cute little accomplishment cake w all the things they did or accomplished for 2025.

I don’t know about you guys, but I got one: I survived as a business owner! That’s enough for me!

Looking forward to 2026! Bring on the new year! I be ready!
People are always going to tell you to play it saf People are always going to tell you to play it safe because your dreams are sometimes too big for them to handle.

Take the risk.
Live your dreams.

People will adjust.

So so Sooooo many people told me NOT to open a cafe.

I’m a single mom. There was a world pandemic, and I had no freaking idea how to even do it.

People said: no one is going to buy enough Turkish coffee to pay the rent. The won’t understand the sand machine or how it works.

I did it anyway. I bought the machine. I hosted parties in my house. I had strangers over for tea and coffee in my back patio during the pandemic until I found out space.

You have big dreams. Don’t be made to put them in a small box and tuck them away on a shelf because people don’t believe in it.

Do it anyway. 

I believe in you! If I can do it as a single mom, with no family around, in a pandemic, survived an embezzlement and now a horrible economy, you can do it too!

Make 2026 the year you live your dreams and stop just thinking about them!

I love you! You have  built in cheerleader in me whenever you need it!
💕,
E
Ever wanted to learn how to make our baklava crois Ever wanted to learn how to make our baklava croissants to make for holiday breakfast?

Here ya go! 

1 package 12 croissants from Costco
1 cup baklava syrup

Filling:
4 cups nuts
1 tsp cinnamon 
1 tbsp cornstarch 
1/2 cup sugar
1.5 stick soft butter
2 tbsp milk 
2 eggs + 1 egg white

Fruit

Blend walnuts, sugars, cinnamon, cornstarch,
Add butter, milk, eggs, blend
Put in piping bags
Fill croissants, add fruit if desired
Bake 350 oven 15-ish minutes until filling is set
Brush tops w baklava syrup 
Sprinkle ground nuts to make pretty

Eat it up yum yum yum! 

Slice open croissants
Brush insides w baklava syrup
We made the syrup yesterday, so let’s make the bak We made the syrup yesterday, so let’s make the baklava today!

Insomnia Baklava

Filling:
4 C walnuts
1 C coffee beans
1/2 C sugar
1 tsp cinnamon 

Put in food processor and buzz until light and fluffy

Make baklava:
Defrosted filo dough
Bakkava filling
3 sticks butter, melted
1.5 C Turkish coffee baklava syrup

Lay 4 sheets of filo dough in pan
Sprinkle filling over top enough to cover
Do this 3 times
Add rest of filo dough on top
Use a flat butcher knife to cut rows: 12 across/8 down
Use turkey baster to distribute butter over top
Bake 30-ish minutes until brown 350 oven

Pour syrup on top and trouble left over filling on top
Enjoy!
Turkish Coffee Baklava Syrup ready for making up o Turkish Coffee Baklava Syrup ready for making up our “Insomnia” baklava with a coffee, dark chocolate and walnuts.

We had a special order and will have plenty for the case tomorrow!

Turkish Coffee Baklava Syrup

1.5 C water
1/2 C Turkish Coffee

Cook in a pot just lot making a Turkish coffee-when it foams, it’s done!

Strain out grounds

Add to bigger pot w 3 C of sugar and a tbsp of Lemon juice

Bring to a boil

Simmer 13 minutes or until droplets hang on edge of spoon

Let cool and pour over a baklava, in your coffee, on some ice cream…
Happy World Turkish Coffee Day! It’s been almost Happy World Turkish Coffee Day!

It’s been almost 5 years since we brought the hot sand machine to the valley to make Turkish coffee right in front of you!

Thanks for jumping in and supporting our little Turkish coffee cafe!

Celebrate today w a fresh cup of Turkish coffee and piece of baklava! 

57 S 600 E
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
You have been asking for our baklava recipes and h You have been asking for our baklava recipes and here they are! We will have 20 copies at the cafe tomorrow and always available to order online!

Now, I have to track down where our Moon Milk books are… 🧐
Need something gooey and yummy for holiday parties Need something gooey and yummy for holiday parties or breakfast? Bring home a full baklava custard!

We just need a couple of days notice to make sure we have the supplies for the flavor you want!
Happy National Baklava Day! Can you believe I hav Happy National Baklava Day!

Can you believe I have been cooking baklava in Salt Lake City for 20 years??!!

Once upon a time, a long time ago…I lost my job working for the Utah Museum of Fine Arts because of budget cuts. I said to myself..”Self: let’s bake some Turkish treats and sell them at the farmers markets!”

I was such a naive little baby entrepreneur who innocently thought: I’ll just do the farmers market for one summer, get picked up by a cafe and sell my treats there! Right? 

Ironically, that actually happened: I only did one summer at the downtown farmers market with my tiny table under the big tree by 4th south. Rebecca, who owned the Tea Grotto at that time, asked me to come and cook the treats for her cafe.

I look back now and marvel at how all the things aligned at that time.

It hasn’t been an easy journey as a single mom w a baklava business over the last 2 decades, but definitely worth it.

Before the pandemic, I had my baklava in about 6-8 cafes, restaurants and markets and was doing pretty well!

When the pandemic happened and I lost 99% of my accounts, it was sink or swim.

The cafe was born out the desire to keep the baklava dream alive and here we are 4+years later still standing..

We have teetered and tottered over the years for sure.

I’m too stubborn to quit or give up on things and now starting to regain our footing.

So! Anyhoo! If you need any baklava for Thanksgiving, Christmas, gifting, you know where to find me!

Thank you all so much for 20 years of baklava support! Means a lot!

😘
E..
Walnut rose baklava is one of our staples in our b Walnut rose baklava is one of our staples in our bakery case. We use dried rose petals instead of rose water to infuse the whole baklava w the light rose flavor.

I personally like the flavor that comes thru actual rose petals more than the rose petals water that most others add to the syrup . That has too much of a synthetic flavor to me.

We source our rose petals from @teazaanti ! Their dried rose petals are vibrant in color and flavor!
It’s a holiday weekend! Stock up on some baklava f It’s a holiday weekend! Stock up on some baklava for that BBQ!!

We have fresh new flavors in the case this week to check out!

Bite sized
Made fresh
Never frozen
Always with lots of love!
Baklava croissants…it’s a favorite Baklava croissants…it’s a favorite
I experimented with new cheesecakes this week! Thi I experimented with new cheesecakes this week! This one was a fun one/

Baklava crust

Bottom layer: plain cheesecake filling

Middle layer: sliced strawberries and almond chai baklava filling

Top layer: cheesecake filling mixed w 4 berry jam

Then! I melted chocolate and topped each slice w melted chocolate and a sprinkle of almond chai filling!
Sometimes we make pretty things.. Sometimes we make pretty things..
How’s your morning stacking up? Our case is full How’s your morning stacking up?

Our case is full and overflowing w baklava!

Walnut
Pistachio
Pistachio rose
Pistachio lemon
Walnut rose
Walnut apple spice Almond
Almond dark chocolate 
S’mores
Almond dark chocolate apricot
Our baklava is made fresh….All..The..Time… Last y Our baklava is made fresh….All..The..Time…

Last year, a Turkish food distributor came w a catalog of premade, prepackaged food and asked if I was interested in.

Nope, never. 

We will never sell frozen and defrosted baklava or other baked goods.

Our motto is if we can’t make it in house homemade, we won’t sell it.
We make our own pistachio cream and tahini in hous We make our own pistachio cream and tahini in house..maybe I’ll make something w these guys tomorrow..maybe w some chocolate..guess you’ll have to stop in to find out ;)
Baklava flavoring the case this weekend: Brazilnut Baklava flavoring the case this weekend:
Brazilnut, fig, coconut
Pistachio chocolate coffee
Spiced pecan
Walnut w fresh pear
Pistachio
Pistachio rose
Cashew mango
Walnut
Walnut rose

Make your own mix box of flavors!
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