Baklava
BYOB: Build Your Own Baklava
Did you know that you can Build Your Own Baklava? I LOVE LOVE LOVE to get creative with customers and create specialty flavors for their event or special occasion. Most people just think that baklava is either walnut or pistachio.…
If life gives you lemons, Make Baklava!
Lemon is one of my absolute flavors. If I could add it to everything, I would. Two of my baklava flavors feature lemon curd in them and I think I could eat the whole tray because of the flavor punch.…
Sweet Holiday Magic
Nothing says holidays more than Candy Canes and Chocolate! There is something magical that happens when the first candy canes come out to play, but how did candy canes become the number 1 candy at the holidays? You can thank…
A little bit of pie in a little bitty bite!
Growing up in Rhode Island, it was a fall tradition for mom and I to go apple picking at the farms by the beaches. Mom would make pies and I would eat them! Apple pie is one of those things…
It was a dark and stormy night…
Days are getting shorter, the weather is changing, and leaves are falling all around us in oranges and reds. Fall is here and it’s time to meet one of our most mysterious flavors is our Black Baklava. The flavors…
Baklava, Sweet & Savory
Many people are familiar with Baklava, the thin sheets of filo dough layered with nuts and butter. But, are you familiar with Baklava’s Savory Sister, Börek? If we go all the way back, way waaaay back to when the Turkic…
Sweet Deliveries: Love in a box delivered to your doorstep
‘Tis the season to be Jolly! For me, delivering sweet treats to unsuspecting people around the holidays makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. I love the surprised look on their face when they realized that someone thought to send…
Not all Baklava tastes the same…
When I tell people that I make and sell Baklava, the conversation goes something like this…EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Them: I don’t like Baklava Me: What kind of Baklava have you had? [Blink, Blink…blank stare ensues for a good 30 seconds] Them:…
Sugar & Syrup: How they can make or break your baklava
If, seeing the beauty of the sugar cane, the heart pours out its blessings Sweetness and flavor begin to shout aloud from the root of every tooth. ~Rumi My dad used to tell me stories of growing up in Adana…
Going Nuts!
Most people believe that baklava is just about walnuts or pistachios. However, baklava varies depending on their regions. Let’s take Turkey, for example. Istanbul baklava is predominately walnut, but it you travel up north to the Black Sea region-hazelnuts dominate.…
Kadayīf, Künefe, & Warm Cheesy Sweet Gooeyness
So, I have the habit of describing kadayif dough as a sort of “shredded filo dough.” Totally and absolutely wrong. Historically speaking, the root word for kadayif is arabic for a sort of crepe. Turks call this dough “tel kadayif”…
Lifting spirits and spreading sweetness
Over the past week, we have gone from meeting friends out for coffee and lunch to home, turning to Zoom to feel connected even though there are miles between us. Not only did I feel the need to be creative,…
