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.…
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.…
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,…
Sugar, Spiritualism, & Parrots
We will fly like green parrots, fluttering our beautiful wings. We have become the land of sugar. We will go to the square of sugar. ~ Mevlana I may be a baker by trade, but I am a historian by…
Have we met? My Name is Elif!
Hi there! Not sure if we have met before, but I wanted to introduce myself! My name is Elif and I punk out Turkish Baklava with different flavor infusions. In a nutshell, I like to play and this baklava…
Lemonade & Baklava: Young Entrepreneurs get serious!
Summertime is synonymous with lemonade stands. It was no different in our house. The girls had asked one day if they could do a lemonade stand (last minute, on a Wednesday at 5 pm..with no supplies). I said that I…
Twizzler Temptations
This summer has been filled with experimental cooking and Baklava challenges. My daughter Mina decided she was going to challenge me to make a Twizzlers Red Licorice Baklava. I have to say that I was a bit reluctant, but I…
