Ginevra Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Like, can I say, “nuts! Honey! Olive oil!” And passably pretend that makes it “healthy”? Asking for a friend. 😄 3 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 I hope so. One of my favorite things ever. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CT Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Yes. My house. C'mon. Nuts. Honey. Olive oil. Bit of red wine, couple figs and couple dates, good to go. Mediterranean diet. 9 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, Quill said: Like, can I say, “nuts! Honey! Olive oil!” And passably pretend that makes it “healthy”? Asking for a friend. 😄 Sure! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Just now, Pam in CT said: Yes. My house. C'mon. Nuts. Honey. Olive oil. Bit of red wine, couple figs and couple dates, good to go. Mediterranean diet. Can I come over? 😂 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith-manor Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Yes, in my universe. Have at it! 😁 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CT Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Just now, freesia said: Can I come over? 😂 Yes! I'm basically housebound these days on account of a Terrorist Puppy, and am longing for human contact. It's like lockdown all over again, except much much messier. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eos Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Mine. My universe. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 No, but that’s totally irrelevant! Yummy! Enjoy! I am of the “receive all the bounty of the earth with thanksgiving” mindset. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Pam in CT said: Yes! I'm basically housebound these days on account of a Terrorist Puppy, and am longing for human contact. It's like lockdown all over again, except much much messier. Definitely sounds like time for Baklava, figs and red wine! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toocrazy!! Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 My absolute favorite dessert! Good for the soul. That’s healthy, right?!? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 If so, I want to live in it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, Toocrazy!! said: My absolute favorite dessert! Good for the soul. That’s healthy, right?!? Absolutely!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 20 minutes ago, Quill said: Absolutely!! I have phyllo dough in the freezer. I’m not so sure you are a good influence…. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 33 minutes ago, Pam in CT said: Yes! I'm basically housebound these days on account of a Terrorist Puppy, and am longing for human contact. It's like lockdown all over again, except much much messier. What is a terrorist puppy? Is like a land shark puppy? i think pictures are in order 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarita Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 I believe Baklava has nutritional qualities. I'm in the camp (it may be a camp of one without credentials) of food can be healthy for your body and food can be healthy for the soul and that's important too. We should not neglect food that is healthy for the soul, because we need to take care of our emotional health as well as our physical health. At least that's what I would say if someone were to give me grief over eating Baklava. Unless I was unclear there is ZERO reason for anyone to believe that I have any real expertise in the medical or nutritional field. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Same one where my chocolate chips are healthy! 😎 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 1 minute ago, ScoutTN said: Same one where my chocolate chips are healthy! 😎 Wait! That’s everywhere, right? Hey, grab your chips, pick up @Quill in MD, then me (I’ll make the Baklava) in NY and we’ll head for @Pam in CT! I think you’re only about 14 hours from CT. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, freesia said: Wait! That’s everywhere, right? Hey, grab your chips, pick up @Quill in MD, then me (I’ll make the Baklava) in NY and we’ll head for @Pam in CT! I think you’re only about 14 hours from CT. Y’all are in the frozen northland. It’s trying to be spring here. Let’s all go to someplace warm and sunny to enjoy our baklava. Pam will need a big-deal dog sitter for the puppy! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Um you listed all healthy things, so the answer is yes! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Just now, ScoutTN said: Y’all are in the frozen northland. It’s trying to be spring here. Let’s all go to someplace warm and sunny to enjoy our baklava. Pam will need a big-deal dog sitter for the puppy! We could have @Pam in CTdrive and head for @ktgrok in Florida instead. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 If you're buying it from some nice refugee ladies (or gents,) supporting a small, local business then it is positively virtuous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Rosie_0801 said: If you're buying it from some nice refugee ladies (or gents,) supporting a small, local business then it is positively virtuous. I have never made it. We buy it from the various local bakeries: Greek, Turkish, Lebanese, Kurdish, Egyptian… We live in a very baklava-prolific area. 😎🎉 All small, family owned businesses. Eta: We’ve never bought from several stores at once and taste-tested. My kids would LOVE that! Edited February 21, 2023 by ScoutTN 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 It's great for your soul. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace Hopper Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Yes. Welcome to my universe. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace Hopper Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 27 minutes ago, Rosie_0801 said: If you're buying it from some nice refugee ladies (or gents,) supporting a small, local business then it is positively virtuous. 100% 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Well, the pistachios in baklava are good for me nutrition wise 🙂 I do like all kinds but prefer the pistachio ones. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 8 hours ago, freesia said: Wait! That’s everywhere, right? Hey, grab your chips, pick up @Quill in MD, then me (I’ll make the Baklava) in NY and we’ll head for @Pam in CT! I think you’re only about 14 hours from CT. I drove to CT once. My friend there told me exactly which hour to leave by so I would not hit Insane NYC traffic. I failed to leave by then. Added two traffic-filled hours to a 9-hour drive. #superdumb. Also, this was prior to GPS and I had paper Mapquest printouts that my friend’s dh had edited in red pen! So I’m heading for the bridge spaghetti outside of NY and I’m *reading* directions. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 7 hours ago, Arcadia said: Well, the pistachios in baklava are good for me nutrition wise 🙂 I do like all kinds but prefer the pistachio ones. I just watched a YT of a sweet lady making it with pistachios. I think that’s my recipe, right there. I don’t think I’ve had pistachio baklava before but that seems like a good way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildflowerMom Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 The Mediterranean diet is one of the best. Baklava is Mediterranean in origin. There you go. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Walnuts and almonds Honey has natural antibiotic properties Lemon peel (in the syrup) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CT Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 12 hours ago, ScoutTN said: Y’all are in the frozen northland. It’s trying to be spring here. Let’s all go to someplace warm and sunny to enjoy our baklava. Pam will need a big-deal dog sitter for the puppy! Or.... I could BRING HIM.... re MD to CT 3 hours ago, Quill said: I drove to CT once. My friend there told me exactly which hour to leave by so I would not hit Insane NYC traffic. I failed to leave by then. Added two traffic-filled hours to a 9-hour drive. #superdumb. Also, this was prior to GPS and I had paper Mapquest printouts that my friend’s dh had edited in red pen! So I’m heading for the bridge spaghetti outside of NY and I’m *reading* directions. Yeah, this is one of those segments that (even today with GPS systems) you REALLY can't rely on "what appears to be the shortest distance in mileage" and you REALLY have to overlay a lived knowledge of traffic flows. I think you're fairly western MD? If so your friend should have advised to head up to 81 through PA all the way to 84 and hang a right, and thereby veering 50 miles west of the NYC spaghetti. (We call this "the High Road" and take it to pretty much anywhere south that isn't literally on the coast. It's a lot more miles and -- trust me on this -- a lot less time.) If we're headed to somewhere like Baltimore or WDC we have to stay on the coast but we **definitely** time it. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 I'm taking a course in writing mathematical proofs. I would start by assuming it's healthy. And just leave it at that. 😆 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Well, I can see that I will be doing the virtuous, healthy thing at some point today by stopping at a local small business I discovered recently called Baklava House. I'm already drooling and wondering what time they open. 6 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 I still remember the very first time I ever had it. It was in downtown St. Augustine, off in a little side alley. You couldn't even see it from the main thorough fare. I was there on a field trip and the mom supervising my group knew of the little amazing place. After that, I never went to St. Augustine without going down that side alley for the best treat in the world. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 I think I could have understood Edmund's actions a whole lot better if it had been baklava instead of Turkish Delight. 2 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Too sweet for me. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, Spy Car said: Too sweet for me. Bill Truthfully, a little goes a long way for me. I would generally prefer something more plain and less sweet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 22 minutes ago, Jaybee said: I think I could have understood Edmund's actions a whole lot better if it had been baklava instead of Turkish Delight. My brother who lives in Turkey brought us a box of various kinds of Turkish delight. And it was the biggest disappointment. Not what I’d pictured at all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 12 minutes ago, fairfarmhand said: My brother who lives in Turkey brought us a box of various kinds of Turkish delight. And it was the biggest disappointment. Not what I’d pictured at all. Admittedly, I had limited experience, but I was not impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 1 minute ago, Jaybee said: Admittedly, I had limited experience, but I was not impressed. These were the fancy gourmet kind. And they were alright but nothing that would make me plot with a witch over. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 18 minutes ago, fairfarmhand said: These were the fancy gourmet kind. And they were alright but nothing that would make me plot with a witch over. “*This* is your dilemma! Edmund! Come on!” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 3 hours ago, Pam in CT said: Or.... I could BRING HIM.... re MD to CT Yeah, this is one of those segments that (even today with GPS systems) you REALLY can't rely on "what appears to be the shortest distance in mileage" and you REALLY have to overlay a lived knowledge of traffic flows. I think you're fairly western MD? If so your friend should have advised to head up to 81 through PA all the way to 84 and hang a right, and thereby veering 50 miles west of the NYC spaghetti. (We call this "the High Road" and take it to pretty much anywhere south that isn't literally on the coast. It's a lot more miles and -- trust me on this -- a lot less time.) If we're headed to somewhere like Baltimore or WDC we have to stay on the coast but we **definitely** time it. I’m fairly central, though I have heard of people going by way of 81 to make it more manageable. If I made that drive more often, I’m sure I would try a couple of different ideas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopmom Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 In the same world that apple crisp is healthy 🙂 about to take one out of the oven right now! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 I’ve been spoiled and can’t really eat baklava anymore after my dh worked with a man who grew up in Turkey as the son of a baker. He loved baklava but didn’t know how to make it for fewer than a hundred people, so every few weeks, he brought a huge platter of it to work. That stuff was possibly the most delicious thing I’ve ever eaten, but now every other baklava tastes flat and just not worthwhile. I’m pretty sure if I ever get to heaven that baklava will be there. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 @Terabith There is a small grocery store that is family owned by Turks within easy driving distance from us. Some customers speak Turkish to the staff there. We bought made in Turkey hazelnut spread there. Have not bought the baklava and other pastries sold there. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 17 hours ago, ScoutTN said: Y’all are in the frozen northland. It’s trying to be spring here. Let’s all go to someplace warm and sunny to enjoy our baklava. Pam will need a big-deal dog sitter for the puppy! If you are bringing yummy food come to my place! It's 83 degrees here! 17 hours ago, freesia said: We could have @Pam in CTdrive and head for @ktgrok in Florida instead. Ha, great minds think alike. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace Hopper Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 It is sweet, so that to me is what makes it a little gem of a dessert, a small portion is satisfying. Commercial versions I’ve tried (like at Greek restaurants) are super sweet, but my son makes it less so, and still cuts it into small pieces. It’s really a labor of love to make. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Grace Hopper said: It is sweet, so that to me is what makes it a little gem of a dessert, a small portion is satisfying. Commercial versions I’ve tried (like at Greek restaurants) are super sweet, but my son makes it less so, and still cuts it into small pieces. It’s really a labor of love to make. That’s how I like it too: little pieces, not super sweet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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