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Fast Food: Baklava

My wife made baklava the other day to bring in to a potluck at her office.  I’ve had so many soggy, over-sweetened, stale pieces of baklava that I wasn’t so sure of it at first.  One bite later I was a convert.  It was light, flaky, and had just enough sweetness.  The triple-threat combination of [...]

Pistachios

I was uploading other photos and saw this one again.  I really love this picture (enough that I have a 5×7 on the wall).  Sometimes it’s fun to take a close look at your food.  These were being prepped for use in carrot halva (gajar ka halva), an Indian dessert which I’ll have to write [...]

Karela

I love to try new things. In this small town, I usually find myself in the situation of having recipes calling for ingredients I can’t get. Sometimes, though, I find new ingredients that need to be explored. Sometimes they aren’t so exotic, like smoked paprika or smoked salt. Sometimes they seem a little more exotic, [...]

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