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Happy National Baklava Day!

Posted Nov 17th 2009 1:15PM by Alexa Weibel
Filed under: Nuts/seeds, Food Oddities, Holidays, Food News

Ah, baklava -- the unctuous dessert enveloping honey and nuts in buttery layers of phyllo dough. Happy National Baklava Day!

The European-Middle Eastern delicacy actually has quite an impressive history. Dating back to the 8th Century B.C., the Assyrians used to pile nuts into thin layers of dough and top the whole thing with honey before baking it. The treat was considered a luxury, enjoyed predominantly on special occasions, and affordable only to the wealthy.

It has since come a long way, traveling to the Near East, Turkey and Armenia over time, then finally to Greece with the rise of the Grecian empire -- and the rich, buttery cinnamon-walnut treat has today made it over to the Food Network, with a fabulous classic recipe by Alton Brown. If you're feeling adventurous, try a shot at more Americanized versions of the versatile international dessert with Pear Baklava or even Chocolate Baklava.

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Sweet Pistachio Recipes - Slashfood Ate (8)

Posted Jan 27th 2009 12:00PM by Max Shrem
Filed under: Dessert, Nuts/seeds, Recipes, Middle East, Slashfood Ate

When I think of pistachios, I automatically think sweet. Perhaps, this is due to the Egyptian and Syrian side of my family. From an early age, I associated pistachios with sweet syrupy nutty baklava and pistachio ice cream. We would alternate between pistachio baklava and the traditional one made with walnuts and almonds.

As I got older, I started to explore other pistachio flavored desserts. On a recent culinary adventure to Café Sabarsky in Manhattan I discovered the Austrian cake Mozart Torte. This one was made with pistachios, chocolate, and nougat cream. I haven't had any luck yet finding the recipe.

Below are 8 delicious pistachio recipes that are sure to fulfill your craving for something sweet and nutty:

What are some of your favorite pistachio desserts?

One Pot Wonders: The Boston Globe in 60 seconds

Posted Feb 17th 2008 6:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Newspapers, In Sixty Seconds

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Cookie-a-Day: Baklava

Posted Dec 29th 2007 10:38AM by Sarah J. Gim
Filed under: Dessert, Grains, Nuts/seeds, Recipes, Candy, Baking, How To, Spices, Sugar, Christmas

We're a little behind on our a Cookie-a-Day, but we'll try to catch up before the end of the year. We have to! Starting on January 1, all of us will be forgoing cookies, candy, doughnuts, and cake, as per our New Year's Resolutions, right?

Right.

So until then, let's cut into a giant pan of baklava, which you might not consider a cookie -- rather a dessert pastry -- but hey, if we're calling brownies "cookies" because they're "bar cookies," we count baklava, too. Basically, baklava is layers of phyllo dough filled with chopped nuts, usually walnuts or pistachios. The layers are prepared in a large pan, drizzled with honey or other sweet, spiced syrup, then cut into bars or other shapes.

Yes, we know the baklava pictured above isn't as beautiful as the ones you'll see in Mediterranean or Middle Eastern restaurants, or out of the home kitchen of your favorite Greek aunt. However, it was a good attempt at working with phyllo dough, which is tricky because it's so thin and fragile.

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Several people sick at Chicago food fest

Posted Jul 12th 2007 11:04AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Spirit of Summer, Health & Medical

Seventeen visitors to the Taste of Chicago food festival have become sick, and officials say that several of them are sick from salmonella poisoning.

All of the sick people ate from the same booth at the show, a booth that served grilled lamb and beef, pomegranate barbecued chicken, baklava, and cucumber salad over hummus. They're not sure how the outbreak occurred, since the festival (which showcases foods from 70 restaurants) was under the supervision of the Health Department. Though I think any festival that lasts 10 days and has that many people eating various foods from 70 different places isn't too easy to monitor.

Three of the 17 were hospitalized.

Pop Food: The Top 10 M&Ms recipes

Posted Jul 2nd 2007 11:04AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Snacks, Dessert, Pop Food, Recipes, On the Blogs

M&Ms

Ah, M&Ms. If you were to name the 10 or 20 classic candies, I'm sure M&Ms would be on that list somewhere. It's a candy we eat as kids and adults, those talking candies are so damn cute in the commercials, we eat them at the movies, and if you haven't heard yet, they melt in your mouth, not in your hand.

The official M&Ms site has a ton of recipes you can make from the little colorful guys. Everything from cookies and cheesecake to brownies and soup. OK, maybe not soup, but seriously, there's a lot of cool snacks here, and they have a handy section of the top 10 recipes.

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The great baklava battle

Posted May 20th 2006 4:05PM by Joe DiStefano
Filed under: Dessert, Nuts/seeds, Did you know?, Middle East, Sugar

Whether you spell it baklava or baklawa, the layered dessert of sweetened layers of phyllo dough and nuts is nothing short of delicious. I've always been curious to know the the honey-laden treat's origins, especially since I've eaten it in Greek, Israeli and Turkish spots. But as with most delicacies, I'd rather celebrate it in all its diverse forms than stick to one type.

It seems that Turks and Cypriot Greeks take the pastry a tad more seriously, I read recently in Ya Libnan, a Lebanese newspaper. Turkish producers of the treat take issue with the Greeks' claim to have created it. There was even a protest in Istanbul earlier this week complete with banners reading, "Baklava is Turkish, we will not allow the Greek Cypriots to feed it to the world."

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The great baklava battle

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