Baklava (Ottoman Turkish: باقلوا; /bɑːkləˈvɑː/, /ˈbɑːkləvɑː/, or /bəˈklɑːvə/;Turkish pronunciation: [baklaˈva]) is a rich, sweet dessert pastry made of layers of filo filled with chopped nuts and sweetened and held together with syrup or frosting or honey. It most likely originated in the Eastern Roman Empire with the name koptoplakous (Byzantine Greek: κοπτοπλακοῦς), a type of … Read more
A bourbon ball is a Southern delicacy, invented by Ruth Hanly Booe of Rebecca Ruth Candy in 1938. Bourbon balls are bite-sized confections incorporating bourbon and dark chocolate as an ingredient. The most common variation for home cooks is regional to the southern United States and incorporates crushed cookies, corn syrup, chopped pecans, and bourbon … Read more
This Granola Apple Crisp recipe comes from the huge Thorncliff recipe collection that I scored a few weeks (months? lifetime?) agoat that estate sale. I’m not usually one to make baked goods in a microwave (and let us face it we’re all stuck at home so we have the time to bake in an oven). … Read more
When digging through old recipe books and cards sometimes you find something interesting (or more of a WTF?). This is one of those things. I am actually tempted though to try it but this is something I would not use good sauerkraut in. The canned stuff should be fine- no using the stuff from my … Read more