Just tried baklava tonight for the first time. Think I am in love. What is your newest

[applegrove]

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favourite food?

[catbyte]

1. Butterfinger cups. But I'm older than dirt, so there's not a whole lot I haven't tried.

Baclava is the best! I used to make it until it just got easier to buy it.

[elleng]

4. Oh DARN, you've BOUGHT them!

I've bought Butterfinger the oldfashioned, BAR, recently!

[catbyte]

19. If you like Butterfingers, you'll love the Butterfinger cups. They're silky

Butterfinger-tasting chocolate with little pieces of the crunchy Butterfinger throughout. Really terrific!

[elleng]

21. Oh GREAT!

Glad I just returned from grocery+ outing! Had a Fifth Avenue Bar yesterday, having somehow recalled it's similarity to Butterfinger (and CLARK BAR!) and I was right! OH HELP!

[catbyte]

22. ...

Sorry. I hate sinning alone.

[elleng]

23. OK, we can bump fists ANYTIME!

[Phoenix61]

2. Nothing much better than baklava and a cup of good coffee

Publix Black Raspberry Chocolate Chunk frozen yogurt.

[Laffy Kat]

3. Something about phyllo that's irresistible.

Lately it baklava tastes too sweet to me, although I remember how it just melts in your mouth; that buttery, crunchy .... ok, I need to find some baklava fast!

[yellowdogintexas]

48. my daughter's mother in law gets the best baklava I have ever eaten

She is Kurdish and gets it from a Middle Eastern bakery somewhere in Phoenix. It is fabulous!

[The empressof all]

5. Halloumi Cheese

Grilled- on a salad with Romaine, Kalamata olives and tomatoes. Just do a light dressing of apple cider vinegar and a splash of evoo. It's what for dinner here tonight!

[NBachers]

6. Someone gave me a box of these today as a reward for helping them at work. They're great! And, they

are very reasonably priced at Cost Plus World Market - Hazelnut Belgian Chocolate Thins, Set Of 2 $7.98.

They're better than you think they'll be!

https://www.worldmarket.com/product/hazelnut-belgian-chocolate-thins.do

[rickford66]

7. Has to be made with honey

Most restaurant and bakery baklava I've had was made with corn syrup or something similar which was sickeningly sweet. We make our own now.

[applegrove]

8. I had the honey kind. It was gentle as sweetness goes.

[athena]

43. Baklava is Turkish, and the Turks don't make it with honey.

Turks use a syrup made with sugar, water, and lemon juice instead of honey. It is not "sickeningly sweet"; it's actually lighter and less sweet than baklava made with honey.

https://www.thespruce.com/homemade-turkish-pistachio-baklava-3274168

Most baklava fans are familiar with Greek-style baklava which often features honey as the main sweetening ingredient. Turkish baklava is sweetened with "şerbet" (share-BET'), a light syrup made from sugar, water, and lemon juice. This makes Turkish baklava much lighter and crispier than most Greek or Middle Eastern-style varieties.

[samnsara]

9. ?? is this something you eat or smoke??

[csziggy]

10. I keep thinking it is some kind of hat or ski mask1

Baklava is a rich, sweet pastry made of layers of filo filled with chopped nuts and sweetened and held together with syrup or honey.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baklava

A balaclava, also known as a balaclava helmet or ski mask, is a form of cloth headgear designed to expose only part of the face. Depending on style and how it is worn, only the eyes, mouth and nose, or just the front of the face are unprotected. Versions with a full face opening may be rolled into a hat to cover the crown of the head or folded down as a collar around the neck.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balaclava_(clothing)

[retrowire]

11. the title typo is hilarious though

back lava sounds painful.

But I agree baklava is some delicious stuff.

Regarding your question? Uhhh... I've recently discovered dried edamame is good stuff.

[applegrove]

12. What is edamame?

[Generic Brad]

14. Soy beans!

[retrowire]

16. Soy beans! Nt

[SticksnStones]

17. Steamed edamame lightly salted...mmmm

Paired with a hot saki...heavenly

[yellowdogintexas]

49. local sushi place has spicy edamame - sesame oil and red chili flakes

maybe a little garlic and ginger. Absolutely fabulous!

[Generic Brad]

13. Carrot hummus with shirachi

It is to die for!

[hibbing]

15. aged Manchego with fig spread

On a neutral cracker or just straight up.

Peace

[blogslut]

18. I've been making a quasi-Tapenade for a few years.

Just the other day, I decided to see how it would taste mixed in linguini. It was very yum and I will do it again.

[DFW]

20. If it's well-made

Because it sucks if it isn't:

Pomegranate Lokum with pistachios.

[GallopingGhost]

24. Mascarpone.

Eat it straight off the spoon.

[orleans]

25. it is pretty wonderful, isn't it?

i'd order it in greek restaurants after i had saganaki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saganaki

[applegrove]

27. I will have to try that.

[orleans]

31. look at you applegrove! going off and expanding your horizons! LOL.

wish i could say the same for myself

[JHan]

26. baklava is my weakness!

[Warpy]

28. All I had was a flabby skinless, boneless chicken breast tonight

I'd thought there were two in the package but it was one of those big mutant jobs. I'll get 3 meals out of it.

So I made a paste of 3 parts brown sugar and 2 parts dark brown spicy mustard and coated the thing and shoved it into the toaster oven. for 40 minutes.

It came out juicy, flavorful, and perfectly done, even in the thickest part. Rice and frozen veg accompanied it.

I will be doing this again. Anything non salty that gives a plain chicken breast real flavor is a good thing.

[orleans]

32. thanks for the idea on the brown sugar brown mustard. n/t

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

44. You need to write a cook book

[pansypoo53219]

29. putting mint frosting on my brownies.

[Manly_Scream]

30. Kikkoman brand Kimchi!

Sauteed in extra virgin olive oil, and tossed with rice noodles.

I make it to last 5 days, but it usually only lasts for 2.

And Duke's brand Serrano smoked sausages.

I love hot, spicy food.

[blue neen]

33. Heath Bar Crunch Ice Cream from Baskin Robbins.

I had this yesterday, with a scoop of Rocky Road. It was divine!

[OriginalGeek]

34. Raw onions

I'm 53. I never minded onions cooked into other food as long as they were overwhelmed by the other stuff. I like onion rings just fine.

But I've always haaaaated raw onions.

Until very recently - like in the last 2 months. I tried a local walk-up taco place that makes tacos al pastor which, as far as I can tell, is just soft corn tortillas, shredded pork, hot sauce, cilantro and raw onions. And somehow the combination just clicked right in my mouth and I've been addicted to these tacos ever since. They are closed on Mondays but I've had lunch there at least twice a week for the last 2 months. And a few dinners.


I've even tried raw onions on other things and, while not as good as those tacos, I didn't mind them.

I consider this an important, if a little late, milestone in my developevent as an adult.

[vanlassie]

35. PHO soup. OMG. It's so wonderful.

[Initech]

36. Two words: Loco Moco

I was in Hawaii last week and tried the real thing with fried rice. Oh my god that was amazing.



*cue Homer Simpson drooling*

[Blue_Tires]

37. I didn't know ski masks were edible?

[kwassa]

38. Aloo Chaat

from Trader Joe's.

[yuiyoshida]

39. Durian Fruit Pudding ..

Smells nasty but tastes great.

And for Dinner, Sizzling Gambas!

[Flaleftist]

40. Oyster Rockefeller

[Kali]

41. I am really slow to fads...

so the newest thing I have been consuming for a few months now is breakfast smoothies with fruit, yogurt, ice and freaking vegetables - usually carrots and fresh baby spinach. I get 3 or 4 servings of colorful plants, a serving of protein, a serving of healthy fat and breakfast (my least favorite meal) all done at once!

edit to add - baklava is actually pretty easy to make, but be careful it is densely full of not really nutrition LOL, I mean it is basically tissue thin sheets of white flour, a lot of butter, nuts, sugar and more sugar.

[applegrove]

42. I did that for a while. I found I could buy tons of kale and bananas

and what not, wash and chop, mix them in appropriate amounts, then seal in small plastic bags, then freeze. Because it was going into a smoothie it did not matter what you froze or how the freezing broke down the fruit or vegetables. Made for a quick smoothie. My favourite spice to add was cardamon. I like coconut milk too. But I was not losing weight. Turns out if you put fruit in an pulverize it your body treats that as a sugary drink and adds fat to your body. So now I eat my fruit whole and the fiber and all slows down how my body processes the sugar, and it doesn't get stored as fat so much.

[Kali]

45. Oh yeah gotta pay attention to the fruit, but at my level of

eating/nutrition it is still an improvement. It helps me get the vegs in. I can go days without eating enough of those. LOL. Protein is not a problem for me, I get plenty and I generally don't eat sweets so my areas to watch are the bready carbs. Mostly I just try to keep the tastiest ones out of the house and if I really really want them I have to go to real effort to get them.

[applegrove]

46. Oh yes it is a good way to get veggies. I, for a bit, made kale smoothies with tomatoes

and hot sauce. Did not add fruit. Kind of like a spicy tomato juice.

[Kali]

47. I have been thinking of doing that!

I used to love V8 as a kid. Plus I tend to like savory over sweet. (not that the fruits I have been using have been very sweet! Even the frozen berries have been awfully tart lately, I think my carrots have been the sweetest things in there LOL)