This recipe is in my drafts for like ages. To be precise 8 months!. But after getting repeated recipe requests for Baklava, I had to do “open sesame” and post this now. Why the hesitation? This Baklava is the Best one I have ever tasted, it just was the photo. It simply does not do justice to the heavenly sensation that it creates in your mouth and down your throat. I was waiting for the moment, when I would make this sinful indulgence again, but well it just did not arise.

Anyways, I personally think that we should ban Baklava. yes, you heard right. Its worse than drugs – makes you a die hard addict. I mean see it this way – I, don’t love sweets. Period. I am among the 0 .00000001% of women who DON’T go gaga over chocolate. In fact I run the other way. Sugar syrup makes me hurl and even the smell of desserts in general does not give that velvety esthesis which it usually induces in average humans. Inspite of all this – I did a complete U-Turn and all but finished a huge plate of Baklava all by myself. I simply couldn’t stop myself from reaching the fridge like 10 times a day to fork a mouthful!
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Post tags: almonds, caster sugar, cinnamon, cloves, lemon, walnuts

“The North thinks it know how to make corn bread, but this is a gross superstition. Perhaps no bread in the world is quite as good as Southern corn bread, and perhaps no bread in the world is quite as bad as the Northern imitation of it.”
Mark Twain

Cornbread has always been my favorite – I mean right from the time I got introduced to it 2 yrs ago. An American staple and a must in every thanksgiving dinner, Cornbread has been around for so long.Southern or Northern, I dunno, but in few cases, I had issues with the cornbread, when it was too eggy! Although I do use eggs for baking, I hate the taste of eggs and in baking it should be to the level that I really don’t get either the smell or the taste of eggs. That being said, in many instances, the cornbread was a major disappointment to me (esp.) So instead of moping, I started making my own cornbread where I can control the ingredients to my liking and make it as healthy and wealthy as possible.
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Post tags: baking powder, baking soda, caster sugar, corn, cornmeal, eggs, milk, Polenta