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One of the most epic displays of love in the history of mankind is the majestic Taj Mahal in Agra, India. It serves as an example of what was a story of real love. This is the love story of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal. At the age of 17, Emperor Shah Jahan fell in […]
In my family we eat, and we eat a LOT. We love pastries, and one favorite dessert that I can’t get enough of is Baklava, a Greek pastry that is a favorite at our holiday parties. It also makes a great hostess or welcome-new-neighbor gift (I fill a decorative plate high with this yummy sweet […]
I’ve never had this before but now I am wondering why!?!? It looks and sounds amazing!
Oh my goodness, it’s just so beautiful! It wouldn’t be the same without walnuts by chance, would it? I don’t like nuts in my baked goods.
I have always loved baklava! I’ve never tried making it, but I think I will now – thanks!!
OMG I love baklava., but I’ve never tried making it myself before. Thanks Penelope!
I’ve never made Baklava before, but this sounds so good and relatively easy, that I may be trying my hand at this very soon! Bookmarked. 🙂
That looks absolutely delicious! Thanks so much for sharing.
That looks really good, but maybe too complicated for me.
I have never tried baklava before. I had no idea what it was. Boy does it look yummy!
Oh that looks Quite yummy!
Looks super yummy!
My favorite dessert ever!!!
It looks so good. I love Baklava.
Wow that looks incredibly good. I’ve also never had Baklava so gonna give this a try!
I love Greek food, especially Baklava!! I’m going to ask hubs to make some using this recipe soon.
I love baklava! Thanks for sharing your recipe. I need to get around to making it myself someday instead of just buying it. 🙂
Hmm, now that looks so good, great job!
Wow, those look so yummy!! It sounds easy enough to make and my family would love it!!
Yummy this looks soooo good!!
yum!! I wish I didn’t have a nut allergy!
Oh my goodness, I need to try these! Thanks for sharing!
Oh wow that looks good! I love baklava, but have never made it before….
Just Stumbled onto your site, can’t wait to read more!
I don’t think I would attempt to make it, but it sure does look good!
This looks delicious and it has no eggs!! My son has a severe egg allergy making most sweets out of reach, but this is something I could make and we all could enjoy! Thanks for sharing!
Oh wow this looks amazing! *drool*
Sounds delicious and looks it too
Yummy – I love baklava! I’ve always been too intimidated in the past to try this though but I’m going to have to give this a go!
This post reminds me of my grandmother who passed away a few years ago, this was her favorite dish and she would make it every year for the holidays 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing! xoxo Kristi
That is so sweet 🙂 This is actually my grandmas recipe too!
That looks delicious!
Looks good, but no pistachios? I dunno!
making right now! how much water?!? am i missing it?
No water in a baklava recipe (Let me know how it turns out!)
i failed miserably :/
“6. Combine 1/2 cup remaining sugar, orange juice, and water in a saucepan over low heat…”
Oh no 🙁 What happened? Maybe I can help you through it for next time.
other recipes said to cut before cooking. I think that might have been a good plan, my crust was hard to keep in 1 piece. I was only able to back 30-45 min because my crust was getting very golden. The walnuts were dry and wouldn’t stay put when a piece was lifted out of pan. I didn’t see your response and other recipes also called for water so I estimated the water and it turned out super runny. I ended up pouring extra liquid out after it was in fridge overnight, then adding some straight honey to thicken and put back in oven for 25-ish min. I then poured out more liquid and headed to church for our international night potluck! it sat in fridge for a few hours during church. In the end it turned out okay, still crumbly, was hard to dish out. BUT IT TASTED GOOD!
Is that right…350* for 1&1/2 hours??? Seems really long, for the delicate filo. Im afraid its going to dry up, burn or ruin in some other way. I plan on making this tomorrow.
This is how I always made it growing up on an old oven, but on my new oven in my new home it was too long, so now I bake it for 50 minutes (I need to update my post- thank you!)
Now that I’m 34, I notice fine lines on my face where I smile or frown. Aging may be natural but I’d like to look younger and pretty as long as possible so I plan to fight these early signs of aging. I’ve dabbled in Botox to reduce wrinkles, but it’s expensive and I wasn’t […]
Can I have early aging at 26? I know I’m going to have wrinkles on my forehead. I can already see where they are going to be just how they wrinkle when I make a face. Ugh.
I’ve heard of Frownies, and may look into it more. Luckily, I have no lines just yet but when they start coming I’m surely going to want some help:)
I need to start using something for my wrinkles.
I hate that I’m getting wrinkles now 🙁 I’ll have to try this.
I think I need Frownies asap. I am very big on facial expressions and now that I’m in my late 20’s it’s definitely showing 🙁
I have the 11 between my eyebrows, so I might have to try it!
I’ll have to check Frownies out!
These have been around FOREVER. I remember my grandmother using them and when I got to review them last year the flood of memories came back.
Neat!! Never heard of them. Off to check them out 🙂
Interesting, never heard of frownies before.
Interesting product, I don’t pay attention to wrinkles, I figure they are just going to come when they come and there isn’t much I can do about them anyway.
the older I get the more worried about wrinkles i become
I have a huge wrinkles in my forehead – I’m convinced it’s from years of giving my students “the look” by raising my eyebrows. Great for silently curbing bad behavior – not so good for the skin!
Sounds like something I need to try! lol
I have these issues for sure. I’ll have to check them out. I had never heard of them before.
First, you’re 34?! You look amazing. Secondly, I’m just starting to notice a small bit of light lines at almost 29 and would love to curb them before they get any worse.
I might need to give these a go. I hate the idea of putting toxins into my body but might start considering other alternatives soon. Crying and frowning is not doing any favors to my face.
I am going to have to try these. I have a line in between my eyes that I would love to get rid of!
Nicolette Christiana Hunt was born to my sister Eleni and her husband James in Long Island Jewish Hospital in New York City one second after the stroke of midnight on 2012 (at 12:00:01 a.m. Sunday). She is officially the first baby born in NYC in 2012, and weighed in at exactly 7 oz, 20 inches […]
I just can’t believe it was your own sister to be the first! How cool is that?!!! What a precious little bundle, and by the way, she looks so much like you!
So cool. Congratulations to them!!!
Congratulations to them! How exciting for Nicolette to have such a unique start to her life 🙂
Wow that’s cool that it was your sister who had the New Year baby in NY! Does she get any swag?
Awwww…she is SO sweet and you’re right! Very tiny! What a beautiful family!
Found your blog from TheBlogFrog. 🙂
Aww, congratulations! What a beautiful baby.
congrats to your sister and your new niece!
That’s so very exciting! New Years babies are fun!
Very cool! Baby is sooo cute! And your sis looks just like you, but with brown hair!!
How exciting! Congrats!
Congratulations Aunt Penelope!! She is beautiful!! What a wonderful way to ring in the new year with a precious blessing!!
Awesome! Happy birthday little one!
Congratulations to your entire family — how exciting!!!!!!!
congratulations to their beautiful new family addition. such a beatiful blessing indeed
Oh wow, what a cool way to come into this world as the first New Years baby!
Congrats!!!! How cool is that?! Not to mention, she is just adorable 😉
Awww.. how cool!! Congrats 🙂
I was the first baby of the year once upon a time too! But one second after midnight…that’s pretty cool. Congrats to the happy family!!
What a precious little girl! Congrats!
Congratulations to your family! How exciting and what a beautiful baby!
That’s so cool! What a cutie! Your little bean will have a cousin to play with.
Wow, that is crazy! You never think something like that would happen to someone you know. 🙂 Congratulations to your family!
Congratulations, Aunt Penelope! Your new little niece is absolutely adorable.
So cool!! Congrats to them and you Auntie!
That is just so exciting! She’s adorable, as is the whole family! One second after midnight! So cool.
She’s a cutie!! Congrats!!
That is sooo cool! My husband was born on 12/31 and guess what his dad said? Great he made it in time for the tax write off! Couldn’t help but remember that when I read this.
Lol, that is what my brother in law said “One second too late for a tax write off!” (I quoted the newspaper in the post that quotes him…lol, how men think 🙂 !!!)
Congratulations Aunt Penelope! She is beautiful!
How exciting!!! Congratulations to them!
How absolutely precious.
She’s adorable.
How cool is that, congrats!
What a unique thing to be able to say about your birth! Congrats Aunt P!
Once you have learned to love, you have learned to live. – Book of Quotes Where love exists, it can not be hidden. Where love is not, it can not be fabricated. – Italian love quote A real love story has no happy ending because real love never ends. – Mahabang Kwan Love is that […]
I loved the quotes.
THese are great, we could all use love in our lives!
That Piglet is so wise. 🙂
great quotes! I love that fish hook picture you have on top
Love the piglet and pooh quote. 🙂
Great quotes, just beautiful!
I love those love quotes.
What a great post. Love all the quotes (I said love) 🙂
Beautiful! I love so many of them that it’s hard to choose a favorite from this list.
Love the Pooh and Piglet quote!
Great idea for a post.Thank you!
These reminded me that i have a great boyfriend and I never wanna let him go <3
Pooh and Piglet <3!!
What a beautiful collection of quotes!
Sexy kisses and lovable quotes…
It is a beautiful love story!
I didn’t know there was a story like that behind the building. That is really neat! My BIL is there right now, so I hope he gets a chance to see it in person.
That is a beautiful love story.
Wow, now that’s love.
Thank you for sharing that story – I never knew!
one of my fav love stories, nothing could beat it 😀
WOW!! I had no idea. Love the history lesson
The building itself is stunning, I love knowing the story behind it.
Well, there’s a lot of pressure on my hubby now! Just kidding. I love that story, and the fact that such a love can and does, indeed, exist. It’s also good to think about the ways I show my husband my devotion to him. I may not be able to build him a Taj Mahal, but I should *want* to do!
wow that’s a gorgeous picture of the Taj Mahal and a great story
Wow how neat is that. Love that photo.
This is one place I would LOVE to be able to visit someday. So amazing.
I knew some of the story but this was a great lesson. I hope I’m loved even small percentage of that
I heard a little about this on Anthony Bourdain’s show, but had no idea how romantic the inspiration was for it. Le sigh! And I’m sure at a time when that kind of romance wasn’t just shown everywhere the way it is now. I hope his actions inspired others to love so completely.
I never knew that story. Now I think it is even more beautiful.
I never knew the story behind the Taj Majal! Wow, that just makes it all that much more impressive!
Great post!
What a great story – I’ve never read this before!
Most of use can’t afford a Taj Mahal, but it’s the love that we feel that counts, you are totally right/
It doesn’t hurt to be a good person who deserves it too…the power of a good woman 🙂
I love Marilyn Monroe, but after she got her men, she didn’t treat them that well so none (except for DiMaggio) were there for her when she started to fall apart, but if a woman has good character, and is sweet and feminine, she is more likely to attract a man who is likewise, because water meets its own level.
This is what this story reminds me of. He had no limits, could have had a different woman a day, but his love for her made him limit himself.
SUCH A BEAUTIFUL STORY FEELING TO READ IT AGAIN !!!!!!!!! NOW THAT’S WHAT LOVE IS CALLED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!