The last piece of baklava
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- April
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I’m not sure if it’s considered setting a good example for your children to make a batch of baklava and then let it sit around, drenched in honey/sugar sauce, beckoning.
I don’t think we talk much on this blog about making treats (or meals) that don’t quite match up with what a lot of people would consider healthy eating.
I know that there are families that agonize over healthy the way my youngest agonizes over finding a pair of jeans that fit exactly right.
I gave up much of that worry years ago. I make a healthy meal but I have junk around the house and a drawer full of chocolate at work.
For the most part, my kids self-limit their garbage intake. I’ve never made a big deal about it and they know the stuff is available. Neither of the girls likes soda (we didn’t allow them to drink any until they were 11) and my son will only drink Sprite, which doesn’t have caffeine. Their friends seem to be the ones who eat us out of Rice Krispie treats, Coke and Oreos.
But that tray of baklava I made on Sunday is mostly gone, and I’ve only had about 3 pieces. When I left for work today, there was one full piece left and a couple of tiny slivers from the corners.
Since the youngest says she doesn’t like honey, I have to conclude that my oldest and my husband have been on an orgy of baklava eating. I doubt that last piece will be there when I come home tonight.
So should I continue to cater to what may become a really, really bad eating habit and buy some more fillo pastry this weekend? Enquiring minds want to know…
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on Thursday, April 10th, 2008 at 5:28 pm by Randi Weiner.
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Listen,in a world where i can see fiber one commercials and tampax. But not one Twinkie or ring ding commercial. Make those treats!
Listen, eating healthy is one thing, but you know they are called treats for a reason. and if you think long and hard they are not bad for you. they have most of what one needs. not to go on a diatribe on treats and good vs. bad food. But you know, some of us like a yodel. and other cool snacks. and the fact that you DO NOT see a single commercial for it is unreal. and i find it a sign of where our country is going. Political correctness to the mpteenth degree. Its ok to show fiber one but not ok for anything not considered healthy???
well you know what, i think fiber one is nasty and probably made of cardboard. so do me a favor and your family. dont stop making the treats it isnt bad when its in moderation.
I want my commercials back. if i have to sit through DUMB commercials on the dish and regular TV I at least want to know what cool new snacks are being made. or will one day all snacks will be banned and we will pay 100 bucks on black market for treats?
The fact that you MAKE treats puts you miles ahead; at least you know what’s in them (a snack food should not outlive a goldfish, IMHO). Soda is a whole other thing, and we don’t keep that around much, either. Hopefully, if we allow our kids to eat treats at home the chance that they are stuffing themselves with icky packaged products behind our backs is lessened. And as for that 2nd tray of baklava…you know that if you go through all the trouble it will just sit there, right?
Sigh. You’re right, Marianne. My coworkers said they’d be happy to take the remainders off my hands, though!
It’s funny—when you mentioned that I know what are in the treats I make, I suddenly thought of my first time making jam. We make strawberry jam in the spring as a family task (i’ll be writing about it in June during strawberry season) and do you know it takes five cups of sugar for something like a dozen pints? Who knew?