Hubby Tony and I treated ourselves to a big breakfast-bacon, eggs, cinnamon
rolls, and strawberries washed down with plenty of fresh, hot coffee.
I got some lovely presents, including some crossword puzzle books and an
assortment of herbal teas. Tony seemed to be pleased with his packages. And
Pimento the Foster Cat declared that the discarded wrapping paper was the
perfect present.
Son Donald joined us for dinner. I made a pan of Savory Spiced Baklava from the recipe that Liz wrote about a couple of weeks ago. The dish had two mixtures spread between layers of buttered filo dough. One contained butternut squash/chickpeas/spices. The other one had chopped chestnuts/breadcrumbs/golden raisins/broth. Both of these included sauteed onion/leeks/garlic. Layers also included crumbled feta cheese. I substituted conventional sesame seeds for the black ones the recipe called for.
Although the baklava could have stood on its own as a vegetarian entree we also had ham. Green salad and sourdough bread accompanied the main dishes. Dessert was gooey butter cake, clementines, and chunks of good dark chocolate.
The day flew by and before I knew it was over. I could hardly keep my eyes open, and the bed felt so good!
Five years ago today: A West Coast Christmas
Savoury baklava sounds interesting. Glad you had a lovely Christmas. -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDelete"Interesting" was also my first thought when I read about the dish.
DeleteFirst time reading about savory baklava,
ReplyDeleteyours seems to have been a success.
Be well Kathy and have a great time!
Thank you.
DeleteThat all sounds delicious! Just right!
ReplyDeleteSavoury? Baklava! SAVOURY? Without honey and not sweet? What is the world coming to? Savoury! With garlic no doubt. Garlic baklava!
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
OH! I forgot to mention the drizzle of honey on top! Does that make a difference :-)
DeleteSounds like a delicious Christmas day! And glad Pimento had fun too.
ReplyDeleteSavory Spiked Baklava and Herbal Teas sounds splendid! And what is it about Cats and Boxes/Paper Wrappings/Bags? They are such Simple Creatures really about what brings them absolute delight and we could Learn from them... and very small Children who also have a penchant for such things. When my Kids and Grandkids were small I always said I could have just Wrapped empty Boxes for Christmas and they'd of been just as delighted becoz that's what they were always more fascinated with and played with more than the pressies inside.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of a savory baklava but it sounds delicious! Happy New Year to you and yours!
ReplyDeleteSounds delightful.
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