The Ice Breaker

November 5, 2009 · Filed Under Desserts · Comments Off 

Baklava is a great way to break the ice in a new office, or lift your fellow employees’ tensions with a sweet gourmet treat. While doughnuts and bagels have traditionally dominated, baklava is far more creative and will surely get the attention of your co-workers. No one will resist the sweet crispy nutty buttery flavor packed in every bite of baklava.

Baklava is a rich, sweet pastry featured in many cuisines in the area once controlled by the former Ottoman Empire, in Central Asia and in the Middle East. It is made of layers of phyllo dough stuffed with chopped nuts, such as walnuts, pistachios, cashews or almonds and flavored in a variety of ways. The pastry is often sweetened using honey and cinnamon or with a sugar rose water syrup mixture. One of the most critical ingredients found in baklava that gives it a rich flavor is clarified butter. Clarified butter is butter that has been rendered to separate the milk solids and water from the butterfat. Typically, it is produced by melting butter and separating the different components that surface.

Baklava comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. The traditional diamond shape is popular among most every one who makes it. As you cross different parts of the world, baklava is made different like the half-shell mini rose shape or the finger roll. There’s also an open faced phyllo cup commonly known as the birds nest made with whole nuts – cashews or pistachios. The “caviar” burma baklava is really outstanding and is made of a fried shredded phyllo with whole nuts. Read more

Sweet Fruit Arrangements

December 1, 2008 · Filed Under chocolate · Comment 

Fruit Gift Basket is an excellent gift to be offered on any occasion: from an intimate reception to the celebration of important events. There are several different related Fresh Fruit gift ideas that you can offer. All the fresh food baskets with gifts are available at http://www.sweetfruitarrangements.com. The arrangements are made from the freshest fruit with no added preservatives. It can be dry fruit arrangements, balloons and other gift items. It provides fruits for all seasons. Among the vast array of products marketed as fruit baskets today, you can still find a simple, honest, fresh fruit basket to send out as a gift. Fruit Baskets are also perfect gifts for any office party, holiday gathering, or other kinds of occasions. SweetFruitArrangements Company offers unique, healthy and delicious fruit arrangements made from the fresh fruits, with no sweeteners or preservatives added, and the finest of chocolates. Sweet Fruit Arrangements

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Everyone Loves Chocolate Gift Baskets

October 23, 2008 · Filed Under chocolate · Comment 

I had the most delightful chocolate gift basket, I had to tell everyone about it. Everyone loves chocolate gift baskets, or is that just me?

It would be difficult to find someone who does not like some kind of chocolate. At least that is what gift baskets business owners hope is true. Chocolate gift baskets make up a large percentage of gift basket business, especially around certain holidays like Valentine’s Day, Easter, and Christmas.

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Gift Baskets, Gourmet Gift Baskets, Custom Gift Baskets, Gift Certificates

October 7, 2008 · Filed Under chocolate · Comment 

Looking for gift baskets that really represent you and accurately convey your sentiments? Then look no further than Gourmet Gift Baskets. If you’re tired of the same old gift baskets dropped shipped from a warehouse, then you’ll love our handmade gidft made with award-winning, critically acclaimed gourmet foods.

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Where to Find Gift Basket Supplies

October 7, 2008 · Filed Under chocolate · Comment 

Gourmet foods and gift basket supplies can be difficult to find in one location. There are so many items that are available and it can take many hours of research to locate and order each of them. It involves extensive searches with web search engines and browsing hundreds of web directories. This time could be invested more productively in other areas. Businesses that create gift baskets would be benefited by finding everything in one location.

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