Freshwater: Baklava

Freshwater

Located in the wilds of Wyoming, the name Freshwater was chosen as a Western analogy to Christ. Just as He is the Living Water, and we must have Him to have eternal life, any desert dweller knows the importance of fresh water to life, both for self, and the nourishment of crops or livestock. By taking nourishment in God and His word, we strengthen our own relationship with Him, our faith, and the quality and abundance of our fruitfulness.

Our keystone verse is from Jeremiah, Chapter 17, Verse 8: "For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see whenSave heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit."

The fruit that we speak of is mentioned in Galatians 5:22
"²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, ²³Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."

And the heat could be anything we experience that might test our faith in God; trials and tribulations, relationships, anything that focuses our love and attention anywhere but on Him...

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Baklava

Okay, this was my first try. One of my coworkers is Greek (actually now I know more than one, but I digress), and was discussing the finer points of Baklava one day. She mentioned that traditional Greek Baklava is made with simple syrup, not honey, but the most important thing is that pistachios do not belong in Baklava! - She was very adamant on this point :).

So I absolutely had to make Greek Baklava, and it turned out really well! She gave it the seal of approval, which is what I was aiming for here. There is a little honey in the simple syrup, but the filling is walnuts, with NO PISTACHIOS!

The recipe I ended up using is from a site called Little Spice Jar, and is Holiday Walnut Baklava with homemade syrup.