A blessed and sacred Summer Solstice, Litha, and Midsommar to all celebrating!

It's baby season! (Annual reminder: if you see a raccoon out in daylight, odds are it's a momma foraging. Raccoons aren't truly nocturnal. )

Now onto the burek!

Step one complete. Meat cooked, seasoned, and cooling off. (This is going to be so tasty!)

The classic baklava is complete! Now the hardest part - letting it settle for 6 hours before eating.

This Ajvar is god-tier.

Yay! 36 layers, each brushed with butter.

BUTTER. SO MUCH BUTTER.

omg filo dough is troublesome...but tasty

Hot syrup action!

We ran out of vodka, so.....

1 part grenadine
1 part blue curacao
1 part coconut rum
1 part dark rum

Shake over ice, strain into a glass over ice that has been garnished with green sugar, top off with sprite.

IYKYK

(...waiting on book 7)

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