My paternal grandmother, Nonna Giulia, was famous for her baklavà. Unfortunately, that recipe was never written down, and since baklavà is not one of my father’s favorite desserts, I don’t remember my mother ever making it. When I met my wife, Lael, I discovered desserts are her specialty, which works out perfectly, since I much prefer cooking to baking. One of the things she makes is a baklavà that reminds me of Nonna Giulia’s. I particularly like the bala
