Monthly Archives: January 2013

Scottish shortbread

Posted on 31 January 2013 by pattiblaine

Ok. I don’t often do this but I’m going to quote part of Sharon Tyler Herbst’s preamble to the recipe for these verbatim: Shortbread, traditionally associated with Christmas and Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve), is now a year-round favorite. The classic … Continue reading →

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Broas

Posted on 29 January 2013 by pattiblaine

Fresh lime juice, fresh lime zest, nutmeg and cinnamon are the dominant notes in these delightfully refreshing cookies. Very much like sugar cookies, they are crisp and buttery. To use Ms. Herbst’s descriptor they have a citrusy “sparkle.” In investigating … Continue reading →

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Kletskopjes

Posted on 28 January 2013 by pattiblaine

Ms. Herbst says these are lacy cookies that you can almost see through. Clearly, I did something wrong. What I ended up with are neither lacy nor see-through. They do, however, have a deep rich flavor owing, no doubt, to … Continue reading →

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Melomakarona

Posted on 27 January 2013 by pattiblaine

Rich with butter and brandy, scented with orange and honey, and a little zing of clove and cinnamon, these cookies are delicious. After baking the recipe calls for dipping each in a rich, warm syrup of cinnamon, honey, sugar and … Continue reading →

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Another afternoon of music…

Posted on 20 January 2013 by pattiblaine

…slipped gloriously by.

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A jeremiad, or flipping my hair like a high school girl

Posted on 19 January 2013 by pattiblaine

I don’t know about you, but that brutal gang-rape in Delhi last month, the one that left a woman so battered and internally injured she died, has been on my mind with a sad, weighty heaviness that has, along with … Continue reading →

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Marvelously made

Posted on 17 January 2013 by pattiblaine

I have never spent a lot of time thinking about what is under the skin of my feet. Except now that I’ve written that sentence I’m going to contradict myself because I distinctly remember drawing my foot as an undergrad … Continue reading →

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Miatniye prianiki

Posted on 17 January 2013 by pattiblaine

These cookies begin with a syrup of sugar, water and butter that is boiled for five minutes and then allowed to cool to room temperature before adding an egg and peppermint extract. That mixture is added to flour, baking soda, … Continue reading →

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Some kind of meta

Posted on 16 January 2013 by pattiblaine

Before I badly sprained my ankle and at an atypical time of year, I ordered a large number of books — for my work, not for me personally. Some were to give away as birthday gifts to the students that … Continue reading →

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Iziumnye sukhariki

Posted on 13 January 2013 by pattiblaine

My scrawled notes in The Joy of Cookies tell me that I baked these Russian raisin rusks on the third of January. I have apparently been too busy to write about them, however, until now. And the only reason I’m … Continue reading →

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