Monthly Archives: August 2013

Gorikhivnyk

Posted on 28 August 2013 by pattiblaine

Despite several futile attempts to learn otherwise, I have no idea what gorikhivnyk means, or even exactly of what it might be a transliteration. Ґоріхівнйк, maybe? Maybe. Google did not help. Google Translate did not help. Sharon Tyler Herbst was … Continue reading →

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Schokoladebrezeln

Posted on 26 August 2013 by pattiblaine

Chocolate pretzels. Unsweetened cocoa powder, coffee, cinnamon and vanilla conspire together in these wickedly delightful treats. They are beastly and time-consuming to shape, but so very good. I think I have mentioned before that the eggs I use are from … Continue reading →

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Frosted mocha cookies

Posted on 25 August 2013 by pattiblaine

Deeply dark and caffeinated, rich with chocolate, brown sugar and dark corn syrup, these drop cookies are luscious, scrumptious and blessedly easy to make. No fuss and straight-forward with an easy glaze of more dark chocolate, butter, coffee and sugar. … Continue reading →

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We interrupt this programme …

Posted on 24 August 2013 by pattiblaine

Last week, I mentioned my current then-current obsession with sock-knitting. I am nearly halfway done with the second sock of the latest pair which I cast on at one point or another during the 5th of August just after finishing … Continue reading →

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White chocolate-almond macaroons

Posted on 15 August 2013 by pattiblaine

Airy and delicate may be two of the descriptors Sharon Tyler Herbst used in her blurb about these cookies. I baked them on the 28th of June before leaving for Ohio and our first whirlwind of vacation on the 1st … Continue reading →

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Socks

Posted on 14 August 2013 by pattiblaine

I seem to have become, without intent or awareness, an obsessive sock-knitter within a dangerously short amount of time. This past winter, I wore only hand-knit socks. Mind you, I have had only six pair of hand-knit socks in my … Continue reading →

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Hiatus

Posted on 13 August 2013 by pattiblaine

I have not posted here nor have I baked cookies since June, and the last batch I baked I have yet to write about, although I planned to do so early in July, but … truth is? On the 1st … Continue reading →

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