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Basler Brunsli

Posted on 14 December 2013 by pattiblaine

Named for Basel, Switzerland, these chocolate meringue cookies are unusually spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. After whipping up the meringue base, I folded it into a mix of ground almonds, cocoa powder, finely grated semi-sweet chocolate and a bit … Continue reading →

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Sušvenkové cokoládové z dvojiho tēvsta

Posted on 28 September 2013 by pattiblaine

To the very best of my limited knowledge, Sušvenkové cokoládové z dvojiho tēvsta is Czech for “chocolate cookies of doubled dough,” or a close approximation thereof. Here’s what I like: A recipe that uses all the yolks, and exactly the … 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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Spicy cocoa thins

Posted on 28 June 2013 by pattiblaine

So easy it’s shocking. Melted butter, cocoa, chopped pecans, a wee bit of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice, and a few other ingredients. One bowl and a spoon, a scraper and a jelly roll pan. And voilà! A nutty thin, … Continue reading →

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Black Forest bars

Posted on 8 June 2013 by pattiblaine

I could write about this recipe following three divergent strands of thought — you know — if I could ever get started on the writing. The baking has been done for nearly a week. But, oh what a week! 1700 … Continue reading →

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No-bake rum-raisin balls, or beginning Lent well

Posted on 14 February 2013 by pattiblaine

Sharon Tyler Herbst credits a friend in Christchurch with this recipe. She describes them as “freighted with raisins and coconut” rather than the cookie crumbs used in American rum balls. And they are. Rum, oatmeal, coconut, raisins, cocoa, powdered sugar, … Continue reading →

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For those of you playing along at home

Posted on 27 June 2012 by pattiblaine

The summer solstice always leaves me a little flat, thinking I should have used the longer days leading up to it more fully because, oh no, now we are on our way back down the slope toward darkness, and I. … Continue reading →

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Medvědí tlapičvky, or is it medvědí tlapky? or medvědí tlapičky?

Posted on 27 May 2012 by pattiblaine

Because I am a curious sort regarding words, when Sharon Tyler Herbst says these cookies are medvědí tlapičvky I turn to the series of tubes that is the internet and ask around. First, translator sites. Which were disappointing. On the … Continue reading →

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Gocci di cioccolata

Posted on 7 January 2012 by pattiblaine

Aka, Spiced Chocolate Drops. Although Google translator tells me that Goccia are drops and Gocci are more chips than drops, these are delicious! Chocolatey but not too much, with a panoply of spices to dance around the tongue. Cinnamon, cloves, … Continue reading →

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Lemon cheesecake bars

Posted on 24 May 2011 by pattiblaine

I’ve been meaning to make these since I bought a bag of lemons in the middle of last week. Time has this talent for slipping away from me when the sun is shining and there are garden beds to tend … Continue reading →

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