Archive for April, 2009

My crafty friends: Nomi’s Myrtle shawl

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

My friend Nomi recently finished a long project – a lace shawl off a pattern called “Myrtle,” from a beautiful book titled Victorian Lace Today. Having spent some time making our way through the Faberge, Tiffany, and Lalique exhibit, now on view at the Legion of Honor Museum, we emerged into the sunshine dizzy from [...]

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Motherland comforts

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Today I quickly whipped up one of my favorite Russian breakfast foods, syrniki. My friend Ellen and I call them “pancheesies.” They are a very common staple of Russian homecooking, kind of like hash browns and pancakes are the familiar staple of any American’s breakfast.

The recipe is as easy as pie (actually, easier than [...]

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