Appetizing Muse

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In December 2004, I blogged about the knotwork shortbread pan I wanted from Gael Song in Seattle. Last week, I finally broke down and ordered the pan ($30).

I'm absolutely delighted with it. Rather than use my tried and true recipe for Irish shortbread, I made the version included in the recipe booklet that came with the pan. The cookies turned out well:

Before, during and after I also took some pictures of the pan and the making of shortbread thereof. Click on the photos to view their actual size in new window:

I love the embedded design in the cookies. The pan is ceramic, and easy to clean. Now I'm tempted to order the Scottish Thistle shortbread pan as well – but they are out of stock until the end of the month.

If you feel so inclined, order a catalog from Gael Song and peruse the pages. They have a wide range of Celtic items for sale, all of them beautiful. Throughout the catalog, I wanted one or more things from every page.

Perchance to dream . . .

*Related blog posts: 12/18/04: Knotwork Baking (shortbread pans) & 12/09/04: Irish Shortbread (Grandma's Irish Shortbread).