Betty Hechtman > Quotes

“Filet Bookmark EASY TO MAKE Attach thread to hook with a slipknot and chain 15. Row 1: Double crochet in the fourth chain from hook, double crochet in the next 2 chains, chain 2 and skip the next 2 chains, double crochet in the next 4 chains; chain 2 and skip the next 2 chains and double crochet in the last chain. (4 blocks made: 2 are solid and 2 are empty.) Row 2: Chain 3 (counts as double crochet), turn work, double crochet in the next 3 stitches, chain 2 and skip the next 2 stitches, double crochet in the next 4 stitches, chain 2 and skip the next 2 stitches, double crochet in the last stitch.”
― Betty Hechtman, By Hook or by Crook

“Heal the World with Chocolate Muffins 1 stick unsalted butter (4 ounces), melted and cooled 2 large eggs, well beaten 1 cup buttermilk 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup sugar 2½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Butter or line with paper inserts 14 muffin cups. In a bowl, whisk together the melted butter, eggs, buttermilk and vanilla extract. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in the chocolate chips. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Stir just until the ingredients are combined. Do not overmix. There will be lumps in the batter. Fill the muffin cups evenly with the batter. Place in the oven and bake for approximately 25 minutes or until a toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes before removing the muffins from the pan.”
― Betty Hechtman, Yarn to Go

“Izabelle had taken off with”
― Betty Hechtman, A Stitch in Crime

“style.”
― Betty Hechtman, Knot on Your Life

“Tag arrived with the food. The Blue Door was known for using as much local food as possible. Tag had brought thin-crust gourmet pizzas with fresh mozzarella cheese, tomatoes they grew behind the restaurant, garlic from Gilroy, artichoke hearts from Castorville and olives from Paso Robles. I knew the vegetables in the chopped salad came from a local farmer’s market that sold produce grown in the Salinas Valley and the dressing was made with olive oil from a boutique grower in Carmel Valley. He’d brought a selection of fruit—raspberries from Watsonville, strawberries from Oxnard, grapes from Delano—and a selection of cheeses from a small producer in Point Reyes Station.”
― Betty Hechtman, Yarn to Go