FYI:    for those who have asked why I would name my blog after a pastry....

knish  (ku-nish')

n.

A piece of dough stuffed with potato, meat, or cheese and baked or fried.

[Yiddish, from Ukrainian knysh, probably of Turkic origin.]

Caniche (ka'-neesh)

n.

a little white dog with a bit of an attitude....see poodle

[ French...although doubtful in the origin of this specific case...]

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