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Not-Too-Sweet Pecan Pie Bars
Not-Too-Sweet Pecan Pie Bars

“Waiter, there is too much pepper on my paprikash. But I would be proud to partake of your pecan pie.” -Comedian Billy Crystal starring as Harry Burns in the classic New York City love story When Harry Met Sally

Valrhona Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Valrhona Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

“All you need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” -American cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, creator of the comic strip classic Peanuts

Parmigiano Reggiano, Black Pepper, & Buttermilk Biscotti
Parmigiano Reggiano, Black Pepper, & Buttermilk Biscotti

“No, I do not want a biscotti with that.” “God! How can you stand these assholes?” “Some people are OK, but mostly I just feel like poisoning everybody.” -Thora Birch’s Enid and Scarlett Johansson’s Rebecca reacting to a rude coffee shop customer in 2001′s indie darling Ghost World

Buttermilk Scones with Apple, Cheddar, & Thyme
Buttermilk Scones with Apple, Cheddar, & Thyme

“Anyone who has declared someone else to be an idiot, a bad apple, is annoyed when it turns out in the end that he isn’t.” -Friedrich Nietzsche, German existentialist, nihilist, and polymath

Cardamom Scented Blueberry Buckle
Cardamom Scented Blueberry Buckle

“When any lagged behind, the cry of ‘blueberries’ was most effectual to bring them up.” -Henry David Thoreau, American poet, transcendentalist, and tree-hugger

Homemade Ciabatta Bread
Homemade Ciabatta Bread

“I think there probably should be a rule that if you’re talking about how many loaves of bread a bullet will go through, it’s understood that you mean lengthwise loaves. Otherwise, it makes no sense.” -Jack Handey, American humorist and creator of the infamous Mike Nesmith-narrated ‘Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey’ sketches on Saturday Night Live

Sage & Buttermilk Biscuits
Sage & Buttermilk Biscuits

“Whole worlds have been tamed by men who ate biscuits.” -The truly incomparable Jeff Bridges as the aging, troubled, fading country music star Bad Blake in 2009′s Oscar darling Crazy Heart

Stilton, Walnut, & Thyme Crackers
Stilton, Walnut, & Thyme Crackers

“Sometimes I think that boy’s cheese done slid right off his cracker!” -Melinda Mickens, shape-shifting deadbeat birth mother of Sam Merlotte, in HBO’s campy, sexy vampire drama True Blood

Chocolate-Drizzled Pecan Bourbon Shortbread Squares
Chocolate-Drizzled Pecan Bourbon Shortbread Squares

“It can laugh all it wants. The galaxy’s not getting any of our bourbon.” -Commander Charles “Trip” Tucker III (played by actor Connor Trinneer), the Enterprise’s chief engineer on the failed UPN series Star Trek: Enterprise

Homemade Bagels
Homemade Bagels

“You are getting sleepy. You…..are no longer a cat. You are a bagel.” -ALF, wise-guy Melmac ex-pat alien and late-80′s sitcom hero, attempting to hypnotize Lucky, the Tanner’s cat

Thin-Crust Pizza with Fresh Figs, Goat Cheese, and Arugula
Thin-Crust Pizza with Fresh Figs, Goat Cheese, and Arugula

“Aaah, a marriage made in heaven. A frog and a pig. We can have bouncing baby figs.” -The Muppet Show’s wind-up Robot Kermit, who, unlike real Kermit, openly showed his affection for Miss Piggy

Ripe Banana & Toasted Walnut Yogurt Loaf
Ripe Banana & Toasted Walnut Yogurt Loaf

“Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.” -Groucho Marx, be-moustached, be-spectacled American comedian & vaudevillian

Cream Scones with Wild Blueberries & Lemon Zest
Cream Scones with Wild Blueberries & Lemon Zest

“It happens every time. They all become blueberries.” -Gene Wilder, quirky American actor (and once-upon-a-time husband to the amazing Gilda Radner) as Willy Wonka in the brilliant 1971 film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Orange and Cardamom Yogurt Loaf
Orange and Cardamom Yogurt Loaf

“Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears – it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the ear.” -Oliver Sacks, British neurologist, author, and all-around fascinating human

Chunky White Chocolate, Strawberry, and Toasted Almond Cookies
Chunky White Chocolate, Strawberry, and Toasted Almond Cookies

“C is for ‘Cookie,’ and cookie is for me.” -Cookie Monster, Sesame Street’s lovable (and slightly psychotic) sweet-toothed Muppet

Mom’s Apple Pie
Mom’s Apple Pie

“In order to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe.” -Carl Sagan, American Astronomer, Author, and Personal Hero

Grandma Rose's Date & Nut Pudding
Grandma Rose’s Date & Nut Pudding

“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relatives.” -Oscar Wilde, late 19th century Irish playwright, poet, and author

French Apple Tart
French Apple Tart

“In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.” -W. Somerset Maugham, English writer and author of one of my favorite books, The Razor’s Edge

White Nectarine & Blueberry Crumble
White Nectarine & Blueberry Crumble

“As I bit into the nectarine, it had a crisp juiciness about it that was very pleasurable – until I realized it wasn’t a nectarine at all, but a HUMAN HEAD!!” -Jack Handey, American author and humorist


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