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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

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

Classic Lattice-Top Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Classic Lattice-Top Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

“If I had a choice between pie heaven and regular heaven, I’d choose pie heaven. It’s probably a trick, but if it’s not, Mmmmmmm boy.” -The unstoppable Jack Handey, who almost never fails to make me laugh just a little bit

Pluot Clafoutis
Pluot Clafoutis

“Would I blow everyone’s mind if I ate dessert first?” -The adorable Richard Ayoade as Reynholm Industries’ resident socially awkward über-nerd, Moss, on the hysterically funny Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd

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

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

Classic Strawberry Shortcake
Classic Strawberry Shortcake

“I’ve got it all in here. Ultra Violets. Flying Saucers. Strawberry Bootlace. C’mon. Get involved.” -Self-proclaimed “confuser” Noel Fielding as “The Hitcher” in the trippy, brilliant television version of Britain’s so-so-so-good The Mighty Boosh

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

Brown Butter Maple Apple Walnut Muffins
Brown Butter Maple Apple Walnut Muffins

“Adam was but human – this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple’s sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden. The mistake was in not forbidding the serpent; then he would have eaten the serpent.” -Mark Twain, American writer and totally awesome dude that has written and said a whole bunch of totally awesome stuff

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

Puff Pastry Fruit Tart
Puff Pastry Fruit Tart

“Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit.” -Anton Chekhov, Russian writer and father of the modern short story

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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