"There was a sudden jerk. Both men swung round to the window, looking out at the long, lighted platform as it slid slowly past them. The Orient Express had started on its three-days' journey across Europe." - Murder On The Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
"So... while drinking this punch may lead you into a taco-worthy hangover, or a committed relationship with a sexy, blond billionaire, or both - be sure to clean your bathroom before you make it." - Eat Like a Gilmore (Kristi Carlson)
"This is one of Rory’s favorite foods – Parker House Rolls. Part of the fun of making these is watching these cute, perfectly uniform balls of dough as they bake, shoulder to shoulder, in the middle of the pan like Revolutionary War re-enactors. These rolls have a light, crusty top with a soft middle that’s just asking to be pulled apart. Smoosh some Irish butter between two warm halves, take a bite, and you’ll forget all about having to move out of the pool house." - Eat Like a Gilmore (Kristi Carlson)
"That’s the power of the Pot Roast – even Rory, wise to her grandmother’s ways, suspicious she was being trapped, still sat down to dinner. Now you have the recipe. Use your power wisely." - Eat Like a Gilmore (Kristi Carlson)
"Ultimately, this book is for you: the fans. I hope these recipes help make Stars Hollow a bit more tangible in your life, by bringing its food into your home." - Eat Like a Gilmore (Kristi Carlson)
"This is a great beverage to have on days of reconciliation. It's basically a cappuccino that had an intense fling with chocolate, while seeing some caramel at the same time - then tried to cover the whole ordeal up with extra whipped cream." - Eat Like a Gilmore (Kristi Carlson)
"Considering everything he'd done for her, the first time Luke asked Lorelai for a favor - her 'yes, sure!' answer should have been a given. Buuuut the favor involved Rory spending time with Jess, to tutor him. So for Luke to get a 'yes,' he knew he needed to sweeten the deal. He did, with these brownies. With twice as much cocoa as regular brownies, these are sure to get a 'yes' out of anyone." - Eat Like a Gilmore (Kristi Carlson)
"But seriously. I really wrote this book because getting to play fast-talking Lorelai Gilmore again made me reflect on what it had been like to play her the first time, and that made me reflect on how I even got there at all, and some of the ways my life had changed in between the first and second incarnations." - Talking As Fast As I Can (Lauren Graham)
"As Ichabod jogged slowly on his way, his eye, ever open to every symptom of culinary abundance, ranged with delight over the treasures of jolly autumn. On all sides he beheld vast store of apples; some hanging in oppressive opulence on the trees; some gathered into baskets and barrels for the market; others heaped up in rich piles for the cider-press." - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
“Fain would I pause to dwell upon the world of charms that burst upon the enraptured gaze of my hero, as he entered the state parlor of Van Tassel’s mansion. Not those of the bevy of buxom lasses, with their luxurious display of red and white; but the ample charms of a genuine Dutch country tea-table, in the sumptuous time of autumn. Such heaped up platters of cakes of various and almost indescribable kinds, known only to experienced Dutch housewives! There was the doughty doughnut, the tender oly koek, and the crisp and crumbling cruller; sweet cakes, ginger cakes and honey cakes, and the whole family of cakes.” - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
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