Dorie Quotes & Sayings

Anything you make in a 'normal' sized loaf pan can be made in the longer pan - you just have to increase the recipe proportionately. — Dorie Greenspan

I used to play violin, but I wasn't very good! — Birdy

JFK's great virtue, and the essential difference between him and George W. Bush, was that he had an instinctive appreciation for the chaotic forces of history. — Michael Dobbs

What's the point of doing what you're told if you have no choice in the matter? — Cassandra Kemper

Whenever you brown butter, some of it is lost - water evaporates, milk solids fall to the bottom of the pan, that kind of thing. It's possible that in browning the butter you ended up making the dough with too little butter. — Dorie Greenspan

Real French people don't bake! At least they don't bake anything complicated, finicky, tricky or unreliable. — Dorie Greenspan

I'm very hard on myself because I know how good my body can look. Dorie has taught me to use less weight and more repetition so I don't become too muscular. — Donna Dixon

Meyer lemons are a splurge, but they're so wonderful. You could make a Meyer lemon curd or a jam. You could make a salad with slices of Meyer lemon. You could make a Meyer lemon tart and top the tart with candied slices of the lemons. You could use the lemons in a salsa to go over grilled fish or in a ceviche. — Dorie Greenspan

I often say that eggs and sugar should be beaten until they thicken and pale and sometimes, when there are lots of yolks, that's lemon colored. — Dorie Greenspan

Sometimes I think there are devils at work in the kitchen - recipes that are always perfect sometimes come out less than perfect and I can't figure out why. — Dorie Greenspan

Let's build us a happy, little cloud that floats around the sky. — Bob Ross

When I'm developing a recipe with brown butter - I know how much butter I want in the end and I so I start with more butter than I'll need. — Dorie Greenspan

A lot of books, if you take them at face value, they're just not gonna work as films. — Christopher McQuarrie

There is no love lost between us. — Miguel De Cervantes

Do the work you are most proud of — Dorie Greenspan

Finally, it's about connecting those followers with one another, magnifying the power of your idea and ensuring that it's talked about even when you're not in the room. That's when you've built a movement. — Dorie Clark

I use color as my chief guide. But I always squeeze an avocado - you want the fruit to feel close to the skin. If you can feel a separation, the avocado is past its prime. The avocado should have a little give, but not much. — Dorie Greenspan

And now i'm like a major threat, 'Cause I remind you of the things you were made to forget. — Tupac Shakur

Dorie herself was not very surprised, because a daydreamer is prepared for most things and in a way she had planned even this, though she had not guessed how it would come about. — Joyce Carol Oates

Oh my fucking - " Ruxs heaved underneath him, taking the burn and stretch like the man Green knew he was. "Fuck!" "Just as tight as I knew this virgin ass would be." Green panted in Ruxs ear. He hadn't moved, knew if he did it would be over before it even began. "Fuck you," Ruxs grunted. "Augh. Do something, Chris." "I'm gonna make you feel real good, baby." Green slowly pulled out, just halfway, and slid back in again. "You trust me don't you?" "I did. Before you lied and said this fuckin' felt good." Ruxs turned a little, positioning most of his weight on side, making Green maneuver with him. Green — A.E. Via

Cooking and baking are pleasures and I want everyone to be able to experience and share them. — Dorie Greenspan

The food world is more crowded these days, but I think that there are more opportunities. — Dorie Greenspan

You can use melted butter instead of oil, but your cake may be a little denser. — Dorie Greenspan

Nothing is better than the unintended humor of reality. — Steve Allen

I don't know if there's a method that I'd like to see younger people bring back, I just want to see everyone of every age in the kitchen. — Dorie Greenspan

Entertain, yes. That goes without saying. But a good writer does that automatically, it's built into the machine. Telling a thumpingly good, mesmerizing story is what one does without question. But beyond that, any writer worth his/her hire knows that all writing, one way or another, is subversive. It is guerrilla warfare against the status quo. — Harlan Ellison

There are so many reasons to cook and bake. Yes, good food is certainly one of them, but so is the sense of satisfaction you get when you make something with your own hands, when you know that you can take care of yourself and feed yourself well and when you know that you can take care of and feed others. — Dorie Greenspan

Adam Roberts is an original: smart, funny, talented, endlessly inquisitive, an A student and, happily for us, an A+ teacher. Everyone from beginner cooks to sure hands will learn something new on each page. And even if, like Adam's mom's, your stove stores shoes and handbags, you'll still be charmed by Secrets-it's a great read. — Dorie Greenspan

We must not let go manifest truths because we cannot answer all questions about them. — Jeremy Collier

Gollum is my picture of Dorian Gray. He will be with me for the rest of life, and I will grow to look more like him as I get older. — Andy Serkis

All our memories aren't bad, are they, Dorie? — Cara Marsi

The cookie-verse is infinite — Dorie Greenspan

One of the blessings I've had, really, for my entire career, is working with founders of companies, whether it was Bill Ziff at Ziff Davis or with Jerry Yang and David Filo at Yahoo. — Dan Rosensweig

I'll always come back to comedy. Doing drama can feel satisfying, but day to day, it's just not as fun as laughing. — Reid Scott

Love is a spirit all compact of fire,
Not gross to sink, but light, and will aspire. — William Shakespeare