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Savory...that's a swell word. And Basil and Betel. Capsicum. Curry. All great. But Relish, now, Relish with a capital R. No argument, that' the best. -- Ray Bradbury
Young playmates of the rose and daffodil, Be careful ere ye enter in, to fill Your baskets high With fennel green, and balm, and golden pines Savory latter-mint, and columbines. -- John Keats
Fowl never tastes as savory when you're hungry for venison. -- Lynn Flewelling
Let family worship be short, savory, simple, plain, tender, heavenly. -- Richard Cecil
I'm a sucker for fries. It's definitely one of my biggest vices. My biggest savory vice for sure. -- Shenae Grimes
Hot lavender, mints, savory, marjoram; The marigold, that goes to bed wi' the sun, and with him rise weeping. -- William Shakespeare
Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious. -- Gail Simmons
This is every cook's opinion - no savory dish without an onion, but lest your kissing should be spoiled your onions must be fully boiled. -- Jonathan Swift
If it is sweet to be right, then - let's not deny it - it is downright savory to point out that someone else is wrong. -- Kathryn Schulz
Mix and knead together all the state business as you do for your sausages. To win the people, always cook them some savory that pleases them. -- Aristophanes
Let the stoics say what they please, we do not eat for the good of living, but because the meat is savory and the appetite is keen. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
A tomato may be a fruit, but it is a singular fruit. A savory fruit. A fruit that has ambitions far beyond the ambitions of other fruits. -- E. Lockhart
You know, I understand that a lot of people, especially up north, put fruits and nuts in their stuffing, which is good, but for myself personally, I love an old-timey savory dressing. -- Paula Deen
All philanthropy ... is only a savory fumigation burning at the mouth of a sewer. This incense offering makes the air more endurable to passers-by, but it does not hinder the infection in the sewer from spreading. -- Ellen Key
One whiff of a savory aromatic soup and appetites come to attention. The steaming fragrance of a tempting soup is a prelude to the goodness to come. An inspired soup puts family and guests in a receptive mood for enjoying the rest of the menu. -- Louis Pullig De Gouy
I always have a good quality extra virgin olive oil. A cheap quality oil will end up cheapening your dishes. And I love sweetening my dishes with maple syrup. It has a bit of a bitter kick at the end that works wonderfully in savory dishes. -- Nadia Giosia
[in reference to turkey bowling] He [Tommy] squinted and picked his target, then took his steps and sent the bird sliding down the aisle. A collective gasp rose from the crew as the fourteen-pound, self-basting, fresh-frozen projectile of wholesome savory goodness plowed into the soap bottles like a freight train into a chorus line of drunken grandmothers. -- Christopher Moore
It is not the eye that sees the beauty of the heaven, nor the ear that hears the sweetness of music or the glad tidings of a prosperous occurrence, but the soul, that perceives all the relishes of sensual and intellectual perfections; and the more noble and excellent the soul is, the greater and more savory are its perceptions. -- Jeremy Taylor
When life is hard and the day has been long, the ideal dinner is not four perfect courses, each in a lovely pool of sauce whose ambrosial flavors are like nothing ever before tasted, but rather something comforting and savory, easy on the digestion - something that makes one feel, if even for only a minute, that one is safe. -- Laurie Colwin
Imagine, if you can, what the rest of the evening was like. How they crouched by the fire which blazed and leaped and made much of itself in the little grate. How they removed the covers of the dishes, and found rich, hot savory soup, which was a meal in itself, and sandwiches and toast and muffins enough for both of them. -- Frances Hodgson Burnett
The most savory grape, the one that produces the wines with best texture and aroma, the sweetest and most generous, doesn't grow in rich soil but in stony land; the plant, with a mother's obstinacy, overcomes obstacles to thrust its roots deep into the ground and take advantage of every drop of water. That, my grandmother explained to me, is how flavors are concentrated in the grape. -- Isabel Allende
I have always considered desserts to be of equal importance to the savory food. -- Charlie Trotter
For me, brunch is such a versatile meal since you can play on both the sweet and savory in your dishes. -- Marcus Samuelsson
I need savory sauces, stews and pastas. I can't live without pastas. My butt, you can tell I like to eat. -- Debi Mazar
That's been my forever love affair - Mexican food. But yeah it has to be something savory or cheesy. I'm not tempted by sweets. -- Jennifer Aniston
Biscuits are sweet things in Britain, and apparently in America a biscuit is something like a scone, something savory that you'd have with soup. -- Mini Grey
Alaska Airlines and I have a lot in common, so coming together to delight travelers with savory, high quality food from the Pacific Northwest made sense. -- Tom Douglas
I do not say correct or savory. I do not say seemly or even natural. I say serious. Sensationally serious. Unspeakably serious. Solemnly, recklessly, blissfully serious. -- Philip Roth
There's almost nothing you can't do with a cashew. Not only does it lend its nutty sweetness to savory dishes, it also gives desserts a deep richness. -- Kate Christensen
I love to make pies - pot pies, quiches, savory tarts, fruit pies. I use an old-fashioned pastry blender with wires and a wooden handle. I never use a recipe. -- Ruth Reichl

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