{"id":958,"date":"2018-01-04T16:45:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T00:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/?page_id=958"},"modified":"2026-03-13T17:42:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:42:49","slug":"desserts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/desserts\/","title":{"rendered":"Desserts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.<\/em> \u2015 Barbara Johnson<\/p>\n<p><em>Cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e is the ultimate &#8216;guy&#8217; dessert. Make it and he&#8217;ll follow you anywhere.<\/em> \u2015 Ina Garten<\/p>\n<p><em>I&#8217;d give up chocolate, but I&#8217;m no quitter!<\/em> \u2013 Author Unknown<\/p>\n<p><em>One little thing can revive a guy<\/em><br \/>\n<em> And that is a piece of rhubarb pie<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Serve it up, nice and hot<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Maybe things aren&#8217;t as bad as you thought.<\/em> \u2015 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hodg5It3usE\">Bebopareebop Rhubarb Pie, &#8220;sponsor&#8221; of A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>You can say this for ready-mixes \u2014 the next generation isn&#8217;t going to have any trouble making pies exactly like mother used to make.<\/em> \u2015 Earl Wilson<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2018\/04\/30\/how-to-make-a-box-cake-denser\/\">How to make a box cake denser<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cooking.nytimes.com\/guides\/20-how-to-frost-a-cake\">How to frost a cake<\/a><br \/>\n<a 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