Compote Quote by Caroline Eden

“At the door to the shop, a bell tinkled, and moments later they seemed to enter the very flowering of lavender. The scent was…

— Deborah Lawrenson

“I pick up my teaspoon and take a small bite, and am transported. The cake is nutty and moist, the cream with the barest…

— Stacey Ballis

“I walked back to the front of the bakery to see a knot of people stalking our display for June. Apricot and lavender might…

— Judith Fertig

“Business was doing well, because all the locals knew that dishes made from the flowers that grew around the apple tree in the Waverley…

— Sarah Addison Allen

“While the indecisive customer hovered over an array of perfumes that Nettle had brought out for her, the American girls browsed among the shelves…

— Lisa Kleypas

“He lay back for a little in his bed thinking about the smells of food… of the intoxicating breath of bakeries and dullness of…

— Evelyn Waugh

“She dipped a clean pinkie into the hollandaise in the bowl. It coated her finger like a sheath of yellow velvet. Despite her nerves,…

— Brian O'Reilly

“Now there was the rustling of skirts, and it kicked up her smell, that distinctive blend of vanilla and violets, lavender and roses -…

— Meredith Duran

“Springtime in Turkey and the South Caucasus is idealized for good reason. Valleys are carpeted with wildflowers and the land is one of bewildering…

— Caroline Eden

“Night by night, he led her through Saturnus's gardens, describing the dishes that might come from each one. 'Poached collops of venison,' he whispered…

— Lawrence Norfolk

“It had been a long time since she had been served such exquisite food. The lukewarm offerings at the London soirees and parties couldn't…

— Lisa Kleypas

“Follows here the strict receipt For that sauce to faint meat, Named idleness, which many eat By preference, and call it sweet: First watch…

— George Eliot