Classic Recipe Lover Gifts

"I dreamed that butter and sugar and eggs came back, and we all made cookies."

Baker Romance

Church Basement Foodie

'You're lucky there, Sir. That's the last one in the world.'

'I'll give you a bite of my calamari for one of your stuffed shrimp.'

Quartet of chefs.

"Then again, an honest profile picture would not have got me a wonderful 'Duck Confit with a Chocolat Creme Brulee.'"

"There must be a place we can wait on line for an hour before eating."

"Was there a photo in the recipe book? I'd love to see what it's meant to look like."

'There was sizzle but no steak.'

The Nervous Gourmet:Low-Risk Chicken

'Jingling your change won't get us a better table.'

"It all comes down to the aging and fermentation process."

One reason secret family recipes are usually best kept secret.

Kitchen - Sign reads 'Out of Hors D'Oeuvres.'

"The recipe? Well, there's lentils, garlic, tofu, and a pinch of our illegal secret ingredient."

'You order the jumbo combo?'

"What do you recommend that's fit for a king?"

"Cheese fondue has gone wherever crepes Suzette and tuna Mornay went."

Endangered Entrees

'My compliments to mummy.'

"Expensive coffee is a cheap vacation."

"Right now I'm enjoying that brief period between having just lost weight and putting it back on."

CIA Cafeteria: 'It's nice of you to ask, but the recipe is classified.'

'I know for a fact my grandma never used propylene glycol monoesters, polysorbates, sorbitan monostearate and di-glycerides.'

'It looks exactly like the picture in the recipe book except for the burnt bits.'

'Wow! This meal if fit for a king.'

"It's an old family recipe - some flour and water, yeast, a little salt, mono calcium phosphate, polysorbate 60, calcium propionate..."

'With respect, sir, we are a slow food restaurant.'

Recipes from the Revised Senior Citizen Cookbook

"I'll give you a few moments to recover from the prices."

"I can't remember if they turned me off or not"

'I suppose I must tell you about today's specials.'