Family Roast Enthusiast Gifts

"The pork chops were dry and unseasoned."

Frank moonlights as a Grill Sergeant.

"Everything tastes better when it's cooked on the grill."

"Sarah has two mommies and both of them are good cooks."

A marshmallow? Oh, no, thank you, I'm good.

"Over millions of years, carbon turns to diamond. Yet it took dad plus his grill mere minutes to turn last night's marinated chicken into that carbon."

'Something new for Sunday lunch today - Corned-beef sandwiches!'

"When it comes to turkeys, Mom, you sure know your stuff-ing."

'Our guest tonight certainly needs no introduction.'

"Ok, Griffin — let him see Mom’s roast!"

"A little lamb please."

'You can't have a drumstick because this is roast beef.'

Non-wall St merger: Mom's Home Cooking...Pop's Cafe!

"...and most of all, thank you for pre-cooked holiday meals from the supermarket!"

"Shall I phone the fire brigade yet."

Chicken

"Funny how we never seem to run out of vegetables."

"...Bug bites, barbecue and lawn mower...and you?"

I've learned that it doesn't do any good to slip broccoli to the dog under the table.

The Cricket on the Hearth - Title-page to the first edition

"Why do you always have to be so judgemental?"

'Are you still eating your breakfast? I want to lay the table for lunch.'

"The trick to this particular dish is not letting your mother mess it up."

"Mom, Dad – I’d like you to meet Edna."

'I don't really hate vegetables, but if I eat them, what's next...GIBLETS?'

"mmmmm. Now that's takeaway the way my mother used to order."

Cloud Cuckoo Land, "Martha, I've just discovered where Uncle George has gotten to"

"Uh oh, is that a spit roaster the farmer is putting together?"

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

"Thanks Giving."

"Some things in life you can never mention...like how mom's better at grilling than dad."

'Sorry but my disposable income is tied up in a roast in the oven.'

'Mom slipped a healthy one in so it's kind of like playing hot dog roulette.'

'I come from a long line of Sunday roasts...'

Family-size meals