Home Cook Aficionado Gifts

"My mother always serves lengua casserole!"

"I was with you right up to the cumin."

"Can I borrow the car keys?"

Domestic Goddess.

'Of course you're very dear to me - that meal just cost a fortune.'

Happy Knife, Happy Wife

"You're worried about salmonella? We're vultures for cripes sake!"

"Compliments to the chef! Pass it on."

"Hmmm ... you're right — I forgot the brie."

"The recipe said to let the chicken rest after it comes out of the oven!"

'As a surprise I thought I'd give the new cookbook a try tonight.'

'My husband made my cake from scratch...even the candles.'

"I grabbed it away from Larry and seasoned it properly just in time. It's a rescue meatloaf."

"Nice try, Mom, but I'm going to go with a caterer."

'You're going to be in heaven. Cindy makes the most amazing carrot cakes!'

A Creature WAS Stirring

When Tia Carmen says... "It's time to eat healthy!" it means... "I'm only using one stick of butter instead of three."

'We just invented cooking yesterday, and already she's serving leftovers!'

'A hacker broke into our computer and, in an act of human kindness, deleted your mother's recipe for peppers and meat loaf.'

"Now make sure your heat is high enough to sear your putrid meat quickly."

"This new dough-maker attachment is going to pay for itself in no time.'

"You're good mum. But, Billy's mum is a better cook than you. She only knows how to make chocolate cake."

"All new appliances, brand new subway tile backsplash and a unique kitchen island; notice those coconuts!"

The First Steak.

Beauty and the Baste

"What's cookin', Tia Carmen?"

"Linguini for two?"

"I brought a pound cake in case they don't like the chum." Shark Hunting With Mom

'Don't fill up on milk and cookies.'

Seasonal workers in the restaurant trade: 'Salt...pepper'.

'listen - it's haute cuisine, coming up the river from New Orleans.'

"My compliments to Mummy!"

Thank you for the wedding present.

"Here's to a great post-meal nap."

Microwave. Do you have any idea of the time pressure I'm under?