Home Cook Hero Gifts

'I think you're right Ruby, our husbands are revolting... mine won't eat his greens either!'

Come dine with me!

Scales

'Instead of 'shortening', shouldn't that oil be called 'fattening'?'

"It seems an ungrateful and disrespectful monster has taken over Baldo's brain."

'MY mother used to use a smoke detector as a meal-timer too!'

'The kids are on a hunger strike, I'm on a diet, and you're on your own.'

'Howard's short stay in the hospital was good for both of us. He finally appreciates my cooking.'

'... But, why do you want me to sign a "waiver of liability form"?'

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

A woman standing beside a stove full of steaming pots and pans.

Lady of the Cake.

'I think the salmon is thoroughly smoked.'

'Progress of a bookshelf'

Domestic Goddess.

"You do like octopus?"

''ere - I thought you said your pans were non-stick!'

You're the puff in my pastry!

"The dryer giveth and the dryer taketh away."

Happy Knife, Happy Wife

"I'm afraid the challah got a little burnt this week."

"Tia Carmen, is it okay if my study group meets here tomorrow?"

'Sorry, but we're going out for dinner.'

"Mommy's going to teach you how to make a hamburger."

'Congratulations, dear! Your home cooked dinner was so good you'd think it was an expensive frozen entree!'

How to Deal With Leftover Turkey

Party time.

"Tia Carmen's not happy unless she can send people away with a plate of leftovers for the road."

'Muriel's philosophy is that what happens in the kitchen, stays in the kitchen.'

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

'It's just some Pour 'n' Serve, Stir 'n' Blend, Bake 'n' Slice, Mix 'n' Broil and Chop 'n' Simmer.'

'White smoke means she decided what to cook. Black smoke means it's done.'

PREPARING A POMEGRANATE FOR DUMMIES

"Maybe the unseen hand of the market will change the diaper."

"I thought the cake came out awfully dense."