Homecooked Meals Gifts

"Welcome to the Short Staffed Cafe serving food like your grandma cooked. Is your grandma busy? We really need a cook."

"What I really feel like having is ham and eggs."

'We're having leftover-a-la-king!'

"Do you mind if I have my dinner at Dave's? His wife isn't on a diet."

"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.'

"You do like octopus?"

Domestic Goddess.

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

"First cook the cake, then apply icing sugar and candles..."

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

"O young, naive one...you must know the golden rule of the kitchen. To avoid the mother of all disrespects...never criticize the cooking of a family elder."

Happy Knife, Happy Wife

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

"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

Is that pancake ready yet?

Baking

PREPARING A POMEGRANATE FOR DUMMIES

Lockdown casserole

"Joel! Killer crust!"

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

"It's smells so good, but why do you have to wait so long?!"

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

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

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

"... Oh, don't worry, I won't 'overcook it'... I hope you like, sushi."

'Does this thing get channel four.'

"....And then chuck the whole lot in the dustbin and phone for a take-away."

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

How to correctly estimate cooking time

'Dinner will be ready soon -- the submarine sandwiches are soaking now.'