Homemade Food Gifts

"Jim! Long time. Are you still making your own granola?"

From coach potato to kitchen potato!

'Sorry, my buns didn't agree with you.'

'Tastes just like my mother's pies because she too made hers from a mix.'

Grandma's Pies

"I'm sorry you can't speak with her, the poor soul never gets out of the kitchen."

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

'Have you tried our home-made wine?'

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

Lady of the Cake.

'I think the salmon is thoroughly smoked.'

Domestic Goddess.

"You do like octopus?"

You're the puff in my pastry!

'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."

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

"Oh boy! Mom made microchip cookies!"

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

Is that pancake ready yet?

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

PREPARING A POMEGRANATE FOR DUMMIES

Baking

"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.'

Lockdown casserole

"Joel! Killer crust!"

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

"An untested recipe. An uncalibrated oven. Substituted ingredients. And yet, the cake...the cake is...magnificent!"

'Does this thing get channel four.'

"It's a recipe called no-cook fish chowder."

You're the icing on my cupcake!

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

How to correctly estimate cooking time

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