Junior Chef Gifts

Boys Cooking

Child fussy about his food after cookery programmes.

Hamish Harris. The boy bon vivant.

'Another neat trick is to cut regular spaghetti into little pieces, and next thing you know you've got yourself a bowl of spaghetti-i-s.'

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

"Still haven't quite figured out the pressure cooker, huh dad?"

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

"Oh joy. Looks like the turkey is almost done..."

"Keep in mind, this dish is best served in a restaurant cooked by anyone other than you."

"Dad fixed you a balanced breakfast - the runny eggs are balanced with burnt toast!"

Will work for Food Network.

The simultaneous development of dining and pomposity.

Boy baking a cake.

'Step 5. Call the Fire Department.'

"I want you to be well in life, son...."

French bread

'This soufle is hard.' - 'No it isn't, your teeth are soft.'

'LOOK RENOLDSON, i've had JUST about enough of your moaning and groaning! IF you can't stand the heat, GET out of the oven!' / A chef scolding his apprentice inside an oven.

'There's nothing good to eat!'

Mess Hall. The new recruit was assigned to kitchen duty. We have a private chef!

"I'm making Thanksgiving dinner this year. Do you have Turkey Helper?"

"This can't be soup....where are all the little letters that usually float in it?"

'He just had a near-work experience.'

'Just call me Delia...'

Cooking Contest. I hear you can make tempura out of anything. Yep -- Anything you can do, I can do battered!

'I could beat these eggs a lot easier if it weren't for all the shells.'

'We were playing Doctor and I was sterilizing the gloves.'

Beth realized she wasn't such a great cook the night she tried to make an apple pie. 'Wow! Now that is good meatloaf!'

'No need for the Fancy Dress - you've only boiled me an egg.'

Jo Jo Was Anything But a Quitter.

'Son, do you think I'm ready for my own cooking show?'

"There's something wrong with your dinner."

"No, dear. This meal isn't undercooked, you just haven't burnt it, for a change."

"You don't have any cooking experience? We should be able to get you a job at a hospital cafeteria."

"We try to give him a realistic outlook on life."