Literary Cook Gifts

'Hello, Ebeneezer! It's me - the ghost of coming dinner!'

'Put an egg in the bowl and beat it with the whisk.'

Counting ribs

"Waitress, have you smoked salmon..?"

"Boil, toil and trouble, I wish I'd never started this risotto."

"The menu just says fried fish, but may I give you a more compelling, surprisingly lyrical description?"

'I think the salmon is thoroughly smoked.'

'Progress of a bookshelf'

'I couldn't stand the heat, so I got out of the kitchen.'

"You do like octopus?"

'Mildred-thy milk runneth over!'

Party of two? No, it was quite a large party.

I was holding out okay, until he made it into crumb cake.

I'm looking for a man who can meet my needs - Cream meringue master-chef.

'You complimented the chef on his dumplings -now he wishes to return the compliments!'

Frank & Ernie's Diner. Special: Scrabbled Eggs. No, sir, it's not a misprint -- Ernie adds alphabet soup.

"You're the lid to my pot."

A heart shaped cake

Hungry child

'Don't look at me. I'm not the one who puts the measuring cups where I can't reach them.'

'I'm going to make a batch of my ginger biscuits.'

"Everything tastes better when it's cooked on the grill."

Cookbooks

Beach Barbecue

Try to guess the continent dining...

'But Mom, I like potatoes in their jackets.'

Children's Feast.

"I just finished your manuscript and I found the ending delicious."

'He made an excellent jelly.'

'He's trying to put some magic into my recipes.'

Barbecuing Aprons For Today's Guys

"And I'm teaming that burned sausage up with a warm, flat local lager."

'I ran out of sugar, so I used salt.'

'I started out washing dishes, but when the dishwater tasted better than the soup...'

"Compliments to the chef! Pass it on."