Pantry Perfectionists Gifts

"I like to stay in denial of nutritional facts."

You're the puff in my pastry!

Picking pastries.

Under pressure.

'Guess who just graduated cum laude from Sunnydale Obedience School?'

"To paraphrase Nietzsche, there is no pleasure without pain au chocolat."

Baking

'Six different chefs in six months and they still can't make a decent broth!'

"I've been listening to your podcast. And though I agree with your opinion on deforestation and global warming, I strongly disagree with your claim that I overcook my pasta."

"This alphabet soup is in Times New Roman. I ordered Segoe Script! May I please speak to the chef?"

Cookery Lesson.

'I think you've put that in the wrong place.'

'Oh, sure, it gets the creative juices going, but is it worth the cost?'

"How much longer on your visionary gnocchi, Stefano?"

Bread maker, coffee maker, tea maker, pasta maker.

Food Pyramid

"We'd like bruschetta, and we'd like it pronounced correctly."

'I told you I only cook with my mother's Italian spices. She just left Naples and should be here with them in about eight hours.'

'Mine was stone cold.'

Come dine with me!

I Bake. Deal with it.

American Pastry

'this is the only place where no one is fooling around with the genes.'

Staycation Photos

"We got a report that you're rolling in dough."

"And that's when I realized that I much preferred making frothy desserts."

Here's one I made earlier.

"I need a teeny tiny handbag so I don't have to stow away my husband's wallet, phone and reading glasses."

'This course is a great ego builder.'

"At what point did my Boeuf Bourguignonne become a pejorative beef stew?"

"I never go anywhere unprepared!"

"I'm Roberto, and I'll be your waiter this evening. This is Carl. He's in charge of portion control."

Antonio Carluccio.

"I try not to be picky, but this meal is a bit too sticky!"

"And then in Italy Paola's collection of canned tomatoes is unrivaled"