Special Meals Gifts

'I had it for lunch.'

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

"Who ordered the double chocolate parfait with a cherry on top?"

Chez Nous Menu

'I'm worried about him, he eats his vegetables, but not his dessert!'

"I envy you, but my dietary requirements make it difficult for me to travel..."

'Thanksgiving's no holiday for turkeys or the women who cook them.'

"Can you turn these mashed potatoes into french fries?"

"The wine has subtle hints of expensive pretension, but it's balanced nicely by the screw cap."

"I don’t know, Margaret. She looks like the type who makes exotic stuffings."

Making healthy substitutions at mealtime

Steam from dinner in restaurant forms dollar sign

"Actually, it wasn't so bad. One minute I was standing in line at the slaughterhouse...The next thing I knew, I was being basted in my own juices..."

Stuffing the turkey.

A man and baby wearing bibs

"When it comes to turkeys, Mom, you sure know your stuff-ing."

"Can you reinvent the classic grilled cheese for me?"

'I couldn't find my measuring cups, so I had to kind of wing it with the stuffing.'

"We'll just have the loaves and fishes. . ."

'A hacker broke into our computer and, in an act of human kindness, deleted your mother's recipe for peppers and meat loaf.'

"All good things must come to an end...unless I use both of my giant-size super-pots."

"You're close, but you're not the record. The record for one family in one booth—all from out of state, each ordering a complete breakfast—was set in 1978, with fifteen."

'I'm saving some for leftovers tomorrow.'

"Mum, why can't we just have a normal Sunday roast like other families?"

"Mom told me to make my vegetables disapear."

"Mother will never be able to rest on her laurels. If they're green, she'll cook them."

'Carrot salad, carrot casserole, carrot juice, carrot cake - I want steak!'

"Forget George, he scarfs down everything in sight. Aunt Rose and Grandma are good for slipping us a slice. Most important, the kids are sloppy. We're bound to find some juicy scraps under their chairs. Stay alert!"

'Your mother spent a lot of time on this meal, so wag your tail even if you don't like it.'

'After you with the camouflage.'

'For the last time, Megan, she won a blue ribbon at the Imperial Valley Fair... I mean, my hands are tied here.'

"So...that's B11, C8, F5, and A3?"

"Oh -- just scrape it off."

"That's not fair. I do not only visit you once a year on National Asparagus Day."

"I mean, he does have a point."