Traditional Food Gifts

'Fred is a social conservative -- he believes in slow food and heavy beer.'

Burn's Night.

Welsh Cakes

Night of the Latkes

"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."

'Is this still America?'

Full English Breakfast.

Grandma's caf

Get your no-turkey recipes here! Eco club. Go veggie for T-day! No thanks! I like turkey, sausage, stuffing, creamed onions with bacon and mincemeat pie. I figured as much. How can you tell? Gut check. That's my gut reaction, too.

"Charming, absolutely charming."

"I bet you can't name one person who makes a better lengua casserole than me!"

"Welcome to the Short Staffed Cafe serving food like your grandma cooked. Is your grandma busy? We really need a cook."

"You betrayed her trust. You added spices to her soup. In Tia Carmen's eyes, you are an irresponsible youngster...and I don't blame her for doing this."

'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.'

'Grandma makes everything from scratch! Why don't you ever buy any scratch?'

'I googled it Mom. There's no such thing as McLiver and onions.'

Keyboard in Front of a Organ

"I'm starting to miss the summer people. It's been weeks since I glowered."

"The social conservative in me tells me to pay for dinner, but the fiscal conservative thinks we should split it."

Woman protesting to Free-Kirk pastor about a church organ

"Baldo, I don't like you eating that nasty food!"

'The King replaced me with easy listening!'

What a stupid custom! I like it. Teddy. Twig. But I don't believe in Santa and neither do you. So don't hang your stocking! I do believe in mom and dad! Ahh

Happy St Pancakes Day!

Elephant Upgrade

'A wee bowl of porridge can set you up for the day!'

'Do you have any Cheese and Pickle?

Yesterday of Minnesota.

"It's steak and chips, it is what the ploughman had for lunch!"

Really, Brother Gregory, that was only necessary on your head.

Homemade Jam.

'Here's trouble, it's the militant wing of the Philatelic Society!'

"I resolve to cook more traditional meals like my lengua casserole and pig's feet stew!"

Abdul tried his hand at 'virtual' snake charming.

"It seems an ungrateful and disrespectful monster has taken over Baldo's brain."