Weeknight Meal Pillows

"OK, if I can pass on the duck's blood soup, I'll eat the spinach!"

'I sent out for everything.'

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

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

'Of course you're very dear to me - that meal just cost a fortune.'

Chez Nous Menu

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

Rusty, not believing in God, seized his chance...

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

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

You're the sizzle in my roast!

'Okay mum, I'll eat it all up. But I doubt I'll grow big and strong on this muck!'

Making healthy substitutions at mealtime

'I'm thankful you didn't make turnips.'

'And thanks be to the lord that we're going out to eat on Friday...'

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

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

"That sister of yours sure has some nerve asking for those leftovers - we earned them."

A man and baby wearing bibs

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

'I'm saving some for leftovers tomorrow.'

''Romantic'? No -- but it makes me feel like having a CROISSANT!'

"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."

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

'You can't have a drumstick because this is roast beef.'

"Do you want the last piece, or can I have it?"

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

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

"Mom told me to make my vegetables disapear."

"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.'

The downside of the cupcake bed.

"I mean, he does have a point."

Bedside Manna.

"Mom, Eugene picked all the peanuts off the pizza!"