Cooking & Baking

bif

(22,720 posts) Thu Mar 14, 2013, 10:07 AM Mar 2013

What's the nicest compliment you've received about your cooking? [View all]

Here's mine:
About a year ago my daughter invited a friend of hers over for dinner. She's one of those sometime vegetarians. So when my daughter was on the phone with her I said, "Is she a vegetarian now?" My daughter asked her and responded, "She said, 'Not if you're cooking' "!

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What's the nicest compliment you've received about your cooking? [View all] bif Mar 2013 OP

No one died ........... Angry Dragon Mar 2013 #1

Complete silence BarbaRosa Mar 2013 #2

Yes--I always savor those few minutes. nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #7

When you invite someone for dinner and they don't ask what's on the menu because Arkansas Granny Mar 2013 #3

I have always thought that is sooo rude of people to ask. guardian Mar 2013 #33

"Where did you buy this cake?" kentauros Mar 2013 #4

When someone who is a very good cook raves over one of my dishes... dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #5

It's great introducing someone to real food Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2013 #9

You could sell these and make a fortune Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2013 #6

The smoke alarm didn't go off this time. PADemD Mar 2013 #8

Hee hee! nt MADem Mar 2013 #18

My ex's nephews lived with us for several years while teenagers. LancetChick Mar 2013 #10

from my husband fizzgig Mar 2013 #11

Most of the time, I live in a community with extremely limited food options cbayer Mar 2013 #12

Just wanted to add this - my husband will literally lick his plate clean cbayer Mar 2013 #13

From my wonderful Italian "mother", now deceased: swimboy Mar 2013 #14

I worked at a company that had occasional large potluck lunches. I would always bring... MiddleFingerMom Mar 2013 #15

Can we have both recipes? Pretty please? nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #29

I no longer have the hominy recipe. The Spinach Casserole with 3 Cheeses is below. MiddleFingerMom Mar 2013 #30

I will try it with my daughter who eats nothing green. Thank you! nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #32

A woman proposed to me after I cooked her dinner one night. MiddleFingerMom Mar 2013 #16

I've had two marriage proposals for pies. grasswire Mar 2013 #17

Do you watch Downton Abbey? A grocer wanted to marry Mrs. Patmore for her cooking last season! nt MADem Mar 2013 #20

yeah, and he was a real creep! nt grasswire Mar 2013 #22

Wasn't he, though....feeling up all the young girls at the fair!!! MADem Mar 2013 #23

I love Mrs. Hughes. grasswire Mar 2013 #24

I was worried they were gonna kill her off when she got sick--thank goodness that got sorted out! MADem Mar 2013 #26

I haven't seen that show, but that makes me think of the really creepy guy in "Circle of Friends". MiddleFingerMom Mar 2013 #31

If you have On Demand, check to see if it is offered--it's very good! You'll be hooked quickly! MADem Mar 2013 #35

Wow, those sound great BainsBane Mar 2013 #38

I get a ton of praise when I cook, which is fairly often... MADem Mar 2013 #19

I do a lot of one / two skillet meals. No matter how involved the prep, it all ends up in one or two pinto Mar 2013 #21

That's when you KNOW you've hit the jackpot! Repeat requests! nt MADem Mar 2013 #25

Mine is: Newest Reality Mar 2013 #27

Is there any left? I want more. hobbit709 Mar 2013 #28

When you bring a dish and it is completely eaten up. guardian Mar 2013 #34

My husband tells our friends "why should we eat in a restaurant when I get the best food right here" auntAgonist Mar 2013 #36

Someone told me I'd made the best meal she had ever eaten. BainsBane Mar 2013 #37

When people help themselves to thirds! bif Mar 2013 #39

My BFF's mother was dying of Stage IV lung cancer. no_hypocrisy Mar 2013 #40

VERY nice story!!! MiddleFingerMom Apr 2013 #42

About a decade and a half ago my cousin said my lasagna was the best he had ever tasted. applegrove Apr 2013 #41

Several years ago, my department had a pot-luck luncheon kcass1954 Apr 2013 #43