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In reply to the discussion: What's the nicest compliment you've received about your cooking? [View all]no_hypocrisy
(46,564 posts)40. My BFF's mother was dying of Stage IV lung cancer.
She was on chemo and radiation. Got nauseous smelling food. Lost a lot of weight. Felt horrible.
I went to Virginia and bought a bushel of fresh peaches. I made them into pies.
I gave a pie to her mother. It was the only thing she ate in a long time and finished it in a few days. Nothing else stoked her appetite like the pie. She loved it and even wrote me a note.
She died a few months later. To me, this reception of my cooking and baking will never be surpassed.
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When you invite someone for dinner and they don't ask what's on the menu because
Arkansas Granny
Mar 2013
#3
I worked at a company that had occasional large potluck lunches. I would always bring...
MiddleFingerMom
Mar 2013
#15
I no longer have the hominy recipe. The Spinach Casserole with 3 Cheeses is below.
MiddleFingerMom
Mar 2013
#30
Do you watch Downton Abbey? A grocer wanted to marry Mrs. Patmore for her cooking last season! nt
MADem
Mar 2013
#20
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
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
My husband tells our friends "why should we eat in a restaurant when I get the best food right here"
auntAgonist
Mar 2013
#36
About a decade and a half ago my cousin said my lasagna was the best he had ever tasted.
applegrove
Apr 2013
#41