Christmas dinner Quote by Janet Evanovich

“Amanda lost count of the various delicacies that were offered to her. There were four kinds of soup, including turtle and lobster, and several…

— Lisa Kleypas

“The chef outdid himself, as one delectable dish after another was brought up from the kitchens. For Gabriel, there was a succulent roast goose…

— Tracy Anne Warren

“It was a pity she couldn't do justice to the meal, which featured Scottish salmon, steaming roast joints, venison haunch accompanied by sausages and…

— Lisa Kleypas

“Loaves of fig and pepper bread, of course. But there was also lasagna cooked in miniature pumpkins, and pumpkin-seed brittle. Roasted red pepper soup,…

— Sarah Addison Allen

“Mary had become anxious in her old age, and she hated being away from the house for long. She'd hold the girls' hands tightly…

— Sarah Addison Allen

“We dug the asparagus, and tonight Aunt Charlotte cooked it for me herself with butter and melted cheese. I ate a whole plateful and…

— Kathryn Lasky

“There was a game they played at dinner. The word “delicious” was out of bounds. On this occasion the eggs were robust, the grilled…

— Lilian Jackson Braun

“she could sell in the café provisions she baked in her own time with a shelf life longer than pastries. When she thought of…

— Karen Weinreb

“Just then, the waiter arrived, wheeling a wooden cart that carried an elaborate silver tray that was resplendent with assorted tea sandwiches of every…

— Brian O'Reilly

“Caroline made a steamed fig pudding with brandy hard sauce. Hedy and Jacob brought a platter of dense, moist gingerbread squares studded with chunks…

— Stacey Ballis

“Nora looked without appetite at the cheese selection Adam was putting on the table- insipid white cheddar, blue that wasn't half blue enough, Camembert…

— Roisin Meaney

“She collects a tray from the kitchen: arranges almond and mango cream puffs, brown sugar lace cookies, and miniature napoleons of vanilla and guava:…

— Diana Abu-Jaber