Have you ever Done this?

No I have never done that before. i wonder how could one ever pull off a trick like that on others, especially to loveones close to one and one's kitchen? Luckily for me, people know that I can cook, so I will not need to claim other people's fame unto myself. Sarahruthbeth22, may I suggest that even if you've a recipe available at your disposal, it would be good to tell anyone you're cooking for that the meal is not your original creation. That's the better way to go.

yeah, no.... Never...

I will not do so. I don't mind making a call to buy the food. And I will not pretend that they were made by myself. I enjoy cooking and I'd like to show my dishes when I have good mood and spare time to do so. I love China

I"m not sure what you mean by a homestyle dinner, but when I buy anything I don't cook at home, I don't pretend I did. The only one I ever feed anymore is my husband, and he knows when I'm cooking and when I'm not.

No I haven't done that and tried to play it off. I don't care if they know I did or didn't make it as long as its good to eat no in my house cares.

No, I haven't done that so far. hehehhe

No, I wouldn't because I can cook a full course Indian meal from scratch. But if I was visiting someone who did it and I later got to know about it, I would probably tease them but not bother about it too much.

No, but when I was a teenager and was making dinner for someone, I did use a store bought pie and let them think I made the dessert.

i did that a couple of times actually hahahha sometimes when i am in a hurry i bought it and they think i made it...i do cook though but not that savvy at it

When I was younger I might have tried something like that. I had to learn how to cook on my own when I left home and it wasn't pretty a few times. I didn't have any major catastrophes but I sure had some ups and downs. I do remember getting a home-style dinner for friends that came over once when I was in my late teens-early twenties and just didn't say anything either way..LOL...I can't remember if they asked me but I would have told them the truth if they had...but I wouldn't have offered the info either.

I raise my hand, guilty as charged! Whenever we have guests in the house, which is not often, I found it just easier to just buy food. I wouldn't buy anything fancy, but just regular dishes. Dishes that no one would suspect I didn't make. I wouldn't deny it if I was 'cornered', but I wouldn't volunteer the truth either.

I have said that in a joke but never for real. Some of those dinners are pretty good. But they are loaded with sodium. I still prefer fresh cooked food. but in a pinch or when I am feeling lazy, those dinners are the right fit.

I have never tried that yet. But now you gave me and idea. I will try that in the near future.

Hahahaha. Busted! lol Yes, I have done that but only as a joke. Everybody knows I don't cook, or bake for that matter. I mean, I can cook enough so that my husband and I would never starve or anything. I have, however done it on occasion, and I guess that's just my warped sense of humour coming out. I never let the person go on believing that I made it for any length of time though. For instance, maybe I have a great "homestyle" pie for dessert and if someone exclaims "Oh this is sooo good, did you make it?" my respose will be Yes! Yes I did! Do you like it? But I always confess shortly afterwards that I was just kidding.

Not in a million years, In my opinion people who do that are ashamed to let the world know they can not cook, otherwise those peopl would be honest. I would just say "you know I can't cook, but I can shop, so here's a nice meal anyway." LOL No way am I going to pass something off as mine, when I clearly did not make that. As an author, I know that's got to be a form of plagiarism. LOL

No....I usually tell them! We have this grocery store that has awesome lasgna and I serve that alot...but I always tell everyone where it came from...it is so good!

Honestly NO,I have never done such thing. I know how to cook, maybe not an expert style-but I can cook some special recipes. My friend knows what are my speciality thu I also tried some other recipes for a change when we're having some fun or get together party. I love cooking pasta and salad for desserts :)

no, i cook at home and so does my husband. we seldom take out food from restaurant and we just eat there. i am not a really good cook but i think i cook well because my husband and my son eat much when i cook a meal so i don't need to buy a food and pretend i cook it.