"Oh, now, I'm not just their friend--I'm their uncle," he says with clear pride. He's not about to let that misunderstanding pass without clearing it up!

"As for what I'm going to cook...." He taps a white-gloved finger against his chin. "I had been planning on making a vegetable dish--a casserole, perhaps--but if you've made enough of that soup to share.... I believe some whole wheat bread would go nicely."

Bread unfortunately takes hours to make, though at least he hardly needs to keep an eye on it the entire time. Still, soup is easy enough to reheat, even in such deprived circumstances as these.