Can I be of any help?
Oh, thank you, Sam. You can be a great help. You know Steve's parents will come to dinner today. This is the first time they have come to visit our new house since our marriage.
Good. What would you like me to do?
Well, I can't make up my mind about what to have for dessert. I made 2 apple pies last night but I tasted one of them this morning and it didn't taste good at all.
You'd better make the pies over again if you don't want Steve's parents to make faces over there desert.
Oh, they wouldn't do that. There are too polite. They would just make me as if nothing was wrong and then complain to Steve about it later.
Look, why don't you just offer some fresh fruit and cheese for dessert? Steve's parents would probably like a healthy dessert.
What a good idea!