The winner:
"Some of you may find this a little bitter!"
-- Kara B. Dewberry of Charlotte
The runners-up:
"Nothing is too much trouble if it turns out the way it should."
-- David W. White, Charlotte
"I'll now add the secret ingredient and voila: small potatoes."
-- Pat Foley, Homer Glen, Ill.
"Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Just add socialism!"
-- Steve Alexander, Charlotte
"Bon absentee!"
-- Gretchen Zollinger, Charlotte
"A recipe for disaster!"
-- From several readers
"Leftovers, again!"
-- Kevin Siers
Thanks for all your entries (entrées?). Here's a selection of some of the other better lines we received this week:
"Even I can't make this appetizing!"
"Some dishes will always disappoint."
"The electorate is stewing."
"Remember, you're the only one in the kitchen."
"Just desserts!"
"Let's hope this mess turns out well."
"Got milked?"
"It's full of pork, of course!"
"Save the Chads!"
Feel free to join a discussion about the winners, add more captions of your own, or let us know your favorites by clicking the 'Comments' link below. Please join us again Monday, Nov. 12, for a new cartoon caption challenge. -- Kevin Siers

Great one Kara.....LOL for the last runner-up....
Posted by: suzanne & co. | November 09, 2012 at 10:39 AM
I was gonna do a variation of "Save the Chads", omage to Dan Ackroyd and my SNL youth so I really like that one. Way to go Kara on a clever excluding and so including caption.
Posted by: Ross Levin | November 10, 2012 at 08:07 AM
I thought this cartoon was a fun one to ponder and I think there were a lot of good entries including all of the winners and most of the other better lines.
Posted by: Carolyn | November 11, 2012 at 12:51 AM