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All I care about is whether the food is good, OP. In my experience, people are usually such bad cooks that bringing grocery store or restaurant food will yield the same result: the crispy things will be soggy, everything will be too fat, too salty or too sweet.

Now perhaps you *meant* to say that her food was awful, while the rest was delicious home-made fare. In that case, you have my sympathies, but also a question: if no one eats her food, hasn't she got the message yet? Or maybe this poor relative is incapable of cooking, and just wants to contribute. Perhaps then you should just thank her and be nice.
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People do eat it, but I'm sure it is only to be polite.  My mother spent a long time making three quiches and was hurt that those didn't get "sympathy" eaten like the waffles.  Everyone says her food is "fun" or better than they could make at home.  [/quote]

THE GOAL IS THAT THE FOOD IS EDIBLE. 
THE GOAL IS NOT TO REWARD EFFORT. 
This is not a Kindergartener's craft project!

Sorry to be blunt, but your mother's quiches are not appreciated by this crowd, and this person's food is.

When people want to be polite, they take a tiny token amount on their plate. If this relative's food is being eaten in large amounts, and she gets compliments every single time, then she is wisely making the right food choices. Your mother has to get better at cooking what people want to eat, or take a leaf out of the relative's book and buy food.

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Well said. You should write an advice column. [/quote]

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