If it gets too thick, add a couple of tablespoons of water.

Pour off all but a couple of tablespoons of fat.

Spoon some strawberries into each glass, then follow with a couple of tablespoons of the cream.

Stir in a couple of tablespoons of hot water, however, and presto!

Remove chicken from pan, leaving a couple of tablespoons of fat behind.

But even those, properly made, contain a couple of tablespoons of butter per person.

Mix in ice water, a couple of tablespoons at a time, with a fork until the dough sticks together.

A couple of tablespoons of poppy seeds can also be added.

I'd think a couple of tablespoons will be more than sufficient to get us up and running.

In the world of tablespoons and teleprompters, that time may have come.