Things rude houseguests do, a vent:

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I was raised frugally. But when we had guests we gave them the best. No frugality then.
That is the right way.

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Are you cheapskates the same poeple who don't buy soda for guests?

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I buy $80 cognac whenever I have guests.

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Anonymous wrote:I hereby nominate this as a dcum classic - the $80 lasagna thread.

Classically insufferable. This thread is the most obnoxious thing I've ever read on this site and for DCUM, that's really saying something.

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Anonymous wrote:Heck, it's costs me $80 to make a delicious lasagna.

That's really odd and kind of sad.

Why is that sad?
Lean meat, four cheeses, all the other stuff
Yummy

Yeah. The crowd pleasing lasagna that I make costs closer to $8 per x-large pan.

What kind of lean meat are you using ?

That sounds terrible. You will get cancer eating bad things.

It's lasagna for crying out loud. It's a treat not health food.

Even if I make it using zucchini or eggplant it isn't that expensive. What on earth are you putting into an $80 tray of lasagna?

It may be a "treat" but there's a hell of a lot of difference to how your body will handle mass produced parmesan "cheeze" and how it will handle local cheese from grass fed cows, for example.

NP. I wouldn't recommend using Kraft cheese, but it's a waste of $$ to buy a pricey cheese that's best enjoyed on its own or as a complement to perhaps one other flavor.

To cover it with tomato sauce, meat, pasta, etc. kind of ruins it.

But you're the expert!

Finally another person who gets it! Lasagna is not supposed to be a fancy dish people!

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Anonymous wrote:Are you cheapskates the same poeple who don't buy soda for guests?

What??? I would never serve my guests chemicals over ice!

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Anonymous wrote:Heck, it's costs me $80 to make a delicious lasagna.

That's really odd and kind of sad.

Why is that sad?
Lean meat, four cheeses, all the other stuff
Yummy

Yeah. The crowd pleasing lasagna that I make costs closer to $8 per x-large pan.

What kind of lean meat are you using ?

That sounds terrible. You will get cancer eating bad things.

It's lasagna for crying out loud. It's a treat not health food.

Even if I make it using zucchini or eggplant it isn't that expensive. What on earth are you putting into an $80 tray of lasagna?

It may be a "treat" but there's a hell of a lot of difference to how your body will handle mass produced parmesan "cheeze" and how it will handle local cheese from grass fed cows, for example.

NP. I wouldn't recommend using Kraft cheese, but it's a waste of $$ to buy a pricey cheese that's best enjoyed on its own or as a complement to perhaps one other flavor.

To cover it with tomato sauce, meat, pasta, etc. kind of ruins it.

But you're the expert!

Finally another person who gets it! Lasagna is not supposed to be a fancy dish people!

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Stop using the word fancy. The $80'lasagna baker didn't refer to it that way.
It's tasty and delicious, we didn't say fancy.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you cheapskates the same poeple who don't buy soda for guests?

What??? I would never serve my guests chemicals over ice!

I have most things on hand that guests would ask for.
You shouldn't be so controlling.
Especially teens, most teens would be horrified to attend your party.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you cheapskates the same poeple who don't buy soda for guests?

What??? I would never serve my guests chemicals over ice!

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Anonymous wrote:Heck, it's costs me $80 to make a delicious lasagna.

That's really odd and kind of sad.

Why is that sad?
Lean meat, four cheeses, all the other stuff
Yummy

Yeah. The crowd pleasing lasagna that I make costs closer to $8 per x-large pan.

What kind of lean meat are you using ?

That sounds terrible. You will get cancer eating bad things.

It's lasagna for crying out loud. It's a treat not health food.

Even if I make it using zucchini or eggplant it isn't that expensive. What on earth are you putting into an $80 tray of lasagna?

It may be a "treat" but there's a hell of a lot of difference to how your body will handle mass produced parmesan "cheeze" and how it will handle local cheese from grass fed cows, for example.

NP. I wouldn't recommend using Kraft cheese, but it's a waste of $$ to buy a pricey cheese that's best enjoyed on its own or as a complement to perhaps one other flavor.

To cover it with tomato sauce, meat, pasta, etc. kind of ruins it.

But you're the expert!

Finally another person who gets it! Lasagna is not supposed to be a fancy dish people!

i

Stop using the word fancy. The $80'lasagna baker didn't refer to it that way.
It's tasty and delicious, we didn't say fancy.

It's pretentious and expensive and oddly fancy and it probably doesn't taste a whole lot different than the less expensive versions TBH. Your guests will never suspect that you spent so much.

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Anonymous wrote:Heck, it's costs me $80 to make a delicious lasagna.

That's really odd and kind of sad.

Why is that sad?
Lean meat, four cheeses, all the other stuff
Yummy

Yeah. The crowd pleasing lasagna that I make costs closer to $8 per x-large pan.

What kind of lean meat are you using ?

That sounds terrible. You will get cancer eating bad things.

It's lasagna for crying out loud. It's a treat not health food.

Even if I make it using zucchini or eggplant it isn't that expensive. What on earth are you putting into an $80 tray of lasagna?

It may be a "treat" but there's a hell of a lot of difference to how your body will handle mass produced parmesan "cheeze" and how it will handle local cheese from grass fed cows, for example.

NP. I wouldn't recommend using Kraft cheese, but it's a waste of $$ to buy a pricey cheese that's best enjoyed on its own or as a complement to perhaps one other flavor.

To cover it with tomato sauce, meat, pasta, etc. kind of ruins it.

But you're the expert!

Finally another person who gets it! Lasagna is not supposed to be a fancy dish people!

i

Stop using the word fancy. The $80'lasagna baker didn't refer to it that way.
It's tasty and delicious, we didn't say fancy.

It's pretentious and expensive and oddly fancy and it probably doesn't taste a whole lot different than the less expensive versions TBH. Your guests will never suspect that you spent so much.

I don't need my guests to know I spent a lot!!!

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Anonymous wrote:Are you cheapskates the same poeple who don't buy soda for guests?

What??? I would never serve my guests chemicals over ice!

I have most things on hand that guests would ask for.
You shouldn't be so controlling.
Especially teens, most teens would be horrified to attend your party.

This.
Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean you should offer it.
I REALLY want to know the HHI of each poster.

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Anonymous wrote:Heck, it's costs me $80 to make a delicious lasagna.

That's really odd and kind of sad.

Why is that sad?
Lean meat, four cheeses, all the other stuff
Yummy

Yeah. The crowd pleasing lasagna that I make costs closer to $8 per x-large pan.

What kind of lean meat are you using ?

That sounds terrible. You will get cancer eating bad things.

It's lasagna for crying out loud. It's a treat not health food.

Even if I make it using zucchini or eggplant it isn't that expensive. What on earth are you putting into an $80 tray of lasagna?

It may be a "treat" but there's a hell of a lot of difference to how your body will handle mass produced parmesan "cheeze" and how it will handle local cheese from grass fed cows, for example.

I would love to hear exactly how one's body handles these differently.

(And by "exactly" I don't mean "google is your friend" or "if you're too stupid to know then I won't tell you" or "it's common sense!")

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Anonymous wrote:1 lb of organic laura's 90% ground beef ~ $8.00
1 box barilla lasagna noodles ~ $1.50
1 jar rao's sauce, often on sale at giant for ~ $6
1 bag shredded organic moz cheese ~ $4
1 container organic ricotta cheese ~ $5
1 cage free brown egg ~ $0.30
1 container grated real parm cheese ~ $6
1 bag organic spinach ~ $3

Total = close to $35

I'd say the $80 and $8 posters are both off by a bit . I also now realize that a pan of lasagna is more expensive than I realized.

One lb of ground beef won't make a large tray. You need at least 50% more ingredients. ONE egg?
How many people are you feeding, four?

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Also, I personally, and i am not the poster who originally posted about the $80 lasagna, but I only use bufalo mozzarella. If you want to use REAL parmesan, that is significantly more expensive than the fake American stuff (you could never buy it for $6) with all the accordant health benefits of being made in Parma Italy with centuries old techniques and grass fed cows. To me, it's 100% worth it to spend extra for the better taste, texture, and health.

You also didn't add in fresh basil, which I always add to my lasagnas.

But what I can't fathom is why anyone is bothering to make "fancy" lasagna. Lasagna, che schifo. It would be like making "fancy" sloppy joes. This is not an elegant Italian meal by any stretch. Spend your money making crespelle fiorentina, not lasagna. Lasagna is for i cafoni.

So you've never had the Bernaise Burger at J.G. Melon's then. Never spent money on a cupcake from a nice bakery? Never had a real neapolitan pizza that costs more than Dominos?

There are lots of simple, humble foods that taste better when you have higher quality ingredients. In fact, i would argue that in many ways, using the more expensive ingredients gives you a truer food to what the original recipe intended, because whole foods tend to cost more than the mass-made, watered down crap on most of the grocery shelves. I personally will pay more to have a product that I know is healthy and good and[b] the ingredients aren't a list of chemicals I don't recognize. I think it tastes much better too.

I'm with you, PP. I once saw a label with ascorbic acid listed. ACID? Serioulsy? In my food? NO WAY. And forget about dihydrogen monoxide...there's HYDROGEN in there! THEY MAKE BOMBS OUT OF HYDROGEN!

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Anonymous wrote:Needing two people to put the baby to bed - you deserve being robbed of leftovers

I had a C-section two weeks ago and still am not back to 100%, so fuck you.

Sounds like you need a nap.