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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We did the Balducci Christmas dinner,

I am wondering why people do everything from scratch when places like this exist? Maybe we would have swapped the pie with the pie gourmet in Vienna or [b]maybe added a ham from honey baked ham. But what is the point of making everything from scratch?[/b][/quote]

Let's see.  A honey-baked half ham costs $52-75.   I spent $25 on my half ham, $5 on apple cider and had brown sugar in the cabinet.  It took me about 3-4 minutes to prep, cooked for 2 hours (during which I did a bunch of other things) and then it took me about 10-15 minutes to slice it.  Half the price, not that much work and my family actually likes it better than HBH or Balducci's.  Unless you have money to throw away or you just don't have the time, why would you pay 2-3 times as much for a store-bought meal when most people can make as good or better at home?

Pre-made dinners are good for convenience when you have an issue where you cannot cook, but to make it the default?  Not in my household.[/quote]

Dunno honey baked hama are much better than what you described. The balducci ham had a sugar mustard glaze with apple compote, much tastier than getting a store bought ham and throwing leftover sugar and old cider on it.[/quote]

"Leftover sugar"
Mmmm. Yeah. Cause it goes bad, right? And people don't keep sugar in the pantry. 
You are insane. [/quote]

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