On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:13:27 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> The major advertised brands are all pretty nasty. Around here the
>> smaller Italian stores all carry "off" brands that are usually good.
>> Nothing's as good as making your own, but I'd question the honesty of
>> anyone who claimed to cook from scratch 365 days of the year. I'm
>> sure these are all canned locally in smaller quantities than stuff
>> like Ragu, Prego, etc. Not the greatest but will do on a lazy day. I
>> get them for a buck a jar usually. Actually, my confession: When I
>> read this in the morning I went to the pantry, grabbed two jars and
>> tossed them in the slow cooker. Then browned a few dago snausages and
>> cut them in smaller pieces and added them to the sauce. All I have to
>> do is the pasta and bread and dinner is done. The kitchen is clean
>> and life is good. Thanks for the idea.
>
>LOL! That often happens to me - I see some dish discussed here and then
>we end up having it (or something like it) for dinner

The problem is I read and then get 5 ideas and get cornfuuzed. I
already decided tonight will be Polish sausage and kraut sandwiches.
Louise has her company Holiday party today at noon so she won't be
hungry until later so I'll start things later.

>Hope you enjoyed it!

I wasn't home made, but certainly edible. And better than ordering
out. We don't enjoy going out for dinner or any other meal actually.

> And I do agree with you about the "cooking from scratch"
>thing - nobody does that 365 days year; there are some convenience foods
>that are fine. Hey, I buy Miracle Whip - I like it - Let the flaming
>begin! <veg>

Gasp-Gasp- and double Gasp!!! LOL. Actually Louise like it too. She
was out Christmas shopping last weekend and decided to stop at one of
our favorite grocery stores. So I brought in the groceries and
started unpacking, and putting things away and found not one, but TWO
jars of MW!!

Lou: WTF am I going to do with this?

Louise: I dunno. You'll figure something out. You always do- and I
like it.

Lou: If I keep looking in these bags am I going to find spam too?

Louise: Nope. Can you make me some potato salad?

Lou: GURRRRRR... OK baby. Whatever makes you happy.

>But.. I always make my own spaghetti sauce (usually with meat, tomatoes
>and a carrot or two). I like plenty of minced garlic in mine (surprise,
>surprise) - and you can make a big batch - it freezes nicely. So on days
>I am feeling lazy, all I have to do is defrost some sauce, heat it up in
>a pot and then cook some pasta to go with it.

We've gone through a few lifestyle transitions in the last 6 months.
I didn't even have an oven for a month. That problem has been fixed
and I'm back to having the time and mindset to get back to cooking.
I'll be doing exactly what you've described. But we've accumulated a
few cans and jars that need to be used up. <g>

Lou