In article >,
merryb > wrote:
>On Aug 13, 12:14*pm, Nancy2 > wrote:
>> On Aug 13, 11:13*am, Food SnobŪ > wrote:
>>
>> > I started wondering about that as I thought that Stouffer's frozen
>> > lasagna is better than 90% of the "home made" crap people bring to
>> > potlucks, such as meatballs in a sauce made from grape jelly and Heinz
>> > chili sauce.
>>
>> > Anyone ever catch anyone else doing it?
>>
>> I found that 2 "large size" (about a 2-person serving, not the family
>> size) of Stouffer's Spaghetti and Meatballs will fit perfectly in one
>> of my Pyrex baking pans, side by side. *I didn't ever say I made it,
>> but my kids and grandkids thought I did. *I set them straight. *LOL.
>> I think Stouffer's Lasagne and their baked enchiladas, both in family
>> size, are really great time-crunch saviors.
They're tasty, too. I get the one-serving lasagne sometimes when I have a
hankering. It tastes a lot like my aunt's (my mom didn't make lasagne).
The Italian deli makes better lasagne but they are not open as late as the
grocery and they don't sell small sizes, either.
>I agree, and it's probably not any more expensive than making your
>own...
If you can find them at Grocery Outlet, the price is quite reasonable.
In my circles, everyone knows it's not homemade and nobody is trying to
pass it off as such, but it usually disappears. Similarly when some
person brings an obviously-purchased tray of wings or tenders to a church
function. We have a lot of fierce foodies in my parish and those wings
and tenders ALWAYS go almost instantly. We have to save a few back in
the kitchen for the staff. (Rule #1 of church potlucks: Put Everything
Out. Rule #2: Make sure the staff gets fed.)
It's rude to pass something frozen off as homemade, but it's also rude to
make snippy remarks about others' potluck offerings. As my mother dinged
into my head, "you don't have to eat it, just don't make a fuss."
Charlotte
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