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Get the frozen pre-made meal or just make it yourself? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have this argument with my wife often. I like to cook, and for me cooking is more than taking frozen meatballs and dumping them into a pan full of jar pasta sauce. I would rather make the sauce, maybe have some meatballs made in advance. My wife seems to think that pre-made stuff or mixes are the way to go. I would rather just make pancakes scratch, which isn't hard, where she would rather I just open the mix, add water, and make the food. But I do agree that having a frozen lasagna is better than taking the full effort when I just want to get dinner going. So where are your eat the pre-made vs make it from scratch?

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (13 children)

I would prefer to make it from scratch. But it's usually cheaper to use frozen and I'm a broke bitch, so that's usually what I have.

Pancakes definitely don't matter. They're easy because it's just mixing a few powders and some milk or water and egg. Why not just buy those powders already mixed with a binder? Unless it's Bisquick. Fuck Bisquick pancakes. They're just flat dinner biscuits!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (8 children)

Pancakes definitely don't matter

Hard disagree. I don't want 1/2 C of high fructose corn syrup, emulsifiers and preservatives in my pancakes, thanks!

1.5 C flour, 1/2 Tsp salt, 3 Tsp baking powder, 1 egg, 1/4 C butter, then whole milk until you get the consistency you like. Best pancakes ever. People who need pancakes to basically be a vehicle to pour pure sugar into their mouth haven't had good 'cakes.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (4 children)

People who need pancakes to basically be a vehicle to pour pure sugar into their mouth haven't had good 'cakes.

Do... you not put syrup on your pancakes?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I certainly don't. The best pancakes have butter and very little sugar. Maybe I'll add a drizzle of ultra dark maple syrup if I want that taste, but I certainly don't drench it.