It all starts with a recipe downloaded off the Internet.
Then there’s the new item on the grocery store shopping list, the big soup pot or fancy barbecue tools you haven’t used in a while, and about an hour of commotion in the kitchen.
Finally everyone takes a seat and out pops a steaming slab of lasagna or some glistening T-bone steaks with fancy side dishes. And as drinks are poured, plates are filled, and everyone starts digging into the meal, somebody lobs up the big question.
“Hey, what do you think this would cost in a restaurant?”
And it’s a great conversation, because now in addition to the feeling of eating good food with friends or family, you get a nice little bonus Cheapskate High, too.
AWESOME!
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10 Comments
November 26, 2008 at 11:16 am
My wife and I do this all the freakin time! Especially with seafood. We talk about how the quality of seafood in Atlanta isn’t that great as say buying it at the fresh market. Man…. We save a lot cooking at home.
November 26, 2008 at 11:21 am
This reminds me of your writing style…
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/26/dining/26dele.html?8dpc
November 26, 2008 at 1:45 pm
#886 Bacon?
November 26, 2008 at 3:18 pm
This is especially cool when your home-cooked food is more delicious than in a restaraunt. There are very, very few restaraunts that I would prefer over my mom’s cooking.
November 26, 2008 at 10:19 pm
ahaha, very funny post, and so true!
November 27, 2008 at 7:23 am
@ Hazard
Bacon should be in the first ones, not so far on the list!
December 5, 2008 at 12:10 pm
No. I’ve never done this. Please remove this post immediately.
December 13, 2008 at 4:02 am
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December 22, 2008 at 6:40 pm
Not Awesome to me, but only because my dad does this with Every Single Meal that he makes. It is so annoying. But yes it used to be awesome, but now it’s worse than the scratching of a blackboard to me. Ahhh I’m getting mad just thinking about it.
July 4, 2009 at 7:05 pm
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