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Or are they just greedy bastards?

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Fleurdalys · 08/08/2024 17:21

Made a bolognaise pasta sauce type thing with 1 kg of minced beef steak.
Onions, peppers and mushrooms added.
Have come home from work and DH and DS 18 have polished the bloody lot off leaving me with a measly ladle full of sauce
( pasta was cooked separately for clarification)
They are most of that too
Twats

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MrsCarson · 08/08/2024 18:22

When I do Bolognese I use 500g of mince and feed 5 adults. They must feel sick eating so much, greedy beggars.
I'd do what someone else suggested and buy yourself a take out and don't let them have any of it.

Thesecretingredientiscrime · 08/08/2024 18:21

Controversial mince opinions... 👀
If we did 500g of mince, we'd make a bulked out bolognese with lots of tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, plus finely diced carrots and red peppers. It does for about eight adult portions, half of which we freeze.

Tagyoureit · 08/08/2024 18:20

Fleurdalys · 08/08/2024 17:41

To be honest what they left for me was enough for me
It's more I was hoping it would feed 3 people tomorrow too!

Anyway, they make cheese,ham salad wraps every morning at 6 am to take to work
I've frozen every bloody wrap in the house
Good luck with that at 6am

I think that's really mean!

You made it sound like you didn't have enough for your dinner but you did, you just didn't have leftovers, it's not ideal, but not as bad as you first made out.

CatherineofAmazon · 08/08/2024 18:20

Selfish bastards. I would be fuming.
Looking forward to an update tomorrow about the frozen wraps, genius revenge that😂

Katemax82 · 08/08/2024 18:19

They are incredibly greedy selfish bastards

otravezempezamos · 08/08/2024 18:18

I'd be so upset at this OP. It's not about the food, it's their disregard for you, not leaving you any.

TomatoSandwiches · 08/08/2024 18:17

500g mince with 300g green lentils and sofrito does 4 decent portions in our house and one half portion I save for lunch the next day.

snackatack · 08/08/2024 18:16

Projectme · 08/08/2024 17:49

Exactly my thoughts 😉🤣

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the person saying 500g - for 6 people - for 2 meals - no...

1kg - should do 6 meals (more if you pack it with beans and lentils)

TomatoSandwiches · 08/08/2024 18:16

It's always men doing this as well, taking exactly the amount they want and fuck everyone else.

They're like animals.

MadCatandBirdLady · 08/08/2024 18:15

How does 500g of mince make 12 portions?

TomatoSandwiches · 08/08/2024 18:15

That's disgusting, I would be so ashamed of them
They left you just enough whilst taking at least 2 - 3 people's portions for themselves, they didn't make the dinner and didn't even leave you a good amount like they had ( which they would have if they thought of you ).

They aren't just greedy, they're selfish and entitled bastards.

I wouldn't cook for them again.

EI12 · 08/08/2024 18:15

I would be delighted if mine did that. I always over-cook and chuck whatever is left for the fox. We have a visiting fox. (Rural area). I don't chuck fillet steak, salmon steaks, etc. But spagbol, for goodness sake, you are so mean!

Deadbeatex · 08/08/2024 18:15

Not only are they greedy bastards but you are ALL in the wrong cos eugh mushrooms lol out of interest so I can decide how much to be annoyed at them on your behalf, the amount they left, you do say in an update that it was the correct portion size for you and that you are more annoyed that its the fact you batch cooked and it's turned into 1 days meals. Did they leave that amount as they knew it was the correct portion size for you or was it more of an "oh shit we better leave some or we'll be in trouble for eating it all" as the pan slowly (quickly!) emptied and they realised in the nick of time and are now puzzled as to why you are so mad cos they were heroes who were very considerate and didn't eat it ALL?

Loving the freezing of the wraps as petty revenge BTW 😂

WoolySnail · 08/08/2024 18:14

GeilistheWitch · 08/08/2024 17:29

This is precisely the kind of incident that leads me to "hide" half my batch-cooking either in a different container in the fridge or straight into the freezer.
You are not unreasonable to be furious, but learn from this and outsmart the greedy pigs next time.

Shouldn't have to outsmart family members for meals 😆they should learn some consideration for others!

treacledan71 · 08/08/2024 18:14

It was a lot for them to eat but some of the comments on this makes me think of the chicken that lasts all week lol.

gardenmusic · 08/08/2024 18:13

Well, there is no dinner for tomorrow - they have eaten it. Their problem. You are not starting to cook all over again.

You stop off on the way home from work for either a meal or a take away.

The males in my family are bottomless pits, but would always make sure everyone had a meal.

Do this on repeat, every time they do that.

butterpuffed · 08/08/2024 18:12

The greedy bastards . Did they think you'd already eaten ?

Bringbackspring · 08/08/2024 18:11

Horrendous, I'd be livid. They may well be hungry but the fact they they never even cared at all about whether you might be hungry too. I wouldn't be able to let this go! I'd definitely make them cook for me now, and possibly stop cooking for them going forward and expect them to sort themselves out. Not even kidding, if DH did this (which he wouldn't as we take it in turns to cook for each other) he'd be left with no uncertainty at how mad I was.

I think the fact that I am hungry and in need of dinner right now is making me feel quite angry about this 😂

IMustDoMoreExercise · 08/08/2024 18:11

You need to add lots of kidney beans etc to everything you cook bulk it out if they have such big appetites.

ObsidianTree · 08/08/2024 18:10

Definitely greedy. I suggest you order a takeaway for one and eat it in front of them. Say no if they ask for any.

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Fleurdalys · 08/08/2024 18:10

invisiblecat · 08/08/2024 18:06

Next time, use half mince, half tinned green lentils.

That'll teach them.

The toilet bowl though?
😂

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Happyhappyday · 08/08/2024 18:10

Fleurdalys · 08/08/2024 17:45

I'd bloody expect 1kg of meat and a shit load of veg to serve more than 2 and a half servings 😂

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That’s bonkers!! That would definitely be 6 decent portions over here!

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Fleurdalys · 08/08/2024 18:09

Passata not pasta

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diddl · 08/08/2024 18:08

PurelyOrnamental · 08/08/2024 17:50

Was it some sort of pissing contest?
I've known men and their teenage sons go into competition with each other - who can eat the most, drink the most, tell the best stories etc. A bit like vying for Top Dog in the house.....

Bloody hell that's tragic!

Iloveacurry · 08/08/2024 18:08

Greedy shits! Order yourself a takeaway.