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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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YerMaRubsPlumsAtTheBackOfAldi · 08/08/2024 18:07

MrsElijahMikaelson1 · 08/08/2024 17:41

Wow-I use 500g mince and that feeds 6 of us for two separate meals. That’s a huge amount of food. And yes I have boy teenagers in that mix

40g of mince is not enough for a portion Confused my teens would be horrified and ask where the rest of it was.

sesquipedalian · 08/08/2024 18:07

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.....

I once made a huge amount of spaghetti bolognese mix - at least a kilo of mince, and a packet of bacon, plus loads of veg - and left it in the fridge with a view to making lasagne for us all the next day. My son and a few friends, who were staying the night, bet one of their number that he couldn’t eat the lot - he managed it!! I had to start again the next morning….

invisiblecat · 08/08/2024 18:06

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

That'll teach them.

Pedallleur · 08/08/2024 18:06

They are inconsiderate CFs. Do they have form for this? They sat there, stuffed it in and gave the OP no thought or if they did it was So What? Would be making their own food if it was down to me

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Fleurdalys · 08/08/2024 18:06

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.....

Nah
They are just greedy fuckers

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DancingPhantomsOnTheTerrace · 08/08/2024 18:03

500g of meat, feeds 7 with some left over?

Depends how much veg is added I guess.

I often bulk out bolognese with mushrooms I blitz in the food processor, plus a good amount of lentils. Then I have chopped carrots, onion, and sometimes I chuck a red pepper in as well.

Saz12 · 08/08/2024 18:03

Im of the "if hungry eat something" persuasion... BUT would expect them to have filled up with extra pasta and to have left plenty for me! I'd also be sharing the cooking and the shopping. Glad you used up all the lunch ingredients - maybe they'll realise how selfish theyve been.

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Fleurdalys · 08/08/2024 18:02

AspiringMermaid · 08/08/2024 17:54

I know this is not the point of the thread, (their behaviour was greedy AF - im glad the wraps are now frozen for tomorrow, that is genius😂) buuut what's your recipe? Sounds like your pasta was delicious!!

It's actually really thrown together
I work full time and like to do two days worth of meals at a time
Just sautéed peppers, onion, mushrooms, chilli and a hefty gallon or two of decent pasta

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Purplecrush · 08/08/2024 18:01

Greedy ignorant selfish pigs.
They would be coming home to cook for themselves.
I wouldn't tolerate that for a minute.

I soak green lentils in boiling water over night, give them a 20 minute boil and add a kilo to my mince when cooked.
It doubles the volume and is nutritional very good.
We are trying to reduce red meat as much as possible.

Toastandbutterand · 08/08/2024 18:01

Wow, that would do 8 portions of spaghetti Bolognese in my house too.

12 portions if turned into lasagna (I go crazy with the cheese layers).

PoopedAndScooped · 08/08/2024 17:59

MrsElijahMikaelson1 · 08/08/2024 17:41

Wow-I use 500g mince and that feeds 6 of us for two separate meals. That’s a huge amount of food. And yes I have boy teenagers in that mix

Sorry 500g for 12?????

LadyGabriella · 08/08/2024 17:57

Bolognese. But yea they should have left you some

PoopedAndScooped · 08/08/2024 17:57

FixTheBone · 08/08/2024 17:32

Its both.

Its greedy and inconsiderate to not leave you any, but it's frankly gluttonous to eat at least 10 persons worth of food between the two of them.

I do spag bol with 500g + veg and it easily feeds 6-7 with portions left for the next day.

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500g of meat, feeds 7 with some left over?

Wow. They must eat like a bird

DancingPhantomsOnTheTerrace · 08/08/2024 17:57

HunterDuke · 08/08/2024 17:28

I once cooked an entire side of salmon, left it in the oven and went for a shower. It was to be mixed with quinoa, veg and portioned out for a week. Came downstairs and my OH was finishing it off. The whole.bloody thing. He doesn't like salmon much. If I am cooking I need to be there at plating up or he would eat everything - literally everything in the pans or in the oven. It's insane.

What?? He thought you were cooking a whole meal but wouldn't actually want to eat any of it, and he could just eat the whole lot??

I'd have been absolutely livid at the complete lack of thought about anyone else. Just "me see food me eat food".

Pennyandolive · 08/08/2024 17:56

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 like your style!

Ineedaholidayyyy · 08/08/2024 17:55

Greedy selfish pigs 🐖

Yogayogayoga · 08/08/2024 17:55

TheBizzies · 08/08/2024 17:42

Mince is the new magic chicken I see

🤣🤣🤣

I feed my entire village and all their pets with 1kg of mince. Still have enough left over to make packed lunch for the month.

AspiringMermaid · 08/08/2024 17:54

I know this is not the point of the thread, (their behaviour was greedy AF - im glad the wraps are now frozen for tomorrow, that is genius😂) buuut what's your recipe? Sounds like your pasta was delicious!!

samarrange · 08/08/2024 17:54

Look on the bright side, it was presumably absolutely delicious. 🤷‍♂️

Nap1983 · 08/08/2024 17:54

Its both greedy and ver inconsiderate of them, id be raging!
I am however astounded how far some posters can make 500g of mince stretch…

RB68 · 08/08/2024 17:52

I think the heart of this issue is the lack of thought for the person that cooked. I would be telling them I am disgusted with them for that alone - how much they eat is up to them to not leave a decent portion for you is unkind and inconsiderate. I would be taxing them for a takeaway and having the bolog for lunch next day although I suspect it would get swiped for a pre bed snack.

Thesecretingredientiscrime · 08/08/2024 17:50

Also OP, when they come desperately scrabbling for the wraps tomorrow morning, make sure you tell them you ate them. All of them. During the night.

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.....

Projectme · 08/08/2024 17:49

TheBizzies · 08/08/2024 17:42

Mince is the new magic chicken I see

Exactly my thoughts 😉🤣

FrenchandSaunders · 08/08/2024 17:48

I’d be so pissed off about this and I’m very laid back. So selfish and thoughtless. I’d not be cooking for them for a long time.