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Made the lasagna without the lasagna

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Brainfogtothemax · 05/01/2026 13:26

What to do?

Just prepped for dinner, did all the mince with tomatoes, onion etc and made the cheese sauce, boiled some potatoes and went to get the lasagna sheets and don’t have any.
Not feeling 100% so cba going to the shops, how can I make it into a proper meal? I have some pasta I could use instead, but what about the potatoes? Save them for tomorrow 🤷🏻‍♀️

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minipie · 05/01/2026 20:40

Goodness some people are rude.

I’m sure it tasted delicious OP.

HoorayHattie · 05/01/2026 20:39

Fends · 05/01/2026 20:37

He did not look at that and say Ooh Shepherds Pie 🥧

Well apparently he hadn't had one for years so he's obviously forgotten what Shepherd's Pie looks like!

Fends · 05/01/2026 20:37

He did not look at that and say Ooh Shepherds Pie 🥧

Shadowdax16 · 05/01/2026 20:20

Bobiverse · 05/01/2026 17:34

Once. You don’t reheat multiple times.

It sounded like she made them, let them go cold then reheated them a couple hours ago to mash them and then was going to reheat a 2nd time to serve them. Which you shouldn’t do. And since OP seems clueless about cooking, I’d worry about safe food storage.

If she only reheated them once when about to eat then that’s fine.

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What do you think is going to happen as a result of reheating the potatoes twice?!

Bobiverse · 05/01/2026 20:13

SwingTheMonkey · 05/01/2026 20:07

You absolutely can re heat things more than once.

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You’re really not meant to. At least freeze it in between.

Faceonthewrongfoot · 05/01/2026 20:10

HoorayHattie · 05/01/2026 19:38

@Brainfogtothemax Please could you share your meal plan for the rest of the week . . . I am badly in need of a good laugh

Many thanks 😀

Roast chicken with baked beans
Fish, chips and poppadoms
Sausage, mash (made hours in advance) and spring rolls
Meat pie, boiled potatoes and rice

SwingTheMonkey · 05/01/2026 20:07

Bobiverse · 05/01/2026 17:34

Once. You don’t reheat multiple times.

It sounded like she made them, let them go cold then reheated them a couple hours ago to mash them and then was going to reheat a 2nd time to serve them. Which you shouldn’t do. And since OP seems clueless about cooking, I’d worry about safe food storage.

If she only reheated them once when about to eat then that’s fine.

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You absolutely can re heat things more than once.

gingercat02 · 05/01/2026 20:05

This needs to go in classics! Bat shit funny.

HowDidThisHappenDinesh · 05/01/2026 20:01

This thread has genuinely made me LOL.
Baffled as to why you can’t have salad/leafy greens in winter? Does 5 a day not count when it’s cold? 😂

Shellythesnail2333 · 05/01/2026 20:00

I wanted OP to go crazy and try the pasta with the boiled potatoes on the side :)

Consistentlytired · 05/01/2026 19:49

This is one of the best threads I've read, you have made me howl with laughter OP. Hope you're feeling better soon.

DappledThings · 05/01/2026 19:48

WonderfulSmith · 05/01/2026 19:23

Inspired by this thread I made lasagne for dinner tonight. However I have a much greater problem than the op - I only have white wine!!

I always use white. The recipe I've used for years from Good Food specifies white.

PortSalutPlease · 05/01/2026 19:46

Brainfogtothemax · 05/01/2026 15:56

Oh ffs, it’s got me thinking

Lasagna filling:

Beef mincemeat
1 onion
2 tins tinned tomatoes
tomato purée
garlic

Maybe a herb…oregano….?

Actually bit scared to post this!

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Sorry OP but that is the saddest and most depressing lasagna recipe I’ve ever seen. I’m guessing that cooking is not your thing?

RampantIvy · 05/01/2026 19:45

Did your family enjoy their tea @Brainfogtothemax ?

HoorayHattie · 05/01/2026 19:38

@Brainfogtothemax Please could you share your meal plan for the rest of the week . . . I am badly in need of a good laugh

Many thanks 😀

PortSalutPlease · 05/01/2026 19:37

Even if boiled potatoes was a normal thing to have with lasagna which it absolutely is not, I’m confused by the timings - you say the potatoes are too soft to slice, meaning you already cooked them but why would you have the potatoes already cooked before you’ve even assembled the lasagna? Confused

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Brainfogtothemax · 05/01/2026 19:36

LittleBearPad · 05/01/2026 18:32

But it’s the wrong way up for Shepherds pie (putting aside the fact it’s beef, in tomato sauce and has a dollop of cheese sauce on the top!

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We are a family of proper dickheads 😂

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Wtfdoidoplease · 05/01/2026 19:29

WonderfulSmith · 05/01/2026 19:23

Inspired by this thread I made lasagne for dinner tonight. However I have a much greater problem than the op - I only have white wine!!

You can use white wine! My Italian ex swore by white wine in a bolognaise sauce

Wtfdoidoplease · 05/01/2026 19:28

Minjou · 05/01/2026 18:37

And he still hasn't.

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Hooted!

FOJN · 05/01/2026 19:26

popcornandpotatoes · 05/01/2026 18:09

Just in case anyone doesn't know, cooking and cooling your starchy carbs like rice and potatoes develops resistant starch, so if you eat them as leftovers then next day it's very good form your gut health (obvs be careful with rice)

Does that apply if you cool it, freeze it and eat it at a later date? I always batch prepare potato wedges and brown rice because I'm too lazy to deal with the washing up for single portions.

WonderfulSmith · 05/01/2026 19:23

Inspired by this thread I made lasagne for dinner tonight. However I have a much greater problem than the op - I only have white wine!!

NoodleHorses · 05/01/2026 19:22

I thinly slice butternut squash in my lasagna but I don’t like pasta. I like the sauce, meaty bit, cheese though. Nobody has ever complained. Or at least, not to my face.

HildegardP · 05/01/2026 19:19

Minjou · 05/01/2026 14:05

People eat lasagna and chips all.the time.

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Seems like people don't need Mounjaro, they need very basic education on food groups.

FuckOffWithYourFlannelNonsense · 05/01/2026 19:18

HoorayHattie · 05/01/2026 18:08

Brainfogtothemax · Today 14:47
I’ve taken on the suggestions, I will do the mince with mashed potato on top, then pour the cheese sauce over the top. Don’t know why but it seems a weird dish, no idea what to call it when Dh & Dd ask me

How about Brain Fog Pie?

Superb. 😂

TTCbabynumber22025 · 05/01/2026 19:11

Have the potatoes either cold for lunch tomorrow, or pan fry or roast them to have at dinner tomorrow, they will be fine in the fridge, and then just make it into a pasta bake tonight.

or have the potatoes with the pasta bake like you were going to anyway, it’s really no difference, all our food “rules” are made up anyway

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