Tried making my own pasta sauce from scratch for the first time last month and it was a total disaster, but then my buddy told me to just use a $1.29 can of crushed tomatoes with some garlic and dried herbs.

Honestly, my 'from scratch' sauce with fresh romas took 3 hours and tasted like sad tomato water, but the 15-minute canned version was so much richer and cheaper, so has anyone else had a fancy recipe totally fail compared to a basic one?

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danieltaylor4d ago

My fancy beef stew was awful, but a cheap packet mix made the best one I've ever had.

diana_flores253d ago

Maybe it's just me but like @danieltaylor, I wonder if the cheap stuff is just better tested for home cooks.