On Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:47:54 -0700, Ranee at Arabian Knits
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Lou Decruss > wrote:
>
>> We made a dinner last weekend that cost about 10 bucks that would
>> easily been over 50 in a restaurant. We like each other so it was fun
>> making it and a very nice relaxing evening.
>
> Exactly! Rich sometimes points out to the children about how much a
>particular meal we eat would cost if it were at a restaurant using
>comparable ingredients.

The kids may not get it now but they will. Good job on laying the
groundwork for future smart adults. Hopefully they'll be foodies!

My Dad took us out for dinner the day after Christmas to a place I
told him got mixed reviews but he insisted. I got a tiny piece of ahi
tuna, a crappy little salad. garlic mashed potatoes, and sauteed
spinach. The sauce on the tuna was interesting but everything else
sucked. My meal was 22 bucks and the portions were so small I could
have made it for about three. Now 22 isn't all that much for a good
meal in a nice restaurant but so many aren't all that good. I'll keep
cooking at home and work on getting better.

Lou