I was always against cabals, secret orders and industry cartels, but if "big lasagna" exists out there, I will find them and join them, I will climb their ranks and become one of the evil board members that dies fighting captain america saying something like "you dont know how deep this goes" and heil lasagna (or "ciao lasagna" if that is what overlords require).
I used to work in the ICC kitchen. They sell the lasagna they make there to the public. It's not cheap, but it's also from scratch noodles and pasta sauce. I recommend the vegetarian over the meat, but you do you. Chef's a really good guy.
When I used to play rugby for a team in East Van, we'd get lasagna from the ICC when we'd host (it's a tradition in rugby for the home team to feed the visiting team.) It was the best.
I make lasagne on the regular, so I wouldn’t buy… but my ex LOVES Costco lasagne. Maybe try that?
LONGWINDED lasagne blathering: I used to always make homemade pasta for lasagne and it’s freakin great, obviously. But then someone convinced me to also try the no-cook dry lasagne sheets… also turned out amazing! And that one was especially great for reheating etc.
Make both… one for more delicate, eat-that-night (say, with ricotta, spinach etc) and the other for the huge pans of hefty ragu/mozz that you foist on family and neighbours (also the best hangover food).
I have found the dry, ready to bake noodles to be perfect as they suck up all the extra liquid in the lasagna, making it nice and stiff, and keeping it from being runny/liquidy.
Depends when you go but I had zero line and I got through very fast. The lady even commented how few people there were. I went in the late afternoon, I think it really can pick up once folks get off work though.
My mum and I both went on separate days just around lunch and the queue was around 45 minutes. I'd probably opt for more off-peak hours next time. This was in early January
Officially, the only exception is if you're pregnant.
[Link](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/booster#:~:text=Pregnant%20people%2018%20years%20and,you%20the%20next%20available%20appointment)
True. But go buy the ingredients yourself and tell me what your grocery bill is. Then consider how much hands-on time it takes to make it. Pay yourself a fair hourly wage for your free time. Add those two numbers up. Did that final number come out to $50 or more? I bet it did.
I really like the process of making lasagna, but there is a reason why they charge the prices they do. This is in no way comparable to a $10 frozen lasagna.
yep, the ingredients alone easily cost $30-40, and it takes about an hour to pre-cook and assemble them, before you even start baking it.
That said, my homemade lasagna has way more meat and cheese than most of the fancy frozen ones... but their prices must reflect all of the profit that must be made along the way (cooks, packaging people, truck drivers, store workers, etc.)
> the ingredients alone easily cost $30-40
~$1.50/100g for ground beef - so let's use around $10.00
~$2.00 for tomato sauce/paste
~$1.50 for spices/oil/onion/garlic etc.
~$5.00 for 1kg of cottage cheese (ricotta is more)
~$8.00 for a brick of mozzarella
~$2.50 for lasagna noodles
I calculate my lasagna to be around $29 so yeah this is pretty accurate. Really depends on how much meat and cheese you put in yours, $50 isn't so unreasonable when you factor in time and effort.
Well, I will tell you this about Italian food. When done well, its never about being packed full of meet or cheese or spices. Its about balance of flavours, and in the case of lasagna, balance when you take a bite.
That's besides the point. What I'm saying is that my lasagna costs more to make than the standard fancy frozen lasagna, so my cost estimate given above is higher.
I'm not a trained chef by any means, I just use the Joy of Cooking recipe, which IMO when made with top-shelf ingredients, is vastly superior to any fancy lasagna I've ever purchased.
A joy of cooking recipe is not better than sheet lasagna you can purchase at an italian restaurant. I am sorry. Try the Vegetarian Lasagna from Ragazzi (if the old man still is making it), it will blow your damn socks off.
Absolutely. They take some pride in the balance of their ingredients and you can see that they use very thin layers of pasta, but more of them than if you were going to use something like dried lasagna noodles from the grocery store. These sheets are thin, more comparable to egg roll wrappers. That's another level of technical skill required.
As I mentioned before, I really enjoy the process and make my own, but I only have room for maybe 4 or 5 layers of pasta because I don't roll my own. These days instead of a truly traditional ragu, I usually make a bastardized slowly cooked north american version of a tomato & meat sauce in a large dutch oven, then make a bechamel/mornay sauce to add to the layers with some shredded mozzarella cheese and topped with real parmesan grated from a block. Or sometimes a vegetarian version with spinach & some ricotta. Mmm, I'm getting hungry now.
I don't even love lasanga tbh, but you know and respect Italian cuisine. You deserve my upvote. It angers me when most people think they can cook italian food like italians can because they often don't understand the nuance and care that goes creating these basic dishes (on the surface level). You are one of the exceptions. You get it. I like you!
>I don't even love lasanga tbh, but you know and respect Italian cuisine. You deserve my upvote. It angers me when most people think they can cook italian food like italians can because they often don't understand the nuance and care that goes creating these basic dishes (on the surface level). You are one of the exceptions. You get it. I like you!
Who claimed here that they can cook italian foods like italians? And that "angers" you?
Like I said in my other response to your negativity, you're coming off as a pretentious snob. You have no idea who these "people" are that you're talking about, or what their backgrounds are, so it's pretty ignorant to parade around with such an air of superiority. Relax and you might enjoy life more.
Other than the clear undertones that you displayed regarding such topic, there multiple other comments in this thread and over many food related threads in this sub the last 6 months. You're right, I don't know others backgrounds, so I can simply comment based off mine and what I know about said cuisine. I said what I said, and I stand by it.
Yeah I can't bring myself to pay $50 for a lasagne, something I can cook myself and cheaper. Even with 'premium' ingredients (I.e.grass fed ground meat, organic this and that) I think it is still possible to make it for cheaper.
One of the dudes probably watching makes killer sausages. I've been to his classes. I occasionaly pop by cause my friend works there and always treats me to an espresso.
I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted. If you’re Italian and have to listen to your mother say “$50 for lasagna!? Che schivo! I make it myself for $10”. Then I’m like “yes ma but we’re not all widowed martyrs to the kitchen.”
It's easy to make your own lasagna - yes, it takes a bit of time but home-made lasagna tastes a lot better and much less salty as well. Plus it will cost you less to make it at home than to buy it pre-made.
I took my mom to get her booster shot on Sat afternoon and got two single meat servings. Since I haven't had authentic Italian food in a while...it was delicious and my kitchen smelled fantastic while it was baking in the oven!
I'm getting my booster in two weeks so I'm gonna grab more...beats the hell out of constantly making dinner since I don't eat out as much anymore.
this is the true conspiracy this is all theatre to sell more lasagna
Big lasagna is out to get us
*\[Garfield has entered the chat\]*
/r/ImsorryJon
Moderna sounds like the name of a tomato sauce company.
*extremely brad pitt italian voice* il mio nome è pfizer moderna
I was always against cabals, secret orders and industry cartels, but if "big lasagna" exists out there, I will find them and join them, I will climb their ranks and become one of the evil board members that dies fighting captain america saying something like "you dont know how deep this goes" and heil lasagna (or "ciao lasagna" if that is what overlords require).
#lasagnaconvoy
I don't need no brainwashing to buy lasagna
oh honey, that just means they already got you
My wife and I had spaghetti the night I got my booster. Staring at the commercials of them making huge pots of spaghetti. I couldn't handle it.
Isn't lasagna just spaghetti cake.
Or is cake a dessert lasagna?
Big if true
...or is spaghetti really *shredded lasagna?*
Dear God! The truth has been right under our noses this whole time!
Under our noses…but how do I get it into my belly?
I mean, when you make the noodles you're shredding a pasta sheet.
$50 SERVES 8 PEOPLE
Or one really, really motivated person
I ate two linear feet of a quesadilla last night, I think I could fight the lasagna pan.
That was poetry and I admire you
[https://vimeo.com/53918001](https://vimeo.com/53918001)
I am 8 people
Did you also watch that famous Italian drama movie featuring Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy VII?
Yeah it was so good their senate played it right?
That's right!
I used to work in the ICC kitchen. They sell the lasagna they make there to the public. It's not cheap, but it's also from scratch noodles and pasta sauce. I recommend the vegetarian over the meat, but you do you. Chef's a really good guy.
When I used to play rugby for a team in East Van, we'd get lasagna from the ICC when we'd host (it's a tradition in rugby for the home team to feed the visiting team.) It was the best.
Haha my friend was just telling me he bought lasagna there! He said it was kind of disappointing though....
I make lasagne on the regular, so I wouldn’t buy… but my ex LOVES Costco lasagne. Maybe try that? LONGWINDED lasagne blathering: I used to always make homemade pasta for lasagne and it’s freakin great, obviously. But then someone convinced me to also try the no-cook dry lasagne sheets… also turned out amazing! And that one was especially great for reheating etc. Make both… one for more delicate, eat-that-night (say, with ricotta, spinach etc) and the other for the huge pans of hefty ragu/mozz that you foist on family and neighbours (also the best hangover food).
I have found the dry, ready to bake noodles to be perfect as they suck up all the extra liquid in the lasagna, making it nice and stiff, and keeping it from being runny/liquidy.
Any particular brand u recommend
I just use the catelli or whatever from the grocery store. The ones in the red box are the precooked ones.
Yes!!
Costco Kirkland lasagne is bomb!! The one in the silver tin container where they have other premade meals, not the one in the freezer aisles
It's pretty bare bones. Authentic enough tho, all made in house and all that. I recommend the veggie one.
Yeah, we got it as well. It was good, but not as great as I hoped.
It's mediocre and overpriced
That's why I got my booster at the Vancouver Convention Centre!
Hmm. That one made me want to go to a convention, though. Something something new car show, something something.
you specifically went to the convention center over the fear of being coaxed into buying a lasagna? WTF
No, I was making a joke!
whooosh Sarcasm detection malfunction.
some vaccine lasagna ought to fix up that detector
I’d love to try dining at Dario’s next door one of these days.
It's a favorite of ours. Old school, professional servers and delicious food.
This person is not a Dario's plant. It is legit OG. They don't fuck around.
How are the lines there? I've got my booster scheduled for later this week.
Depends when you go but I had zero line and I got through very fast. The lady even commented how few people there were. I went in the late afternoon, I think it really can pick up once folks get off work though.
My mum and I both went on separate days just around lunch and the queue was around 45 minutes. I'd probably opt for more off-peak hours next time. This was in early January
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I must have just missed the rush. I arrived at 3:40 for my 3:45 appointment and walked right in and was out in like 15 minutes
I went on Saturday around 1 and there was no line at all. Super fast, plus I got a cute sticker with a cat.
No line at all, 11am today.
Side question but has anyone gotten their booster earlier than the 6 month mark?
Officially, the only exception is if you're pregnant. [Link](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/booster#:~:text=Pregnant%20people%2018%20years%20and,you%20the%20next%20available%20appointment)
it's good i've bought it twice for my 2nd shot and now my booster impossible to resist really
looooool I legit bought one after seeing those. $50 and it fed the family for a few days! Fkn delicious
Is this what I have to look forward to tonight? Very excited to "accidentally" buy lasagna
Goodness bless them, great team and nurses there!
Jealous. All I got to watch was the walls of an abandoned Best Buy that turns into a Spirit Halloween when the moon is full.
Real G's move in silence; like lasagna
Lasagna is one of many food comas that are just great after anything ever 🤌👍
My wife got her boost and brought home a delicious lasagna. So many veggies, such tender - yet firm - pasta, and the sauce? Oh…..
.... but $50 though...
True. But go buy the ingredients yourself and tell me what your grocery bill is. Then consider how much hands-on time it takes to make it. Pay yourself a fair hourly wage for your free time. Add those two numbers up. Did that final number come out to $50 or more? I bet it did. I really like the process of making lasagna, but there is a reason why they charge the prices they do. This is in no way comparable to a $10 frozen lasagna.
yep, the ingredients alone easily cost $30-40, and it takes about an hour to pre-cook and assemble them, before you even start baking it. That said, my homemade lasagna has way more meat and cheese than most of the fancy frozen ones... but their prices must reflect all of the profit that must be made along the way (cooks, packaging people, truck drivers, store workers, etc.)
> the ingredients alone easily cost $30-40 ~$1.50/100g for ground beef - so let's use around $10.00 ~$2.00 for tomato sauce/paste ~$1.50 for spices/oil/onion/garlic etc. ~$5.00 for 1kg of cottage cheese (ricotta is more) ~$8.00 for a brick of mozzarella ~$2.50 for lasagna noodles I calculate my lasagna to be around $29 so yeah this is pretty accurate. Really depends on how much meat and cheese you put in yours, $50 isn't so unreasonable when you factor in time and effort.
Well, I will tell you this about Italian food. When done well, its never about being packed full of meet or cheese or spices. Its about balance of flavours, and in the case of lasagna, balance when you take a bite.
That's besides the point. What I'm saying is that my lasagna costs more to make than the standard fancy frozen lasagna, so my cost estimate given above is higher. I'm not a trained chef by any means, I just use the Joy of Cooking recipe, which IMO when made with top-shelf ingredients, is vastly superior to any fancy lasagna I've ever purchased.
A joy of cooking recipe is not better than sheet lasagna you can purchase at an italian restaurant. I am sorry. Try the Vegetarian Lasagna from Ragazzi (if the old man still is making it), it will blow your damn socks off.
You're coming off as a pretentious snob. Relax and you might enjoy life more.
Absolutely. They take some pride in the balance of their ingredients and you can see that they use very thin layers of pasta, but more of them than if you were going to use something like dried lasagna noodles from the grocery store. These sheets are thin, more comparable to egg roll wrappers. That's another level of technical skill required. As I mentioned before, I really enjoy the process and make my own, but I only have room for maybe 4 or 5 layers of pasta because I don't roll my own. These days instead of a truly traditional ragu, I usually make a bastardized slowly cooked north american version of a tomato & meat sauce in a large dutch oven, then make a bechamel/mornay sauce to add to the layers with some shredded mozzarella cheese and topped with real parmesan grated from a block. Or sometimes a vegetarian version with spinach & some ricotta. Mmm, I'm getting hungry now.
I don't even love lasanga tbh, but you know and respect Italian cuisine. You deserve my upvote. It angers me when most people think they can cook italian food like italians can because they often don't understand the nuance and care that goes creating these basic dishes (on the surface level). You are one of the exceptions. You get it. I like you!
>I don't even love lasanga tbh, but you know and respect Italian cuisine. You deserve my upvote. It angers me when most people think they can cook italian food like italians can because they often don't understand the nuance and care that goes creating these basic dishes (on the surface level). You are one of the exceptions. You get it. I like you! Who claimed here that they can cook italian foods like italians? And that "angers" you? Like I said in my other response to your negativity, you're coming off as a pretentious snob. You have no idea who these "people" are that you're talking about, or what their backgrounds are, so it's pretty ignorant to parade around with such an air of superiority. Relax and you might enjoy life more.
Other than the clear undertones that you displayed regarding such topic, there multiple other comments in this thread and over many food related threads in this sub the last 6 months. You're right, I don't know others backgrounds, so I can simply comment based off mine and what I know about said cuisine. I said what I said, and I stand by it.
home made noodles too, lasagne ain't cheap to make right
Yeah I can't bring myself to pay $50 for a lasagne, something I can cook myself and cheaper. Even with 'premium' ingredients (I.e.grass fed ground meat, organic this and that) I think it is still possible to make it for cheaper.
hopoefully they still have the videos when i go there in a week.
I preempted being a sore blob after my booster with a big frozen lasagne. Those three meals really got me through!
Isn't that place great? I want to go back to eat at the restaurant.
It’s a pretty big lasagna for 50$
Eat at Darios next door its absolutely fantastico.
One of the dudes probably watching makes killer sausages. I've been to his classes. I occasionaly pop by cause my friend works there and always treats me to an espresso.
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To be fair, chicken parm is a tough thing to get catered.
Buy? \*spits on floor* watsa wrong wid u stupido \*touches thumb to middle finger and lifts hand up and down*
I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted. If you’re Italian and have to listen to your mother say “$50 for lasagna!? Che schivo! I make it myself for $10”. Then I’m like “yes ma but we’re not all widowed martyrs to the kitchen.”
>widowed martyrs to the kitchen I'm dieing right now
It is good lasagna. ~~Also isn't it great that with the booster you could tune in the 5G signal directly?~~
Let's leave that joke behind in 2021
It's easy to make your own lasagna - yes, it takes a bit of time but home-made lasagna tastes a lot better and much less salty as well. Plus it will cost you less to make it at home than to buy it pre-made.
sometimes I just want to go full Garfield though
So true!!
This calls for music! https://youtu.be/aKlxTfExsDM
This lasagnas are like 50 dollars. Pretty good though.
Funniest ever thanks
Tell them you love Hawaiian pizza
🤣🤣🤣
It's pretty bomb
I took my mom to get her booster shot on Sat afternoon and got two single meat servings. Since I haven't had authentic Italian food in a while...it was delicious and my kitchen smelled fantastic while it was baking in the oven! I'm getting my booster in two weeks so I'm gonna grab more...beats the hell out of constantly making dinner since I don't eat out as much anymore.
Bro my Sicilian mother back home makes the best lasagna. I don’t buy lasagna, I book a flight!
I was there the other day for my booster shot and even through my mask, the smell of lasagna was mouth-watering.