I Screwed Up!
By DE
@DaddyEvil (137145)
United States
August 17, 2022 1:33pm CST
I woke up a little while ago, took the break I needed, then went looking for food... 
I had suggested, before I went to sleep, that spaghetti sounded good for lunch. Pretty agreed and asked if I needed her to lay out a package of meat from the freezer.... Yeah, thanks...
I minced a small yellow onion and put it into the fry pan and added the 1 lbs (.45 kg) of thawed meat on top of the onion and turned the heat to "medium" and put the lid on the pan.
I got the cooking pot out and filled it half-way with cold water, added a tablespoon of olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon of table salt and turned the burner on "high" while I went searching for the rest of the things I'd need to make some delicious spaghetti
...
And that's when it happened
. We were out of spaghetti noodles. 
All I could find were elbow noodles. 
So, lunch is cooked and it tastes fine. It just isn't spaghetti.
Have you ever had your lunch plans changed because you forgot to buy more of the main ingredient? 
Image is actually spaghetti I made last week. Photo is mine.
I had suggested, before I went to sleep, that spaghetti sounded good for lunch. Pretty agreed and asked if I needed her to lay out a package of meat from the freezer.... Yeah, thanks...
I minced a small yellow onion and put it into the fry pan and added the 1 lbs (.45 kg) of thawed meat on top of the onion and turned the heat to "medium" and put the lid on the pan.
I got the cooking pot out and filled it half-way with cold water, added a tablespoon of olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon of table salt and turned the burner on "high" while I went searching for the rest of the things I'd need to make some delicious spaghetti...
And that's when it happened. We were out of spaghetti noodles. All I could find were elbow noodles.
So, lunch is cooked and it tastes fine. It just isn't spaghetti.
Have you ever had your lunch plans changed because you forgot to buy more of the main ingredient?
Image is actually spaghetti I made last week. Photo is mine.65 people like this
68 responses
@DevMrSamEleazar (13701)
• Philippines
17 Aug 22
lol that is funny. but that still looks yummy tho. where is the hotdogs or sausages btw?
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
17 Aug 22
Thanks, but hotdogs and sausage don't belong in spaghetti in my kitchen. 
There is ground beef in that picture, though. 
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@DevMrSamEleazar (13701)
• Philippines
17 Aug 22
@DaddyEvil oh well in filipino spaghetti there is hotdogs or sausages. lol
Yea I see.
anyways why dont you try putting sausages there?
Yea I see.
anyways why dont you try putting sausages there?6 people like this
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
17 Aug 22
@DevMrSamEleazar Because that isn't just ground beef. 1/4 of the meat you see there is ground sausage. It still tastes like spaghetti, even if it's the wrong type of pasta for the dish.
It still tastes like spaghetti, even if it's the wrong type of pasta for the dish. 7 people like this
@wolfgirl569 (95082)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Aug 22
I am perfectly happy to use macaroni of any shape instead of spaghetti.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
18 Aug 22
Pretty made fun of me... I equate macaroni with mac and cheese, which I don't like.3 people like this
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
18 Aug 22
@wolfgirl569 Mom burned us out on mac and cheese before I left home. *shrug*
Pretty's mean to me!
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@wolfgirl569 (95082)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Aug 22
@DaddyEvil I dont blame her. And who dont like mac and cheese????
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@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
17 Aug 22
It seems to be delicious but I dont eat beef, pork, or sausages here so I won't be able to know how it tastes. But yes when you say you are cooking this and the main ingredient is missing that makes the dish awkward. Pretty might be wondering what have you cooked.
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@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
17 Aug 22
@DaddyEvil but there was no pasta (less) in it so she should or you should not call it pasta actually. Anyways hope you enjoyed eating it.
Anyways hope you enjoyed eating it.1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
17 Aug 22
@sjvg1976 It doesn't matter what we call it as long as it tastes good and fills us up.
Oh, there is enough made for three meals for each of us. I always try to make extra so I don't need to cook again for a few days. Thank you. 
It doesn't matter what we call it as long as it tastes good and fills us up.
Oh, there is enough made for three meals for each of us. I always try to make extra so I don't need to cook again for a few days. Thank you. 1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
17 Aug 22
No, Pretty laughed at me because she says all pasta tastes the same so any pasta can be used and it will taste good. (She is so mean to me! 
) She ate a big bowl of it and said it was still delicious. 1 person likes this
@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
18 Aug 22
@DaddyEvil I do not buy elbow pasta because I do not like, with meat I usually make fettuccine, or the large maccheroni.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
18 Aug 22
@LadyDuck I usually use spaghetti, fettuccine or rotini pastas most of the time. Pretty likes the elbow pasta. I don't know why. She is always happy with the foods I make. (But she's a girl, so who knows why she likes some things and not others. 
)
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
18 Aug 22
Elbow pasta reminds me of mac n cheese, which I don't like. Mom made it too much when I was little. *shrug*
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
17 Aug 22
Thank you. Yeah, Pretty was laughing at me because I didn't want to use the elbow pasta to replace the spaghetti but I finally did and it tastes good.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
17 Aug 22
@CarolDM Apparently so... I'd share with you if you lived closer. I made enough for three meals for each of us.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Aug 22
@DaddyEvil You created a new dish.
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@Fa_Maverick (9458)
• Australia
18 Aug 22
Mac and ground beef. Why do they call it ground beef? The mental picture when someone says "ground beef" is a thick paste like its been through a mortar and pestle.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
18 Aug 22
Because it is put through a grinder. Not to a paste-like consistency, though. (Most people where I live call it hamburger but people in countries like India and China have no idea what I was talking about if I called it that.)
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
18 Aug 22
@Fa_Maverick No, not really sharp. They just have a small gap between the teeth so the minced meat is forced through the gap.
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@Fa_Maverick (9458)
• Australia
18 Aug 22
@DaddyEvil Oh grinders are rough mincers are sharp apparently
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@BarBaraPrz (45476)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
17 Aug 22
Yup, long ago and far away I invited a friend for a spaghetti dinner and just like you, I was all out of spaghetti. Luckily, she had some in her camper van.
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@BarBaraPrz (45476)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
17 Aug 22
@DaddyEvil I was sure I still had two packages in the pantry.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
17 Aug 22
Oh, I bet that was embarrassing to have to ask for her spaghetti noodles.
I'm glad it worked out for you.
I'm glad it worked out for you. 1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
17 Aug 22
@BarBaraPrz Just like me. I was positive there was another large package in the cupboard.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
18 Aug 22
It turned out to be good food, though. 2 people like this
@much2say (53960)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Aug 22
That works! We have all kinds of pasta in the pantry . . . sometimes I do have to substitute the spaghetti for something else because I thought we had some - but nope .
Recently for dinner, I was going to make salsa, but we didn't have cilantro. You can have salsa without it, but that is a key ingredient for our taste buds. I scrapped that whole meal idea because of it .
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Recently for dinner, I was going to make salsa, but we didn't have cilantro. You can have salsa without it, but that is a key ingredient for our taste buds. I scrapped that whole meal idea because of it .2 people like this
@much2say (53960)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Aug 22
@DaddyEvil Believe me, I know it, I know. We almost always have extra spaghetti. I stock up to the point where I just assume we have it for sure . . . well, sometimes I'm wrong . I've done that with frozen meats too . . . I'd think for sure we had ground beef or whatever - and there's none - so I have to think of something else for dinner .
. I've done that with frozen meats too . . . I'd think for sure we had ground beef or whatever - and there's none - so I have to think of something else for dinner .2 people like this
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
18 Aug 22
@much2say We buy ground beef and ground pork once a month and I split it down 3/4 lbs of ground beef with 1/4 lbs ground pork in a Ziploc bag and freeze them. We always have that in the freezer.
There's a reason I freeze leftovers in individual baggies. When I can't see it makes it easier for Pretty to feed me. Just pull one of the baggies out, thaw it and give it to me. I'll fumble my way through the meal.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
18 Aug 22
I was just so surprised... We always have spaghetti noodles in the cupboard. I make spaghetti every couple of weeks.
I've done that before, too. I just had stuff already started before I realized we didn't have any.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
18 Aug 22
If you baked it then it would have turned out as baked macaroni.
A few days ago I was craving for spaghetti and so I just had one delivered.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
18 Aug 22
@DaddyEvil Yeah I can understand. Though we still have high cases of covid here, ordering food delivery is just the most convenient and we are no longer afraid of getting covid. It's being treated here as an ordinary flu.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
18 Aug 22
@toniganzon I understand.
We just won't take a chance.
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
18 Aug 22
Yes, but I was already working on spaghetti, so finished everything as if I had spaghetti noodles.
We still don't eat outside foods. We're both high risk and can't take a chance like that. Covid is still in our community.
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@jstory07 (134418)
• Roseburg, Oregon
18 Aug 22
@DaddyEvil We buy a case at a time from Costco. Which is 12 one pound packages. 
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
18 Aug 22
@jstory07 We buy the same from Walmart. I thought we had bought a second case when we were shopping on the 4th.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
18 Aug 22
Yeah, it did. It just shocked me that we didn't have spaghetti noodles...
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
29 Aug 22
Yeah, as long as the food tastes good, everything is okay.
Oh, nice! I know how to make spaghetti sauce from tomatoes but it takes a long time. I hope you appreciate his wife for making it for you.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
30 Aug 22
@MrDenata I can cook but I usually don't make my own spaghetti sauce. I did when I was younger but haven't in years.
Oh, good. You're giving them a fair trade. Nice!
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@MrDenata (12194)
• Indonesia
30 Aug 22
@DaddyEvil ofc i am, everytime i visited them, i always bought my own product from my shop. Because they didnt want my money (they actually sell that sauce). My question DE, youre good at cooking? You always made it.
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
17 Aug 22
Still yummy even if you think it's screwed. Happy eating.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
17 Aug 22
Thank you. Yeah, it still tastes fine but it doesn't look as good as spaghetti.
Our lunch. Photo is mine.
Our lunch. Photo is mine.2 people like this
@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
17 Aug 22
@DaddyEvil here. That's normal.
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@Greencindere (669)
•
18 Aug 22
Hahahah. It happens often to me with salads! Yes salads!!! I always have eggs, tomatoes and meat (chicken, bacon, beef) and sauce but it happens so many times that I start making it and then I realize I don’t have lettuce nor cabbage nor any main green ingredient I’m supposed to put in. So I always improvise. My husband calls them “tomato salads” lol cuz I always have those.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
18 Aug 22
My daughter would love you. She eats tomato salads all the time! 1 person likes this
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
9 Sep 22
Have used elbow noodles in place of spaghetti at times. A little Miss isn’t quite happy with it but I will make her eat it anyway.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
10 Sep 22
@DaddyEvil I personally prefer elbow macaroni.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
10 Sep 22
@ElusiveButterfly Mom used to make mac and cheese all the time and I got really tired of it. I still don't want it and putting elbow pasta in this reminded me of mac and cheese.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
9 Sep 22
I'm just glad it still tasted good... for my sake and the sake of little Miss. 
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@ptrikha_2 (45463)
• India
8 Sep 22
Yes we sometimes have last minute changes.
Sometimes an ingredient like Tomatoes or Onions are missing.
Or Rice and / or Wheat Flour is very less.
Or Oil or Ghee are in very less quantities.
But well, I suppose it is bound to happen sometimes!
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@ptrikha_2 (45463)
• India
9 Sep 22
@DaddyEvil
Yeah - the final taste matters the most !
Any Special Mylot plans for today?
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@ptrikha_2 (45463)
• India
9 Sep 22
@DaddyEvil
I have to attend a Function and then attend to other works.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
8 Sep 22
True, but as long as it still tastes good, it's okay.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
18 Aug 22
Pretty mostly uses the crock pot. I prefer the stove. I don't like waiting on things to get done.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
19 Aug 22
@RubyHawk I chop the veggies before I go to bed in the morning and Pretty starts it sometime during the day. It's normally ready when I wake up in the afternoon.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
19 Aug 22
@DaddyEvil I start my crockpot early so it’s ready when I’m ready
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@everwonderwhy (6697)
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19 Aug 22
Yes, many, many times. But I'm an expert at substitutes. My family hardly notice.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
19 Aug 22
I always tell my daughter when I make mistakes. She had fun teasing me about it.1 person likes this
@everwonderwhy (6697)
•
19 Aug 22
@DaddyEvil She's sweet and beautiful daughter... making fun of daddy.
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
17 Aug 22
Yes. I usually put water chestnuts in my hamburger wontons, I like the crunch from it. Was out, so I improvised with my lotus roots. I like water chestnuts in just a few foods, so not always on hand. Your almost spaghetti, sounds yummy!
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
17 Aug 22
Oh, hey! You changed your avatar! I like it!
Thank you. It is delicious. I've never used water chestnuts in anything or lotus roots.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
19 Aug 22
@oahuwriter Ohhh... did you have a mistake with your new avatar before I saw it? (I usually offer to help people fix mistakes on myLot, too.)
I see. I've never eaten them before so didn't know that.
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
19 Aug 22
@DaddyEvil
Yes and thanks to Anna, its correct now. Lotus roots and water chestnuts, no taste, but crunchy. Both usually in Japanese stewed vegetable dish, flavored with soy sauce soup. I put water chestnuts, diced for a crunch in my wontons.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (81963)
• Rupert, Idaho
8 Sep 22
That would be interesting to have spaghetti with macaroni noodles. Glad it tasted good still. Yeah, that's happened before lol
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
8 Sep 22
I'm told I accidentally made "goulash". I remember mom making something she called goulash but I don't remember liking it.
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
8 Sep 22
@MommyOfEli2013 Apparently, it's ground beef, spaghetti sauce and elbow noodles.
Apparently, it's ground beef, spaghetti sauce and elbow noodles.@MommyOfEli2013 (81963)
• Rupert, Idaho
8 Sep 22
@DaddyEvil I have heard of that, but no idea what it is lol.
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