# Doper Cooks: Ever made something up with low expectations and have it turn out delicious?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 28, 2010, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-cooks-ever-made-something-up-with-low-expectations-and-have-it-turn-out-delicious/565662 "2010-12-28T23:46:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-cooks-ever-made-something-up-with-low-expectations-and-have-it-turn-out-delicious/565662/41 "2011-01-19T01:48:42Z")

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Well, I was kind of subconsciously influenced by this thread and recently ordered [Biaggi’s](http://www.biaggis.com/) Penne Sardi. Which, I am now convinced is related to the “American Gulash”. It is basically a baked Garlic Oreganta Breadcrumb Gratin of Penne Macoronis with a chicken, Mushroom, Tomato Cream Sauce. Really quite good… but I don’t think it should have been a premium pasta at $14.00.

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