I just smile and nod. A part of me feels guilty, but not guilty enough to go back to making the more authentic versions that they’d just complain about that costs me way more time and money anyways. I’m more just worried that one day they’ll find out, but I’ve gotten away with it for almost eight years now
Edit because so many people have asked: This was my first job as a personal chef and it was a a side gig. When I took the job, I didn’t know how much to charge. They asked what would be the price per meal for their family of four, including getting groceries, planning, prepping, cooking, plating, cleaning, etc. So everything, including groceries would be included in what they pay me. So the groceries are a business expense. They don’t reimburse me for it. It’s part of my total fee. Tbh that fee was vastly under charging for my time and the amount of work I put in initially, as well as the quality of ingredients. Rookie mistake as a rookie cook I guess.
Also, I don’t regularly serve boxed pasta lol. It’s just one of the examples off the top of my head
