Photoshopped awkwardness

This photo, from the recipe card for Home Chef’s Spaghetti Alla Rustica, cracks me up.  Was the art director on vacation or something?  For extra mirth check out the sad fake shadows underneath the ginormous leaves, and don’t forget to shake your head while chuckling at the oh-so-Photoshopped-in basil garnish.

I love Home Chef, really, but how can you not laugh?  This is worthy of some of the snafus I’ve seen on McDonald’s marketing materials.

The food, you ask?  Fan-freaking-tastic.  I’ve never eaten much spaghetti.  In my parent’s house it was always served with spaghetti sauce mixed with ground beef, which looked unpalatable. I wasn’t sure about this vegetarian version, but I’m glad I talked myself into it.  The sauce is tangy and fresh and warm and cheesy . . . it’s a heavy, carb-loaded meal (pasta, right?) but it didn’t taste heavy.

The portions are huge, easily three or possibly four small portions instead of the promised two.  I took some to work for lunch, and still had leftovers in the fridge.

I’ve bought all the ingredients for another round, and now I’m waiting for an evening in need of comfort food.  My leftover plan is to only cook 1/3 of the spaghetti, but an entire batch of sauce. The sauce will go to the freezer.  It’s delicious, I’m sure I’ll find a good way to use it.

I wonder how it would taste on a pizza?  Have to think about this.