Making from scratch not worth the effort?

Last night I decided to make samosas from scratch using a recipe from Vegan Planet for baked (not fried) samosas. From start to finish, the process took about an hour and only yielded three samosas (somehow the recipe did not make enough dough, or I did not roll the dough thin enough). Although I felt a sense of accomplishment afterwards and they were tasty, it was not worth the effort for three measly samosas, especially since there are two Indian take-out restaurants within walking distance from my house. What are some things that you have made from scratch that were not worth all the effort? Or, what are some things that you make from scratch that are better than store bought/restaurant bought?