On Tuesday, December 16, 2014 11:17:26 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Kalmia" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Monday, December 15, 2014 5:02:13 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
> >> I had one package of Cooking Light (from Target) precooked turkey breast
> >> left and needed to use it up. I cooked two servings of wild rice (the
> >> real
> >> stuff) in some vegetable broth and added some chopped celery and dried
> >> chopped onions. The end result was really wet so I added some dried
> >> leeks
> >> and dried green and white onions. Also a can of peas (drained), a box of
> >> turkey gravy, pepper and parsley and the remaining turkey cut into little
> >> pieces. Baked for about an hour, uncovered. Just long enough to heat
> >> through, soften the added dried veggies and dry it out some.
> >>
> >> I will not try to foist the leftovers off onto anyone else because they
> >> were
> >> not thrilled with the turkey and they don't like wild rice but I rather
> >> liked the dish. Not enough to want to make it a lot but it was a good
> >> way
> >> to use up leftover turkey.
> >
> > Note: 'precooked', 'can of', 'box of'. No wonder your concoctions are so
> > blah. Ever consider that? Please - spare us all the justifications.
>
> It wasn't blah. I just prefer the flavors of Mexican food. I do like
> canned vegetables and broth. I like this boxed gravy. And I bought
> precooked turkey on purpose. None of us like turkey very much but it is
> traditional to serve on Thanksgiving. So I bought enough for two meals
> but... Husband and daughter didn't like it enough to want to eat it again.
> I thought it was fine, for turkey. My mother would occasionally roast a
> whole turkey and this tasted just like that except that it wasn't as dried
> out as hers was. She really had a way of drying out all meat. I guess
> bottom line is that we simply are not turkey lovers. We are all beef
> lovers. That is the one meat that we do all like.
>
> I had the turkey casserole again last night and it was even better. I guess
> sitting like it did allowed the flavors to blend even more.

I would've bet a million dollars you'd come up with your usual lame 'reasoning'.

If your meals aren't blah, then why do you report OFTEN that they weren't so well received? Oh, don't even bother to answer that. Go buy a bunch of boxes, packets and cans and think you're a gourmet chef.