"Kalmia" > wrote in message
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> 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.

That's not true at all! They don't like wild rice so I wouldn't offer this
to them. Duh! And I don't think I'm any kind of chef.