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.

On Mon, 15 Dec 2014 02:02:05 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> Not enough to want to make it a lot but it was a good way
> to use up leftover turkey.

I took the last of the Thanksgiving turkey meat out of the freezer and
used it to make a filling for cup tamales. I found a big bag of
premade masa dough at Safeway (of all places) so tamales were calling
my name.

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 15 Dec 2014 02:02:05 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> Not enough to want to make it a lot but it was a good way
>> to use up leftover turkey.
>
> I took the last of the Thanksgiving turkey meat out of the freezer and
> used it to make a filling for cup tamales. I found a big bag of
> premade masa dough at Safeway (of all places) so tamales were calling
> my name.

I have tried turkey in Mexican food and even though I know that they
commonly use it, I didn't care for it.

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.

"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.

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.

On 12/17/2014 9:37 AM, Kalmia wrote:
> 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.

You can't win this one, Kalmia. Save your carpal tunnel.

Jill

"Kalmia" > wrote in message
...
> 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.

On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 2:55:23 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:


>
> And I don't think I'm any kind of chef.

You surely got THAT right, sister.

On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:17:17 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>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.

You know, you don't HAVE to serve turkey for Thanksgiving just because
it's traditional. You could do a couple of chickens instead. (I don't
care too much for turkey myself, but roasted chicken is one of my
favourites.)

Doris

On 12/17/2014 10:38 AM, Doris Night wrote:
>
> You know, you don't HAVE to serve turkey for Thanksgiving just because
> it's traditional. You could do a couple of chickens instead. (I don't
> care too much for turkey myself, but roasted chicken is one of my
> favourites.)
>
> Doris
>
I certainly don't cook a turkey just because it's Thanksgiving. It's
not as if the tradition police are going to scold you for not having
turkey. If you don't like something, why force yourself to eat it?

Jill

On Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:38:25 -0500, Doris Night
> wrote:

> On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:17:17 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
> >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.
>
> You know, you don't HAVE to serve turkey for Thanksgiving just because
> it's traditional. You could do a couple of chickens instead. (I don't
> care too much for turkey myself, but roasted chicken is one of my
> favourites.)
>
Doris... you've just opened a can of worms with the mention of
chicken.

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

On 12/17/2014 12:49 PM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:38:25 -0500, Doris Night
> > wrote:
>
>> You know, you don't HAVE to serve turkey for Thanksgiving just because
>> it's traditional. You could do a couple of chickens instead. (I don't
>> care too much for turkey myself, but roasted chicken is one of my
>> favourites.)
>>
> Doris... you've just opened a can of worms with the mention of
> chicken.
>
Oh yeah. She refuses to handle chicken. Prepping and cooking raw
chicken would be out of the question.

I honestly don't know anyone who *likes* handling raw chicken. One
could always wear food prep gloves. Me, I just wash my hands frequently.

Jill

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:38:25 -0500, Doris Night
> > wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:17:17 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >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.
>>
>> You know, you don't HAVE to serve turkey for Thanksgiving just because
>> it's traditional. You could do a couple of chickens instead. (I don't
>> care too much for turkey myself, but roasted chicken is one of my
>> favourites.)
>>
> Doris... you've just opened a can of worms with the mention of
> chicken.

Yes indeed. Why do people always presume that everyone else loves chicken?

"Doris Night" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:17:17 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>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.
>
> You know, you don't HAVE to serve turkey for Thanksgiving just because
> it's traditional. You could do a couple of chickens instead. (I don't
> care too much for turkey myself, but roasted chicken is one of my
> favourites.)

Oh that would make sense. Since we *really* don't like chickens. So...
Roast them and then just throw them away? Right. I don't think so. At
least turkey is something we will all eat once or twice a year.

On Wed, 17 Dec 2014 11:56:36 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Doris Night" > wrote in message
snip
>>
>> You know, you don't HAVE to serve turkey for Thanksgiving just because
>> it's traditional. You could do a couple of chickens instead. (I don't
>> care too much for turkey myself, but roasted chicken is one of my
>> favourites.)
>
>Oh that would make sense. Since we *really* don't like chickens. So...
>Roast them and then just throw them away? Right. I don't think so. At
>least turkey is something we will all eat once or twice a year.

You could make those chicken tacos that your daughter loves.
Janet US

On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 2:56:45 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:17:17 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>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.
> >
> > You know, you don't HAVE to serve turkey for Thanksgiving just because
> > it's traditional. You could do a couple of chickens instead. (I don't
> > care too much for turkey myself, but roasted chicken is one of my
> > favourites.)
>
> Oh that would make sense. Since we *really* don't like chickens. So...
> Roast them and then just throw them away? Right. I don't think so. At
> least turkey is something we will all eat once or twice a year.

Anybody ever tell you you're an ASS?

On 12/17/2014 9:38 AM, Doris Night wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:17:17 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> You know, you don't HAVE to serve turkey for Thanksgiving just because
> it's traditional.

What?! And (temporarily) leave Julie with nothing to complain about?

I wouldn't eat turkey, chicken or fish tacos. Sausage tacos may be ok tho.

On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 08:46:13 -0800 (PST), wrote:

> I wouldn't eat turkey, chicken or fish tacos. Sausage tacos may be ok tho.

Why is this important?

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 08:46:13 -0800 (PST), wrote:
>
>> I wouldn't eat turkey, chicken or fish tacos. Sausage tacos may be ok
>> tho.
>
> Why is this important?
>


Because it starts off with "I".

On 2014-12-16, Reggie > wrote:
>
> "sf" > wrote in message

>> Why is this important?

> Because it starts off with "I".

LOL!.....

Seems fairly obvious to me.

nb

On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:27:15 -0800, "Reggie" >
wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 08:46:13 -0800 (PST), wrote:
> >
> >> I wouldn't eat turkey, chicken or fish tacos. Sausage tacos may be ok
> >> tho.
> >
> > Why is this important?
> >
>
>
> Because it starts off with "I".
>
Pardonaymoi! Of course you are correct.

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:27:15 -0800, "Reggie" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 08:46:13 -0800 (PST), wrote:
>> >
>> >> I wouldn't eat turkey, chicken or fish tacos. Sausage tacos may be ok
>> >> tho.
>> >
>> > Why is this important?
>> >
>>
>>
>> Because it starts off with "I".
>>
> Pardonaymoi! Of course you are correct.
>

Or perhaps you mean ... Pardonne-moi?

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 08:46:13 -0800 (PST), wrote:
>
>> I wouldn't eat turkey, chicken or fish tacos. Sausage tacos may be ok
>> tho.
>
> Why is this important?

Does it have to be important?

> wrote in message
...
>I wouldn't eat turkey, chicken or fish tacos. Sausage tacos may be ok tho.

My daughter loves chicken tacos and my mom loves fish. I prefer bean.