BEVS

Make the seafood broth and then add the paste? I may have paste somewhere .

caretaker

That's right. Iirc I discovered this when I was out of milk. Have you had Campbell's Manhattan Style Clam Chowder? That's what the taste and texture reminded me of. On the other hand, you'll no doubt have good success with any other tomatoes (the recipes I see use all kinds).

caretaker

Yesterday I had steak and mashed potatoes with gravy and peas. One steak left!

BristolUK

Roast Turkey breast (one of those 'just breast' ones) Mash (spud and carrots) stuffing, green beans, cranberry sauce and gravy.

caretaker

That sounds great! The classic combination; gravy soaking in here, butter melting on top of there.

BristolUK

I think they are criminally underrated.


It's not quite as good as the real thing, even though it's real - once cooked you get to see it's breast held together by the hairnet. Extra seasoning, herbs or whatever is good and it's important to have other flavours like sausage-met stuffing, otherwise it will be too bland.

You probably need to enhance the gravy too. But if you can buy one a few $$ off it's good value...no bones, no difficult to eat bits and the leftovers make great sandwiches.

caretaker

You could skip the turkey altogether too, and it isn't hard to make gravy. Hot stuffing and rich gravy, steaming green beans with butter and salt and pepper, fluffy potatoes... Turkeys are the Dolly Partons of the flightless bird world, and when they're $1/lb you could almost buy one just for the breast and legs and throw the carcass out. I had good success brining and smoking turkeys a couple of times, but it's just too much meat, even when I gave half the breast away.

BristolUK

Very true. Many years ago it was 'the meal' I liked, not necessarily the turkey. Similar to roast beef before I discovered the good way to cook it.
But even when the meat doesn't turn out good, you still get a better gravy from it.

I once tried the brining method. Worst turkey I ever did. I followed a recipe to the letter - unusual for me - but it was awful.

BristolUK

The steak was fantastic

BristolUK

Sunday I had Duck leg confit and today Merguez sausage with mash and a leek & cheese mix.

Sausages, duck and pre-chopped leeks courtesy of IGA food delivery.

Best. Duck. Ever.

caretaker

I'm going to have chicken tacos, right after Jeopardy!

BEVS

BEVS

This was a venison game pie I made a while ago. I was rather pleased with it so I took a pic and then forgot.

BEVS

--- & this is what we had for a 25th anniversary tea. Salad and fresh bread and a few other bits and bobs around the edges. They were a bit pricey truth be told but it was cheaper than eating out even if anywhere had been open. I couldn't steam them so had to do the quick boil and simmer. Ums - they were pre-frozen at Guytons so they didn't go into the pot protesting.

Inspired by Leslie and Caretaker I did actually crunch and boil down the leftovers to make a stock which I have frozen for another day.

caretaker

My 4th of July meal, chili and tortillas.