Kitchen

[house_cat]

My turkey breasts arrived from Honey Baked Ham. I opened them this morning. They taste delicious, but I honestly can't tell if it's turkey or ham. I'm going to call it Hamkey and carry on as if nothing is unusual.......

[Sweetbay magnolia]

Enjoy, @house_cat!  We're having chicken with jar turkey gravy and (gasp!) STOVE TOP STUFFING.  I've never made it before.  Maybe I'll mix some rice in.

I still have to go to the store to get the "fixin's".  Another travesty, I know.  The old arthritis is screaming today - at least I'll get out and about and moving.  It's 31 degrees here.

Cheers!🥃 Happy Hamkey Day!

[Toppers3]

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@Sweetbay magnolia wrote:

Enjoy, @house_cat!  We're having chicken with jar turkey gravy and (gasp!) STOVE TOP STUFFING.  I've never made it before.  Maybe I'll mix some rice in.

I still have to go to the store to get the "fixin's".  Another travesty, I know.  The old arthritis is screaming today - at least I'll get out and about and moving.  It's 31 degrees here.

Cheers!🥃 Happy Hamkey Day!

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I like using boxed stuffing mix.

I take some dried cranberries and add them to the water that's needed to make the stuffing and I let them plump up and rehydrate for a bit before following the rest of the directions for making the stuffing.

They add a nice additional flavor to the stuffing, I think. 

[butterfly123]

@house_cat

Happy Hamkey day. May your guests enjoy the delicious meal you have prepared. 

@Toppers3 @Sweetbay magnolia

I asked DH if he would like homemade stuffing. Nope, he wants Stovetop. Enjoy your Thanksgiving.

[shaggygirl]

Love stove top stuffing, especially the herb flavored one. I always add about 1/4 cup or weenie bit more than 1/4 of water than called for, cause I like it a touch more moist.

[shaggygirl]

Oh by the way, today just one son, his girfriend and her son and me at my house. Son ordered everything from Boston Market from a boneless turkey breast to a whole bunch of sides, creamed spinach/corn/stuffing/mashed potatoes/mac & cheese/ gravy/ cornbread/dinner rolls. They have a special thanksgiving menu you order ahead. Beautifully done, beautifully packaged up with excellent thorough directions on reheating by oven/stove/microwave. All in a nice big sturdy box I could use for storage. He ordered sizes for 6 to 8 people. Plenty of food, no doubt even some leftovers. I've tasted it all, mmmm good.

[ValuSkr]

It's funny how hard it can be to tell turkey breast from ham.  I've noticed it before with deli turkey and deli ham.

[wildcat fan]

@house_cat I was inspired by your other thread and decided to order a turkey breast from Honey Bake Ham.  I scheduled to pick it up yesterday evening since they're closed today.  I don't know why, but I thought it would be warm--maybe because of the "ready to eat" packaging labels--so I was surprised it was cold.  There were no instructions about heating, so I went on their website and they advised serving at room temperature.  I put it in a pan and wrapped with foil and heated it up.  Very tasty but I don't think I'd want it room temp for the main meal.  For sandwiches maybe, but not with the stuffing, mashed potatoes, etc.

Did you get any of their side dishes?  I also ordered the broccoli casserole, and it was good.  Gone in a flash!

[CinNC]

Just 2 of us.......small turkey breast in the air fryer, jar gravy, stove top stuffing, cranberry sauce from a can, roasted green beans, roasted broccoli and small butternut squash halved and microwaved. 

[house_cat]

@Sweetbay magnolia

@Toppers3

I saute lots of diced carrots, onions and celery and then mix it into the Stove Top stuffing and bake it.

Everybody raved about it and when I made TOGO bags, everyone requested stuffing. Go figure.

@wildcat fan

I was not happy with the texture of the HB turkey.  You could cut it with a fork, but it had a phony, processed texture to it.  I don't eat a lot of meat and I'm always sensitive to the texture of it, so my critique may be unwarranted, but I won't be ordering from them again.  No one complained, everyone had some, but I have LOTS leftover, so I'd better figure out a way to make it work.  Most likely, I'll freeze it in small batches and have it for lunch sandwiches until Christmas... maybe longer.  I bought two, 3 pound breasts for 10 people and more than half is left over. 

A few years ago, I had to cook Thanksgiving dinner at my house and transport it to my mom and dad's senior apartment.  They were in their 90s and both had problems chewing, so I bought two pounds of Boar's Head low-salt turkey breast, sliced at the deli.  It was delicious. If I wind up "cheating" again next year and not cooking my own turkey, I think I'll go with the Boar's Head again.