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"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 23:01:17 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 22:30:11 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > > wrote:
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>> >>
>> >> "sf" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >> > On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 22:14:42 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> >> > > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> How soon you forget. A few weeks or perhaps it was a few months
>> >> >> ago
>> >> >> you
>> >> >> posted that you had found cooked chicken breast to use in your
>> >> >> enchiladas.
>> >> >> That has been available for years but you said you had just
>> >> >> discovered
>> >> >> it.
>> >> >
>> >> > What???? No I didn't. If I talked about using cooked chicken it
>> >> > was
>> >> > because I'd used leftover rotisserie chicken.
>> >>
>> >> I know that you did. Several people discussed it with you. You said
>> >> that
>> >> you found it and it would be handy for enchiladas. I have no clue how
>> >> to
>> >> look that up and I'm not inclined to look stuff up but I know that you
>> >> said
>> >> it.
>> >
>> > OIC the big IF. Well, that changes everything. So they got a new
>> > item in and I commented. Whoop tee do.
>> >

>> I'll repost it for you again.
>>
>> "
>> My kids made it abundantly clear to me that I'm not one for ready made
>> foods or keep any significant quantity of fully cooked food on hand...
>> because they told me a story about when they were teenagers. One of
>> my son's best friends remarked to him upon surveying my stuffed
>> refrigerator: There's lots of food, but nothing to eat!
>>
>> That said, I do admit to not paying attention to what's available in
>> the deli section or the inner aisles for that matter, so you can only
>> imagine my surprise when I discovered shredded chicken in the deli
>> refrigerator case. I'm hoping it's a regular item because it would
>> certainly shave some time off making certain dishes like enchilada
>> stuffed zucchini where I had to thaw and cook a couple of chicken
>> thighs so I could shred them - just to get going with the recipe.

>
> The first line says I don't buy ready made food and I haven't given
> them a second thought since.
>

The second paragraph says you're hoping it's a regular item because it would
certainly shave some time off making certain dishes like enchilada stuffed
zucchini...