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On Thu, 7 Aug 2014 23:22:19 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

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> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Thu, 7 Aug 2014 14:24:20 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > On Thu, 7 Aug 2014 02:19:25 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> >> > > wrote:
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> >> >>I would love to make this but since I can't have dairy, it will have to
> >> >>be
> >> >>an approximation. I have some stuff that I am trying to use up
> >> >>including
> >> >>whole wheat linguine and boxed mushroom gravy. I will add some onion,
> >> >>probably a little celery, a few fresh mushrooms, turkey breast, peas
> >> >>and
> >> >>some black pepper and parsley. If it seems too dry, I have some boxed
> >> >>turkey broth to add.
> >> >>
> >> >>I hope it is good. I miss stuff like tetrazzini, A La King and chicken
> >> >>or
> >> >>tuna casserole. Alas I can't have chicken or tuna so it will have to
> >> >>be
> >> >>turkey. Will probably attempt to do this on top of the stove as I
> >> >>don't
> >> >>want to fire up the oven. I had to self clean it yet again after last
> >> >>night's baking. Not sure what slopped over the sides but it was kind
> >> >>of
> >> >>buttery and sticky enough that trying to wipe it with a wet paper towel
> >> >>didn't do much at all.
> >> >
> >> > I prepare tetrazzini often and rarely does it contain dairy, just a
> >> > basic flour/veg oil/water bechamel (white sauce).
> >>
> >> White sauce has milk or cream in it. And tetrazzini often has cheese as
> >> well.

> >
> > It sounds like he's making oily paste. A velouté would have stock in
> > it, you'd use vegetable stock because you can't eat chicken. I'd just
> > forget about making Tetrazzini if I had to make as many changes as you
> > have to make because the result is not even close to Tetrazzini.

>
> Well, I don't know what you'd call what I made. But Angela loved it and
> that's all that matters. Normally I would have baked this in the oven but
> instead I just used my big sauté pan to heat it all through.


I'd call it baked turkey and pasta in a mushroom gravy... except you
didn't mention mushrooms or baking, so it would just be gravy.

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