On 7/24/2017 2:05 PM, l not -l wrote:
> On 24-Jul-2017, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> On 7/23/2017 3:45 PM, l not -l wrote:
>>> On 23-Jul-2017, Wayne Boatwright >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun 23 Jul 2017 06:34:47a, jmcquown told us...
>>>>
>>>>> On 7/23/2017 6:59 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you are very busy, or are inconvenienced then a
>>>>>>> delivered
>>>>>>> meal might be tempting. They have 'Meals to go" in my
>>>>>>> supermarket but I don't bother, not my sort of taste and
>>>>>>> expensive, but they sell.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> While I'm still working, a good frozen dinner is fine for
>>>>>> me
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> busy days. If I run out of home-cooked-and-frozen meals, I
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> no problem buying some of the commercial frozen dinners. I
>>>>>> always
>>>>>> keep a few favorites on hand. They have vastly improved
>>>>>> since the
>>>>>> 1960's Swanson frozen turkey dinners. I don't turn my nose
>>>>>> up at
>>>>>> anything.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I love to cook but not so much after a long day at work
>>>>>> then
>>>>>> still chores at home to do.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Stouffer's makes some tasty frozen entrees 
The thing
>>>>> about
>>>>> these dinner kits is you still have to do all the work:
>>>>> chop
>>>>> and
>>>>> cook the veggies and the meat, add seasonings. The only
>>>>> real
>>>>> convenience is someone put the *ingredients* in a box and
>>>>> sent it
>>>>> to you.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The only Stouffer's dinner that I really like is their
>>>> stuffed
>>>> peppers, and I think they're as good as what I make at home.
>>> +1-ish
>>> One of the rare frozen dinners I like isthe Stouffer's
>>> stuffed
>>> peppers; the only other I can think of is Stouffer's Lasagna.
>>> These are my goto items when I don't have time to cook
>>> something
>>> and have no tasty leftovers to eat.
>>>
>> Try Stouffer's chicken parmesan. Sure, I can make it just as
>> good from scratch at home. But not for $2.83 cents. 
Heck, chicken is
>> expensive. Add the cost of fresh cheese, it's adding up fast.
>>
>> Jill
> Thanks for the suggestion; I'll pick one up next time I shop for
> "quick-fix" entrees for the freezer.
>
I just don't always feel like cooking. And BTW, they don't have to be
microwaved. There are oven instructions so the coating on the chicken
stays crisp. Well, as crisp as possible when topped with cheese.
Jill