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A few years ago I had tried something new. It smelled wonderful! I took some onions, diced finely, put them in a pot with some water; wanted them cooked thoroughly. Otherwise they might hurt my husband. With the water boiling away, I sliced up some carrots. While they were cooking, diced up potatoes and then dumped them in with a touch of salt and some pepper.

I wasn’t sure which seasonings to use so used some dried oregano that I’d grown. We’d recently had a turkey, so I cut up some of the turkey meat, both the white and dark meat. I let this all simmer for a while. I had a little bit of broccoli hanging out in the fridge. I cut it up and threw it in too. It all smelled wonderful. After simmering for a while the house was filled with a wonderful aroma.

The juice in the soup needed thickening so I mixed up a little water with some flour and stirred it in. My stomach was growling but I let the stew simmer for a little while longer so the flavors could blend a little. Served the soup up to my husband and niece, had some crackers ready and we began to eat.

There was a moment of silence. Suddenly, at the same time, my husband and niece both said simultaneously—Are you trying to poison us??? It smelled wonderful!? I took a taste and found out what they meant. YUK! What happened? A whole pot of food, totally inedible. We ate macaroni and cheese. I took the stew and poured it out so a neighbor’s dog could eat it. He came over, sniffed, ate a bite, then turned around and went and rolled himself where a nearby septic tank was leaking. The ultimate insult from a dog! I guess turkey and broccoli don’t mix. Ouch!

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