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My mother has recently come home from an extensive neck surgery and can't swallow anything harder than mashed potatoes. I've been named her personal chef and I've been stumped on new things to give her. So far, she's had: scrambled eggs, mashed potatoes, smoothies, yogurt and applesauce. You can imagine how old that would get after a while. I need help coming up with either ways to make the above more interesting, or new things that aren't too heavily seasoned. I (and my mother) appreciate any suggestions you fine folks can come up with.
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| # ? Nov 06, 2009 21:24 |
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| # ? Nov 22, 2009 00:31 |
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Lots of blended soups. If you dress up the potato-leek soup from a few weeks ago you can pack in a lot of calories/nutrition and make it taste fantastic as well. Turn 4 thick-slice strips of bacon into lardons, render them out as much as you can, then saute the leeks and 2 smashed+chopped cloves of garlic in the grease while you heat up your stock. Toss 3 bay leaves into the stock along with about 1-3 tsp of thyme and marjoram apiece, grind pepper in to taste. Toss in the greenery and make the rest of the recipe like normal, and add in shredded sharp cheddar after taking it off the heat. 1 bowl and you're stuffed. e: plus you get a goony snack for yourself off of the rendered lardons 
Kilersquirrel fucked around with this message at Nov 06, 2009 around 22:03 |
| # ? Nov 06, 2009 21:58 |
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If she likes Indian food, most Indian vegetable dishes are soft to the point of being mushy. Indian preparations for potatoes and cauliflower are particularly good. Google "aloo gobi" for a great cauliflower/potato dish.
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 02:33 |
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Childlike Empress
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You can try some things with marinating tofu. It would be good protein, but nice and soft. I love desserts with Silken tofu. it makes everything creamy, without the cream!
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 03:17 |
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Pudding / rice pudding / tapioca Seconding the blended soups. If you don't have a hand blender, buy one, they're $30 for a Cuisinart and a godsend. Corn, cauliflower, carrot, butternut squash/sweet potato, cream of broccoli. Oatmeal, cream of wheat, lots of hot cereal choices. Polenta's good, and you can add cheese and herbs, even top it with tomato sauce (which is drat tasty). You'll just need to make it fresh, and not buy the stuff from a tube. kiteless fucked around with this message at Nov 07, 2009 around 22:06 |
| # ? Nov 07, 2009 07:18 |
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Falafel?
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 20:46 |
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Hey in all seriousness, check out the new egg thread. It's really new so not much is going on yet but heck, keep on looking. The Ramsay eggs would be AWESOME for your mom. Hope she gets well! http://forums.somethingawful.com/sh...hreadid=3225443
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 20:53 |
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I can't find it now but there was a pretty good discussion a bit ago on homemade baby foods. Anything from there would probably be a nice switchup for her. edit: also avocados Gourd of Taste fucked around with this message at Nov 07, 2009 around 21:02 |
| # ? Nov 07, 2009 20:59 |
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http://easytoswallowcookbook.wordpress.com/ I can't vouch for this personally but it looks like it would be helpful.
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 21:06 |
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Hazzardus posted:Falafel? Do you mean hummus? I have a feeling she would have a hard time eating my avatar. Would a really soft fish be in her range? Poached whitefish might work well for her, if she can handle it. SubG is pretty knowledgeable about this, he just had to take care of someone with a similar problem.
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 21:15 |
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I made her a big pot of mushroom bisque today (which she seemed very happy with). I'm going to look into a bunch of the suggestions (like the baby food one). Thanks for all the great ideas 
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 23:13 |
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I used to blend peas and silken tofu when my daughter was a baby. Not that your mom is a baby, but it's easy, cheap, nutritious and gives you lots of fiber. Would be good with mint. Put 1C cooked corn in a blender with the juice of two limes (plus cilantro if she wants) and liquefy. Slowly add 2 tablespoons olive oil. Mash up a ripe avocado with a spoon, then stir in the corn puree. Add cayenne pepper if she's feeling kicky. Quinoa is a good grain choice; you can cook the poo poo out of without it taking on a gummy or overly mushy texture, plus it's an excellent source of protein. Toss with mashed-up avocado, ripe mangoes and lime juice. Lately I've been blending cooked, jarred chestnuts and 2% milk for pureed root vegetables. But you could mix that with anything to add taste, protein and fiber.
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| # ? Nov 08, 2009 00:17 |
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Does she want texture? I get that she can't swallow very well but if I was on a diet like hers I would love texture in my throat, even if it's just slimy lumps but if it hurts, there's a trade off. It would help with the suggestions. By all that I mean, what's her tolerance? It would suck to put a lot of effort into something she can't eat.
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| # ? Nov 08, 2009 00:26 |
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Make some bean soups! If you get an immersion blender (and you should totally get an immersion blender they are great) you can make them really creamy and easy to eat. And since it's beans they're super filling and nutritious. I found this black bean soup recipe on Taste Spotting a few weeks ago and it's really delicious. 1 pound dry black beans, rinsed, soaked and cooked per package directions. Drain and set aside. olive oil 2 medium onions, diced 1 banana pepper, seeded and diced (I used an anaheim chili instead) 6 cloves of garlic, pressed 1 quart chicken stock 1 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes (canned or fresh) 2 TBSP ketchup 2 tsp Worchestershire sauce 2-3 tsp hot sauce (optional) 1 TBSP chili powder 1 tsp cumin salt and pepper 1/2 lime, juiced sour cream, cheddar cheese and thinly sliced green onions for garnish In large soup pot heat about about two tablespoons olive oil. Add onion and chili pepper and season with salt and pepper. Saute for 3-4 minutes then add pressed garlic. Saute for another minute or two before adding chicken stock, tomatoes, Worchestershire sauce, hot sauce (if using,) chili powder and cumin. Stir in beans and season again with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 40-45 minutes. Add lime juice. Then just take your brand-new immersion blender and mix mix mix until creamy. Alternatively you could use a standing blender and puree it in batches. Good luck man, you sound like a good kid.
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| # ? Nov 08, 2009 00:34 |
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Classic French Onion Soup Take 2-3 Onions, chop finely .. that's the easy part. The cooking process is the hardest to get right. Sweat the onions in a covered saucepan for 15mins with a little oil. If they start to brown the heat is too high. Remove the lid, turn the heat up and brown the onions. Be really careful they don't burn, which they will. Add a pint of good wholesome stock and simmer for a couple of minutes(you may want to use a hand-blender here). You should end up with a rich yellow-brown soup. Serve with some baguette (and just for your mom, cut the crust off), and a good hunk of ripe camembert. If she's craving something sweet... I'd recommend this http://www.francethisway.com/frenchileflottante.php but be prepared to practice to get it right, the vanilla is crucial, must be good quality.
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| # ? Nov 08, 2009 02:36 |
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I messed up a meatloaf with half as much meat as egg/milk/breadcrumbs once and it was very soft even when cooked. That might be an option, though you'd have to experiment. Just thinking that something savory would be a wonderful change. Also, perhaps a chicken liver mousse, if she likes organ meat.
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| # ? Nov 08, 2009 02:40 |
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GWS Hall Monitor posted:By all that I mean, what's her tolerance? We were very excited that she got a banana down yesterday. Everything's got to be slippery or she can't get it down. Thank you folks again for all the great suggestions. And Kenning, I've been looking for an excuse for an immersion blender for years  edit: oh crap, I just read that Ile Flottante recipe. I will be trying that. 
revolver_pookie fucked around with this message at Nov 08, 2009 around 16:29 |
| # ? Nov 08, 2009 16:23 |
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Off the top of my head: Egg salad, that's soft, pretty easy to make, and you could make it taste different from your scrambled eggs. Protein shakes. Liquid, good deal of nutrition. Also, with soups, split pea soup should work well. The way I've had it, it has potatoes and carrots in it, which get pretty soft when they cook, and depending on how much water you add to it and how hot it is, the consistency will be anything from liquid to similar to mashed potatoes. Also, mashed sweet potatoes. And Red Beans and Rice.
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| # ? Nov 09, 2009 04:20 |
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Do you think she could handle couscous? You can make some pretty flavorful versions with some chicken broth, garlic, Parmesan, very very finely shredded carrots or zucchini, etc. Hope your mom feels better soon!
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| # ? Nov 09, 2009 04:52 |
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Granola bars and Cap'n'crunch always make me feel better when I'm sick. Hummus isn't a bad idea (probably because I'm craving some now) but I never eat hummus by itself so I dunno if she can handle bread. Does she like flan?
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| # ? Nov 09, 2009 05:16 |
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You could go the Chinese route and make congee, the quintessential meal for the Chinese sick person. Though, honestly, I find it to be a miserable meal because my mom would make me eat it whenever I got sick with anything from stomachache, to flu, to post-wisdom tooth extraction malaise, and barely put anything other than a few slivers of ginger and some slices of scallion, and get this, no salt. teh jhey fucked around with this message at Nov 10, 2009 around 15:07 |
| # ? Nov 10, 2009 15:04 |
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