So far I haven't had a lot of energy, physically or mentally, to spend on creative liquid meals. At this point, I'm just trying to get past the immediate post-surgery recovery period, then I'll focus on eating good (liquid) food.
Last night we went out to dinner. We went to Fuddruckers, since we all like to eat there, and I know that they have good milkshakes. They also had really good chicken tortilla soup.
The soup was very flavorful and spicy, and did not have large chunks of chicken or tortilla floating in it. If I'd not been on a liquid diet, I might have been disappointed in how very much broth there was. But for me now, it was perfect. And the strawberry milkshake was fabulous.
Friday I threw some chicken stew in the blender. And while that was okay, it wasn't really something which I find myself craving. Or necessarily wanting to eat again any time soon.
Tomorrow I'm going to make Tom Ka Gai, without actual chicken. I'll just use broth. Really flavorful soups, like Tom Ka Gai, or lemongrass, or hot-and-sour, are what sound very good to me right now.
I really miss crunching. Air-popped popcorn and a glass of wine is one of my favorite snacks to have in front of the TV one or two nights a week. And while I haven't had wine since the surgery (due to the narcotics I'm taking), I'm realizing that a lot of the appeal of drinking wine comes from the crunchy, savory foods that I eat while drinking.
1 comment:
Poor you! I'm all about crunchy too, and I wish I could crunch stuff for you. I'm also all about salt, but I'm guessing that isn't hard to get from broth and what not.
I think about you and your poor jaw a lot! Hang in there.
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