Jan’s is still on her blended food diet, her mouth surgery should heal soon, and she has lost her holiday weight. Every day she has created a new smoothie. Today, she is using coconut water with pulp (El Mexicano brand). This one was good enough that she was tempted to add rum and make it a real Piña colada.
Jan’s Piña Kalelada
Filed under Main Dishes, Vegetarian MD
I went to the dentist today, so I have joined Jan’s soft food diet for the day. Despite last night’s yam fail, she sent me a Martha Stewart recipe she wanted me to try. It is not really in my nature “to do” Martha Stewart. I did not change everything about the recipe, but just about. This is more of a “inspired by” rather than an “adapted from” recipe.
Karl’s Curried Sweet Potato Soup
with Apple Crème Fraîche
Filed under Main Dishes, Soups, Vegan, Vegetarian MD
I went to Safeway’s today and they had half hams for 49 cents a pound. For that price I could not pass one up. I like to cut these up into one inch streaks and freeze them for future meals. Tonight, I was already planning to make a sweet potato soup for Jan, but I knew that Eilene would like a bite of ham. She has been feeling a bit protein starved lately. I saved a couple of small ham steaks for our dinner.
Karl’s Apple Ham Spread
Filed under Uncategorized
I suggested salmon for Eilene’s and my dinner tonight. Eilene’s response was, “Salmon, salmon, salmon!” Jan, sadly, is still eating blended foods, so she having the left over scallop soup from two nights ago. I am also making mashed yams and Carolina coleslaw to go with tonight’s fish.
Karl’s Orange Glazed Salmon
Filed under Main Dishes, Seafood
Jan is still on her very soft food diet from her oral surgery. She is having some of the vichyssoise for dinner, but she has been craving something with a bit more bulk. She asked for mashed yams. Last month, I made some that she really liked, but I think I can make them better.
Karl’s Mashed Yams II
Filed under Side Dishes, Starches
I am making orange glazed salmon and mashed yams tonight. While Jan is on her soft food diet this dish will be too hard for her to eat, however, Eilene wants something besides baby food for dinner.
Karl’s Carolina Coleslaw
Filed under Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables
Jan is still on a blended food diet, so she has been making a lot of smoothies. The blueberries help a lot in disguising the dark green of the kale, so today’s smoothie looked quite presentable and tasty. Jan thought it was delicious.
Jan’s Blueberry Kale Smoothie
Filed under Breakfast, Main Dishes, Vegetarian MD
Jan has had oral surgery, so she is still eating only cool blended foods at the moment. By now she is getting tired of smoothies, so I thought I would make her some vichyssoise. This is a fancy name for a potato and leek soup that can be served either hot or cold.
Karl’s Scallop Soup with Bacon
Filed under Main Dishes, Pork, Seafood
Jan is still on a soft food diet so she has been making smoothies. Last night’s had kale, strawberries and banana, but she does not remember what else she put into it. It looked a bit like chocolate milk. While it tasted nice, you wanted to drink it in the dark. Today’s smoothie looked a bit nicer, but any drink with a lot of ground up kale is going to have presentation issues.
Jan’s Pomegranate Pond Scum Smoothie
Filed under Main Dishes, Vegetarian MD
Jan had oral surgery yesterday so she is on a soft food diet for the next few days. She decided to make herself some custard. She decided that she totally disagreed with the one she found in Bittman’s, so she made it from the memory from what her mother taught her fifty years ago. She did make one major change from her mother’s recipe, which was to use my orange infused sugar.
Jan’s Orange Custard
Filed under Desserts & Treats, Treats
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Jabberwocky Stew 