So glad to have you back at the helm. I'm sorry you still can't eat a normal diet.

I had breakfast: Eggos, slice of ham, fried egg (it was supposed to be over easy but it broke as I put it in the pan).

Today was beautiful here in OH..... sun shining all day, but still only got up to mid 50s.

Shirley

Hi Patti. Welcome back. We all know it's Sunday today but it wouldn't be Patti if she didn't get her days mixed up. LOL So good to have you back even though the ladies did a great job in your absence.

It's been a perfectly beautiful day here today. We had a brunch to go to today. We went to a friends house for bloody Mary's and mimosa's, all kinds of cheeses, fruit, shrimp, crab balls, ham biscuits, smoked salmon, etc. etc. Then we went to a restaurant for brunch. To tell you the truth, I was full by the time I left their house. DH had prime rib with biscuits and gravy, potatoes and eggs.... I had crab cakes over eggs benedict. I brought one of the crab cakes home for breakfast tomorrow. So much food! Everything was delicious and we had enough food for two days so there will be no cooking here tonight.

Not sure about Monday yet Patti.. Lol... Hmm can you do a pureed veggie soup...Like say butternut or pumpkin...or even broccoli cheese?
I'd cook the aromatics in bacon grease and maybe a bit of bacon pieces added in..they puree up pretty well.

But today we will be havin BBQ grilled chicken and probably mac n cheese..

For breakfast today it was biscuits and gravy, grits and scrambled eggs..

I have a pot of Zuppa Tuscano on the stove awaiting the cream..

I have some baseball size local golden beets that will be cubed and roasted today too..

Just put scalloped potatoes made with béchamel sauce in the oven right now. Will make pretzel crusted baked chicken breasts and lightly steamed asparagus to go with it.

Tuxedo mousse cake for dessert...

gosh, I can hardly wait!

So glad you are back, I have missed you. It is good you are getting better even if it is just a little at a time.

I made eggplant parmesan & a new dark cho cake recipe for hubby's birthday.

It feels good to be able to start cooking again.

I know I typed Sunday so I'm not sure how that happened!!

Shirley, your breakfast for dinner sounds great. I have to take lessons from you on how to cook for one. That's assuming I'll be able to eat one of these days :-)

Oh, Georgysmom, you know me too well. Honestly, I just can't figure out how that happened. Wow--that was a lot of food at your pre-brunch party. I'm surprised you could eat anything at all by the time you got to the restaurant. It all sounds delicious, though.

Terri, thanks for the ideas. A lot of the problem is hat danged mucositis. It changes the way things taste and sometimes textures can be a real turn-off. I tend to do better with clear things--other than my Boost. I just love Zuppa Tuscano soup and have a really good recipe for it--tastes like Olive Garden anyway. I've never had golden beets. Do they taste like the red ones?

We are on the road right now, so I don't know what supper will be.

Patti so good to see you.

I left the family with lots of leftovers and the fellers were so happy I cooked lol.
Mother in law is still in hospital, we are still praying for something positive, not sure though...

They taste like beets..lol..maybe a touch sweeter....but earthy like beets can when they are fresh.

Well from a nutritional stand point..what about bone broth?
Fancy schmancy term for stock..lol..

Buy a roasted chicken, pick the meat and freeze until you can eat it..and make stock..

Those nutrients in the chicken bones, cartlidge and the veggies..will be super good for you..

Even a few beef ribs or marrow bones roasted..then turned into stock..

My boys love chicken or turkey stock turned into noodle soup..I use orzo for the noodles. I mince carrots and onions for the soup.

This post was edited by terri_pacnw on Sun, Oct 20, 13 at 18:29

Welcome back Patti!

Another beautiful sunny CA day here. Dinner is not for a few hours yet, but it will be either a wilted spinich salad or a Cobb salad. I have the fixings for both and will let DH decide. I made a big pot of Weight Watcher friendly soup for the week and also roasted a pan of veggies with fresh herbs and garlic.

Jean, your meals always sound good, but you've outdone yourself today, girl! Wow--what a feast.

Mary, it's just wonderful to hear from you. Are you healed from your surgery? I know what you mean-- I will be happy to cook again, too. I assume it quit raining in Tennessee?? LOL!

Raven, I missed why you went to OK but I see your MIL is in the hospital. I hope she will be okay. You must be on your way home. Have a safe trip.

Terri, that's a good idea and I have a lot of homemade chicken stock in the freezer--think I have some beef stock also. Have orzo, too. Sounds like a plan. Thanks!

Patti, I have only been back on here since 10/6.

If you go back to page 5 Oct 6 you will read what has happened with me. Right now I have a fractured fibula in my ankle that no one picked up so I have been walking on a break for almost 2 months.

We are tough so things will get better for both of us.

Patti, one year I made a slow cooked pot roast with all the veggies, thinking it would taste good to my boyfriend (at the time) after he recovered from an extensive wisdom tooth extraction.

Well, he came to stay with me for a day or so right after the surgery, and when he smelled that pot roast he had to have some. So, I put some in a blender, gravy and all. He said it was the best roast he'd ever sipped from a spoon, lol.

Could that be something that could enrich your diet?

We're having buckwheat pancakes with pecans, ham, and fresh fruit. I made some honey/cinnamon butter for the pancakes.

We had Mexican stuffed peppers with a salad.

Matti, I vote for the wilted spinach :0 I've never had it but I sure do like wilted lettuce.

Rhizo, I think I have some homemade vegetable beef soup in the freezer. I could try pureeing that. My problem is I'm too lazy! Your dinner sounds delish!

Mary, oh no! I'll go take a look.

Waffle House for me, today!

To top the day off, I asked friend to go look at cars with me and lo and behold I came home with a beautiful white Buick, 2012, one owner, 10,000 miles from CarMax .

{{!gwi}}
Golden Beets

Hi Patti!! I'm so glad to see you.
I'm thinking pureed foods, or a veggie juice drink would be good for you. Lots of vitamins and nutrients which is what you need.

Today was a sunny, cool day. I was expecting rain, it's in the forecast for the whole week, so today was a pleasant surprise.

I did a load of whites and put them on the line, made an apple crisp and apple cobbler. The cobbler dough didn't turn out, the first time ever, the dough baked up tough. Inedible, really.

I also made Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic, with potatoes and carrots in the pot. Had a friend over for dinner, and it was all eaten with abandon.

Glad to see you back Patti.

Tonight we had Bobby, Amber and their friend Jordan over for dinner. We had spaghetti, salad and garlic bread.

They are all watching a movie in the family room. Mike is really enjoying their visit.