So yesterday, having had a successful result with the egg drop soup for lunch, I tried another experiment for dinner. While at Harris Teeter to get some new ibuprofin and toilet paper (only the staples, right?), I passed the hot bar section of the store and noticed a prepackaged cooked meat loaf with mashed potatoes. That got me thinking...
So I took it home and--no joke--pureed them both. Have two separate blenders, so I cut up the meat loaf into small pieces and then pureed it in beef broth and a can of tomato sauce, and the mashed potatoes in chicken gravy--got one of those powder packets for that purpose, made it on the stove, and then poured it over the mashed potatoes already in the blender.
The result? A very nice change of pace. The taste for both was recognizable, it was filling... and I daresay, good. At least, to someone who's been without solid foods for a couple weeks...
Mentioned it to Dr. Jelic at my third post-op appointment this morning, and he said that none of his patients had tried anything like that before, but he did have one who pureed a slice of pizza in a can of beer and said it came out well. So... may have to try that before all is said and done.
For dessert, I also pureed another large slice of watermelon, and this time instead of having it plain added a strong shot of vodka, sugar, and water. It was good, but caused my cheeks to slightly painfully pucker. Tonight I'll do the same but for more sweetness and some creaminess add milk and rum.
Now if you'll excuse me, I only finished half the meatloaf and mashed potatoes last night, so I'm going to have to rest for lunch now.
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