So I am officially two weeks out from my December 6th surgery. I've managed to survive 16 days of liquid diet and I am down 12 pounds.

I start on soft foods after I get clearance from my doctor tomorrow and I'm wondering if anyone has any recipes that the particularly loved. I'm trying to put together a cookbook that I can pass on to friends that are considering the surgery.

I sorta created a self imposed challenge that I'm calling "Around the Whirled in 14 days" I'm going to try and create an ethnic or regional dish that falls into the soft food / pureed food category so if ya got any I'd love to try them.

So far I have:

Thai Land - Tom Kha Kai Soup

Italian - Creamy Polenta with Eggplant Parmesan

Mexican - Chile Relleno Casserole

Ethiopian - Kik Alicah (Yellow Split Pea with Berbere)

Irish - Colcannon with Corned Beef

Argentina - pumpkin Stew Puree

Persian - Fesenjan (Chicken Pomegranite Puree on Pureed brown rice)

French - Potage Bonne Femme (Carrot, leek and potato soup)

Oaxacan - Chiles en Nogada (Stuffed Peppers deconstructed in Walnut Cream cheese sauce drizzled with Chile Pomegranite reduction)

Japanese - Sashimi Tower

Louisiana - Etoufee

I need more suggestions.

good luck to you too! My weightloss has stalled, but I'm just thrilled the 12 pounds didn't come back like it used to. Thanks for following my blog too. I'll keep posting

Cauliflower "Rice" ~ Link to Recipe

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