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Default What to eat after oral surgery?

On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 05:20:15 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>Tomorrow I'm having several teeth extracted, affecting both sides of my
>mouth. Apart from the obvious, milk shakes...puddings...soups, etc., what
>would be a good choice of foods that don't require much if any chewing?
>
>Recipes welcome, too!
>
>TIA
>
>Wayne


Aw jeeze, man, you have my deepest sympathies. As a guy who once
broke a tooth on sushi and who has had four root canals and one
retrofill (I'm a posterboy at the Univ of Pitt dental school), I can
sympathize with your plight.

I made soup for D when oral sugery had her down last time.

Here's one I made up and posted a while back.

>4 medium red potatoes, diced
>3 poblano chiles, seeded, cored, roasted, and diced
>3 shallots, diced
>4-5 cloves garlic, minced
>Chicken stock (enough of it)
>3 tablespoons olive oil (or more)
>1 cup half and half (or more)
>salt and pepper


>In a large pot, sweat the shallots in oil, add the potatoes and cook a
>few minutes, letting some of them just begin to brown. Add the
>garlic, being careful not to burn it. Add chicken stock to the pot
>and bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Core the poblanos and
>roast them on a gas burner till the skins char. Put them in a plastic
>bag and let them steam while the potatoes cook. After the peppers
>have cooled, peel off the charred skins and dice. Add them to the
>soup. Check the potatoes for doneness, and add the half and half.
>Return to a simmer. Salt and pepper to taste.


This is another post from my wife's time under the oral surgeon's
knife:

>I made a nice cream of asparagus soup for Donna after her root canal.
>There's no recipe, but it involved poaching aparagus in stock (misc
>veg, as I recall) and blending before adding cream (yogurt would work)
>and some soft blanched asparagus spears for garnish.


Be well. Your mouth heals faster than almost any other part of your
body. Or so I'm told.

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