Markus, I like the description of the pasta. One of my favorites for sure, but just if I make the sauce. I have no teeth and am wondering about using a blender on the pasta. My gums are still plenty sore and I don't want to push it. any ideas?

Jim,
I am not sure about a blender and pasta.. it might end up sticky, depending on how much liquid you add.
However, consider elbow macaroni. These are quite small and you can swallow them whole. I guess you would not want them al dente!! Just cook them long enough so that they are really tender.
Best.
M

I shall try mac some macaroni in sauce then . Thanks again.

For the record, when Dan was not able to eat solids I blended up homemade mac and cheese and it turned into paste. Not a good thing. I tried diluting it, and it was a disaster.

I have a great recipe for mac and cheese if you need one let me know. Dan ate it through most of his treatment. It's got a lot of sauce so if you can handle swallowing noodles, it can go down well.

Margaret please post it.

M

Yes margaret, please do. i was thinking of angel hair pasta broken into small, pieces, the cooked with plenty of sauce , but I like mac & cheese too.

Here it is. I hope it works. It's very easy to make. It was from Cooking Light, but I changed all the lowfat ingredients to high fat to up the calorie count. So, instead of skim milk, I used cream or Vitamin D milk.

Macaroni and Cheese

4 cups cooked elbow macaroni (about 2 cups uncooked)
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup cottage cheese
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons stick margarine, melted
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/4 teaspoon pepper (Dan couldn't eat pepper so I omitted this)
1 egg, lightly beaten
Vegetable cooking spray

Combine first 9 ingredients; stir well, and spoon into a 2-quart casserole coated with cooking spray. Cover and bake at 350

Jim,

I started out on Ensure and then found Ensure Plus but it wasn't until I found the VHC that I started to make some headway. That's because I didn't have to drink but 4 cans to meet my daily goal. When I was drinking the Ensure I had to down 6 to 8 cans a day and I always fell behind going into my 4th week of Tx. That's when all my problems really began. Keep on top of the food and water and avoid most of the crap I brought on myself.

I will stay on top of it David,, I found out an hour ago, from my sister, that the oral sugeon removed and cut down part of my jaw so when I get falsies, they will fit better.. I'm glad I mentioned that my jaw felt strange,, LOL she forgot to tell me. What a ditz she is.

Margaret, thanks for the recipe. I'll try it real soon.