My last radiation treatment was day after Thanksgiving 1997. I only had my 12 front teeth so chewing things like meat was difficult. By spring most of my taste was back except for sweets like chocolate. Then along came summer and all the goodies that go with it, one of the few good reasons for living in NJ. So here are some of the things I enjoyed that first summer and still do.

It's asparagus season. Make lots of hollandaise sauce. It's really easy. If you need a recipe, I'll post. With this, I usually had a samll piece of salmon fillet. Take spoonful of hollandaise sauce and a piece of asparagus or salmon. Should go down real easy. You'll be eating these in almost equal parts.

It's also strawberry and about to be blueberry season. I clean these up, add a few tablespoons of sugar and refrigerate for a few hours. Then serve in a bowl and pour heavy cream over them. Delicious. In August I do the same with peaches or have them on cereal if you can chew it.

Come July we will have corn and tomatoes. The corn with lots of butter was easy. If you haven't got front teeth, cut off the cob. Tomatoes, because of the acid, were a little tricky. As long as I stayed away from dressings with vinegar I could eat them. I used blue cheese that was low in vinegar for a few years but I'm certain you can find others that work if you sample.

Then there are the cantalopes and melons which I could also tolerate. Watermelon, but I don't like it.

I' certain there is more, but that is a few ideas to get started with. Your local produce usually is very moist so easy to eat. Anything Citrus or acid will be a problem for a while, so sample slowly.

Take care,
Eileen