What are some recipes for avocado and lime soup?

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The discussion revolves around the anticipation and support for a member named Evo, who is undergoing surgery. Participants express their well-wishes, humorously speculate about the surgery's nature, and share light-hearted banter about post-operative care, including the potential for Evo to post updates while under the influence of pain medication. There are concerns about Evo's recovery, with members joking about the possibility of her being too drugged to communicate. As the waiting for updates continues, the conversation shifts to humorous scenarios involving hospital experiences, including interactions with other patients and nurses. Eventually, Evo returns to the forum, sharing her challenging hospital experience, including discomfort and complications, while expressing gratitude for the community's support. The thread highlights camaraderie, humor, and concern within the group as they rally around Evo during her surgery and recovery.
  • #251
rewebster said:
so, what DID they say?----"looks like your throat is irritated--here are some pills."?
They didn't say anything. Just prescribed Z-Pac. Over and out.

Oh, and I've lost 6 pounds since Friday. Six pounds in 5 days. I know it will stabilize in a few days.
 
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  • #252
I had to look up what Z-pak is: Azithromax (also known by the brand name Zithromycin)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a697037.html
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/zithromaxsusp_ids.htm

First I saw the part that it is prescribed to treat STDs, and after I stopped laughing and pondering how Evo got an STD in her throat (must've been some REALLY nice male nurses at that hospital :smile:), got further along and saw it's used for throat infections caused by Strep. I haven't found anything that tells how broad of a spectrum of bugs it is effective for. Hopefully they'll check the culture for anything else other than strep and make sure it's susceptible to azithromycin and prescribe something else if it isn't. It's in the same family as erythromycin (it's actually a derivative of it).
 
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  • #253
Astronuc said:
You can't just cut it into very small pieces?

Eat meat with some slices of kiwi fruit. Kiwi fruit contains enzymes that break down proteins. I know this from experience when I marinated some steak with slices of kiwi. The outer surface made for nice gravy.

DON'T TALK TO HER ABOUT FOOD!111111111111 She's supposed to eat SOFT CRAP for the next week or so. We need to chant: mashed potatoes and cheese; mashed potatoes and cheese... :smile:


Evo - you're a good girl (for ONCE! ). Now take your medicine and stay away from salad. mashed potatoes and cheese, mashed potatoes and cheese...FRUIT SMOOTHIES, FRUIT SMOOTHIES (WITH LOTS OF WHIPPED CREME TO PUT SOME FAT ON YOUR POOR OLD SAGGY FLESH!1111 :smile:
 
  • #254
Moonbear said:
I had to look up what Z-pak is: Azithromax (also known by the brand name Zithromycin)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a697037.html
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/zithromaxsusp_ids.htm

First I saw the part that it is prescribed to treat STDs, and after I stopped laughing and pondering how Evo got an STD in her throat (must've been some REALLY nice male nurses at that hospital :smile:), got further along and saw it's used for throat infections caused by Strep. I haven't found anything that tells how broad of a spectrum of bugs it is effective for. Hopefully they'll check the culture for anything else other than strep and make sure it's susceptible to azithromycin and prescribe something else if it isn't. It's in the same family as erythromycin (it's actually a derivative of it).
Z-Pak is what they prescribe for upper respiritory infections now, highly effective.
 
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  • #255
My mom made me the best banana milkshakes and potato soups when I got my wisdom teeth out. I highly recommend both for the eating impaired. If you've got a blender you can whip up some really creative stuff.
 
  • #256
boy--MB--you REALLY know how to start some rumors--

(she'll need to raise her PM message limit to 4000 now)
 
  • #257
Food Thread?
 
  • #258
Well good, Evo, progress. A doctor's visit and antibiotics and everything. Now if you can actually follow your eating instructions (at least for a few days) we'll give you a gold star. :biggrin:

(Sidenote: Something I've noticed. Wow are women ever bossy. Yes, I'm including myself in that statement.)
 
  • #259
Yeah. Don't you LOVE it! :smile:
 
  • #260
binzing said:
Food Thread?

Yer cruisin' for a bruisin', kiddo! :biggrin:
 
  • #261
GeorginaS said:
(Sidenote: Something I've noticed. Wow are women ever bossy. Yes, I'm including myself in that statement.)



Truest thing ever said on PF.
 
  • #262
Tsu said:
Yer cruisin' for a bruisin', kiddo! :biggrin:
Et tu, Wollie? :biggrin:
 
  • #263
GeorginaS said:
(Sidenote: Something I've noticed. Wow are women ever bossy. Yes, I'm including myself in that statement.)

:smile: My boyfriend agrees. But, he dutifully remembers to keep his towel on the left side of the towel rack when I visit, because I've told him I'm always right and he doesn't dare challenge it. :biggrin:
 
  • #264
wolram said:
Truest thing ever said on PF.
Tsu said:
Et tu, Wollie? :biggrin:

But how else would we know what to do unless women told us what to do?
 
  • #265
Glad to hear that you're improving, Evo. If you need something supplementary for nourishment, I highly recommend either Ensure Plus or Boost. They're both very tasty liquid meals that were originally developed for tube-feeding hospital patients. Some drug stores have their own house brands of the same thing as well.
Unless your photos are incredibly deceptive, you'll disappear if you lose another 5 pounds.
 
  • #266
Borch soup is good and adaptable, it can be made sweet or savory.
 
  • #267
wolram said:
Borch soup is good and adaptable, it can be made sweet or savory.

Ugh, beets ...Woolie, remember, she can't vomit :smile: !
 
  • #268
lisab said:
Ugh, beets ...Woolie, remember, she can't vomit :smile: !

Hey! It might be a way of teaching Evo's stomach how to vomit anew.

Last time I heard, they were still practicing medicine.
 
  • #269
Woah. I came in late and don't have enough time to read the whole thread, but I'll just pop in and say hello.

From the look of these last few comments I probably have plenty of catching up to do.
 
  • #270
Thanks Jeans. If you become a doctor, you can take care of me!
 
  • #271
Hope your infection goes away quick. :smile:
P.S. keep away from the food thread.
 
  • #272
Evo, if I were in your shoes I think I would challenge myself to invent some yummy recipes for "Things to Eat When You're Not Allowed to Eat". All kinds of soups and purees and frappes and whips. Heck, with your culinary talents you could make a cookbook out of it, and sell it to the hospitals and dentists offices, They could send it home with patients.
 
  • #273
wolram said:
Borch soup is good and adaptable, it can be made sweet or savory.

Yyyyummmmmmy! I LOVE Borscht. With a big blob of lovely sour creme... Ooooooo, YUM! :!) And, YO! SIS! YOU can eat THAT! :biggrin:
 
  • #274
As usuall, most activity goes when I am asleep :frown:

Glad to hear all goes reasonably well :smile:
 
  • #275
I think you need a whole recipe book for smoothies.

I had a cold avocado and lime soup at a restaurant not long ago. I wonder if you could find a recipe for something like that online. I wasn't sure if I'd like it, but decided to give it a try. It was so thick and filling, I thought I'd ruin my appetite for the main course, and the lime made it quite refreshing too (probably kept the avocado from turning brown as well). And I suspect it was probably quite high in calories and nutritious too. Just what you need when you can only eat little bits at a time anyway.
 
  • #277
Math Is Hard said:
Evo, if I were in your shoes I think I would challenge myself to invent some yummy recipes for "Things to Eat When You're Not Allowed to Eat".

Two words for you: duck foam.

- Warren
 
  • #278
chroot said:
Two words for you: duck foam.

- Warren

Google has failed me. :frown: What's duck foam?
 
  • #279
Probably one of those new fangled things they are making that taste like food, but aren't. They are an "essence" made with things like agar and piped out of aerosol whip cream cans.

Some recipes just call for putting the liquid into a "foamer" with c02 cartridges.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_15338_,00.html
 
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  • #280
Evo said:
Probably one of those new fangled things they are making that taste like food, but aren't. They are an "essence" made with things like agar and piped out of aerosol whip cream cans.

Agar is what bacteria are grown on. People eat that stuff?
 
  • #281
chroot said:
Two words for you: duck foam.

- Warren

hmm.. is it Duck Whip? Like Cool Whip, but duck flavored?
 
  • #282
Moonbear said:
Agar is what bacteria are grown on. People eat that stuff?
It's a new "trend" in cooking, agar, gum arabic, liquid nitrogen. Lot's of nothing with a taste, costs a fortune too in overpriced restaurants.
 
  • #283
Evo said:
It's a new "trend" in cooking, agar, gum arabic, liquid nitrogen. Lot's of nothing with a taste, costs a fortune too in overpriced restaurants.

I had no idea. I just googled and found some foam recipes:

http://www.grouprecipes.com/tags/foam/recipe/1/rating
 
  • #284
Math Is Hard said:
I had no idea. I just googled and found some foam recipes:

http://www.grouprecipes.com/tags/foam/recipe/1/rating

You did better than I did. I kept finding things like rubber ducks when I searched, and eBay has a really cute ducky puzzle made out of foam up for sale. :smile:
 
  • #285
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=550114

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/071702/fea_karin.shtml

http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Avocado_Lime_Soup_with_Crème_Fraiche_and_Roasted_Pimientos

I found a few versions of avocado and lime soup recipes. The one I had didn't have any "chunky" stuff in it, it was just a puree basically. So, maybe you can work from these to create something edible and safe for your healing stomach.
 
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  • #286
Moonbear said:
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=550114

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/071702/fea_karin.shtml

http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Avocado_Lime_Soup_with_Crème_Fraiche_and_Roasted_Pimientos

I found a few versions of avocado and lime soup recipes. The one I had didn't have any "chunky" stuff in it, it was just a puree basically. So, maybe you can work from these to create something edible and safe for your healing stomach.
I *love* avocado.
 
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  • #287
Evo, how about gazpacho, pureed to a fare-thee-well? You'll get nutrients, fiber, and something tasty to eat. You could make up a big batch and refrigerate it, taking out only 1/2 cup or so at a time, or whatever your stomach can handle comfortably. As long as the acid content is not too high (irritating sensitive tissues), it might help you keep comfortable.

If gazpacho is too acidic, maybe you could make a cold pureed soup out of cucumbers, yogurt (or maybe sour cream) etc. I'm sure Google would turn up something along these lines.
 
  • #288
In Polish "to beat the foam" (not sure how it is in English - it is about beating whites for foam) means "to talk and talk without getting to any conclusions", any long discussion that is just a waste of time fits. That perfectly fits the idea of tasty foam without a nutritional value.
 
  • #289
turbo, howed you acquire such a knowledge of chilies, etc? I dub you an honorary New Mexican!
 
  • #290
Well, I guess I can assume you're feeling better if you're talking about food... :smile:
 
  • #291
binzing said:
turbo, howed you acquire such a knowledge of chilies, etc? I dub you an honorary New Mexican!
I love chilies and have experimented with them and cooked with them for many years. The last few seasons, I have been able to grow my own and not have to rely on the (often crappy) peppers from stores. My home-grown habaneros are light-years ahead of the store-bought stuff. I can just hear Evo's stomach howling in pain right now thinking of my habanero relishes - perhaps she'll be driven to the food thread out of desperation. :devil:
 
  • #292
Tsu said:
Well, I guess I can assume you're feeling better if you're talking about food... :smile:
Last night Alton Brown was making a pie and I got a craving for pie. I crave sweets maybe once a decade. Of course, nothing sweet in the house.
 
  • #293
Evo said:
Last night Alton Brown was making a pie and I got a craving for pie. I crave sweets maybe once a decade. Of course, nothing sweet in the house.

not even honey?
 
  • #294
Evo said:
Of course, nothing sweet in the house.

Take a glance at the mirror o:)
 
  • #295
Borek said:
Take a glance at the mirror o:)
Awww, shucks.

Usually I'm called bitter and crabby. :biggrin:
 
  • #296
Should make a visit out here some day. You could check out Hatch, chili capital of the Southwest.
 
  • #297
This has absolutely nothing to do with anything said here, but all this talk of chilli's and going to the loo just made me remember something.

I worked on a salmon farm up in Scotland and quite often, when lifting the nets out of the water, there'd be jellies (jelly fish) wrapped around the rope so we all wore gloves to avoid the stings, except for one old codger who had hands like leather and to whom the jellies meant nothing since he couldn't feel the stings on his hands.

To cut a long story short, some of the stinging cells must've remained on his hands after one such a lift and, let's just say that he promptly discovered that the skin on his willy wasn't as tough as the skin on his hands after going to the toilet.

You should've heard him...That day, I laughed til I cried :biggrin:
 
  • #298
Good luck!
 
  • #299
scientiavore said:
Good luck!
Thank you!
 
  • #300
phyzmatix said:
. . . one old codger who had hands like leather and to whom the jellies meant nothing . . .

I thought you were going to say you got stung by shaking his hand later, but what actually transpired is a much better story. :eek:
 
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