My Forty-first - Lobster Feast - 100 Meals Pureed - Recipes for Head and Neck Cancer Survivors

My Forty-first  -  Lobster Feast


1 unit lobster tail
1 red boiled potato
1/2 shucked boiled corn
butter
cream
boiling broth

optional
3 steamed clams


Here it is Christmas Eve and I'm thinking about Christmas in France where I understand that lobster is traditionally served for Christmas.  I thought with today being the warmest Christmas Eve on record in parts of New England, what better than to make today's recipe a Lobster Feast.  70 degrees in Boston, and I would have gone to the beach for a lobster feast too.

When you think about it there are three recipes that you can combine to make a tasty meal - Lobster Bisque, corn chowder, and Potato Leeks soup.  If you read up on these three soups, you can see some commonality

LOBSTER
A good New England lobster is perfect, especially right off the docks.  Although, I said only the tail up above, if you are not warn out, you can use claws and legs.

RED BOILED POTATO
If you are not from New England you might not have heard of red potatoes, but any hipster supermarket should carry them.  Around here they are every where and more people use them than the standard russet potato.  You can use purple potatoes but the color of the meal takes a sinister color change.

CORN
Corn is always a staple of a lobster feast, so take your boiled corn cob break it in half and then cut all the kernels off.  Remember that when you puree that the kernels need to be pureed a little longer than normal.

CREAM AND BUTTER
A MUST!  Especially if your doctor is looking for you to put on weight.  I would love some French Butter and cream, seconded only by Irish cream and butter.

BOILING BROTH
You only need this to thin out the puree as needed

CLAMS
Steamed clams are an acquired taste so I left them as optional.  I also want to taste the lobster more so I recommend making two different batches - one with just clams and one with just lobster.

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My Fortieth - Feast of the Seven Fishes for Christmas Eve - 100 Meals Pureed - Recipes for Head and Neck Cancer Survivors

My Fortieth  -  Feast of the Seven Fishes for Christmas Eve

1 unit lobster

or

1 unit white fish

use bisque or chowder base

If you ever get a chance to go to a Feast of Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve - DO IT!  In the Boston area, this is a pretty common holiday.  However, it wasn't until my wife and I moved to Rhode Island that we got invited to a gift from heaven feast.  The Italians in RI know seafood.  It would be a shame for someone to miss this feast because they couldn't chew food.

The key is to make small batches (less than a cup) and wash the blender out immediately after blending.  Remember you may be making 7 cups of dishes, and the blender dries out quicker than you think, because you should enjoy the party too.

LOBSTER

Lobster linguine can easily be pureed into a Lobster Bisque.  I like to add a little extra butter . . . it's Christmas, add the extra butter.  I'm not against adding a little white wine.

BAKED COD

Baked Cod can easily be turned into a fish chowder by adding cream, and either pasta or potatoes (depending on what you have already cooked.

DEEP FRIED CALAMARI

 Fried dishes were well pureed.  You just have to add liquid, and puree a lot longer because squid and octopus are very firm.  

Remember the key is to think about inclusion as you make each dish.  For every fish, there is a soup alternative.

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My Thirty-Ninth - Potato Latkes - 100 Meals Pureed - Recipes for Head and Neck Cancer Survivors

My Thirty-Ninth Potato Latkes


1 unit potato latke
1 dash of apple sauce for sweetness
1 dash of sour cream
hot water for right consistency

Last night, we had the family gather for Hanukkah, but we didn't serve a full dinner.  Sometimes just getting the family together is more important than having a full flung meal.  For dessert you can puree rugelach and milk.  It's the holidays, do something fun.


POTATO LATKE
Although, I was prepared to make potato latkes, my children are now older and the allure of grating potatoes and onions is lost.  Instead, the Ladies picked them up at Whole Foods - which I will admit are pretty tasty.  This year, I realized that pureed latkes are really potato soup.  Why mess up a good thing.  I actually like potato soup, which is why I'm posting a second meal with latkes.

In the cold of winter, when there is snow coming down, a cup of hot soup is just the right thing.  When you have lost a little taste in your mouth, potato soup is a nice alternative.

APPLESAUCE AND SOUR CREAM
These are really to taste.  The great thing is that they both can be added after the pureeing process and mixed in.  I like a lot of sour cream, so don't be shy.

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