After Joe had his first transplant a few years ago, dinners were sad affairs. He was very sick and his restricted diet consisted mostly of applesauce and peanuts. Not that he could even taste those since the chemo messed up the taste buds. My sister gave me some homemade frozen dinner modules with a lot of love baked in and they were a great solace.
This time Joe started cooking within a couple of days of returning home. It's so wonderful. He made terrific chicken and rice last night despite the fact his taste buds still aren't up to snuff. We're also generating more tasty leftovers to vacuum and freeze. Thanks for all your offers of food. To my great surprise, we're doing pretty well in the food department.
It's also been wonderful to go to our favorite markets and see our food buddies behind the counters. They're all so happy to see Joe. "How ya doin'?" "Great to see you. You're a tough old buzzard." And, today, "So happy to see you! When did you get out?!" Just a few weeks ago. Let me introduce you to my parole officer.
Oh, and we didn't stay up to watch the first lunar eclipse in 372 years to coincide with winter solstice, but here are some nice pictures of it:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/20/are-you-watching-tonights-eclipse/?scp=1&sq=lunar%20eclipse&st=cse
Nice to be called a tough old buzzard! I like that.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the food amalgamation chops are somewhat independent of the taste bud review after enough practice? Cooking's an art, after all!
Good news.