A close friend of mine sent out a call to all our friends and colleagues for their favorite smoothie, soup, and cocktail (for after I was done with Vicodin!) recipes and then put them all together into a cookbook of straw- and squirt bottle-friendly foods.
Have a friend facing a liquid diet? Make one of these.
Best. Gift. Ever.
(remember to change the name...)
My birthday was just a few days before surgery, and it was the perfect gift - everyone who submitted a recipe also wrote me a little note to go along with it. Not only was it incredibly practical, it also made me feel truly supported by my community of friends.
I'll be posting some or all of the recipes my friends shared with me on this website, but I also recommend that you send out the call for recipes (or have a friend do it) to your friends and family. It's a great way to make sure that you have a diverse diet, even if it's all through a straw, and I found it was also a great way to let people know about the surgery I was about to undergo without spamming everyone with a lot of pre-surgery information.
Trust me, you'll be happy you're not flipping through cookbooks once your jaw is rubber-banded shut.
And THANK YOU again, to the lovely folks who contributed to this project, particularly to one who organized it and the one who helped her put it all together. You have no idea how much more pleasant the last three weeks have been because of you.
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