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Recipe for my post op risotto

I got the request if I could share the recipe for my special post oesophagectomy risotto and here it is. 250 g Chicken breast 250 g baby mushrooms  Vegetables that are okay for a stir fry (carrots, swede, zucchini, green beans, peas, corn etc.) i usually take a frozen vegetable mix and fresh ones that are left overs. Vegetable stock 1 table spoon flour A table spoon of Butter if you need to gain weight  Full fat Creame (I have plant based Creame because I lactose intolerant)  Oil for frying (I take rape seed oil)  Risotto rice (a mug full)  Salt, pepper, paprika, herbs you like Dice the chicken breast and mushrooms into a big frying pan or a wok (those woks with lids are great for that), add salt and pepper and start boiling some water in a pan for the rice). When the water is boiling add the rice and cook for at least 10 minutes and not more than 15 minutes, pour into a sieve and leave the rice on the side for later.  Fry the chicken and mushro...

My daughter's favourite

Getting a child of 8 years to eat vegetables is almost as difficult as putting a tire on a car. You have to learn the tricks first, you need the right tools, and other people seem to get it done faster and easier than you. A few years ago, when I was desperate for her to eat something, I made an old recipe of my grandmother and called it magic soup. She was ill and that soup was supposed to get her healthy and luckily she did real quick. Quick enough for her to believe this soup was magical indeed and since then she would ask me every now and then, if I can make it again. She doesn't call it magic soup anymore but I think she still believes in the magic. Since surgery this soup was the best way for me to eat vegetables too. You can blend it as much as you like. Cream it up with milk, oatmilk or full fat cream, if you need it and it is very mild on the stomach. You'll need a big pan with a lid and a blender.  2 potatoes  Half a swede 3 carrots Hot dogs or German ...