10 Soups for the Dentally Impaired

I have been struggling with a retreat of a root canal. What you say? Let’s just say that I had a new long-term relationship with my endodontic dentist who finally declared the tooth terminal. He passed me to an Oral surgeon for an extraction of the offending tooth. Subsequently I have not been able to chew well for a couple of months. Thus soup making.

I made more than 10 different soups that are soft to eat. No stews or chunky soups. Slurping up was progress for my mouth. Now I have gone back and remade the best soups and refined them. My husband has been onboard with this dinner theme making a few recipes to add to our collection.

So first I start with homemade broth from organic chicken necks and backs. I found organic turkey wings were cheaper than necks and backs and they give more meat, which has been all right as my gums heal.

It is always great to have a freezer full of broth for rice, stir fries, and of course soup. I freeze in big containers to small 4 ounce cups. I strain the broth and add water to each container because straight broth is pretty rich.

Here are my top soups to date:

1. Tom Ka Gai: Thai coconut soup with rice noodles, mushrooms, hot peppers, spinach and leeks.
2. Carrot Ginger: Coconut milk, leeks, hot peppers, and peanut butter.
3. Cauliflower Soup: No cream just the creaminess of the cauliflower.
4. Wonton Soup: I bought the wonton wrappers and filled with a pork mixture. The soup has mushrooms, spinach, green onions and hot peppers.
5. Hot and Sour Soup: I skipped the tofu and added rice.
6. Matzoh Ball Soup: I use the mix for the balls.
7. Mushroom and Wild Rice Soup: It is baked.
8. Chicken Noodle Soup: With not much chicken.
9. Chili: I used ground beef crumbled small.
10.  Split Pea with Rosemary: A bit of tomato paste so it isn’t green.

Have you ever adapted to a restricted diet because of some issue? How did you cope? Interested in any of these recipes, just email me.