r/AskRedditFood

Hi! First time here hopefully I'm posting this right. Okay so for context I've been having some health issues that are giving me a hard time swallowing food. Even a soup I've been trying to eat with soft vegetables and tiny bits of meat is pretty hard to get down; it feels like it gets stuck in my throat. Since I haven't been able to eat well I've been losing quite a bit of weight. That leads me to my question: does anyone have reccomendations for foods that are easy to swallow, such as blended, liquidy, or finely mashed, that are also high in calories to help me counteract the weightloss? I'm mostly just trying to find something that can hold me over until I can get checked by a professional. As of right now I'm mostly eating protein shakes and very soft soups. I'm not very knowledgeable about different types of food, so any foods or just ingredients that would be able to help my situation would be a huge help. Thank you !

I have some free time coming up and I want to get back in the kitchen and cooking more. I haven’t been cooking much with the stress of college and just being tired due to some health issues. I need new things to make, so what’s your current favorite recipe to make or something you love. Brownie points if you have a recipe to go with it but it’s not needed. Any kind of food is welcome but i am GLUTEN FREE/NO OATS, I can take most recipes and make them gluten free so its not a complete dont recommend but gluten free/no oats is preferred.

Appliances: oven, stove, air fryer, toaster oven, crock pot, waffle makers, blender, broiler, toaster,

Throw ‘em at me!

I went to a chinese buffet the other day and they had fish that was just labeled as “baked fish”. I can’t really seem to find what it might be online. Just from googling, i’ve found “dynamite fish” and also “lemon butter fish” but they don’t seem to match the fish I had. It was tender, mild and kinda sweet. It tasted like it was baked in a butter and didn’t have a super strong flavor, maybe some garlic, and had slight browning. there wasn’t really much of a sauce on it per se. It didn’t have lemons, but was cooked with red bell peppers and onions. Any ideas on how I could recreate a similar recipie?

Hello! I was just wondering if anyone here had any good sandwich ideas since I'm beginning to get sick of the turkey sandwich or a ham and Swiss.

The closest store near me is a WinCo

Im just wondering what would happen if you were to subtract one brick if reg cream cheese from a 4 brick recipe, and replaced it with an equal amount of heavy whipping cream?

Would it come out to loose or should it set up and taste richer?

Asking because I'm considering trying my hand at making some cheesecakes, sugar cream pies, and cinnamon rolls for farmers market. Id like to sell them for a noticeably lower price than our local Kroger who wants 20.00 for one of those really small half sized cheesecakes.

Hello, my senior mother recently (last few months) has been dealing with bad esophageal irritation. She needs to avoid foods that cause either acid reflux or gassiness (since burping causes her a lot of pain). She's lost a lot of weight and energy and motivation because she's been stuck eating the same thing constantly.

I'm looking for recipes that are GERD-friendly and avoid ingredients that cause gas. (Or gas friendly recipes that avoid acid-reflux causing ingredients) I've been doing my best to find recipes, but unfortunately, searches generally turn up with GERD only results, where the recipes include several ingredients that would cause gas (aka high fiber), or gas/bloating only results, which often include ingredients that aren't good for GERD.

I have been filtering through recipes myself to try to give her some variety, but between work and school and limited ingredients, I've been struggling to help her as much as I'd like.

We generally grocery shop at the local chinese supermarket and at Costco, but can make a trip to Trader Joe's if necessary.

Question: Does anyone have any recipes that are both acid-reflux friendly and non-gassy?

I'd greatly appreciate any help or suggestions. TIA.

(I've made sure she's seen a doc and is taking the prescribed medications, and I know what ingredients to avoid and whatnot, just looking for recipe recs so she'll get excited to try smth new again. And we're Chinese, so anything that can be eaten/drank warm or hot!)

Is romaine lettuce the only green that could be crunchy? I like a good crunch to my greens in my salad. The texture is as important as the taste.

I've been having a hard time finding other crunchy greens.

Any suggestions (if there are any outside of romaine lettuce)?

I've tried fried plantain many times. Once, I cooked myself, 4-5 times cooked by my friend from Kenya, and 3 times by a Jamaican cook. It is always bland, greasy, and starchy. It is just a holdover from when people needed calorie-dense food?

I have been talking to my family about splitting a cow and now my brother found this truck selling beef out of a refrigerator truck in the parking lot of a Target. Thoughts?

i’m thinking of bringing sushi (imitation crab sushi and also tuna+cucumber sushi), edamame, matcha and chocolate mochi, maybe dorayaki, and also possibly rice balls? i’m not really sure what would be popular to cater for everyone. any suggestions on what to add or remove?

Hi all! I, for some reason, was cursed with a garlic allergy. I used to just eat it and say it's worth it but recently, it really isn't any more. However, a few of my favorite dishes have Chorizo in them. Is there a good alternative without garlic that still has the strong taste?

I've tried "rundercervelaat" but the taste is just really not doing it, sadly.

I'm in the Netherlands, if that helps.

Thanks!

I cooked some mushrooms with cream today and I left some so I can heat them up before going out. I’ve never reheated mushrooms before, and this is my first time cooking them as well. I heard it’s not good to reheat them because it can cause sickness, and I’m wondering if this would change their texture too .

So I've been having a ongoing 5 year debate with a friend on if chicken thighs or breasts are better. I need your opinions so I can win my argument. I just need a single answer. Don't give me both sides. Please I need to win the argument.

I'm throwing an olive tasting event (think wine tasting but different trying olive varieties) for my friends as an olive enjoyer but not an expert.

I am trying to figure out what order to let them try the olives in. My first idea was to do it by country, but after scouting for olives yesterday and trying a black lucques I literally couldn't taste anything else for 5 minutes as it was so salty.

Should I just go from green to dark? Any advice?

(Also, please feel free to share any other olive related pieces of knowledge if you know something you think would be a shame to miss at an olive themed dinner party.)

I’m talking dipping your sandwiches in apple cider vinegar. I do this and feel like a freak but it’s literally heaven on earth for me for some reason. Hopefully my esophagus isn’t imploding we’ll see what happens

Hello, I just sautéd kale and garlic on the stove for about 10 minutes and ate about a handful. I am concerned because after eating I remembered my husband had left the canned garlic in water from Costco out on the counter overnight. I googled it and am now very concerned about the risk of getting botulism. I tossed the garlic out but now I don't know what to do. I know botulism is rare but Google is saying jarred garlic is the perfect breeding ground for botulism due to the naturally anaerobic environment plus the several hours it was on the counter. What should I do?

ive eaten a lot of kiwi just normal with a spoon and never got a tingly mouth. my mouth only goes tingly if i eat/drink kiwi in a smoothy my mouth goes tingly/burning , feeling like i put pepper in it?

Lentils are my favourite ingredient!

I use them as a main dish and in soups. Is there an unconventional way to cook them, like in a salad or as a dessert?

hi so my mother is returning from a trek soon and I want to make something yummy for her. the place she trekked at is very cold and she ate really basic and bland food, so I want to make something fresh and full of flavour for her, but I’m not sure what. she likes sweet food (especially ice cream) and dislikes sour food. I’m hesitant to make anything hot or spicy since it’s really hot here.

I’m a beginner cook so the only thing I’m very good at making is (white sauce) pasta, but I’m okay with cooking something new or cooking for a long time. I also know how to bake bread.

I appreciate any suggestions:D

I'm in the market for a new set of chop sticks and I was wondering.. What materials and features do people look for with their chopsticks? what makes a good set?