Any suggestions for sweet recipes?

Fodao · New User Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Posts: 2

Howdy. My Dad was diagnosed with lung cancer about 2 months ago, and he's been on the chemo for 4-5 weeks now (no radiation therapy at this point), and he's not eating much. Surprisingly it's not nausea; he says that nothing tastes good (though knowing my Dad and his inability to state things plainly, this may just be nausea in Dad-speak).

Since he's gotten pretty lethargic, I've been cooking at his place 3-4 times a week trying to find something he likes, but after last night's failure with homemade baked mac-and-cheese, I'm sort of stuck. I talked with him a bit and tried to ascertain what the problem was.

He said everything tasted "bland" and nothing had flavor (which surprised me; the mac-and-cheese was made with sharp cheddar with that in mind). However, I remember that when we went to try a chinese buffet the other day, he didn't eat anything but a few helpings of ice cream.

He said sweet stuff still tastes good - ice cream, hot chocolate, yogurt.

So anyways, has anybody had any experience with this wanna-eat-only-sweet stuff thing, and more importantly, do you have any recipes for meals with sweet themes that are a little more nutritious than buckets of icecream?

Oh, and he's a bit of a redneck when it comes to eating, so it has to be down-home country-style cooking. The potatoes had better have gravy and parsley is only for decoration. I nearly got lynched a week ago for trying to serve some linguine with kale and white beans in. Smile

Thanks.

Vee Smith · Moderator Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 796 Location: UK

Very difficult! How about sweet and sour recipes for chicken and pork? There are probably lots on the net. Also, Boston baked beans made with molasses.

This looks interesting (don't think one has to be Jewish to enjoy it!):

http://kosherfood.about.com/od/meatpoultryfishmains/r/brisket_cola.htm

and another:

http://www.thatsmyhome.com/momsdiner/beef/swesour.htm

Anyhow, they provide a start.

Fodao · New User Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Posts: 2

Thanks Vee, great suggestions. I think that meatloaf recipe might be a winner!

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