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Emmnemms
Emmnemms commented 10 years ago

Wow, thank you all very much for your responses! When I have a minute, I will have to check out each and everyone of these recipes :) At least I might be able to get a foot hold in somewhere.

As to all the comments about shakes and smoothies, the issue I see coming from this is that she is always freezing! We will turn on the heater and she will still be wearing a thick jacket (she does insist on wearing a skirt and nylons, even though we try to convince her to wear pants and socks) I'm afraid a smoothie would just make her colder. It is kind of ironic that she is always cold, since she is visiting from Alaska! (I live in Oregon)

Thank you again!

Wow, thank you all very much for your responses! When I have a minute, I will have to check out each and everyone of these recipes :) At least I might be able to get a foot hold in somewhere.

As to all the comments about shakes and smoothies, the issue I see coming from this is that she is al...

 
Emmnemms
Emmnemms commented 10 years ago

Thank you very much for your response :)
Due to her... being taken advantage of when she is young, she absolutely refuses to go to the doctors. We are doing our best to get her to go, but without drugging her (which I am completely against) I don't see that in her future.

What we are realizing is that she will eat 2 very small portions of food a day, such as a Yogurt for breakfast and an Egg for lunch, but absolutely refuses dinner. (Some days the meal she refuses changes) but will eat 3 or 4 cookies throughout the day.

I'm hoping to find a recipe so when she eats those cookies, at least she is getting some nutrients.

She is just about right weight-wise, and with the exception of some dental work (we are trying to get her to agree to fixing some teeth) and the dementia, she seems to be healthy. She can walk miles and can get up easily from the ground. I'm just worried what will happen if she doesn't eat properly for a few years...

Thanks for the reply again :) I'll check out those cookies!

Thank you very much for your response :)
Due to her... being taken advantage of when she is young, she absolutely refuses to go to the doctors. We are doing our best to get her to go, but without drugging her (which I am completely against) I don't see that in her future.

What we are realizi...

 

Hey :)
So, recently my grandmother has came to stay with us (for a month or two) She is starting to show signs dementia and one of the main problems we have is she doesn't want to eat and she won't go to the doctors.
BUT she LOVES sweets (she was raised in an orphanage so sweets were not available when she was young) I am hoping to find a recipe for a cookie that tastes sweet but will have some nutrients. They need to be soft due to her having teeth problems. Recently I made some No-bake cookies with pb and oats in them, and she gobbled those up.

Does anyone else have any recipes or ideas that might help us out? and please no judging, we are honestly doing the best we can do to get her to eat, but we can't fight this way everyday.

Thanks :)
Emm

Hey :)
So, recently my grandmother has came to stay with us (for a month or two) She is starting to show signs dementia and one of the main problems we have is she doesn't want to eat and she won't go to the doctors.
BUT she LOVES sweets (she was raised in an orphanage so sweets were not avail...

 
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Hiya! So I have decided to make my own vanilla extract.
I have heard many good reviews of the ebay seller "Vanillaproducts" and he has very good prices to boot!

My only thoughts is, I have no idea about the different types of vanilla beans. What grade do I need? Do I want Madagascar Bourbon or Tahitenis? Does length matter when I'm buying buy weight?

Also, while you are here, let me ask about Vodka. (I'm 18, so no drinking for me yet, but my parents are fine with using it for cooking/baking) We live in Oregon, so grocery stores are not allowed to sell anything except wine/beer/guiness. What is a good inexpensive brand of vodka? (My family doesn't drink) Can I get away with an inexpensive bottle or do I need midgrade?

Thank you very much :)
Emm

Hiya! So I have decided to make my own vanilla extract.
I have heard many good reviews of the ebay seller "Vanillaproducts" and he has very good prices to boot!

My only thoughts is, I have no idea about the different types of vanilla beans. What grade do I need? Do I want Madagascar Bourbon ...