Cooking & Baking

spinbaby

(15,198 posts) Sat Mar 4, 2023, 08:20 AM Mar 2023

My list is getting very long indeed

Until I’m back on my feet, I’ve been limited to cooking from a wheelchair. It’s been pretty basic, although I have managed simple things like eggs and grilled cheese. Meanwhile, I’ve been watching a lot of cooking on YouTube and making lists of things I’m going to cook when I can.

My list so far:

Sauerkraut balls
Cucumber salad
Pot roast with potatoes and carrots
Red cabbage
Cheese and spring onion biscuits
Skillet biscuits
Jollof rice
Fried chicken
Gravlax
Shrimp Étouffée
Swedish meatballs
Spätzle with bacon and cabbage
Sole Meunière
Gateau basque
Lentil flatbread
Sauerbraten
Chicken schnitzel
Gorditas
Sesame noodles
Bao
Chinese bbq ribs
Scallion pancakes

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My list is getting very long indeed (Original Post) spinbaby Mar 2023 OP

That is quite the list! nt Phoenix61 Mar 2023 #1

When I broke my right leg pretty severely several years ago... hippywife Mar 2023 #2

Everything is so high up in the kitchen spinbaby Mar 2023 #5

I mostly did things from sitting position hippywife Mar 2023 #7

If I were younger... spinbaby Mar 2023 #8

Oh, yeah. hippywife Mar 2023 #9

I've made sauerkraut balls a few times since I discovered them Marthe48 Mar 2023 #3

About the jollof rice, which countries' type? I like your list BTW irisblue Mar 2023 #4

This jollof rice spinbaby Mar 2023 #6

Phoenix61

(17,641 posts)

1. That is quite the list! nt

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Sat Mar 4, 2023, 08:23 AM

Mar 2023

hippywife

(22,767 posts)

2. When I broke my right leg pretty severely several years ago...

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Sat Mar 4, 2023, 10:38 AM

Mar 2023

I don't know why, but I just had to prove I could do just about anything from my wheelchair. I didn't do too bad, and husband was very supportive.

spinbaby

(15,198 posts)

5. Everything is so high up in the kitchen

Reply to hippywife (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 4, 2023, 04:54 PM

Mar 2023

I find I can only hoist myself up on one leg so many times.

hippywife

(22,767 posts)

7. I mostly did things from sitting position

Reply to spinbaby (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 4, 2023, 04:58 PM

Mar 2023

when it was stuff I could reach, but stood on one leg leaning against the counter to take some of the stress off of it, and sit down for a few minutes when I needed to.

Things just took a little longer. Which turned out to be good practice since they do now, too.

spinbaby

(15,198 posts)

8. If I were younger...

Reply to hippywife (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 5, 2023, 08:08 AM

Mar 2023

…and my kitchen smaller, maybe I could manage better. I’ve been eating more frozen dinners than I care to admit. Between that and the lack of exercise, my blood sugar control has gone to hell. I can start weight bearing this week, though, so hopefully things will improve soon.

I just added Pork Saltimbocca to my list.

hippywife

(22,767 posts)

9. Oh, yeah.

Reply to spinbaby (Reply #8)

Sun Mar 5, 2023, 10:03 AM

Mar 2023

Understood. I was definitely younger and couldn't do it again. Best to take the extra time to heal at this point.

Marthe48

(18,992 posts)

3. I've made sauerkraut balls a few times since I discovered them

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Sat Mar 4, 2023, 12:51 PM

Mar 2023

I bake mine, and I don't bread them. Still a real treat

Hopw you are back on your feet soon and check a bunch of your recipe ideas off

irisblue

(34,249 posts)

4. About the jollof rice, which countries' type? I like your list BTW

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Sat Mar 4, 2023, 02:39 PM

Mar 2023

Also Jamie Olivers' jollof rice, well there were some issues with it in 2014.

Title-Africans reject Jamie's Jollof rice recipe

source-https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-29831183.

Also, what type of cucumber salad?

spinbaby

(15,198 posts)

6. This jollof rice

Reply to irisblue (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 4, 2023, 04:57 PM

Mar 2023

And the cucumber salad I had in mind was the sweet and sour vinegary kind, which I think would go well with the gravlax.

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