Their rotisserie chicken is also quite good, although I’ve yet to try the Sam’s Club chicken one of my clients raves about.
They usually fry freshly around 4pm, so if one times it right, you can get it straight outta the fryer. Not that we, like, eat at 4pm, but thanks to our spiffy air-fryer, reheating crispy kronchy stuff is a piece o’ cake 
PS: We visit Philly more often than PGH.
Thank you… Yes, the post care instructions recommend soft foods for a week or so.
Soups, mashed potatoes with extra milk or liquid, mashed carrots, etc.
Sunshine has an old heavy duty blender, so I’ll be using that to liquefy some of her meals, but I couldn’t see putting a nice Thanksgiving dinner in a blender.
I was thinking about over boiling some pasta (to make it very soft) and topping it with a pea puree, also some scrambled eggs. Between the food processor and the blender, I think we’ll get through this.
And the patient is not happy about this upcoming “baby food” style diet. Protests have already started…
If anyone has any ideas for “soft foods”, please post them.
Here are a few ideas from previous threads, Dan
Hope Sunshine heals up quickly — no doubt given your support & care!
Pureed soups (butternut squash, pumpkin, tomato); guacamole; really squishy macaroni & cheese; quiche with maybe just eggs and cheese?.
A couple of previous threads might help - HAH! ETA that linguafood beat me to it!
BMTA. 
Maybe your gnocchi is soft enough? I recently had a dental procedure that required soft foods. Gnocchi was one of the items that suited me.
Thank you @LindaWhit and @linguafood
I just scanned those threads and I do have pesto in stock, so pasta and pesto are added to the list.
In reading the post care instruction, it appears she won’t be able to use her whistle. Moreover, no talking for at least 24 hours. (I guess they don’t want pressure on the throat??)
To remedy this, I gave her an old IKEA pot and a wooden spoon.
I can just imagine what our neighbors are thinking… first they are hearing an NFL style whistle being blown, now they are going to hear a pot being banged on. In defense of IKEA, this pot does make quite a loud sound when being beaten with a wooden spoon.
Yes, I have PLENTY of prepared gnocchi in the freezer. I can boil it, but not fry it – that should keep it quite soft. A little olive oil and pesto on top and that should work.
Thanks!!
I love my fried chicken hot or cold, but I give the edge to cold as the fat coagulates and the skin is still kinda crunchy 
‘Soft’ foods have different applications. ‘Soft’ can mean soft going through the digestive tract or ‘soft’ for mastication purposes. Hospital dietary departments need to know which ‘soft’ is needed for the individual patient. If your Sunshine can’t chew, then the mastication aspect factors in. I was given a ‘soft’ diet after my digestive surgery. Once you chew up your food it is soft going through. They gave me diced white bread, a diced slice of deli ham and a diced slice of swiss cheese in lieu of a sandwich. ‘Soft.’ There are some soft ^protein items out there; I eat a lot of ^ protein yogurts that are flavored and low sugar. Oikos 20g PRO is one brand, it is pricey but worth it for me right now. Not everything has to be pureed. Mashed ‘yams’ are nice this time of year. Protein shakes and smoothies can be nutritious and delicious. I used to like peanut butter and cocoa shakes. Not so much anymore. Hopefully a dietitian can advise you before leaving the hospital. Best of luck and good healing! Hopefully it won’t be unpleasant for long.
That looks delish. Nice work.
Since this is a vocal cord operation, I’m guessing they want something smooth and soft that can slide past the affected area without scratching it??
She can chew… its just the swallowing part I think they are worried about.
And peanut butter is a good suggestion. I have a recipe for pasta with peanut butter (I will delete the chili oil), but that could work, as well.
Thanks!!
I love the Giant Eagle location in Cranberry Township.
I hope Sunshine has a quick and full recovery. There are a few soft food threads that might help inspire you. They are more aimed at Dental or Gastro concerns but some are going to be the same foods that work for Vocal Chord or Throat patients
“Soft food” - following dental treatment
Thems is fighting words!
J/k. Eat your fried chicken any which way you like it. I prefer mine piping hot, ideally straight from the fryer
Cold pizza and fried chicken is one of the greatest drunk foods ever invented!! And that’s the hill I’ll die on 
Uh, döner kebab, currywurst, HOT pizza and HOT fried chicken is.
Wanna take it outside, bruv? 
Also, ICYMI, there’s a thread for that 
Behind the high school football field at 5:30 bruv
You got it! And let’s have some fried chicken afterwards 
As long as it’s cold 
