tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post5410398642513824334..comments2024-03-19T14:35:15.841+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: Hospital food and mum’s cookingJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-91894563646418193412009-04-02T03:36:00.000+11:002009-04-02T03:36:00.000+11:00My grand mother used to smuggle food in for my mot...My grand mother used to smuggle food in for my mother as well! Hospital food is not better in France or Italy.spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-41895298400699762052009-03-22T13:13:00.000+11:002009-03-22T13:13:00.000+11:00Too bad about the hospital food but yaey for your ...Too bad about the hospital food but yaey for your awesome mom! =)eatme_delicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657772782487330009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-520781619251128232009-03-20T19:12:00.000+11:002009-03-20T19:12:00.000+11:00thanks aof - the hosp cafe was only marginally bet...thanks aof - the hosp cafe was only marginally better than what I was served in hosp - wouldn't fancy lunch there every day - as for E cooking, well only in my dreams but he has discovered the local health food store!<BR/><BR/>thanks VCG - yes glad to have my mum on hand!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Tanna<BR/><BR/>Thanks Chris - it was such a relief to get home from hosp to home cooking - I am starting to do a little more myself now<BR/><BR/>thanks Vegetation - that sounds awful and all too familiar - yes the quiche was lovely!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-22154576265714055302009-03-20T10:03:00.000+11:002009-03-20T10:03:00.000+11:00Glad you're doing so well :) And you're right, hos...Glad you're doing so well :) And you're right, hospital food is the worst. I remember my post birth meal consisting of some kind of meat loaf (pre veg) that was like a roll of toilet paper cardboard covered in brown water which was meant to be gravy. <BR/><BR/>My Mum just came out of a 3 day stay in hospital last week and all she got was a single ham sandwich, about 4 bowls of fluro green jelly and 2 watery looking desserts that curdled when she opened them. Apparently the local hospital around here is well known for being a great place to go on a diet :P<BR/><BR/>Your Mums food however sounds amazing and that quiche is just beautiful!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01418079315150652057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-69060259018570206872009-03-18T14:48:00.000+11:002009-03-18T14:48:00.000+11:00I have somehow been lucky enough that I have never...I have somehow been lucky enough that I have never eaten hospital food, but that picture seems to say enough.<BR/><BR/>But I hope you and Sylvia are doing well and enjoying some homecooked food :)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03039414302287774192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-2154695098062937992009-03-18T07:30:00.000+11:002009-03-18T07:30:00.000+11:00Hooray for Mum!Hooray for Mum!MyKitchenInHalfCupshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07321041059604871286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-87536977308747814492009-03-18T05:41:00.000+11:002009-03-18T05:41:00.000+11:00Congrats to you and yours. Sylvia - what a beautif...Congrats to you and yours. Sylvia - what a beautiful name. Good luck with all the exciting time ahead. May you recover fast and fully. <BR/>Sorry about the hospital food, but at least you have your mamma. Hugs to you!VeganCowGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860542537962810102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-10434296186430659252009-03-17T14:43:00.000+11:002009-03-17T14:43:00.000+11:00Just read about the healthy food on this hospital ...Just read about the healthy food on this hospital menu http://www.metromodemedia.com/features/HenryFordBloomfieldHospitalMenu0107.aspx Chicken broth aside, it would be wonderful if it found its way to our hospitals.<BR/><BR/>I worked at a hospital part time for over a year and our boss liked us to all lunch together in the staff cafeteria (some kind of heroic bonding exercise?)..after the first week I couldn't even walk outside the building without gagging, let alone eat in there.<BR/><BR/>Great you guys are home now..and hopefully still being fed well by your mum (or has E taking cooking lessons? :)GShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963643826578219126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-44013461124621739132009-03-17T12:30:00.000+11:002009-03-17T12:30:00.000+11:00Thanks Ricki - my mum really enjoys her cooking - ...Thanks Ricki - my mum really enjoys her cooking - you can see where I get my love of cooking from!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Anon - I was quite aware of the lack of allowance for food intolerances because of the coeliacs in my family - the only categories were 'salty' and 'soft' which seemed very retirement home!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Holler - don't know what I would do without my mum!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Flower - I could have done with some of the fatty foods that Jamie Oliver hates in school dinners (other than the very worst potato wedges I have ever ever tasted that they served one evening) - hope you find some quiches to love - some are too eggy for me but they are full of good nutrients<BR/><BR/>Thanks Lysy - the salad was indeed cheering - loved the chargrilled portobello mushrooms - worth trying<BR/><BR/>Thanks Katie - most of the food I mentioned was brought to me at home when I was out of hospital but my mum brought in a bounty from an upmarket food hall while I was in hospital which was so welcome<BR/><BR/>Thanks Tallulah - that sounds stressful - two weeks in hospital eating fish and meat would drive me crazy - I just couldn't wait to leave the placeJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-66926771378178295172009-03-17T07:15:00.000+11:002009-03-17T07:15:00.000+11:00Welcome back and welcome little Sylvia! As for hos...Welcome back and welcome little Sylvia! As for hospital food, at least you did have a vegetarian option - I spent two weeks in a public hospital here in Portugal before & after my baby was born due to complications, and was fed meat or fish twice daily. And my mum couldn't even bring me food as I was on a strict diet due to gestational diabetes... the medical care however was splendid.Tallulahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087970768512171174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-15414835419953600582009-03-17T06:46:00.000+11:002009-03-17T06:46:00.000+11:00What a great mum you have to bring you such wonder...What a great mum you have to bring you such wonderful food in hospital. I think the quality of the food they offered you is bad, especially as you need all the important nutrients.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008246307753272616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-34279139892530282062009-03-17T02:42:00.000+11:002009-03-17T02:42:00.000+11:00What a depressing looking meal! I'm so glad that y...What a depressing looking meal! I'm so glad that your mum is cooking you such lovely things - the mushroom lentil and feta dish in particular has sent my mind a-whirling.Lysyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415024852684873909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-29613922301570493832009-03-16T08:52:00.000+11:002009-03-16T08:52:00.000+11:00EUGH! That hospital food looks like school dinners...EUGH! That hospital food looks like school dinners!!!<BR/>Your Mum sounds like a fab cook, even the quiche looks yum and Ive never liked quiche, and now it make me think of Kath and Kim haha.<BR/>Hope you are all ok and Hugs for Sylvia :)fleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08654902981574176170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-17790510601364778232009-03-16T03:19:00.000+11:002009-03-16T03:19:00.000+11:00Good old mums, what would we do without them. Hey,...Good old mums, what would we do without them. Hey, you can be counted in that too now :)Jacqueline Meldrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05748535381400208316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-50093224505470892172009-03-16T01:34:00.000+11:002009-03-16T01:34:00.000+11:00I totally know what you mean about the awful hospi...I totally know what you mean about the awful hospital food. In emergency it's even worse because they don't think the patients need proper food (despite the fact that many of them stay in emergency for ages, many days!), all they get is a 120mL carton of juice and a sandwich. so much for encouraging them to eat up and drink up! And try having a food intolerance in hospital.. you could turn the hospital upside down and still have nothing better than a small tub of yoghurt as the only thing to offer a coeliac person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-60798226150402981972009-03-16T00:36:00.000+11:002009-03-16T00:36:00.000+11:00Welcome back, Johanna! Glad to hear that you are ...Welcome back, Johanna! Glad to hear that you are doing well despite the horrible hospital fare (I think that fact is universal). ;)<BR/><BR/>What a great Mum you have--those dishes sound wonderful!<BR/><BR/>Hope you and E are enjoying parenthood and little Sylvia is doing well. You have lots to focus on besides blogging and we all understand--but are glad to have you back, too! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com