Foods for a sore mouth!

I've just had a tooth out.......rather a nasty one if truth were told.  The dentist had to loosen it first and then chipped a piece of the next door tooth before she managed to pull out the cracked tooth............so it's very careful, soft eating for a week till the other tooth can be fixed.

 Easy Corned Beef Hash

Chop up the contents of a tin of corned beef...... keep the pieces fairly big or they'll disintegrate completely in the pan.

Add them to a pan with a tin of baked beans.

Add chopped, cooked potato or a tin of new potatoes and gently stir it all.

Heat through gently, stirring carefully.  Don't let it stick to the bottom of the pan or it will burn.

Serve topped with a fried egg.

Quick, tasty and easy to eat with a sore mouth.

Ham/bacon and cheese omelette

Beat 3 eggs with a little black pepper.

Melt a knob of butter or a splash of olive oil in your pan over a moderate heat.

Fry bacon cubes or  ham cubes till just about brown.

Pour the egg mix in and swirl round to fill the pan.  It doesn't matter if the ham/bacon lands up all on one side.

Use a spatula to lift the egg mix as it sets so it doesn't stick.  Move the pan to keep the liquid egg moving till it's more or less set.

Add grated cheese.

Flip over one half of the omelette to make a semicircle (mine always break at this point!)

Cut in half and serve with salad (if you haven't got a sore mouth) or peas.

Brown sauce/ketchup is allowed!

Variations

Omit ham and/or cheese.  Add fine herbs or finely chopped parsley.  You'll need to add a little salt to the eggs if you're not using bacon.

Super scrambled eggs

If you have had a nasty time in the dentist's chair you need some pampering and a touch of luxury.

Beat 3 eggs with a little salt and black pepper.

Melt a knob of butter in a small pan; add the eggs and stir with a wooden spoon.

Keep stirring the mix over a lowish heat till it starts to set.  Make sure you don't let the eggs stick and burn.

Once it starts to set turn off the heat (you can always turn it on again if you need to) add smoked salmon pieces and stir in gently.

Eat and enjoy.  If your mouth isn't sore serve it on hot buttered toast.

NB If you let the egg mix get too dry you'll get a watery liquid which spoils the texture.