Thanks, Jess. I doubt it will last that long, but I wasn't sure it was like, two days.

One note about blenders - they are easy to use, but making sure the top and bottom are on tightly is essential (I once saw someone pick up a full blender container and the bottom hadn't been screwed on tightly ... not as bad as when the top's not tight, but still a mess). Also, the tops are usually a little stiff when they're new but will loosen up as they're used.

This. I've used other people's blenders a few times (for blender drinks), and found out the hard way at a party vw was throwing that not all blenders come apart the same way. Oops. And sorry again about the mess.

Also, avacados. Which, with salt and pepper, are my new favorite snack.

Mmmm... I have a Hass ripening as we speak. Nom nom nom...

Vanilla ice cream + milk + chocolate syrup = delicious milkshake anytime you want one.

Mmm. My issue has always been that I don't know how much of everything to put. 1:1:1 ratio of everything usually works? I guess I'll have to experiment. I have been contemplating learning how to use a blender lately, but I don't want to do it while recovering from surgery. Afterward, though, I will have to check some of this shit out!

I have stocked up on soup and pudding and yogurt and mac and cheese and frozen yogurt and ice cream and bananas and Slim-Fast shakes and fruit juice...shit, I'm going to die of hyperglycemia.

Hass' were on sale this weekend - 10 for 10. I bought 10.

I have the world's crappiest toaster oven now. But I like toaster oven better than toaster because you can use it for small things and not have to turn on the oven oven. But I would be happy to get recs on better toaster ovens.

For volume - PC, you just put some stuff in, and blend it. If the result is runnier than you had in mind, you add more stuff. If it is too lumpy, you add more liquid. Ta-dah!

Also, avacados. Which, with salt and pepper, are my new favorite snack.

In a rather more pleasant recipe idea than my earlier one, You can make a wonderfully fattening dip by cutting an avocado in half, removing the pit, scoring the flesh, putting crumbled blue cheese in the pit hole, pouring a bit of blue cheese dressing over it all, and then baking in a 350F oven for 15-20 minutes, or until the blue cheese starts to brown. Then scoop out the goodness onto crackers or toast rounds.

Intriguing!

I have been contemplating learning how to use a blender lately, but I don't want to do it while recovering from surgery.

Has the oral surgeon told you what to expect? Because recovery from wisdom teeth extraction is no big thing that's going to derail your life.