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Hi Guys,
So I was thinking of some tolls that would have really helped me, that have really helped me, and one of the ones that would have been most useful would have been a collection of recipes, for all meals AND snacks, some high calorie, some not, and healthy ones as well - I've often noticed that a huge clash between families comes because parents/others believe the recoverer should just eat cake and that it what the recoverer often doesn't want to do!  Also, where possible, if these recipes also had calories per servings - if I'd had something like that I could have coked with my mother and gradually released some control in the kitchen, compromising between knowing, and adding it all myself.  I also thought any experiences that people were willing to share would be good and helpful, let people know that, above all, they're Not Alone.  And then I thought, because I only stumbled on this forum and website, that if people were to volunteer this, I'd compile it, and send it all to b-EAT (UK nat, eating disorders help organisation), and they could post it as a resource, and it would be a really good help for other people.  
SO, if people want to put recipes and experiences on this forum that's great...if you want to message me them that's great as well, you can remain anonymous or not as you wish!
Thanks for all your help guys!
P.S. Is it possible to make this topic a sticky so people can get to it easily? ta!

I'm none too tech savvy so I don't know about making the topic a sticky but I love your idea. I will get together some recipes/experiences and turn them in. I'd be happy to help organize them by subject or type of food, whatever.

http://caloriecount.about.com/recipe/119800.h tml

http://caloriecount.about.com/recipe/125403.h tml?refresh=1

there's two that I've actually entered into this site. Do you want them to be our original recipes or can I also post links to recipes I use a lot? I usually get ideas from recipes and then throw things together depending on what I have or feel like eating, so I'll try and start writing down what I actually do when it comes time to eat and compile a list for you!

Charliebo and gibbit: thanks soso much!  I think maybe recipes that are semi our own are good, I'm not sure about other sources as we'd have to credit them, and I'm not sure how getting their permission would work...I'll look into it!

C'mon guys, you know you've got an experience to share, or a recipe you're superbly proud of!  All contributions are FAB and if you don't want to post, just message me!

Also, does anyone know how to make this a sticky?

THEO-on the weight gain forum you can post a new topic, as you did, i think for it to have 1 f those yellow dots a moderator has to do it.  we can make a seperate thread as you did here and only post recipes, i ofcourse have none and cant cook, but if youd like to, your foods sound awesome, that might be an idea.

This is a great idea! It would help a lot of parents who just want to feed their recoverer junk. Here is my favorite breakfast idea:

http://caloriecount.about.com/recipe/142072.h tml?refresh=1

I'll be coming up with some more soon!

Edit: Here's another! http://caloriecount.about.com/recipe/142078.h tml

As you can see, I love breakfast.

Thanks everyone! Let's keep 'em coming!

THEO-awesome idea but am i blind? lol where are your amazing recipes??  i want the tangine thing you had a few days ago, the baked aubergine or whatever from today, did you make the cookies?  come on, lol-share!!!!

my contribution-

"loaded salad"

veggies of choice, tons of trail mix(nuts, seeds, dried fruits), clumps of almond butter(it sticks together more than PB)

really yum!

I love to cook, and have tons of recipes, but unfortunately a lot of them are still pretty low fat/low cal... But here are a couple that I love and that can definitely be modified to add more cals.  (I'm vegetarian, by the way, in case you can't tell by the recipes... haha)

Hearty Minestrone with Chickpeas.  This originally came from "Cooking Light" magazine, but I've beefed it up by using real olive oil (instead of cooking spray) to saute the vegetables and LOTS more pesto.  You can definitely add more healthy cals to the meal by serving this soup over barley/quinoa/brown rice and sprinkling with parmesan/mozzarella cheese.  And you can make the whole pot and freeze the leftovers in individual servings to have for the rest of the week.  Delicious!

Similarly, serve this Vegetable-Tofu Stir Fry over brown rice for more cals.  Same with this Vegetarian Chili - you can also garnish this one with sour cream and avocado (yum!!!) for more fats and cals (though the garnishes aren't included in my own calorie calculations).

And here's one more - Restaurant-Style Hummus.  Comes from "Cook's Illustrated" magazine.  I haven't modified it at all, but its a great recipe for weight gainers as it has plenty of healthy fats and its nearly impossible to eat just one serving!

I'm sure I have tons more, so I'll probably post again later!

Hey guys, thanks for everything so far!

Ok, here's a recipe of mine, I'm gonna put my recipes on one at a time to help me keep this near the top of the forum until we can get it stickied!

Paella (serves 2)

200g mixed shellfish, 100g chicken, 2 or 3 slices spicy sausage. 1 red pepper,half a courgette, 1 onion, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 can tomatoes, 100g paella rice, 1 pint stock,paprika, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper to taste

Chop and fry the oniones, pepper and courgette in the oil until soft, without browning (about 7-8 minutes).

Add the chicken and fry for a further few minutes until chicken is cooked, then add the spicy sausage

Add the rice, paprika and cayenne pepper and allow to simmer for 2-3 minutes more, then add the tomatoes and stock, turn down the heat, cover, and allow to simmer for 30 minutes

Add the seafood and cook for 20ish minutes more, then bring it to boil and allow to reduce.

Cook further until rice is done!

xxx

Here's what I made for dinner! It's pretty much the kind of thing I throw together most nights. An easy, all in one bowl mix of whatever I have on hand, so this recipe can be adapted to whatever vegetables and spices you want.

http://caloriecount.about.com/recipe/142861.h tml

Here are some more!

This one could be for any meal: http://caloriecount.about.com/recipe/142136.h tml

This one goes with dinner: http://caloriecount.about.com/recipe/143047.h tml

And this one's a snack: http://caloriecount.about.com/recipe/143053.h tml

The funny thing is, I hardly ever eat these things anymore. They're mostly from my "Must eat enough to keep self out of hospital but OW IT HURTS TO EAT" phase. Now I want to gain at a slower rate (or maybe even maintain now) so I don't make things quite as high cal!

Here's one: This is from my compromise phase: not particularly high cal, but not low either.  Plus it's just yummy!

Penne bolognese (serves 4): Ingredients:

Drizzle olive oil, 1 large onion, chopped, 1 clove garlic, diced, 2 stalks celery, chopped, 1 large carrot, grated, 500g lean beef mince, 2 calves livers, diced, 2 tbsps tomato puree, 1 gls white wine, 1 pint stock, salt, pepper and rosemary.

In a large casserole dish fry the onion, celery, carrot, and garlic for 7 minutes on a low heat until soft.  Turn heat up and allow to colour.  Add mince and livers and fry for a further 5 minutes.  Stir in the tomato puree and cook for a further five minutes.  Add the white wine,allow to bubble and reduce.  Add the stock, bring to the boil and season to taste.  Cover in baking parchment and lid, and leave to simmer for 3-4 hours, topping up with stock if it gets too dry.  Season before serving.

After 3-4 hours, check it, and pop in the oven at a low low temperature for maybe 20 minutes, then return to hob and bring back to boil.  Serve immediately with penne pasta...I say 75g a person because this is what the government tells me a serving is, but whatever you're comfortable with.

Wouldn't count this as a recipe, really, but it's my current favourite dessert! (AND it makes you poo! ****!)

Serves 1:

Take two figs and cover in sweet wine or sherry, bake in the oven at 180 for about 15-20 minutes, remove, cover with mascarpone cheese, honey, and flaked almonds.  Serve immediately.

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Would love to hear your experiences of weight gain as well!  Feel free to post anything you think might help others!

This is my new favourite salad:

Serves 4 as a side salad.

5 large beetroot, 100g pistachios, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp lemon rind, 1/4 tsp caster sugar, 1 good glug olive oil, equal amount of water, good handful of chopped mint and parsley (FRESH dudes!), salt and pepper to taste.

Boil the beetroot for about two hours until soft and sweet (or get the ready boiled ones I guess!)

In the meantime, chop the pistachios, and mix in all the other ingredients.  Leave in the fridge for the flavours to intensify.

Slice the beetroot and dress with some mint and lemon juice, spoon over the dressing!

This is lovely served alongside couscous, or chermoula, or pilafs! 

keep posting guys!

x

oh yeah! I completely forgot about smoothies. Avocado is wonderful in any combination of smoothie. I love avocado papaya, avocado banana and berries. If you switch out the milk for coconut milk and add some honey you have a tropical and outrageously high cal smoothie!

Another thing you can do with avocado is make chocolate pudding. I don't know exact measurements, but you put it in the food proccessor or blender with honey or sugar and cocoa powder. My guesses would be:

1 avocado
1 or 1.5 tbsp cocoa powder + sugar to taste/ or hot chocolate mix

Blend it all until smooth.

Just had pesto at an Italian restaurant tonight and remembered what a good, high-cal sauce option pesto can be. So here's a recipe for Pesto Risotto - requires a lot of attention while cooking, but delicious!  This recipe calls for just store-bought pesto, but you can also make your own...

1 large clove garlic

1/8 teaspoon salt

2/3 tightly-packed cup young basil leaves

2 heaping tablespoons pinenuts

About 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

In a mortar and pestle, or food processor with the motor running, puree the garlic and salt. Gradually add the basil and then the pine nuts, crushing or processing everything into a rough paste. Pour in the cheese and finally enough oil to bring the pesto to the consistency of heavy cream. Turn it into a pasta bowl.

I just did this for dinner, it's pretty simple but lots of cals and protein and fiber.

1/2 cup mixed dry beans

4-5 mushrooms, chopped

1/4 to 1/2 cup green pepper strips

1 chopped clove of garlic

small section of onion chopped up

tbsp of olive oil

avocado

cover beans in water by about 1.5 inches, bring to boil with a few dashes of salt and simmer for about 1 hour and 45 minutes or until they're soft.
sautee onion, garlic, mushrooms and pepper in olive oil.
Add this to finished beans and mix it up.
Top with avocado slices ( I used half a large avocado)
EAT!

yum yum yum I love beans :)

GIBBIT-that aounds really good!  what type of beans? like chick peas?  and what do you eat it with if you had it for dinner, i guess duh, id have one of my salads..

thanks!

a salad would be perfect for a side. I had it on its own because that's all i have and the grocery stores are still closed here. But it does make a very large bowl of beans. The beans I had were this 12 bean mix, so it had chickpeas, white beans, kidney, some pink ones, and several more, but any beans will work.

Since I invent meals almost nightly I'll just post them here as often as I can :)