This is all very inspiring. I was running out of imagination, but all this is setting me off in some new directions. The soggy pate(cant do accents) is a concept I'm finding very promising. Mayo and smoked fish of various kinds comes out very well after a good old mash-up.
   I'm getting through a fair amount of cream, which is probably not amazingly healthy longterm, but for these couple of weeks(hopefully that's all it will be) I can live with that! Squidged up mango and cream has ben one of the best yet.
   Probably the best soup so far was a broccoli and stilton, which I made more nourishing by stirring in a fair amount of mashed spud. And Our Kate made a brilliant very simple leek and potato which was fine.
    I am now going to try MMario's strawberry Athol Brose recipe which looks pretty luxurious. let's face it, a little medical difficulty shouldnt stop you having fun.