Hope you have a speedy recovery, Anna. Don't worry about video postings etc. Take time to feel completely well and take care of your health first. We'll be here for you when you are good and ready.
Yes! We'll be here when you get back. Just take care of you! I feel your pain - literally. I also tore my labram about 3 years ago and went for surgery to repair it but my ortho saw osteoarthritis in the X-rays and MRI (I was in my late 40s). So we ditched the repair and went straight to total hip replacement since I would likely need that at some point in the future anyway. They remove the labram altogether for hip replacement, so it takes care of both problems and recovery is supposedly much easier than labram repair. Hopefully your doctor looked as well (I am sure he/she did). Either way, I hope you have a speedy recovery!
Haha - I actually came here to post about the chicken curry recipe but got distracted by the hip comments. :-). Thank you so much for posting! I made it today for lunch since I had all the ingredients handy. So good - reminds me of something I had in the Dominican Republic about 20 years ago and was never able to quite recreate. I think because I assumed it was a Caribbean recipe and made with coconut milk, none of the recipes I tried were even close. This the closest recipe I have found! I did add a pinch of both garlic and ginger pastes, mainly because I had those tubes in the fridge already. So delicious.
This is one of those channels where I feel as if I'm able to time-travel back to a simpler-time, especially the times I spent helping my mother in the kitchen. Here's to all those who can't be with us for the Memorial Day Weekend . . . Cheers !!!
Here's to a quick recovery! If you are making videos ahead what about some meal prep videos for someone who is having surgery/baby/caring for another, etc? Or alternately some quick dinners with 15 minutes or less prep and then whatever bake time? And if you take a break, no problem. We'll be thumbing through our recipe books or going back and watching content we missed.
I'm sorry you have to have surgery! Also sorry that you had to justify that decision on camera, just to ward off comments from people that have no business judging what you know is best for you. Take care of yourself. We will be here when you heal and feel like filming again. I love your channel!
My husband just had a hip replacement on Wednesday. Don’t know the difference in the surgeries, but we were home by dinner. They had him up and walking within a couple of hours. He had to do steps, walk X# of feet and get in and out of a car before they released him. Good luck and have a speedy recovery.
I've heard crazy things about the total hip replacements! That is insane. To compare, I'm about 40, just had several tears repaired in March, and was on crutches and still nerve blocked on the way home (surgery at 8, driving home by 11:30 AM). Pain was not so bad, I was really surprised because I'm the type who eats pain pills like tic tacs when they come my way, lol. I didn't hardly touch my strong painkillers, I simply didn't need them past that first five days. I was on six meds out the door to help healing and pain and inflammation. As for walking and such, it was late week two when I was starting to experiement with putting any weight on my foot, and was trying to go without two crutches week three, and my PT "let" me stop using them week 4, but at home I was hobbling back and forth without it just fine and the PT said that was normal, too. I'm hoping your husband also had a speedy recovery and takes good care of himself to heal it up in the future so he'll never need another procedure! Here's to a pain free life and a mobility filled future!
When I had foot surgery I didn’t have the upper body strength for crutches so I rented a knee scooter with a front basket, which gave me my freedom back. Also don’t forget a small shower chair and hand held shower hose. These are things you don’t think about until you need them.
I know these videos are a lot of work for you, but they are some of my favorites. I love this one! So sorry you’ve been struggling with hip pain. I hope you have a quick recovery. Please don’t stress about posting videos. We will be here when you return!
Best wishes for a speedy recovery! My best friend's mother would use Dream Whip to make a delicious root beer float cake. It was IBC root beer, a white cake mix, and Dream Whip. The root beer replaced the water or milk called for in the cake and Dream Whip. After baking and cooling; the cake was chilled in the refrigerator. Then the Dream Whip made with root beer was used to frost the cake. Served cold from the refrigerator it was a delicious summertime treat.
Girl, no apology necessary when you are taking care of yourself! Wishing you a speedy recovery and hope surgery corrects and heals the pain. Take the time you need, we will wait patiently.j That breakfast sandwich was a bit of a mind blow for me using an actual bun…I’ll have a few after the long weekend and now have an easy use for them.
If you prepare dream whip with the eggnog that’s available around the holidays, or even with chocolate milk, it makes a really decadent topping or frosting, or a filling for cream puffs.
Ouch. I've had a torn labrum. Prayers for a speedy recovery. I have a genetic disorder that affects my collagen, things don't stay in place. I tore mine walking across the living room 😂
I would love to see a video where you make that same dish but with recipes from different decades. Just to see how the tastes/products change. Like 1950's Betty Crocker Mac and cheese vs. 1980s BC Mac and cheese vs 2020 Mac and cheese. I mean the taco transition or carbonara, come on.
wishing you well during your surgery and recovery. You must be exhausted from making shows ahead of time Thank you so much for doing that. enjoy your show so much I've learned so much about just general cooking knowledge. Even though I'm old I can still learn to cook new ways.
Good luck with your surgery. I hope everything goes well. I’m about to have my seventh back surgery. I have the best looking surgeon in the world. I just keep going back for more! Much love and prayers.
Anna! DREAM WHIP! What memories that brings back! My neighbor in the early 70’s used to put a packet in her cakes..right before everyone started putting pudding mix in. Her cakes were Devine..in texture and moisture! Now I have to dig out my box of old recipes and make a cake! Love ya, Girl! Good luck with your surgery! We’ll be here waiting for you! ❤🐾
I have a Good Housekeeping Cakes recipe book, printed here in Australia somewhere in the early 50s, I think, and I can't get over how similar the style is! I used to love looking at all the pictures when I was young and beg my mum to make such lovely things. The colour pictures were wonderful. I still have the book. Maybe its time to embark on my own little vintage journey of discovery?!
My mom always used dream whip because it was cheap and we didn't have a grocery nearby. I honestly don't remember what it tastes like. She would use it for jello pudding pies.
Hi Anna! Thank you for all the recipes you featured today. I am excited to make the stuffed tomato! Wishing you a speedy recovery, dearest! Don't worry too much about the videos. We will still love watching them! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@cooking_the_books Yes exactly, Ralph or others to help, but a massive undertaking. Did you notice his custom made counter top, which can be slotted - in or removed depending on the width of the stove x
@cooking_the_books Hi Anna 😊🍓 Such a cute plate with the strawberries. Dream Whip was a staple at our house when I was growing up. It came on the market the year I was born. 😀 My mom loved cold desserts, pies and cobblers so we used plenty, and probably around late 1960's or around 1970, she added Cool Whip which I think tasted a lot better years ago. These recipes look wonderful! So does that cookbook. It was published 5 years after my parents were married. I'll have to search for it. She probably didn't have a copy, but the recipes sound like things she would make. The little cookbooks look very interesting. I wish you all the best with your hip surgery and recovery. 🙏🏻🌷🌷🌷🤗 Thank you for another great Sunday video!
Having no time to fool around scooping out tomato guts, my preference is to just slice the tomato and pile the filling on top, cover it with cheese, and microwave it. That is actually my preferred method for making a tuna melt, since I am gluten intolerant. But if I've been very careful watching gluten intake for a while, I can transfer the microwaved pile of tomatoes, tuna and onions, dill pickle slices, and melted cheese onto a slice of rye bread, splash it with some hot sauce, and call it a masterpiece!
This dish is really perfect for your subscribers in Florida. We grow loads of tomatoes and strawberries, so I'm really loving that simple lunch recipe! Native Floridians love tomato sandwiches for lunch. Nothing better! Especially if that tomato was recently plucked off the tomato plant in the backyard!
Wife here -husband had hip replacement and it was great! Walked out of surgery far better than he walked in even wit a 2 hour drive home from surgery we were home by noon
Hi Anna! Hope you do well with your recovery! Haven’t had surgery, but I do have the same condition…..on a brighter note…I really enjoyed this video as I enjoy all of them! You bring back a lot of happy memories and particularly the “Dream Whip”! Yes, this was a staple in our family of 10!!!! Our favorite pie my mom made was “Dream Pie”…… 2 envelopes Dream Whip whipped topping Mix 2 3/4 cups cold milk, DIVIDED 1 tsp vanilla 2 packages (4 serving size) Jello instant pudding, any flavor 1 prepared graham cracker crust Beat topping mix with 1 cup milk and vanilla with electric mixer on high speed 6 mins or until topping thickens and form peaks. Add remaining 1 3/4 cups milk and pudding mixes beat on low speed until blended. Beat on high speed 2 mins, scraping bowl occasionally, spoon into graham cracker crust. Refrigerate at least 4 hours. Serve any fruit on side. Hope you will make this on your channel to share with everyone! Your the best Anna❣️take good care 😊
Extra prayers for your upcoming surgery. Thank you for taking care of yourself, too often we tend to ignore our own needs when we take care of others. Even when it's making funny, delightful and visually delicious recipes for a few thousand strangers. xoxox 🙂💜
Anna, as someone who has had 8 back surgeries: take the needed time to heal. Please rest and know that your loyal viewers are here thinking about you and will be waiting for your return ❤
How were you able to get approval? I can’t get one surgery for the life of me. I’ve been in PT since 2021. (Actually I was in PT for minor back issues since 2002). Since 2021, I have 5 lumbar herniated discs with the biggest 14 mm. Scoliosis, transitional vertebrae, foraminal stenosis, spondylithesis, facet arthropathy etc. I’ve had three opinions in 2024 and it’s not bad enough for surgery. I can walk about 10 feet with a cane. Otherwise, I need a wheelchair. How is it not bad enough when I went from walking five miles a day to struggling to make it to the bathroom. The only therapy I can do is aqua and I can barely move after. My daughter needs to push me in a wheelchair just to get out of the place. My dad had 4 surgeries starting younger than I am now. I’m 48. Just curious if you had similar experiences. Did you go to the ER, ortho, neurologist? When I did ER, they didn’t even scan me. Waited three hours just for Tylenol with codeine. Thanks.
@@heatherl6712 I'm sorry you are going through that. It's a sad day when the insurance we pay to help us, harness the healing journey. Mine was a similar thing, L5/S1 complete herniation, then developed scar tissue which led to so many more issues (not being able to feel my legs and toes, etc.) I am afraid I don't have answers as far as how to get approval. I will say I do remember having my own hoops to jump through when I started the process. Having a great doc that is a true advocate is key, and thankfully, I did. Sending prayers to you. There's nothing worse to go through, especially when certain medical professionals have been jaded to the fact that patients lie to them to get medication (and this is a sad but true fact, but makes things so hard for folks like us when we are sharing the journey.)
Yes, I still use Dream Whip! I make the Dream Pie recipe on the box for grandkids. They love them just as much as I did as a kid. They also like making the pies! Wishing you all the best with your surgery! I've been watching your videos for a long time, but hadn't commented. We'll be here when your feeling up to posting again! Don't push yourself! ❤
I live in France and there’s a French stuffed tomato dish, but uses ground beef, spices, the tomato flesh and bread crumbs. It’s called Tomates Farcies, not a light dish. I did make it once, but felt my recipe of it was too much work for the product. You can buy them premade in the grocery store. Wishing you all the best with your upcoming surgery. We will be here whenever you post!
I hadn't thought about dream whip in a long time. My mom used to make a chocolate dream pie with it, and the little version of me used to beg for it weekly.
OMG! That's crazy girl! I JUST had arthroscopic labral repair on left hip in March! I'm just wrapping up physical therapy and am about to embark on a two week trip to Colombia, so wish me luck! I've been working hard to be able to just make it through an airport in a hurry! My advice to you, do NOT overdo things if you think "Oh it doesn't hurt" - I was surprised myself in my experience because I had three anchors put in and serious tears from having deformities in the socket and femoral head (both sides too, so right side is coming next year!) the pain was not so bad, but the days when I got overconfident with PT exercises and would dearly pay for it the next day. So listen to your PT, go to all your sesions, the healing is super important, and this is coming from a similarly shaped fellow lady whose hips have been long suffering (and the injuries kept me from doing the things I loved, so I gained weight and was out of shape). Take good care of yourself! Pamper yourself! Get some silly lego or jewelry making kits or something fun to do with your hands when you are stuck in bed the first couple of weeks. Oh, I got a toilet chair for that first couple of weeks, and had to wear a nightgown with ahem, well I ditched the underwear because those first couple of weeks on crutches and not putting any weight on the affected leg can be brutal when trying to pee! The raised bars on the toilet chair were a godsend, and skipping underwear for that first week made the whole process a lot easier. And my partner was amazing, helping me on and off that first week or so. I hope your partner can help you at home so you heal up with more ease. Ok, I was just surprised to hear your update since I haven't run into ANYone else lately who is having or had a labral repair!!!! GOOD LUCK!!!
I was just a half second ahead of you on “tomato guts” or possibly I read your mind. I’m 61 yrs and I remember Dream Whip from my very young days and then Cool Whip frozen toppings from more teen years. All the recipes looked good but I think I will try the Curry dish. Get well soon wishes to you. Be patient with yourself in recovery, surgery of any kind will be exhausting so don’t be disappointed that you don’t have your usual pace. ❤
So sorry about your hip pain!! I hope the surgery and recovery go super smoothly for you. I loved seeing these late 1950s meals. I especially enjoy a stuffed tomato. I might just have to make some soon -- the last time I saw one on a restaurant menu it included an ingredient I'm allergic to, so I missed out!
Best wishes on your hip surgery, hope you have a speedy recovery. When I was young we would make a chocolate dream cake using Dream Whip. It was very good
When I was younger we used to make an Angel food cake, cut in half (2 rings) mix the Dream Whip and put on held dream whip and cut strawberries. Put on 2nd ring then rest of the berries and dream whip. Hip Replacement- get a leg lifter…highly recommend.
Growing up we used Dream Whip all the time. Making jello parfaits, on angel cake with berries, on strawberries, mixed with pudding to make mousse. We thought it was special🎉 I used to make baked tomatoes in the 70s bit used the guts chopped fine instead of rice and mixed with Italian breadcrumbs, so it did have herbs😅 . Wishing you a successful surgery and good recovery.❤
Wishing you a speedy recovery!! A famous ballerina, Wendy Whalen had the same thing...they made a documentary about her recovery called Restless Creature. Just a bit of trivia you probably don't need.
Prayers for a speedy recovery. Take all the time you need to heal. I have 2 bad knees and surgery pending. God bless you. Thank you for your videos. ❤❤❤
Hope all goes smoothly with your surgery! Every summer when Jersey tomatoes are at their peak we stuff them with either chicken salad,shrimp salad or crabmeat salad such an easy lunch or dinner that is easy and delicious! And I haven’t seen dream whip in ages!
Heck, yeah I remember Cool Whip! My mom used it all the time. Probably because we had six kids and heavy cream would’ve been a lot of money with the family of eight. I also love stuffed tomatoes, and you can stuff them with so many great things. a great lunch is tuna salad in, the tomato but not cooked.
Good luck with your surgery. One recipe I remember was from a Jello cookbook. You prepared lime, orange, cherry and raspberry in flat containers and let them set(small packs). I think you use a large pack lemon and let partially set then mix in a of one pack of dream whip prepared into the lemon jello once that is mixed add all of the different jellos to the lemon mixture that set and cut up into squares. This will be put in pan that is lined on the bottom and up the sides with lady fingers(sponge kind). Let it set in fridge until set. I think this was called crown of jewels. It was really good but makes a big pan.
When we were young teens in the 60’s my mom was part of moms group who were sent samples of food and wrote reviews. I remember we having to try different box desserts like your packaged dream whip in different favors.
Hi Anna, My daughter had a torn labrum repair when she was 19-20…Just rest & do as your told by Dr. & PT. She healed quickly. plus it helps her Mama ( me) is a retired nurse. Speedy recovery Ana,! We i’ll be binge watching or REWATCHING YOUR VIDEOS.- Anita3kids
Way back in the early 70’s, for some reason I couldn’t find fresh cream to whip for my favorite French silk pie so I had to resort to Dream Whip. I was very pleasantly surprised and it was a pantry staple for many years just in case I didn’t have cream. Now that it’s just my husband and me, I don’t bake nearly as much because I am fat enough as it is, but I am comforted that a product that I enjoyed 50 years ago is still available. I have had three hip replacements and the recovery wasn’t bad at all - no, I don’t have three hips but the right one had to be redone four years after the original surgery and two years after the left one. Anyway, I wish you great luck and a swift recovery with your surgery - make sure that man of yours takes good care of you, because you’re a treasure!
I used to enjoy a "Dream Pie". Mix the dream whip like you just did. Next make some instant pudding. When they are both made, mix them together, put in a ghrahm cracker crust. and chill. It will be extra tall and fluffy. Enjoy!
My grandmother used to use that Dream Whip in the 80s for her deserts. It was quick and easy and sweet. And how adorable are the sketches in this cookbook. I also so so wish you well with your hip surgery. My mother had hip surgery and it took a few weeks for her to recover, but I wish you so much luck. Happy healing!
Dream Whip was a big staple in my house when growing up up and was used in lots of jello recipes and other dessert recipes. I can’t get it anymore at our grocery store.
I pray you have a uncomplicated recovery. Had a right total hip replacement 6 months ago. Find your channel inspirational. Being a Boomer you frequently cook from my era.
I have a recipe from my Aunt , called Dream Whip Torte with crushed pineapple. Have made it for many years. My husband requested it for dessert all the time. Very good !
It seems like many dessert recipes from the past used Dream Whip as an ingredient, now that it’s on your radar you might see some recipes to help use it up. Different joint, but my sister had shoulder labrum surgery after trying PT and injections and she’s glad she made the decision to have it. Not only is her pain relieved, she feels free from having to modify her day to day activities to prevent increased shoulder pain. She said she sleeps better now with not having to accommodate certain positions to avoid pain. So I wish you a quick and complication free recovery. 😊
Hi Anna! I just inherited a stack of vintage BHG cookbooks and some blue cornflower Corning ware! Since finding your channel about a year ago, I’ve discovered a love of vintage cookery. Thank you! Hoping your surgery goes as well as these things can and your recovery is speedy.
Yummy I love tomatoes I’m 62 I was a only child sometimes my mom would make a pot of rice and add a can of tomatoes yummy the one day she would make a pot of cream of chicken and add wide egg noodles that tomato 🍅 reminds me of my moms old dish going to make it this week thants and today is Monday and it pouring rain out side it’s Ga
Take care of your health, Anna. We will all be here when you are feeling up to posting again. But it's super-cool and sweet of you to try to film ahead so we can still get videos when you're recuperating. Cheers, dear one.
The tomato dish is what they make all the time where my mother in law lives, stuffed tomatoes, peppers, hot peppers, grape leaves, onions, but they put alot of herbs in it, they are delicious
I just had anterial hip surgery 3 weeks ago. I feel amazing! It’s so nice to be rid of the constant pain. I didn’t use crutches. I had a walker the first week then cane now nothing. I go to PT twice a week and that really helped. I hope the same recovery for you! And funny I am making a baked tomato tonight- mine has mozzarella instead of cheddar but very similar style.
We always used dream whip when I was a teenager. I'm not sure I even tried real whip cream or cool whip until after I moved out on my own. When we made refrigerator cheesecake, it was with dream whip, and canned cherry pie filling on top, I'd also never had a baked cheesecake until high school, I think. I made cream puffs for one of my cooking classes in high school and the filling was dream whip with some frozen raspberries whipped into it, I don't even think they made it to the end of the day as my family just devoured whatever I had brought home from school. Now I rarely ever use dream whip, but I'm thinking I should start buying it just to have on hand for when I get the urge to make something that needs some type of whipped topping as cool whip can get freezer burnt and real whip cream (heavy cream) always ends up going bad in my fridge before I can finish the container.
I own a rollator that doubles as a wheelchair. It's so wonderful for getting around when it's needed. I have lent it to family after surgeries including back surgery and it's so nice to have the support to walk and the option to be wheeled when your body is just done.
We use Dream Whip in a family recipe named Fruit Surprise. Combined with the chewy crust and canned cherry pie filling, it is a great flavor. So nice to have on hand. Good luck with surgery and wishing you a speedy recovery.
