Turkey Pate!

I had my mouth wired shut for 8 weeks in college and managed to GAIN weight. So go easy on the cream....

Just made a yummy butternut squash soup w/ balsamic. You could replace some or all of the cream with pureed white beans or lentils for more protein.

Have you tried the Trader Joe's tomato red pepper soup? It's actually really yummy.

a few weeks ago there was a post on this website for a pumpkin pasta casserole and it was awesome (i made it ASAP). what about something like that? or maybe a thanksiving fritatta?

This carrot soup I linked below is AMAZING. I have made it twice so far it was a huge hit each time. It really has some good flavors that I associate with the holiday season.

http://www.crisiskitchen.com/2010/02/carrot-soup.html

@JudiAU- That's impressive! I was also wired shut for 8 weeks in HS. They made me gain wait before the surgery.

Anyway, you can blend just about everything. But, since it sounds like she can do soft things, what about meat in the slow cooker. It falls to pieces right?

I just recently made this roasted sweet potato and carrot soup. To get some texture, I topped it with roasted and salted pumpkin seeds. It'd be perfect for Thanksgiving day.

So its not thanksgiving but this smoothie really helped me get through a similar experience---peanut butter(smooth--and not natural those bits are horrible), yogurt, chocolate sauce, ice, milk, blend. There are 3 major protein sources---peanut butter, yogurt and milk. You could always try a pumpkin or apple butter version instead of chocolate. Also I've seen pudding versions that use silken tofu for vegans, that might work out nicely for protein.

I recently had surgery and came off a six week liquid diet a couple weeks ago. I thanked heaven that during that time TheKitchn posted this soup on the site:
http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/main-dish/recipe-butternut-squash-and-sage-soup-128571

Also, I made Alice Water's Simple Vegetable Soup from her Art of Simple Food like 5 times.

I will tell you that turkey stock is divine... way better than chicken stock. There was a recipe for Sopa de Ajo here a little while ago... I bet it would be delicious to do a Thanksgiving version with turkey stock and "stuffing" instead of the stale bread.

Unfortunately, this would probably have to be made after the fact... unless you made the stock from a little turkey a couple days before hand.

My dad had pancreatitis one year and could only have liquids. Not fancy or gourmet, but cranberry jell-o made him feel festive. My aunt even made the "jigglers" shaped like turkeys. But here's a hearty soup recipe, that's still sippable.
http://therunawayspoon.com/blog/2009/11/oven-vegetable-soup/

If she can digest something like shredded chicken or turkey, pop some into squash/veg soup- so good, and it's all my BF could eat for almost two weeks when he got his (seriously impacted) wisdom teeth out. I changed up the mix of veg (sweet potatoes, squash, carrots, onion, sometimes chickpeas) sauteed them with butter and a bit of brown sugar, and let it boil down with a bunch of curry or other spices, then blend, and toss in some chicken- and if it's too thick, a bit of stock makes it less viscous. So so good, drinkable from a cup (!!!) and totally worth it- he still asks for it when he wants something homey.

I've made a soup with potatoes, sausage and kale. Of course the kale is in strips and wouldn't be good for your mom. So you should make the soup just as a potato soup with sausage like choriso and blend it up. Maybe add some spinach to before you puree, might be a nicer thing to blend in than kale. This is the link, which you could modify http://leitesculinaria.com/7580/recipes-portuguese-kale-soup-caldo-verde.html

For T-giving last year, I made a curried squash soup with -- bonus -- scallops in the bottom of the bowl. Wonderfully rich and delicious!

The italian dish blog (one of my favorites) has an awesome tuscan white bean soup. It's hearty, delicious, and drinkable! :) Not thanksgiving flavors per se, but definitely fall.

ha, this reminds me of when I had my wisdom teeth out the day before Thanksgiving! I was so hungry and my family wasn't willing to sacrifice their "normal" turkey dinner that I swallowed everything whole. Don't think it did much harm! : ) Who needs chewing anyway...

When you eat both beans and whole grains, as well as other combos of foods, your body creates complete proteins from elements of both. So you might not need to worry about including meat. Silken tofu lends itself well to liquid as well. It can be blended into soups, smoothies, puddings, etc. I think some sort of bisque would work. If she has no nut allergies, there are some vegan nut-cheese sauces you could work with too.

Pumpkin soup, cranberry sauce, and mashed potatoes sound like good options for a thanksgiving dinner. Pumpkin pie without crust should also be soft. I don't think there's a way to get around soup though.

Whatever you do, don't just blend a meal. I was in a car accident as a teen and had all my teeth knocked out. I had to get surgery to put them back in but I couldn't eat solid food for a couple of months. The doctor gave me a pamphlet that suggested I blend solid pizza or hamburgers with water. I lived off of Ensure and jello instead.

Good luck to your mom!

red lentils are full of protein and you can puree them to make for an ultra-smooth soup. endless flavor combos too. you could take it spicy with "curry" spices, or mediterranean with lemon/garlic, or simple with tomato and saffron...

I make a crab imperial that is super soft and quite fancy looking

http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2010/09/good-stuff.html

Oodles of protein too.