Low salt doesn't me no taste

Cuban black bean soup was on our menu tonight. Made from rehydrated black beans, smoked poblano  peppers and jalapeños. After simmering for a few hours a quarter of the pot was blended to thicken the soup. I topped mine with a few tortilla chips and thin shavings of cheddar cheese. Ellen topped hers with avocado and chips. Delicious dinner made by my wife. She is vegan and I am not but believe me this was great. Having a life changing decision of a heart transplant means different diet so I do well. Low salt boss not mean no taste or great meals. Give it a try.  God bless you all. Thanks for reading and pass this along.

A week and a day in Hospital

What a crazy ride.  I have not been blogging for a while now because I have been in and out of the hospital.  For those who do not know me on a face to face level and do not know what is wrong with me let me get you caught up.  I was born with TGA.  This is a congenital heart defect.  With age more and more problems are catching up to me to the point where I will be at some point over the next 2 weeks be listed on the transplant list.  I have lived with this thought in my head since 2006 when, not if I will ever need a new heart so I am past the scared point.  As you can see by my past blogs I have not eaten the most healthy meals but there very many of them that are very healthy.  I love food and I am human so I am going to cheat on a diet.  With all that said they had me on a diet in the hospital of low sodium.  I have been keeping with that for a while now but like I said I cheat.  Now I really need to cut back on the salt.  Cooking at home is the best way.  So most of my blogs from now on will be just that.  Home cooking, low sodium and tasty meals or treats.  I wanted to post a few of the meals they served me in the hospital.  University of Maryland Medical Center was where I was for a week and a day.  I had many meals there but these are a few of the better ones.  Enjoy the pictures and I look forward to writing more blogs in the near future.  God bless, thanks for reading and see you at my table.