The key is soup, real soup. Like go get some beef and beef bones, if you don't want to put them in the oven to brown up a bit then fry them in pan. Then boil alot with the things to make broth, by leaf(es), carrots, celery, onions, garlic.(not trimmed nice) Give that 10-15 hours and strain it. Then put in your nice veggies and let them boil.
Chicken soup, use leg quarters - TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.
Meatball soup, if that's all you have. Meatballs, with the usual onion, the other stuff, you know Then comes the veggies. No need to make a broth first, just use that skinner to descum it.
Ham and bean soup. Ham hock, fry or bake/broil. Water, boil. Once a little taste comes add the rest of the ham. Add onion, garlic, bay now. Let that boil a bit. Then add beans and cook them for whatever days they say. (not really, you get them ready) Simmer and after 24 hours put in the veggies.
That is the elaborate way, it can be done in a couple of hours, canned beans, whatever.
Mac-n-cheese with ham.
You may see meat as a common thing here, and for good reason it is. The body needs protein to repair the damage surgery does. All surgery is injury, it is a matter of degree.
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