I have been looking into good things to eat and on the net discovered tempeh, has anyone tried it?
Tempeh: I have been looking into good... - British Liver Trust
Tempeh
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Hi Mellow - ive never eaten it so can't say ( although i read it's quite chewy....... but apparently very high in getting proteins without tiring the liver with meat - I found you some ways of preparing it which i've copy pasted for you below:
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Preparing
Most tempeh is not sold ready-to-eat; it needs to be cooked first. However, some tempeh, such as Henry's comes pasteurized and ready-to-eat straight from the package. Green Cuisine tempeh is also pre-cooked and can be used hot or cold straight from the package.
You can use virtually any cooking method for tempeh, including poaching, simmering, boiling, steaming, baking, broiling, grilling, sauteeing, pan-frying or deep-frying. Tempeh also remains moist and tender when microwaved.
Microwaving To microwave tempeh, combine 8 oz of tempeh with 3 tbsp water in a covered microwave-safe dish. Cook on high for five minutes.
Marinating To add flavour beyond the mild, nutty flavour of plain tempeh, marinate before cooking. A simple, common marinade is soy sauce mixed with a bit of one (or more) of the following: balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, sherry, mirin (rice wine), orange or pineapple juice. Cut the tempeh into small cubes or thin slices before marinating for better absorption of flavours.
You can also marinate tempeh in barbeque sauce, particularly for the grill. Marinated tempeh can be baked, stir-fried, broiled or grilled. Large slices are excellent in a sandwich, smaller chunks on kabobs, and bite-sized pieces can be served on toothpicks for an appetizer.
Crumble or slice tempeh and use in recipes where you would use ground beef or small chunks of meat. Substitute tempeh for meat or tofu in stir-fries, stews, and casseroles.
Grating Grated tempeh can be substituted for ground meat. The easiest way to To grate tempeh, an easy and effective method is to use a food processor. First cube the tempeh (1/2 inch or so) then place into food processor. The texture of the tempeh so "grated" resembles ground meat.
Frying Slice patties in two through the thickness and fry them in a little olive oil, sprinkled with a light soysauce and ginger.
Fakin' Bacon Slice patties lengthwise and then very thin through the thickness, to resemble bacon. Bake strips in the oven, brushing both sides with a marinade of mustard, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, or barbeque sauce, etc., until crisp and bacon-like.
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Never heard of it but I see its made from soya beans.
They are super high in protein!
I buy dry roasted un-salted soya nuts from amazon and they are 10g of protein in a 25g portion. 
Not too bad thanks Mellow
Still got really uncomfortable pains all the time but not so itchy and twitchy.
Really annoyed with my doctor though! Moved house couple of months ago and as I thought I may need to recieve post from the doctors, I told him id moved.
He basically told me that I need to register at a new docs in northampton, and that my bloods would have to done through them now!
So its another delay for me to first get registered, and then get an appointment to get the full bloods done. Useless!
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in reply to matt137
No way! How frustrating. Are you sure you still have to move practises? My husband is still with his original one. Surely they could keep you with them for a month or so due to your condition.
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Thats what I suggested but he said I couldnt stay.
Im probably better off moving to be honest.
Hes treated me like some kind of 'undesirable' since my problems seem to be due to drinking too much 
Talk about how to make you feel worse about it all!
Im hoping that a Northampton town centre practice will have more understanding
I do hope so. I know what you mean about people's responses to liver and the dreading 'drinking'
I'm in the same boat. Symptoms been going for years but I did not know. How are things with you and your family? How is your mum doing?
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matt137 in reply to
Hi mellow
Mum started chemotherapy today.
Sadly she is stage 4 ovarian cancer. But they are hopeful of some improvement for her.
Possibly full hysterectomy once chemo is finished. It's a very bumpy road we are all on at the moment.
What has annoyed me is that this has hasn't been discovered before now.
She's had regular bloods done for years bless her heart.
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in reply to matt137
How terribly frustrating, bless you.
I have really changed my perspective about what life is about. I've learned to be patient, have hope and a sincere trust. Does that make sense?
I do wish you the best, matt
Keep in touch.
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I just wanted to say first of all I do not drink or some and never have in my entire life due to religion restrictions but not something that has interested me. However I'd like to say that really you guys shouldn't be made to feel like you have bought the problem on yourselves. That really isn't professional of your GPs. You guys have changed your life around and you need to be encouraged and applauded for the step you took.
While I was in hospital I met so many characters. I really miss some of them. One girl I met, she was around my age. She had a liver transplant already but sadly damaged her transplanted liver. She was drinking whilst in hospital. She would go for the whole day and come back drunk and high on drugs with a box of Mr.freeze. I was really scared of her at first because another patient told me she steals stuff. I cried a lot then as really I have never been exposed to all that. Anyway the patient that told me about her stealing, she was actually the real culprit and was also drinking and doing drugs sadly and even her transplanted liver was damaged. She had only come to warn me to check out what material things I possessed. She got discharged that same day. I spoke the other patient and you know, she was so so so nice. She couldn't hold a conversation sadly but she kept telling me she wishes she could give me her liver. When my family would come, she'd bring out chairs for them and tell them 'your daughter is so lovely, I wish I could help her'. Bless her. Really felt so sad for her. I tried keeping her number but half of the time she was snoozing or just drunk.
But anyway moral of the story is, no one should be judged. We do not know who has walked what path and how difficult a life they've had.
So really, commend yourselves for achieving something out of this difficult journey. I really hope things improve for you both!
Jahida
