Rodney

Soup is a great way to go, and there's a lot you can do. I make a pretty good split pea with potatoes and carrots, which are all pretty soft by the time everything's cooked. And frankly, split pea soup tends to get thicker the more it sits around, so you'd definitely have your yogurt-like texture. You can use a meat stock from a can instead of a ham bone or whatever, if you want the flavor but don't want any chewy meat bits. Black bean soup is also good, has a nice smoky flavor and doesn't need much chewing. You can put sour cream or yogurt on top to jazz it up. And like split pea, home-made bean soup tends to a pretty thick consistency, not watery.

For dessert or something sweet, take canned pumpkin pie mix and bake it in the oven in a casserole dish, _without a crust._ Works fine; we used to have it that way as pumpkin pudding, and you can put whipped cream on if you really must. It's the consistency of custard, and it slides down easily. Frankly, crust on pumpkin pie is an afterthought for most people, so this could really be a treat for him if he actually likes the stuff.

You could also make him guacamole, but he'd have to eat it without chips. Wouldn't stop me, but he might not like it.