Flu-Buster

In an attempt to fight off the house full of flu germs, I am downing massive amounts of tea, and washing hands and wiping surfaces constantly. I've been doing some weekend cooking while housebound and have lots of healthy items on hand. Today's lunch: 4 kinds of greens, grilled tofu, and roasted yams and sweet potatoes. Plus a high-dose vitamin C.For the sick one, apple juice popsicles for breakfast, honey english muffins for munching while zoning out to PBS Kids, and a fried egg for lunch. Looks like we're on the mend (I hope!).

Cold-Buster, Part II

Things have gone from bad to worse for me health-wise, such that I have not been well enough to cook anything. Which has been okay, since I've had no appetite, but the meals I have had have been far too reliant on processed food, making me feel even worse. So tonight I threw together a cheat version of Pho, heavy on the spice and light on prep. Forgot garlic at the store (having eaten my way through my entire supply) so relied on chilies and ginger to heat this up. Threw in some deli tofu (also spiced with chilies), some shiitakes, lemongrass, cilantro, lime and a bunch of broccoli, and rice noodles. Here's hoping this concoction can take the place of the nasty cough syrup I have been resorting to.