Sorry for the silence, dear readers. Between the Thanksgiving holiday, various tasks around the homestead, and apparently a case of the "blahs" (tired, listless, achy) which might indicate I'm coming down with something, I haven't had the energy to post anything.
So, until I get my act together, please enjoy this outdoor rendition of "Carol of the Bells," modern edition (click HERE).
It maybe the season but you're the 3rd or 4th blogger that has mentioned feeling poorly recently.
ReplyDeleteCan I humbly suggest whole chicken carcass soup with veggies and pasta of choice (I generally roast the bird, take off a couple of meals worth of meat and then boil the carcass with plenty of meat on it for stock).
Let stock cool, skim off most fat, I like some fat as it's a nice flavor. Add the other ingredients cook well.
Now the ingredient my Korean KATUSA's used to save me from a "I wanna DIE" flu. A couple of heaping tablespoons of live culture Kimchee to my bowl just before I eat it. Don't cook the Kimchee, its live culture and garlic-peppers to the rescue.
WARNING, you will Need a Lot of nose wipes, I use dampened paper towels as it's better to keep red nose away when blowing so often.
This is my GO-TO soup whenever I'm feeling a little low or off and even though I work in the hospital where sick folks go, I've worked through Avian Flu, COVID, H1N1 and many bad flu years with almost no down time.
Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food.
Hippocrates
Get better soon friend, your critters need you :-)
I love kimchee and eat a spoon or three almost every day! Must try it in soup. It does good things for stir fry.
ReplyDeleteThe soup "recipe" reminds me of something we southerners like to do. The same sort of soup with hot pepper sauce! (and include some of the hot peppers) It clears nasal passages as well! I'm not a pasta fan but love adding shredded cabbage into chicken vegetable soup. It's a lower carb filler and more nutritional.
In winter, our family tend to make a huge pot of this soup when we're under the weather. By the time it's gone people are feeling much better. I think the kimchee would be an improvement because of the probiotics. The southern equivalent is hot chow chow. Very similar. And it does go well with chicken vegetable soup and cornbread. The cornbread may not be the most nutritional bread, but can't be beat with soup.