There's a cold running around in our house, so I made chicken soup
today. I should've made more; I'm on the last bowl now. Made the stock
out of three pounds of chicken feet, so it's stellar -- gelatinous when
cold, just perfect when hot. Onions, carrots, celery, chunks of chicken
thigh meat, salt, pepper, noodles. Simple and delicious.

For lunch, I had one bowl plain, and another bowl with some kim chee
tossed in. SO good, and clears out the sinuses.

Another soup I love when I'm sick is the potato/tomato/onion thing the
maid in Spain made for us when we were little, but no one else in my
house likes that, so I made chicken soup instead.

I know we've had this thread before, but what do you eat when you're sick?

Serene
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"Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message
...
> There's a cold running around in our house, so I made chicken soup today.
> I should've made more; I'm on the last bowl now. Made the stock out of
> three pounds of chicken feet, so it's stellar -- gelatinous when cold,
> just perfect when hot. Onions, carrots, celery, chunks of chicken thigh
> meat, salt, pepper, noodles. Simple and delicious.
>
> For lunch, I had one bowl plain, and another bowl with some kim chee
> tossed in. SO good, and clears out the sinuses.
>
> Another soup I love when I'm sick is the potato/tomato/onion thing the
> maid in Spain made for us when we were little, but no one else in my house
> likes that, so I made chicken soup instead.
>
> I know we've had this thread before, but what do you eat when you're sick?


Thai basil and chicken soup with noodles. The basil really clears out my
had.

Paul

"Serene Vannoy" ha scritto nel messaggio
> I know we've had this thread before, but what do you eat when you're sick?
>
> Serene

I used to love hot and sour soup when I had a bad throat or a cold, but that
was when I could get it from a carryout. I'd never start mincing and slcing
etc. when I am reaaly ill!

Serene Vannoy wrote:
> There's a cold running around in our house, so I made chicken soup
> today. I should've made more; I'm on the last bowl now. Made the stock
> out of three pounds of chicken feet, so it's stellar -- gelatinous when
> cold, just perfect when hot. Onions, carrots, celery, chunks of chicken
> thigh meat, salt, pepper, noodles. Simple and delicious.
>
> For lunch, I had one bowl plain, and another bowl with some kim chee
> tossed in. SO good, and clears out the sinuses.
>
> Another soup I love when I'm sick is the potato/tomato/onion thing the
> maid in Spain made for us when we were little, but no one else in my
> house likes that, so I made chicken soup instead.
>
> I know we've had this thread before, but what do you eat when you're sick?
>
> Serene

I gravitate toward soup too. Hot and sour, tom yum, avgolemono...
I seem not to be so into canned tomato or CCMS now, although
those used to be the two things I wanted.

--
Jean B.

In article >,
Serene Vannoy > wrote:

> There's a cold running around in our house, so I made chicken soup
> today. I should've made more; I'm on the last bowl now. Made the stock
> out of three pounds of chicken feet, so it's stellar -- gelatinous when
> cold, just perfect when hot. Onions, carrots, celery, chunks of chicken
> thigh meat, salt, pepper, noodles. Simple and delicious.
>
> For lunch, I had one bowl plain, and another bowl with some kim chee
> tossed in. SO good, and clears out the sinuses.
>
> Another soup I love when I'm sick is the potato/tomato/onion thing the
> maid in Spain made for us when we were little, but no one else in my
> house likes that, so I made chicken soup instead.
>
> I know we've had this thread before, but what do you eat when you're sick?
>
> Serene

Chicken soup is good for the soul. ;-)

My personal favorite "sick" food is hot and sour soup from a local
chinese place that delivers.
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

Jean B. said...

> Serene Vannoy wrote:
>>
>> I know we've had this thread before, but what do you eat when you're sick?
>>
>> Serene
>
> I gravitate toward soup too. Hot and sour, tom yum, avgolemono...
> I seem not to be so into canned tomato or CCMS now, although
> those used to be the two things I wanted.

Aside from soups, we drank lots of orange juice.
And of legal age... hot tottys. WAY better than Nyquil!

Andy
--
Eat first, talk later.

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >,
> Serene Vannoy > wrote:
>
>> There's a cold running around in our house, so I made chicken soup
>> today. I should've made more; I'm on the last bowl now. Made the stock
>> out of three pounds of chicken feet, so it's stellar -- gelatinous when
>> cold, just perfect when hot. Onions, carrots, celery, chunks of chicken
>> thigh meat, salt, pepper, noodles. Simple and delicious.
>>
>> For lunch, I had one bowl plain, and another bowl with some kim chee
>> tossed in. SO good, and clears out the sinuses.
>>
>> Another soup I love when I'm sick is the potato/tomato/onion thing the
>> maid in Spain made for us when we were little, but no one else in my
>> house likes that, so I made chicken soup instead.
>>
>> I know we've had this thread before, but what do you eat when you're
>> sick?
>>
>> Serene
>
> Chicken soup is good for the soul. ;-)
>
> My personal favorite "sick" food is hot and sour soup from a local
> chinese place that delivers.
> --
> Peace! Om
>

It was difficult enough in the burbs outside of Memphis to find a place that
delivered food. I could get Papa John's pizza but nothing else. Hot & sour
or wonton soup, now *that* would have been a great thing when I was feeling
under the weather! Unfortunately the only Chinese place that had
(contracted) delivery service was shut down due health code violations. The
delivery service stopped delivering even before the health department got
there. Ugh!

Jill

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:30:00 +0200, "Giusi" >
wrote:

>
>"Serene Vannoy" ha scritto nel messaggio
>> I know we've had this thread before, but what do you eat when you're sick?
>>
>> Serene
>
>I used to love hot and sour soup when I had a bad throat or a cold, but that
>was when I could get it from a carryout. I'd never start mincing and slcing
>etc. when I am reaaly ill!
>
Me either. It's easier to pick up a phone. In any case, if I'm
really sick I'm not hungry either and I'm more of the hot chocolate
and crackers type if I have any desire to eat.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Apr 17, 11:35*pm, Serene Vannoy > wrote:
>
> I know we've had this thread before, but what do you eat when you're sick?
>
Occasionally the sick version of me feels like something cool instead
of the normal hot soup. Then I have milk toast -- the toast must be
almost burnt and thickly buttered, the milk must be whole milk. It's
a childhood regression thing, I guess, because I almost never drink
milk. -aem

"Giusi" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Serene Vannoy" ha scritto nel messaggio
>> I know we've had this thread before, but what do you eat when you're
>> sick?
>>
>> Serene
>
> I used to love hot and sour soup when I had a bad throat or a cold, but
> that was when I could get it from a carryout. I'd never start mincing and
> slcing etc. when I am reaaly ill!
>

I want chicken broth out of the can with cayenne pepper and three cloves of
fresh garlic smashed and chopped, simmered on low for maybe ten minutes.
This is for congestion an flu type things. For headaches or stomach things
(which seem to be related for me) I need to hurl then be unconscious in the
dark for 5-10 hours. No light, no movement, no sound.

"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> There's a cold running around in our house, so I made chicken soup today.
>> I should've made more; I'm on the last bowl now. Made the stock out of
>> three pounds of chicken feet, so it's stellar -- gelatinous when cold,
>> just perfect when hot. Onions, carrots, celery, chunks of chicken thigh
>> meat, salt, pepper, noodles. Simple and delicious.
>>
>> For lunch, I had one bowl plain, and another bowl with some kim chee
>> tossed in. SO good, and clears out the sinuses.
>>
>> Another soup I love when I'm sick is the potato/tomato/onion thing the
>> maid in Spain made for us when we were little, but no one else in my
>> house likes that, so I made chicken soup instead.
>>
>> I know we've had this thread before, but what do you eat when you're
>> sick?
>
>
> Thai basil and chicken soup with noodles. The basil really clears out my
> had.
>

yeah, right. Like there's anything in your had.

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> > Chicken soup is good for the soul. ;-)
> >
> > My personal favorite "sick" food is hot and sour soup from a local
> > chinese place that delivers.
> > --
> > Peace! Om
> >
>
> It was difficult enough in the burbs outside of Memphis to find a place that
> delivered food. I could get Papa John's pizza but nothing else. Hot & sour
> or wonton soup, now *that* would have been a great thing when I was feeling
> under the weather! Unfortunately the only Chinese place that had
> (contracted) delivery service was shut down due health code violations. The
> delivery service stopped delivering even before the health department got
> there. Ugh!
>
> Jill

I do feel fortunate... The place that delivers has the best buffet in
town (imho) and is very clean.

It's our favorite place in town to eat and they make the BEST hot and
sour I've ever had. Ever! Tastes like they use a beef base instead of
chicken like most places do.

They often add halved white mushrooms to it too, but when I'm sick, I'm
after the broth. I could give a damn about the rest of the solid stuff
thats in it. <g>
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

In article >,
"Jean B." > wrote:

> I seem not to be so into canned tomato or CCMS now, although
> those used to be the two things I wanted.

CCMS? Clam Chowder Manhattan Style?
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - good news 4-6-2009
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

On Apr 18, 12:17*pm, Melba's Jammin' >
wrote:
> In article >,
> *"Jean B." > wrote:
>
> > * I seem not to be so into canned tomato or CCMS now, although
> > those used to be the two things I wanted.
>
> CCMS? *Clam Chowder Manhattan Style?
> --
Campbell's cream of mushroom soup? -aem

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> I seem not to be so into canned tomato or CCMS now, although
>> those used to be the two things I wanted.
>
> CCMS? Clam Chowder Manhattan Style?

No, Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup.

--
Jean B.

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:05:54 -0600, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>Nada.

Kewl, well there's hope for me yet! LOL

>Just regular light, when I can. I haven't invested in any
>tools yet: decided to wait til I get back to the bay area to do that.
>When I get back, better be ready to go shopping girlfriend..cause we
>are going out to buy a bunch of stuff for me to use on the blog.

I'll be well rested and ready to go girl! I love to shop - especially
with other people's money.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:05:28 -0400, "cybercat" >
wrote:

>For headaches or stomach things
>(which seem to be related for me) I need to hurl then be unconscious in the
>dark for 5-10 hours. No light, no movement, no sound.


Migraines. Don't miss them one tiny bit.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:59:40 -0600, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:50:07 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:05:54 -0600, Christine Dabney
> wrote:
>>
>>>Nada.
>>
>>Kewl, well there's hope for me yet! LOL
>>
>>>Just regular light, when I can. I haven't invested in any
>>>tools yet: decided to wait til I get back to the bay area to do that.
>>>When I get back, better be ready to go shopping girlfriend..cause we
>>>are going out to buy a bunch of stuff for me to use on the blog.
>>
>>I'll be well rested and ready to go girl! I love to shop - especially
>>with other people's money.
>
>Good. Not TOO much money, mind you.. LOL.
>
>I am going to start applying to jobs up there by the end of next week.
>Keep your fingers crossed. Might have to come up that way for
>interviews too..but sometimes there are only phone interviews.
>
>I am thinking of getting a small set of plain whitish dishes for use
>in the blog, and for use in general til I get my regular stuff. That
>plus one of those light tents, should improve my pics even more.

A light tent? I've seen umbrellas... need to look it up.

>From
>what I have been reading, a lot of bloggers have dishes they use just
>for blogging.
>
No doubt! You don't want dinged plates marring an otherwise great
picture.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:05:28 -0400, "cybercat" >
> wrote:
>
>>For headaches or stomach things
>>(which seem to be related for me) I need to hurl then be unconscious in
>>the
>>dark for 5-10 hours. No light, no movement, no sound.
>
>
> Migraines. Don't miss them one tiny bit.
>
I keep hoping they're not. But I've gotten them all my life. Not many, maybe
five a year. It's actually so bad that I get the feeling I just want to die,
then actually pray. Not typical behavior for me.

"Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message
...
> There's a cold running around in our house, so I made chicken soup today.
> I should've made more; I'm on the last bowl now. Made the stock out of
> three pounds of chicken feet, so it's stellar -- gelatinous when cold,
> just perfect when hot. Onions, carrots, celery, chunks of chicken thigh
> meat, salt, pepper, noodles. Simple and delicious.
>
> For lunch, I had one bowl plain, and another bowl with some kim chee
> tossed in. SO good, and clears out the sinuses.
>
> Another soup I love when I'm sick is the potato/tomato/onion thing the
> maid in Spain made for us when we were little, but no one else in my house
> likes that, so I made chicken soup instead.
>
> I know we've had this thread before, but what do you eat when you're sick?
>
> Serene
>

Feed a cold starve a fever

It really depends on the illness.

Sore throat

Jello
Cottage Cheese
Smashed potatoes
Yoghurt
life savers (preferably cherry)
Strawberry shakes
Ice Cream

Head Cold (URI)
Hot soup almost any kind
Hot tea with a shot of brandy, bourbon and a slice lemon ( many of these),
and a cube of sugar
Jello shooters.
Hot cider
Lipton chicken noodle soup.

Dimitri

"cybercat" > wrote in message
...
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:05:28 -0400, "cybercat" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>For headaches or stomach things
>>>(which seem to be related for me) I need to hurl then be unconscious in
>>>the
>>>dark for 5-10 hours. No light, no movement, no sound.
>>
>>
>> Migraines. Don't miss them one tiny bit.
>>
> I keep hoping they're not. But I've gotten them all my life. Not many,
> maybe five a year. It's actually so bad that I get the feeling I just want
> to die, then actually pray. Not typical behavior for me.
I used to soak in a tub of cold water in the dark with cotton balls in my
ears. I sympathize with you. Mine just went away.
Janet

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:09:48 -0400, "cybercat" >
wrote:
>
>"sf" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:05:28 -0400, "cybercat" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>For headaches or stomach things
>>>(which seem to be related for me) I need to hurl then be unconscious in
>>>the dark for 5-10 hours. No light, no movement, no sound.
>>
>>
>> Migraines. Don't miss them one tiny bit.
>>
>I keep hoping they're not. But I've gotten them all my life. Not many, maybe
>five a year. It's actually so bad that I get the feeling I just want to die,
>then actually pray. Not typical behavior for me.
>
There's no helping migraines caused by hormones (unless things have
changed a lot), but others will respond to heat or cold. There's even
medication you can take for them. Inderal is only one med. There are
others formulated especially for migraines. Have you discussed it
with your Dr.? I find that the most responsive Drs are either those
who get migraines themselves or those whose spousal unit does.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

In article >,
"Jean B." > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > CCMS? Clam Chowder Manhattan Style?
>
> No, Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup.

Got it!

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - good news 4-6-2009
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

"sf" > wrote
> Have you discussed it
> with your Dr.? I find that the most responsive Drs are either those
> who get migraines themselves or those whose spousal unit does.

I haven't. I'm the "crawl away to die" type. Not smart, but my impulse is to
avoid doctors within reason. Since I only have a few of these things a year
it's okay for now. Thanks, though. I will keep the drugs in mind. My sister
gets these things much more frequently, and she is under treatment. She's
more the "SOMEBODY HELP ME FEEL BETTER, GIVE ME SOMETHING, ANYTHING FOR THE
PAINNNNNNNNN!" type. Much smarter.

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:09:32 -0400, "cybercat" >
wrote:
>
>"sf" > wrote
>> Have you discussed it
>> with your Dr.? I find that the most responsive Drs are either those
>> who get migraines themselves or those whose spousal unit does.
>
>I haven't. I'm the "crawl away to die" type. Not smart, but my impulse is to
>avoid doctors within reason.

The subject actually came up in conversation, because I'd gone to the
Dr. for a different reason - so I went home with a prescription for
migraines too. There's no way I could leave the house in the middle
of a full blown throwing up, motion sensitive, light sensitive,
migraine!

>Since I only have a few of these things a year
>it's okay for now. Thanks, though. I will keep the drugs in mind. My sister
>gets these things much more frequently, and she is under treatment. She's
>more the "SOMEBODY HELP ME FEEL BETTER, GIVE ME SOMETHING, ANYTHING FOR THE
>PAINNNNNNNNN!" type. Much smarter.
>
AFAIC five migraines of that intensity a year are five too many, but I
don't enjoy suffering. I was very happy to hear something could be
done. Try putting a sports type cold pack on your neck at the base of
your head and work it up around your head. I was shocked at how fast
one migraine went away just doing that.... of course, I caught it
before I was bedridden and still could get to the Dr.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:09:32 -0400, "cybercat" >
> wrote:
> >
> >"sf" > wrote
> >> Have you discussed it
> >> with your Dr.? I find that the most responsive Drs are either those
> >> who get migraines themselves or those whose spousal unit does.
> >
> >I haven't. I'm the "crawl away to die" type. Not smart, but my impulse is to
> >avoid doctors within reason.
>
> The subject actually came up in conversation, because I'd gone to the
> Dr. for a different reason - so I went home with a prescription for
> migraines too. There's no way I could leave the house in the middle
> of a full blown throwing up, motion sensitive, light sensitive,
> migraine!

Barb:

<http://stampschiropractic.com/doctor...hiropractic-Ne
w%20Braunfels/migraine-management.htm>
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

sf wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:09:48 -0400, "cybercat" >
> wrote:
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:05:28 -0400, "cybercat" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> For headaches or stomach things
>>>> (which seem to be related for me) I need to hurl then be unconscious in
>>>> the dark for 5-10 hours. No light, no movement, no sound.
>>>
>>> Migraines. Don't miss them one tiny bit.
>>>
>> I keep hoping they're not. But I've gotten them all my life. Not many, maybe
>> five a year. It's actually so bad that I get the feeling I just want to die,
>> then actually pray. Not typical behavior for me.
>>
> There's no helping migraines caused by hormones (unless things have
> changed a lot), but others will respond to heat or cold. There's even
> medication you can take for them. Inderal is only one med. There are
> others formulated especially for migraines. Have you discussed it
> with your Dr.? I find that the most responsive Drs are either those
> who get migraines themselves or those whose spousal unit does.
>
Hormone-related migraines may disappear after menopause. I used
to get a lot of headaches and also migraines. I almost never have
one now--and when I do it is apt to be related to the consumption
of poor-quality chocolate.

--
Jean B.

"Jean B." > wrote
> Hormone-related migraines may disappear after menopause. I used to get a
> lot of headaches and also migraines. I almost never have one now--and
> when I do it is apt to be related to the consumption of poor-quality
> chocolate.

I keep hoping for the Holy Grail of menopause! I just turned 50, what is
taking so long?

"sf" > wrote
>>
> AFAIC five migraines of that intensity a year are five too many, but I
> don't enjoy suffering.

Me either. I am so unaccustomed to it, it just knocks me off my feet.

I was very happy to hear something could be
> done. Try putting a sports type cold pack on your neck at the base of
> your head and work it up around your head. I was shocked at how fast
> one migraine went away just doing that.... of course, I caught it
> before I was bedridden and still could get to the Dr.
>

I'll have to try the icepack, thanks.

On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:22:33 -0400, "cybercat" >
wrote:

>
>"Jean B." > wrote
>> Hormone-related migraines may disappear after menopause. I used to get a
>> lot of headaches and also migraines. I almost never have one now--and
>> when I do it is apt to be related to the consumption of poor-quality
>> chocolate.
>
>I keep hoping for the Holy Grail of menopause! I just turned 50, what is
>taking so long?
>
You're Forever Young! http://tinyurl.com/cvzcxk
http://video.google.com/videosearch?...=4&ct =title#

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.