Cold symptoms, oh so lovely. Waking up in the middle of the night with a raw throat. The anguish that comes with swallowing. One of the more irritating things in life. Next comes the congestion. Mornings feel like I’ve had brick to the nasal region. Steaming showers trying to loosen everything up. Don’t you know that I love being all snotty nosed. Dripping like a leaky faucet. One of the finer joys in life, let me tell you. The alternative is stuffing tissue up my nose and looking like some uncomfortable fool. Persistent tickle in the back of the throat. Like a feather gently caressing, it’s a challenge to not give into the urge to scratch the itch. For that will only make it worse. What about violent sneezing outburst? Got that going on to. I’m so lucky. I lost track of how many times that I’ve been blessed the last couple of days. Everyone is so kind to me. Why would I want to get well?
Did I mention all the wonderful drugs I was taking? Nothing quite as enjoyable as squirting fluids up the nostrils. I should be doing this when I feel 100%. Why deprive myself the feeling when I could be doing this on a regular basis. It makes no sense at all. The Dayquil that makes me zone out on nothing at all. That makes ordinary mental though an act of God. It’s as if my processor has fried. So many vitamin and immune system boosters. They are like candy and I am the kid crunching down on them. Mixing these so called “fruit flavored” packets in a glass of water. I question myself why I only use them when I am sick? Such a fantastic refreshment. Chloraseptic & lozenges for by troubled throat. The taste alone is reason to take these. Artificial f***ing cherry medicine, oh how I love thee. My mind is boggled that they don’t make cherry candy taste so good. What are these whacky candy companies thinking?
As a last-ditch effort to fight this irritable little sonofab****, I go with an age old remedy: The Hot Totty. A secret weapon developed in the days of old, this has been a century’s long weapon against the common cold. A mixture of whiskey, honey & lemon juice heated up, a true medicinal marvel. If so inclined, one can add a bit of butter and cinnamon. Modern medicine pales in comparison to this concoction. This magical elixir. The warm whisky and honey soothe the throat while the lemon breaks up mucus & gives you a bit of needed vitamin. It also has the welcomed side effect of being able to relax you and possibly lull you into a much needed sleep. Sleep is a key to overcoming this little devil. And it can be hard to find when you cannot breathe or swallow properly. Top if off with a little Nyquil… Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…
Truth be told, I very rarely come down with a cold. I should count my blessings. It’s an annoying way to spend the week. And since I’m foggy brained from the virus & all the medication, I really couldn’t think of anything else to write about. I’ve done all I can to combat this filthy beast. May time be on my side?
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Grilled chicken Caesar salad. I mean, it reached 84 degrees on Monday. What the heck! It’s February. It should feel like February. But whatever… The high temps made it a nice evening to cook outside and enjoy a lite meal like a salad.
Baked cod tostadas. This was, simply put, amazing. Thanks to my work BFF, we now have a new meal. Aside from the baked corn tortilla and guacamole, the ingredients were the same as my fish taco salad. Another one of our favorite meals. So why not oil up some corn tacos and sprinkle a little salt and bake to make a shell. So much better than buying the ones from the store and honestly just as simple to make. They don’t crumble apart on you either.
Skillet king ranch chicken. Can of cream of chicken & rotel. Chop onion. Simple simple.
Ram-Don. This is a meal featured on the film “Parasite”. It’s a Korean dish that blends wealth and poor foods together as one. Two cheap ramen noodle meal kits: Neoguri & Chapagetti. Kobe steak. I did not use Kobe steak. I’m not rich. If I was going to cook Kobe steak I sure as heck would not be throwing it in cheap ramen. I used a nice New York strip. Worked well for me. Any who, the meal was nice. I followed the directions the movies director & writers released. No work here. It was a reminder how much you can do with ramen when using it as a simple starter.
Grilled chicken with some Julio’s green sauce & some squash, onion & red bell. I wish I could master the green sauce. I.. just… can’t… What is it I am missing? What is it that eludes me?
Cocktail of the Week: Happy National Margarita Day!! Pineapple Habanero Margarita
En Fuego 