I’m sick. Scratchy throat. Headache. Chills. Gut rot. Bloated. Zero energy. Plus a mild case of Seasonal Defective Disorder.
I’m jacked up on Sudafed, Vitamin D, Emergen C, Halls Echinacea + Zinc throat drops.
The only thing that gets me going when I’m absolutely useless is soup.
Just the thought of it gave me enough juice to concoct a batch of Shrimp Udon yesterday. I defrosted some shrimp in the microwave, cooked it on the skillet with a touch of olive oil and pepper. Boiled 6 cups of water, added 2 batches of shrimp udon noodles with its seasoning, added chopped spring onions, a handful of bean sprouts, mushrooms, crushed red pepper, the cooked shrimp and waa-la! It sounds like a lot of work, but it took about 20-25 minutes. Though, it was nice that I had everything on hand.
I’m basking in the glory of leftovers as I type this, er, between pauses. (I would’ve snapped a quick pic, but it’s nearly gone.)
Two of my favorite places to go during the winter is Boom Noodle, a trendy asian noodle restaurant (Do they have one in San Francisco?) and Saigon City – our local, dive-y Vietnamese pho joint. But I love that you can easily make these soups on the cheap at home, if not authentically, than closely enough.
And it’s fairly healthy. Made from whole wheat flour, with 1 g of fat, 8 g of protein, 0 cholesterol, per Udon package. You can decrease the amount of sodium by not adding as much seasoning from the packet or watering it down. I found the noodles over by the refrigerated section of salad stuffs, looking for tofu – which I’m trying to stubbornly add to my repertoire of recipes. I have 2 more packages of chicken flavored udon on deck. Mmm, mm, Udon!
NO!!!! Dear God, NO!!! Soooooo sorry you’re sick! Those are all horrible things to be sick from–especially on top of that, SAD. Grrrr. At least you’re not on your period.
Yes, soups of all kinds are so comforting and helpful. I usually crave American style chicken soup, though I would not push Pho out of bed if presented. 🙂 We don’t have Vietnamese that delivers, unfortunately. I like what you did with the udon, girl. Pour in barrels of garlic!
Hope you feel bettah, sistah!!!
Why, yes I coping with the monthly cycle as well! Ha!