AH-CHOO...

I am not good at being sick

in fact 

I am the most impatient patient

the Bungalow has ever seen.

When the flu or the common cold strike

 I don my nurses cap and gear up to practise medicine

the only way I know

in a holistic and natural way

employing organic and healthy tonics and salves

Nom Jim cough syrup

Ginseng

hot honey and lemon

chewable zinc with vitamin C

hot water bottles

cold cloths

TLC

and the best ammunition

the biggest gun in the west

homemade chicken soup.

Mr. HB is stoic and brave and complains very little when he is under the weather

(I'd like him to let me "baby" him)

before they left home

my children would be happy to lie in front of the TV snuggled under their puffy duvets 

and they allowed me to dote on them

in fact I think they thrived on it!

I would attend to their every whim

buy them treats

( they had to be genuinely ill, not faking it for a day off school)

I have been sneezing all day

my throat feels scratchy

and my nose feels full 

like a wad of cotton wool is hiding inside

so....

On the way home I picked up some chicken bones

 for making soup and stock

I like the breasts and backs for this purpose

and in case you have never bought these they are a bargain

  $3.00

for the 3 packages that I bought.

Humble Bungalow 

Chicken Soup

In a large pot put bones in 6 cups water in to boil

add several diced peeled carrots and simmer for an hour

then

separate bones from stock

Saute 1-2 large diced onions in a knob of butter until soft

cool until you can work with the bones without burning your hands

add chicken stock to the onions

add the cooked carrots

debone and add the chicken bits to thje pot

stir and season

I use about 2 teaspoons of salt

and a tablespoon of Herbes de Provence

and a generous grind of fresh pepper

stir and bring to a boil

add 2 cups dry noodles

Stir and simmer 

until noodles are soft

adding more water if necessary

Serve

and get well soon!

I think tomorrow will be a PJ Day for me...

stay home all day, read my book, blogs, drink tea, sup soup and maybe catch a chick flick on TV.