Saturday, January 21, 2006
5 things to make being sick a little easier
I've been sick this last week. Not quite a cold, not quite the flu -- just the "greatest hits" of both. Last Saturday I hoped, "Please let this just be allergies, just allergies, just allergies." By Sunday afternoon, however, I knew, "Oh, @?#!!, it's not allergies." And I hadn't been sick in two years. Well, might as well make it bearable:
1. Garnet Hill Travel Bedding. Their copywriter took his travel journal, transcribed the Tahiti entries into French and turned it into a sheet pattern. Looks light and fun, feels fantastic. I continue the French theme by pouring my Nyquil into a cordial glass and pretending it's Absinthe.
2. Brookstone's PowerNAP Pillow. Next to my Dyson vacuum, the best thing I've bought in months. The pillow has powers. You can scrunch it up to make it firm enough to support your neck and shoulders while you watch TV, or squish it around your head so you feel like you're sleeping on a cloud.
3. Project Runway Season 1 DVD. If you're going to be bedridden, you might as well be entertained with a little creative tension, courtesy of Crazy Uncle Jay, Evil Witch Wendy and the always wise & wonderful Tim Gunn. And doesn't Austin Scarlett look like one of Jim Henson's Quentin Crisp Babies?
4. Kitties! My two know their Mom isn't feeling well, so they curl up by my side and purr to make me feel better. It helps.
5. Baked Potato Soup. Easy, delicious and soothing:
4 large potatoes
2/3 c. butter
2/3 c. cornstarch
6 c. milk
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
4 green onions, chopped
½ c. cooked, crumbled bacon
1 1/4 c. shredded Cheddar
8 oz. sour cream
Wash potatoes and prick several times with a fork. Bake at 400 degrees for one hour until done. Let cool. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise, then scoop out pulp and set aside. Discard skins. Melt butter in heavy saucepan over low heat. Add cornstarch, stirring until smooth. Cook one minute, stirring constantly. Gradually add milk; cook over medium heat, stirring until thick and bubbly. Add potato pulp, salt, pepper, green onion, bacon and cheese (save some for garnish). Cook until thoroughly heated; stir in sour cream.
1. Garnet Hill Travel Bedding. Their copywriter took his travel journal, transcribed the Tahiti entries into French and turned it into a sheet pattern. Looks light and fun, feels fantastic. I continue the French theme by pouring my Nyquil into a cordial glass and pretending it's Absinthe.
2. Brookstone's PowerNAP Pillow. Next to my Dyson vacuum, the best thing I've bought in months. The pillow has powers. You can scrunch it up to make it firm enough to support your neck and shoulders while you watch TV, or squish it around your head so you feel like you're sleeping on a cloud.
3. Project Runway Season 1 DVD. If you're going to be bedridden, you might as well be entertained with a little creative tension, courtesy of Crazy Uncle Jay, Evil Witch Wendy and the always wise & wonderful Tim Gunn. And doesn't Austin Scarlett look like one of Jim Henson's Quentin Crisp Babies?
4. Kitties! My two know their Mom isn't feeling well, so they curl up by my side and purr to make me feel better. It helps.
5. Baked Potato Soup. Easy, delicious and soothing:
4 large potatoes
2/3 c. butter
2/3 c. cornstarch
6 c. milk
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
4 green onions, chopped
½ c. cooked, crumbled bacon
1 1/4 c. shredded Cheddar
8 oz. sour cream
Wash potatoes and prick several times with a fork. Bake at 400 degrees for one hour until done. Let cool. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise, then scoop out pulp and set aside. Discard skins. Melt butter in heavy saucepan over low heat. Add cornstarch, stirring until smooth. Cook one minute, stirring constantly. Gradually add milk; cook over medium heat, stirring until thick and bubbly. Add potato pulp, salt, pepper, green onion, bacon and cheese (save some for garnish). Cook until thoroughly heated; stir in sour cream.
# posted by Peggy @ 9:45 AM 
