I'm at home sick on the couch. I don't know if it is sinusitis, cold and sinusitis, flu, flu and sinusitis, or a combination of all three. Webmd is of no help. So my dinner consists of vegetable broth with some flat leaf parsley, and water. And more water. And get this - I threw some water in there. I'll wrap this delicious dinner up with some Emergen-C. At least I'm not taking Airborn.
Oh well. Twittering away on npr.org, I found this podcast from a 1996 episode of All Things Considered (my favorite npr show, aside from This American Life). So Italians shop for produce not by list, but by what looks best, and then base the meal around it.
Now, this goes against my mother's budgeting crusades, but maybe not? If the mushrooms at the grocery store look kinda blah, and I plan on making a mushroom dish three nights from now, should I purchase them? I think not. However, right now all produce looks, well, gross. But my farmer's market should be opening soon. I did a stupid thing and left my bike out in the rain too often, so its in need of some work. Also, the hills here are SO HUGE, I really should buy a new, lighter bike. Either way, once that gets up and running this summer - guess who's back to biking for produce!
Despite the illness, I'm excited.
Who Is This?
- Angela
- After years of having one compartment sinks, tiny freezers, kitchen-in-a-box pans, and broken can openers, I can now shamelessly make a dinner, or two.
2 comments:
I hope you feel better by now! And thanks for the tip on Airborne. I had considered it...but now I think I'll just stick to my basic vitamins.
Something you might want to consider is using a saline solution. The brand I use is called "Ayr" but there are others. Basically, it's just salt water you pump up your nose. Yeah, I know, sounds gross--but not any grosser than nasal spray, and you can't become addicted to saltwater, LOL! It will clean out your nasal passages. I have chronic sinus headaches and since I started with the saline every night and every morning, combined with Sudafed (well, the generic version of it), my headaches have really gone down.
I wouldn't buy mushrooms that are on their way out unless I planned to use them that night. And wow, biking to get produce--what a great idea! I wish I had a nearby farmer's market so I could do that.
You didn't tell me you were sick when I spoke with you! I hope you are feeling better.
Actually, I always shop for produce by what looks best and is at the best price. That is a very frugal practice. Remember my blog post about not deciding what to make for dinner until a couple hours before eating it? I must be Italian - LOL!
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