Every few weeks I go on a kitchen rampage.
Over the course of an hour or two I bake, broil, chop, whip, cook, and stir up all kinds of food treats.
This little food tornado always results in at least a few fermented goodies and Tuesday’s rush was no exception. With flu season in full thrust (Tate ran a 103* temperature for two days!) my brain is swirling with ways to boost the immune system and fermented foods are, in my humble opinion, one of the best. The Cheese Slave has a great post on the benefits of eating fermented food.
I made Kimchi!
Kimchi is an acquired taste, one that I now crave! It’s tangy and spicy and a little stinky (in a good way!) and adds tons of flavor to whatever you eat it with. I try to keep a jar in the fridge and eat a small serving several times a week.
Tate was so sick on Tuesday! He mentioned something about chicken noodle soup in his delirious state and I made my equivalent (I’ve never eaten or cooked a chicken in my life). Heavy with veggies, garlic, ginger, and seaweed this was one Super Miso Soup!
Making yogurt is easy and cheap! And yogurt is an easy, accessible delicious way to get probiotics in everyday.
What is your first line of defense when it seems like everyone around you is going down hard and fast? I try to follow the ‘lots of fluids’ rule and get plenty of rest in addition to eating as nutritiously as possible.
What an appropriate title… Hope Tate is feeling much better.
You’ll be happy to know the Younger-Monsons are now into cheese making!
Nice! I want to try that cheese!
Your approach to health is so inspiring! I really should make more kimchi… my recent batch turned out way too salty, I must have not rinsed off the brining solution well enough. Like you I do crave the flavor too!
When I feel like I’m coming down with something, I use (unfiltered) apple cider vinegar and local honey – I mix it into a cup of hot water and sip it first thing in the morning, and also before bed. Sounds weird, I know – but it seems to stave off a cold when I think I’m about to get one! I also make a ginger, lemon, and honey tea. (technically not a tea… an “infusion” I guess?)
Your kitchen rampages sound familiar though… I get into it every now and then too, and it’s so therapeutic. The freezing temps will make this weekend a good time for one. 🙂
I love apple cider vinegar and lemon too, eapecially first thing in the morning.
I love your whisk-thermometer holder. Last time I made yogurt, holding the thermometer in the milk was a hot and bothersome task!