Yesterday, I was feeling achey and I had a sniffy nose, but I was hoping it would pass.  Not so, and it got worse overnight so I stayed home from school today.  Unfortunately, our class seems to be passing around some sort of “cold.”  It’s that time of year, I know. But, I’m bummed as we’re so close to graduation. It would be great if we could all finish on a high note and have everyone confident and healthy.  Unfortunately, there’s no “make-up” in another class, because there’s not another class close enough behind us to make up the particular class we miss.   So, to make up for now only having 1 day of practice on the calamari dish before the final exam, it looks like I’ll be buying several ingredients and practicing at home!   Good thing I like calamari 🙂

So, how have I been eating today?  Minimally.  I believe when you’re sick that your body doesn’t need to work hard at digestion when it should be using all of its energy to heal what ails it.  I agree that food can be healing, but I think it has to be the “right” food and in the right quantities so as not to interfere with the healing.  My food today:  lots of fresh ginger steeped in hot water with a pinch of Potrero Hill honey (yummy local honey near me), organic orange juice mixed with unsweetened cranberry juice, a banana, and Carnet’s homemade chicken broth (thawed, as we keep quarts frozen for times like these).  No meat (just broth), low fat, lots of liquid = healing faster.  The body has to work harder to digest full cuts of proteins and fats, especially if you don’t chew them a lot before you swallow them.   I think my diet today is helping.

I am still dreaming about cooking, though, so that’s a good sign.  Looking forward to getting back in the kitchen on Monday!