Making the 24hr stock with the broken bones and other nasty thingsTuesday, February 19, 2008
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Sickies
My house is full of sick people. Nate had a cold/cough thing for 2 weeks and then got a slight fever, he seems to be on the mend again, however all the boys are puny. Evan has a higher fever and cough, and the other 2 are suffering from coughs and low temps. Oh Luke said he doesn't have a fever and he seems correct.
The sickness has caused me to get out my big guns (chicken noodle soup). The kind that calls for an organic chicken simmering on low heat for 24 hours with the bones broken to draw out the gelatin and marrow. I took some of the meat off today and used some of the broth to make a small batch of soup for dinner tonight, unfortunately I spent to much time today talking about marrow nutrients and skim on the top of the broth and broken chicken carcasses. By the time Nate came to get his soup, he looked in the pot and dry heaved. (not because it looked gross) but because he couldn't get the thoughts previously mentioned out of his head. To his credit he did manage to eat half of a good size bowl. I learned tonight that the word "broth" makes his skin crawl, apparently he doesn't like juicy meat either. He prefers it dry, in fact he finds the thought of meat drippings revolting. Who Knew? So the lesson that I learned is to keep all the "secrets" to my cooking just that, secrets. If I do, I know that he will continue to enjoy all the juicy meat that he has eaten for the past 14 years, like gravy, vegetable soup, sauces and stews.
In other health related news, I am conducting an experiment on myself. I am seeing if all my home remedies for warding off sickness is going to keep me from getting whatever is going around this house. I am drinking echinacea tea, drinking EmergenC powdered drink mix, taking acidophilus (since a few of us have had tummy issues) and garlic capsules since I am out of garlic tonic and I don't want to eat the cloves because I've been around people to much. I have felt a little run down a couple of times but we shall see if it works. Or maybe I should just pray that I am spared, how's that for a revelatory thought.
The sickness has caused me to get out my big guns (chicken noodle soup). The kind that calls for an organic chicken simmering on low heat for 24 hours with the bones broken to draw out the gelatin and marrow. I took some of the meat off today and used some of the broth to make a small batch of soup for dinner tonight, unfortunately I spent to much time today talking about marrow nutrients and skim on the top of the broth and broken chicken carcasses. By the time Nate came to get his soup, he looked in the pot and dry heaved. (not because it looked gross) but because he couldn't get the thoughts previously mentioned out of his head. To his credit he did manage to eat half of a good size bowl. I learned tonight that the word "broth" makes his skin crawl, apparently he doesn't like juicy meat either. He prefers it dry, in fact he finds the thought of meat drippings revolting. Who Knew? So the lesson that I learned is to keep all the "secrets" to my cooking just that, secrets. If I do, I know that he will continue to enjoy all the juicy meat that he has eaten for the past 14 years, like gravy, vegetable soup, sauces and stews.
In other health related news, I am conducting an experiment on myself. I am seeing if all my home remedies for warding off sickness is going to keep me from getting whatever is going around this house. I am drinking echinacea tea, drinking EmergenC powdered drink mix, taking acidophilus (since a few of us have had tummy issues) and garlic capsules since I am out of garlic tonic and I don't want to eat the cloves because I've been around people to much. I have felt a little run down a couple of times but we shall see if it works. Or maybe I should just pray that I am spared, how's that for a revelatory thought.
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