I hate being sick. This is however the homeostasis level for anyone on immunosuppressants.My go to is Tom Ka soup and mass amounts of tea, Emergen-C packets, and watered down juice. For those of you who do not know, Tom Ka Gai is a Thai green curry soup. Its full of galangal, garlic, and spice. It can cure any and all ills!
My quick recipe:
1/2 cashews
tofu/chicken/shrimp/protein
1/2 a can coconut milk (I use Mae Ploy)
1 Tsp toasted seame oil
1 Tbs coriander seeds
2-3 Tbs Green Curry paste (I use Mae Ploy)
2 Tbs Galangal grated fine (Thai ginger)
1 Tbs of lemongrass grated fine
4 cloves of garlic crushed
Small bunch Thai Basil
Small bunch Cilantro
1 cup mushrooms quartered (I use baby bellas, which I usually have on hand).
4 red potatoes diced
1 bunch of green onion sliced (I use all but the tips and bottoms)
1/2 white onion sliced in thin half moon shaped
Heat the toasted sesame oil in a pan with the coriander seeds. (Med-High Heat) After 2-3 mins add cashews and onion until the nuts start to brown a bit but the onions turn translucent. Then added green curry paste and saute for 4-5 mins. The spice of the paste may knock you back a bit, but you should always cook your curry pastes. Then add in coconut milk and a large amount of water. (Med Heat) I sometimes add chicken broth, but its really a taste preference. Once the base is simmering, add the potatoes, ginger, garlic, lemongrass, green onion, basil and cilantro. (Med-Low Heat) I usually let them cook together for about 20mins or so. (If you are doing chicken, I would also add it at this step.) At this point add the mushrooms and tofu or shrimp. After about five mins or so it will be ready! For the shrimp make sure they turn a nice pink, but don't get too tough. I usually steam them on the side, because I am terrible at shrimp! I usually make sweet rice to go with the soup but rice noodles also work well.
I have horrid piles on my desk as it is that season again. Credentialing season...ugh. So far I'm refusing to take a sick day, but it may come to that soon. >.< I am also on a path to try and be as nice as possible. I'm grumpy 99% of the time at work, no ever works a full 8 hours which leaves me trying to answer emails, answer calls, and process packets all at the same time. I don't even want to know my error rate right now. However, I have realize that while some people are beyond my ability to be nice to, most are not and I should not take out the bad ones on the good ones. Plus I always feel much better when I'm trying to get something done and the person on the phone is nice, helpful, and competent. So, for the moment I'm trying to let go off the work bullshit and the fact that I have a horrid cold and just be a person who knows the answers and is not afraid to use them on the phone and via email.
My quick recipe:
1/2 cashews
tofu/chicken/shrimp/protein
1/2 a can coconut milk (I use Mae Ploy)
1 Tsp toasted seame oil
1 Tbs coriander seeds
2-3 Tbs Green Curry paste (I use Mae Ploy)
2 Tbs Galangal grated fine (Thai ginger)
1 Tbs of lemongrass grated fine
4 cloves of garlic crushed
Small bunch Thai Basil
Small bunch Cilantro
1 cup mushrooms quartered (I use baby bellas, which I usually have on hand).
4 red potatoes diced
1 bunch of green onion sliced (I use all but the tips and bottoms)
1/2 white onion sliced in thin half moon shaped
Heat the toasted sesame oil in a pan with the coriander seeds. (Med-High Heat) After 2-3 mins add cashews and onion until the nuts start to brown a bit but the onions turn translucent. Then added green curry paste and saute for 4-5 mins. The spice of the paste may knock you back a bit, but you should always cook your curry pastes. Then add in coconut milk and a large amount of water. (Med Heat) I sometimes add chicken broth, but its really a taste preference. Once the base is simmering, add the potatoes, ginger, garlic, lemongrass, green onion, basil and cilantro. (Med-Low Heat) I usually let them cook together for about 20mins or so. (If you are doing chicken, I would also add it at this step.) At this point add the mushrooms and tofu or shrimp. After about five mins or so it will be ready! For the shrimp make sure they turn a nice pink, but don't get too tough. I usually steam them on the side, because I am terrible at shrimp! I usually make sweet rice to go with the soup but rice noodles also work well.
I have horrid piles on my desk as it is that season again. Credentialing season...ugh. So far I'm refusing to take a sick day, but it may come to that soon. >.< I am also on a path to try and be as nice as possible. I'm grumpy 99% of the time at work, no ever works a full 8 hours which leaves me trying to answer emails, answer calls, and process packets all at the same time. I don't even want to know my error rate right now. However, I have realize that while some people are beyond my ability to be nice to, most are not and I should not take out the bad ones on the good ones. Plus I always feel much better when I'm trying to get something done and the person on the phone is nice, helpful, and competent. So, for the moment I'm trying to let go off the work bullshit and the fact that I have a horrid cold and just be a person who knows the answers and is not afraid to use them on the phone and via email.
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