Jeff and I seem to be sharing mutations of the same cold.  One of us will start feeling better and the other is hit with new symptoms and round and round we go.  I’m hoping we’re about ready to kick this bug out once for all.  Tuesday I was coughing so uncontrollably that I had to break down and buy some over-the-counter cough medicine.  Yesterday the cough disappeared for the most part only to be replaced by a faucet where my nose once was (too much information?).  I’m tired and have that muddled head feeling, where everything seems foggy and everything takes two to three times longer to complete than normal.  I hate feeling inefficient. 

Thankfully, work is at a nice pace right now and I don’t need to be moving too fast there and since we still have snow on the ground at home I can just rest up as well.   However, as we all now the to-do list and chores don’t stop just because I need to rest.  It seems to quadruple doing times of illness, but I’m doing my best not to get overwhelmed and remember that its okay to have some ash on the wood stove hearth and that dirty dishes can indeed sit overnight in the sink.  My OCD tendencies can be a blessing and a curse, I tell ya.

In the absence of something more coherent from me, let me share some recipes I’m looking forward to trying out here at Two Frog Home:

• Chicken Articoke Pesto Calzones
• Apple Cider Sour Rye
• Chai Shortbread
• Simple Tomato Tart with Pesto (this one we’ll keep until August when we have fresh tomatoes from the garden)