I had planned to spend the last week finally posting about the in-depth holiday coverage, but life had other plans. We are all finally feeling somewhat recovered from a fairly nasty stomach bug. FYI, an entire family with a stomach virus, in a house with no running water? Not pretty.
As you might imagine I’ve been rather busy. Once I was again able to walk without banging into walls or falling down, there were feverish foreheads to wipe, little comforts to murmur, backs to rub, and cool cloths to keep moist.
Yesterday I spent the day in the kitchen. Now that everyone is feeling better we need some nourishing foods on hand that are easy on small tummies. I’ve officially declared this a week of soup. I turned close to 16 quarts worth of fresh chicken broth into four kinds of soup. So far we’ve had chicken soup, carrot soup, and apple-squash. Tomorrow I’ll use what’s left to make spinach soup with meatballs. I also baked two butternut squashes and a big batch of baked pears just to have around. I’m hoping to have this make up the bulk of our meals for the next few days, as Sunday is Iain’s birthday party and this extended illness has put me well behind in the preparations. I’m not feeling too terribly stressed about it though. Whatever will be, will be. Thankfully, we have very accommodating friends. I’m sure that everyone will cheerfully make due with whatever I have ready for them!
Much like these guys!
Feel better family.