Food and Recipes while under Coronavirus quarantine #8

[155etta]

Because of the name of the thread, I thought I'd share that my family has Covid. We were exposed while flying across the country to visit our son. It has been an extremely nasty bout. We are about 23 days out and still cannot smell or taste, so all the Christmas food has been a bust for us this year. I can't wait to be able to smell coffee again! The only things that remotely register are super salty and sweet tastes so it's been a lot of salty french fries and ice cold original Coke. We are actually craving them which is bizarre. We are still experiencing fatigue, congestion, coughing, and heaviness in the chest. So not fun.

 

[killarney rose]

155etta, I hope that you and your family are soon feeling better. And tasting and smelling too.

 

[iamshadow21]

Because of the name of the thread, I thought I'd share that my family has Covid. We were exposed while flying across the country to visit our son. It has been an extremely nasty bout. We are about 23 days out and still cannot smell or taste, so all the Christmas food has been a bust for us this year. I can't wait to be able to smell coffee again! The only things that remotely register are super salty and sweet tastes so it's been a lot of salty french fries and ice cold original Coke. We are actually craving them which is bizarre. We are still experiencing fatigue, congestion, coughing, and heaviness in the chest. So not fun.

Yeah, while I had it I couldn't taste those toasty/caramelly flavours. Coffee just tasted like warm milk to me, so I didn't drink it for a while until it tasted right again.

You're probably already doing this, so feel free to ignore, but try things with markedly different textures and temperature as well, to give sensory variety. Eg. Celery or carrots with a soft dip, chilli with tortilla chips.

 

[snooptroop88]

Because of the name of the thread, I thought I'd share that my family has Covid. We were exposed while flying across the country to visit our son. It has been an extremely nasty bout. We are about 23 days out and still cannot smell or taste, so all the Christmas food has been a bust for us this year. I can't wait to be able to smell coffee again! The only things that remotely register are super salty and sweet tastes so it's been a lot of salty french fries and ice cold original Coke. We are actually craving them which is bizarre. We are still experiencing fatigue, congestion, coughing, and heaviness in the chest. So not fun.

155etta, I hope that you and your family are soon feeling better. And tasting and smelling too.

Agreed, it's really horrible, we had it, too but quite a while back now. But it's memorably bad, we never forgot it.

I wish I'd known about kombucha when we had it because kombucha really, really is good stuff. Some people hate the taste, I actually like it, especially grapefruit kombucha. Most grocery stores have it now, it's not cheap, but it's not horrendously expensive either. It's sort of famous for helping in terms of lung issues, I think. Just looked it up, and they're saying anything fermented (like kombucha, kimchi) might be a plus if you've got Covid.

Weirdly, that whole pandemic scenario was anticipated on none other than an episode of Doomsday Preppers! This lady was going around stocking masks, ventilators, tents, all sorts of equipment. It was uncanny. (She thought it was going to be avian flu, though, if memory serves me correctly.)

I think as I remember I mostly just did Mucinex. It worked, though. That's terrible to have Covid over the holidays, hope you shake it quickly.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Because of the name of the thread, I thought I'd share that my family has Covid. We were exposed while flying across the country to visit our son. It has been an extremely nasty bout. We are about 23 days out and still cannot smell or taste, so all the Christmas food has been a bust for us this year. I can't wait to be able to smell coffee again! The only things that remotely register are super salty and sweet tastes so it's been a lot of salty french fries and ice cold original Coke. We are actually craving them which is bizarre. We are still experiencing fatigue, congestion, coughing, and heaviness in the chest. So not fun.

Sorry to hear that your family has Covid. When DH saw his PCP last week, Dr. B admonished him for not having gotten the Covid shot yet this season. I was going to wait until 1/15 when I see Dr. K, but I'm sure she would probably recommend it for me based on my age (I'll be 76 next month). We plan to go to Meijer for our shots on Tuesday since we won't be going out on NYE or New Year's Day. I haven't had side effects, but DH usually runs a low-grade fever with chills and fatigue. We were confused by recent warnings about the vaccines and wanted to make sure that our doctors were still onboard despite new CDC warnings.

 

[iamshadow21]

My one new year's resolution is going to be to make an effort to compile all my favourite recipes into a book, especially the ones that are online, or are ones we've made up that just exist in our heads. There are a bunch of things I used to make not that long ago that I've lost and can't make again.

I have a few lovely hardbound lined books that I bought a few years back when I tried journalling. I'm going to try to fill them up with delicious things.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

My one new year's resolution is going to be to make an effort to compile all my favourite recipes into a book, especially the ones that are online, or are ones we've made up that just exist in our heads. There are a bunch of things I used to make not that long ago that I've lost and can't make again.

I have a few lovely hardbound lined books that I bought a few years back when I tried journalling. I'm going to try to fill them up with delicious things.

Sounds like a delicious plan! I'm going to weed through my extensive cookbook collection and pare it down to the ones that I tend to use frequently. I absolutely love reading cookbooks and have purchased many simply to read recipes and the stories behind them. I also enjoy food history and have several books on the topic. I don't really need dozens of cookbooks anymore and will give some away and donate others to the two local libraries for resale.

 

[155etta]

Because of the name of the thread, I thought I'd share that my family has Covid. We were exposed while flying across the country to visit our son. It has been an extremely nasty bout. We are about 23 days out and still cannot smell or taste, so all the Christmas food has been a bust for us this year. I can't wait to be able to smell coffee again! The only things that remotely register are super salty and sweet tastes so it's been a lot of salty french fries and ice cold original Coke. We are actually craving them which is bizarre. We are still experiencing fatigue, congestion, coughing, and heaviness in the chest. So not fun.

Well this is interesting. Maybe we are underestimating the medicinal benefits of Coke and fries, lol!

Why your migraine might be making you crave a large Coke and fries

A migraine is no ordinary headache. It’s a full-body experience, but it’s possible to stop an attack in its tracks – as long as you do it early enough.

theconversation.com

 

[155etta]

Agreed, it's really horrible, we had it, too but quite a while back now. But it's memorably bad, we never forgot it.

I wish I'd known about kombucha when we had it because kombucha really, really is good stuff. Some people hate the taste, I actually like it, especially grapefruit kombucha. Most grocery stores have it now, it's not cheap, but it's not horrendously expensive either. It's sort of famous for helping in terms of lung issues, I think. Just looked it up, and they're saying anything fermented (like kombucha, kimchi) might be a plus if you've got Covid.

Weirdly, that whole pandemic scenario was anticipated on none other than an episode of Doomsday Preppers! This lady was going around stocking masks, ventilators, tents, all sorts of equipment. It was uncanny. (She thought it was going to be avian flu, though, if memory serves me correctly.)

I think as I remember I mostly just did Mucinex. It worked, though. That's terrible to have Covid over the holidays, hope you shake it quickly.

We've been drinking kombucha daily. I brew it myself by the gallon. I fermented some sauerkraut this fall. I'll start eating it more regularly. Thanks for the tip!

 

[killarney rose]

When I had the flu(my two week near death experience of fever, nausea and diarrhea with zero respiratory symptoms, and I spent two days in the ER getting rehydrated,- my insurance deemed me not sick enough to be admitted- the only food I could tolerate was French fries.