La Vie En Curlsz » good eats http://www.curlsz.com Life, Laughs and Lunacy Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:47:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Sick Woman’s Guide to Sanity http://www.curlsz.com/sick-womans-guide-to-sanity http://www.curlsz.com/sick-womans-guide-to-sanity#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:58:33 +0000 curlsz http://www.curlsz.com/?p=349 Like most right now I’ve been sick. Most people aren’t pleasant when they’re sick so I’ll not make the cliche excuses for my behavior, suffice it to say it’s best that I’m left alone in my cave. Which is fine because my cave is one of the most pleasant places to be even when I’m not sick. I have made sure that my bedroom, cave, has all the comforts I should ever need…minus the mini fridge, I haven’t gone quite that far.

So during a week coughing, sneezing and blowing wasn’t the most fun, it could have been worse. I made several fantastic discoveries and new favorites and was able to indulge in some old favorites as well. For me a sick woman’s guide included.

Old Favorites Like…

Basically a fruit smoothie without having to stand in line and wait for it to be made, wonderful treat and old favorite.

Was nice to drive through and stock up, no cooking necessary.

Tom Yum Gai is THE comfort food for the sick, no chicken noodle nasty please and thank you. The lemon grass and spices are perfect.

The fourth in one of my favorite historical fiction series, this one takes place in Istanbul Turkey. I have a personal love for that city and Alexander nailed it. It’s also fun to follow favorite authors on Twitter because I was able to tell her so, and she responded…swoon

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I love my Roku, steaming Hulu, Netflix and Pandora is a sick woman’s angel.

New Favorites Like…

This by far helped more than anything else.

I stumbled upon this series on Netflix. FANTASTIC. I love the characters and the drama within a English household in 1912. It’s a good balance between the lives of the family and the servants. Season 2 will be filmed this spring, and I’m sad there were only 7 episodes in season 1.

This was  free book on Nook’s free Friday’s. I took a chance and am glad I did. It’s the story of William Marshall, an historical fiction account of his life based on a biography his oldest son had done after Marshall died. William Marshall served King Henry II, Henry III, King Richard and King John. It spans 1167 -1197. Highly recommend for history buffs. (Elizabeth Chadwick). I’m currently reading the sequel which is also fantastic, spanning 1197-1221

Sable

Tango

Being the weather has warmed up, we’ve all taken advantage of the windows. It’s easy to be lazy when you have the laziest partners in crime. Occasionally they would move, but just to stretch or yawn. Very serene.

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No this isn’t another plant entry – though I could share with you how excited and proud I am of my plants that were started from seeds and bulbs…but I’ll spare you.

Instead I wanted to take some blog space to show you my friend Molly’s new business venture, the Vanilla Orchid. Molly is a former Hudson on the Bend chef and recently lived in Alaska cooking fresh caught fish and game. She’s back home and back to her roots, cooking food she loves and serving the community through home delivery service, catering and an assortment of other specialties!

Check out what she can do and keep her in mind for any parties you may have or if you are dying to try a home food delivery service with unpretentious good food!

Visit the Vanilla Orchid.

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