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Fever again. I am fed up with honey and rhum and thyme… but I appreciate a good hot Japanee miso and vegetable soup. These soups are light and very easy to swallow even if you are ill.

[Anthea]

Fever again. I am fed up with honey and rhum and thyme… but I appreciate a good hot Japanee miso and vegetable soup. These soups are light and very easy to swallow even if you are ill.

I am sorry that you are still feeling ill hope you will be better soon

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The good thing is that though all the honey and rhum grog I drank, I did not take weight, even lost 200 g.

But probably the reason is that I have no appetite for any food, while I feel i need to eat.

[Anthea]

The good thing is that though all the honey and rhum grog I drank, I did not take weight, even lost 200 g.

But probably the reason is that I have no appetite for any food, while I feel i need to eat.

As we say in England "Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining"

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And I have to say that after drinking grog, my feverish and shivering state seems better.

So the miracle potion is : tea/tisan/hot water with slices of lemon, thyme, 40 cl of rhum, and as much as honey as you like.

If you feel the need to eat but without appetite for anything, a chicken broil is the best (a REAL chicken broil) : it has nutritive and anti inflammatory virtues. With lemon in it, and pepper (all that makes you sweat is good). Bread with broil is good (nutritive).

If you feel nauseous, ginger.

Of course I take paracetamol or ibuprofen agaisnt fever (I am not backward) but both medicines are more efficient together.

If your throat aches : honey and lemon sorbet.

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Eat Up. You’ll Be Happier.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/23/opini ... .html?_r=0

When I arrived in Paris about a decade ago, I was a vegetarian (out of squeamishness) and on a low-carbohydrate diet. This had seemed reasonable in New York, but it baffled Parisians. Restaurants balked at making substitutions. Hostesses didn’t ask for my dietary requirements.

In one study, 68 percent of French adults said they force themselves to eat some of everything when they’re invited to someone’s house. A Parisian academic told me she became incensed when an American dinner guest requested a vegetarian meal. “Although she was extremely friendly and pleasant — never again!”

That's right : veggies here have the reputation of being religiously boring and not pleasant as guests : like inviting a Jehovah or a Mormon. Because in fact, most of Jews and Muslims don't make a such drama concerning a menu when they are invited.

When I invited some French families over to eat pizza and watch a soccer match on TV, they automatically assembled at my dining-room table for a sit-down meal. (I had foolishly envisioned eating pizza on the couch.)

Right also. Even in the Qaraqum desert, a French dinner will have its own table, and its 3 services and wine The same absolute divine ritual than the Tea time at 5 in England.

[Anthea]

I have never sat on a sofa and eaten food on my lap

And I am not boring

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I have never sat on a sofa and eaten food on my lap

And I am not boring

But you are not veggie, that could be an explanation.

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Rain, rain, rain, a Feast for Grogs…

As a revenge, I eat them at lunch.

[Anthea]

Rain, rain, rain, a Feast for Grogs…

As a revenge, I eat them at lunch.

How many frogs does one have in a meal?

Do you kiss them first just in case one of them is a prince

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The same number as a good oyster meals, 2 dozens per plate. No kiss, we just buy the legs.

[Anthea]

Frog Olympics

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Currently reading Julia Child's book, after having watched Julie & Julia. That's my philosophy : Never too much butter.

[Anthea]

Currently reading Julia Child's book, after having watched Julie & Julia. That's my philosophy : Never too much butter.

Never too much butter

Is that some sort of kinky sex thing ?