December 26, 2010
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Post Christmas
Christmas dinner went well last night. The food was good and there wasn't any drama at all. But I picked up a bug of some sort. My head is aching, my body is sore and I have the chills. I woke up a couple of times last night grabbing more blankets to keep me warm and turning up the heat. I think all my house plants have wilted by now. My nostrils feels like I've been inhaling fire. Everything is in slow motion today. Even a sloth would think I'm lazy. At least the aspirin and herbal tea is helping a bit. I hate being sick. This is not fair.
Anyways... some pics. I wasn't that focused on taking pictures.
This is butternut squash soup - it was very thick and flavorful. I think the butternut squash was roasted first and then added to chicken stock. The spices included cumin, curry, pepper and salt.
I was almost done with dinner before I remembered to take a picture. I looked around the table but no one else was taking pictures of their food. They are a strange bunch. There was sweet potato, stuffing, turkey (dark meat), mash potatoes, cauliflower & gravy. The hostess made the turkey while others brought side dishes including appetizers, wine, beer and desserts. I brought my tummy. (j/k - I got some flowers)
Just playing around with my camera...
Maybe I'll make take another nap now. *yawn*
Comments (13)
feel better Matt. Glad dinner went well. Please post your butternut soup recipe. It looks fabulous.
Oh squash soup. I love it!!! --Go take a nap after some hot herbal tea.
Belated Merry Christmas. Get well, my friend. Thoughts and prayers.
I wish I could find a bowl of squash soup like yours here in HK! Very interesting bokeh you took, what kind of lens you are using?
Hugs, and I hope you are better soon!
Oh, you poor thing. Sorry to hear you are under the weather again. That's something about life in the more northerly climes I just don't miss: the flu. Sure, we can get it here, but it just doesn't seem as common. Get well soon, Matt!
Aiya, hope you feel better soon Mattie! Food looks divine...would've liked to try the soup!!
Eat then sleep! wooot! haha
@macphoto - I hope I'll shake this soon. At least we don't have snow coming our way. That would just make me miserable (sorry - I know Boson got a ton of snow coming down right now.) I'll have to ask for the recipe for the soup.
@Fatcat723 - I still need more meds, teas and rest.
@Toro69 - thank you, I hope you had a wonderful Xmas and all the best for 2011.
@CurryPuffy - I was using the kit lens 17 to 85mm EFS. I hope things are ok with your parents.
@New_Egyptian - thank you, I hope to shake this bug very soon.
@christao408 - I think I need some spicy Thai food to warm me up.
@brooklyn2028 - the soup was from my sis and it was nicely balanced.
@oxyGENE_08 - I hope so, maybe I need more alcohol in my system to kill the germs.
The squash soup..sounds delicious..served hot or cold??
what did you say you adding to your soup? CUMIN?
"mash potatoes" should be mashED potatoes
Hope you feel better Matty!
Feel better Mattie. I think you had this last year too, and I had suggested that you have a vaporizer in your bed room. Your throat and nostrils will thank you.
Hope you are feeling better by now. Lots of love.
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