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Just tried the recipe, and I am happy to report that this is the best omelette I have EVER eaten. Thanks for a good, simple, honest recipe. Delicious! Though, yes, I went a little lower on the butter than suggested.

@bluedab. Have you seen a doctor about your strep throat infection

@jfitz, I can assure you that in the UK it is still 'tit-bit'. It was changed to 'tid-bit' by Americans in the late Victorian era. Because Americans apparently can't handle the idea, or the mention, of the word 'tit'.

grits with an over-easy egg, a pat of butter and salt/pepper

chai or ginger ale to drink

my mom used to make me soft boiled eggs too- didn't realize it was such a common soother! My dad made noodles with butter and breadcrumbs; still my "don't wanna cook" meal. Right now I have strep throat and the only thing that doesn't feel like swallowing ground glass is low fat ice cream and popsicles. Even soup is too much!

@tressa - your symptoms sound like classic lyme disease symptoms (and other tick borne illnesses)..... hope you're feeling better.

love the coconut soup, i make that all of the time myself.... and tons of garlic and ginger with chopped up veggies.... a simple broth of that...

hope you're feeling better.

Here's an interesting tit-bit. Arsenic was once widely used as a medicine for stomach ailments and fever...because a scholar mistranslated the Arabic word for cinnamon. Cinnamon remains an excellent soother of lots of things. A slice of toast with lots of butter and covered with cinnamon and brown sugar makes everyone feel better. Add a pinch of ginger as well. And lots of juice. My wife doesn't like orange juice unless she doesn't feel well. Then I'm ordered to the store to get a large carton.

Peanut butter and banana sandwiches on soft wheat bread have their place too. You can add a drizzle of honey as well.

Grits with butter, salt & pepper. In the same family as porridge, cream of wheat, oatmeal etc but infinitely better when I'm feeling bad.

Rice porridge with a little scrambled eggs

When I'm feeling sick I go for warm, spicy, and comforting food:
Spicy ramen
Cream of wheat
Hot tea with lemon and honey
Pho with loads of lime

After I start to perk up a bit I add dense, fruit smoothies to my "sick diet".

The only thing I need is spicy coconut Thai soup - I'm amused to note the inclusion above. Something about the spicy creaminess is very healing.

I've had the Amy's soup version in a can and it's not bad in a pinch.

In Bangkok my favorite sick food is Kao Man Gai - sort of like deconstructed chicken noodle soup without the noodles and with more flavor :)

If I'm cooking:
oatmeal/congee/some kind of porridge
scrambled eggs and toast
corn flakes with broken up arrowroot cookies and milk
plain popcorn (if it's nausea)
miso soup

If I'm buying:
Veggie hot and sour soup
Popsicles