I feel like I’ve been in a fog for the last month. I came down with a cold just before Christmas and have spent the all the weeks since then trying to get back to my normal levels of energy and productivity (if the blog has seemed a bit unloved lately, this is why).
I spent more days that I can count laying on the couch doing nothing beyond drinking tea, coughing, and tumbling down a Netflix-shaped hole. Thankfully, I woke up on Friday morning (exactly four weeks since I first got sick!) feeling like I’d finally turned a corner and spent the snowy weekend tackling long-abandoned projects with forgotten energy and focus. Hooray for health! Here are some links!
- Vanilla mandarin jam.
- Pearsimmon jam (I made a similar batch back in the fall, that I never managed to write about. Maybe soon!).
- More marmalade!
- Tips for understanding preserving recipes.
- A guide to canned and pickled peppers, from The Kitchn. And what to do with the liquid from those cans and jars.
- Labneh spheres in olive oil. These have long been on my to-make list.
- Sheet pan hash browns. They have nothing to do with preserving, but every time I look at the pictures in that post, I want to make them.
- Atlanta area folks! Lyn from Preserving Now recently posted new classes. Sign up before the sell out!
So glad you’re feeling better! I’ve been listening to the podcasts and before each recent episode I thought “Surely she’s feeling better by now!” and then felt sorry for you when I heard that you weren’t. Glad you’ve turned the corner. And now I’m inspired to make some jam from fruit I froze in the spring and summer… plums and rhubarb and blueberries… yum.
Thanks for the good thoughts, Sherrie! This cold has been ridiculous, but I am so glad to finally be feeling better!
Thanks for the link love Marisa! 🙂 Hope you feel 100% soon!
Thanks Nick!
Sounds like you may have actually had flu. I’ve had similar month-long episodes involving hideous chest congestion, and they were NOT normal colds, which should leave after about a week or ten days. I now try to remember to get a flu shot every year.
Best wishes.