What is your home cold remedy?

[scottmandue]

Started with a little cough last night, now proceeding into runny nose and mild headache.
My favorite home remedies are:
Albondigas soup soup, local place makes it with chicken meatballs and a little spice to it.
Spiced apple cider... yeah, OJ has vitamin C and all that but my stomach can only handle so much OJ.

What do you do PPOT?

[jyl]

Inhaling from a steaming pot of tea.

Spicy foods.

Hot showers and baths.

[MMiller]

NyQuil or what ever your favorite sleep aid is, then crazy hot soak. Once cooled down head to bed and get 8-10 hrs of deep sleep. Do it every evening till I feel normal again.

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by Panerai

NyQuil or what ever your favorite sleep aid is,

Does bourbon count?

I kid! I kid!

[JJ 911SC]

These ones help me...

[WPOZZZ]

A nice bowl of pho with some Sriracha to kick it up a notch.

[dan79brooklyn]

Fresh grated ginger tea with lemon and honey.
Echinacea.
Sleep.

[craigster59]

Neti pot to clear out the nostrils and a good dose of the chicken tortilla soup. Recipe to follow. Buy the rotisserie chicken, you can make it in no time. And add the cilantro, it has healing properties.

[craigster59]

Here you go. Easier than it looks, just make it , it gets you up and around and that drains the congestion....

SOPA DE TORTILLA

2 chicken breasts; boneless, skinless (or buy a roasted whole chicken and shred it, a lot quicker)
3 quarts chicken broth
1 red onion -- diced
2 carrots -- diced
1 boiling potato -- diced
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 bay leaf
2 cloves garlic -- chopped
1/2 teaspoon chipotle chile en adobo – pureed (comes in a can in the salsa section of the store, get the one with the duck on the label if possible)
1 teaspoon jalapeno chile-- seeded, chopped
1 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano or regular oregano
1/8 teaspoon cumin
salt -- to taste
white pepper -- to taste
1 zucchini -- diced
1 yellow squash -- diced
1/2 red bell pepper -- diced
1 lime (juice from)
2 tablespoons sweet Sherry
1 tablespoon cilantro -- chopped
1 tablespoon fresh mint -- chopped

This stuff’s for garnish, you can skip it if you want. The soup tastes great by itself.
4 corn tortillas-- cut into thin strips
Oil
1/2 pound Jack cheese -- shredded
12 slices avocado
cilantro sprig


Directions:
Poach chicken breast in simmering chicken broth until done through, about 10 minutes. Set aside until cool enough to handle and shred. (skip this if you bought a roasted chicken)

Combine chicken broth, chicken, red onion, carrots, potato, tomato paste, bay leaf, garlic, chipotle and jalapeno chiles, oregano, cumin and salt and pepper in large saucepan or soup pot. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Correct seasoning, if necessary.

Add zucchini, squash, pepper, lime juice and Sherry. Bring again to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. Add cilantro and mint. Stir, then remove from heat.
(You can use tortilla chips and shredded cheese and skip this whole garnish thing if you’re in a hurry.)
To assemble, fry tortilla strips in hot oil until crisp.

Drain on paper towels and set aside. Ladle soup into each bowl. Sprinkle with shredded cheese and tortilla strips. Garnish each bowl with avocado slice and sprig cilantro. Serve at once. Note: Soup may be frozen in batches if desired.

[craigster59]

Oh, and substitute Tequila for the Sherry, it helps with the cold.

[fintstone]

Asian; hot and sour soup or New Mexican; green chile chicken soup

if neither are available, make ramen and add a couple beaten eggs and Sriracha to the boiling mixture when it is almost ready.

[quaz]

You may think I am crazy, but Cardio. Whatever you poison is do it. Running, biking, elliptical, or swimming. As long as you are not running a fever or have aches sweat it out. I sear it shortens the usual cold for me and in some cases seems to just get rid of it.

If that doesn't work then chicken soup.

[Bugsinrugs]

Jewish Chicken soup.....Kosher chicken. Works every time.

[GH85Carrera]

I dated a chick that had a simple remedy. One shot of tequila followed buy a beer every 20 minutes. Within a few hours you will pass out and not care about the cold. Continue for 10 days and the cold or flu will be gone, or you will be dead.

[Tobra]

Don't get sick often enough to say. I guess tea with lemon and honey.

[MBAtarga]

Not really home remedy - but Zicam works!

[Bill Douglas]

I go for a surf and get plenty of salt water blasted through my sinuses. The cold germ/virus thinks "Geez,I'm not living here." and flees.