Cold Comfort

It must be the beginning of December because my throat is scratchy, my body aches and my head feels fuzzy. Every year during the interim between Thanksgiving and Finals Week I catch a cold. And what I could really use right now to fight it off is some chicken noodle soup, something I didn't even bother to look into when I caught a cold last year, my first year of being gluten-free. This year I'm feeling a little more creative.

I could always make my own soup, but who wants to take on that undertaking when they're sick? Gluten-free Girl has all sorts of cold/flu remedies like tea with lemon and plain chicken stock, but that's not good enough. Ooh, a brand called Kettle Cuisine makes a GF chicken noodle soup with rice noodles, but it's not something I can get my hands on quickly. I'll have to remember to stock up on that for when I'm sick again next December. Let's keep looking...

A-ha! I think I found my remedy: a big bowl of chicken pho. Chicken? Check. Noodle? Check. A little spice to clear the sinuses? Check! It might not be as familiar and homey as Campbell's in a can, but then again, it might be better.