I love my children. I love my children. I love my children even when they are monkey carrying, germ infested, snotting, coughing, hacking little people that they share their gooey, infectious loves with me.
YES.
I should have known that they would pass the junk onto me. So for the last week I have fought to not succumb to the whining pathetic little girl that grown men usually turn into. But I did. I turned into a jaded, pissy, crawl into my cave, I am not good as someone who is ill type of person. Basically, I slept. I slept like I haven’t slept in years. Oh wait….yes, I have not slept in years.
Then came the hacking and the fever and the bitterness again of how to drown out this demonic illness. Ah yes. Fight fire with fire. What you ask? Fire with fire?
I learned while living my entire life in the southwest that the best cure to anything is Mexican food, well the best cure to the common cold and drowning the demon is Green Chile Stew. I love green chile. I could have just about every meal with green chile if I could, especially Hatch green chile. The hotter the better too!
So I sucked it up, got off my arse and made from scratch while sweating a fever, hacking a lung, and a nose that as running like a faucet my favorite Green Chile Stew recipe. Now I want to share it with you and share my poor woes of how I have missed you all and I missed a local Tweet-up with my friends on Twitter that live here in Arizona and I missed, I missed, I missed. I know right….cry me a river Linda….but seriously wanted to say I missed you all and I am glad I am feeling better so I can get back to reading blogs and writing again. Being sick sucks a goat’s ear you know!?
Green Chile Stew
4-6 4oz cans Green Chile (the hotter the better people!)
2 tomatoes (diced) or 1 can diced tomatoes
1/4 diced onion
2 garlic cloves diced
1/4 c. finely chopped cilantro
2 T. cumin
1 t. Corriander
4 potatoes cut into cubes or 1/2 bag of frozen cubed hashbrowns
3 chicken breasts shredded or 1lb shredded pork
2 T. Olive Oil
3 C beef (or chicken) stock
salt and pepper to taste
In a large stock pot heat oil adding cumin, corriander, cilantro, garlic, and onions until onions are slightly browned. Add potatoes to toss into spices, then add in meat. Coat the meat lightly with seasoning and oil then add in the tomatoes and green chile. Stir slowly and add in stock. Cover and simmer for a minimum of one hour for potatoes to soften and for the green chile flavor to infuse. Serve hot with warm tortillas
Glad to hear that you are on the mend! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
We are a household full of sickies here too. I'll admit to having a much shorter fuse when my head feels like a balloon that is about to pop! Must try some spicy!
Glad you are feeling better!
I was just wondering where you were. I have walking pneumonia if that makes you feel any better!
Oh boy >.<
When the family has it, you KNOW it's inevitably going to end up findings it's way to you-It sounds like you got something that totally just sucks. Majorly. Hopefully you feel better soon(that recipe sounds like it can knock the sick outta any person LOL).
Glad you are feeling better Karie. Don't feel guilty about taking care of yourself once in a while. That chile recipe sounds delicious.
Oh boy >.<
When the family has it, you KNOW it's inevitably going to end up findings it's way to you-It sounds like you got something that totally just sucks. Majorly. Hopefully you feel better soon(that recipe sounds like it can knock the sick outta any person LOL).
Oh boy >.<
When the family has it, you KNOW it's inevitably going to end up findings it's way to you-It sounds like you got something that totally just sucks. Majorly. Hopefully you feel better soon(that recipe sounds like it can knock the sick outta any person LOL).
it get so much better with the germies as they get older and can wash their hands and cover their noses. mine still manage to bring the stomach ickies home though.. silver lining… you got to sleeeeeeepp!
Yeah, I can relate. I had bronchitis in January for nearly three weeks. After one week at home from work, I was going insane. (daytime T.V. will do it to ya… thank good ness for On-Demand and DVDs)
Soon after I met my (now) husband I got very ill (like you) and cooked up some chili. No matter how many peppers I through in there, it just couldn't get hot enough for me to taste. Then I made the mistake of serving some of this brew to my new beau. His face went beet red and he began sweating profusely. HE NO LONGER LETS ME COOK WHEN I AM SICK.
Anyway, your recipe sounds yummy. I was wondering if you had ever tried tossing some chorizo sausage in there to shake things up a bit.
I hope you are feeling better soon hon!