your top cold-busting recipes please!

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I have a cold/sinus infection/ear infection that I just can't seem to shift: am totally deaf in one ear, constant sinus headache, can't taste anything.

Give me your top cold-busting recipes! I need some sort of magic to make me feel better...

Really hot curry, vindaloo or phal.

A huge bowl of Yasai Itame at Wagamamas does wonders for clearing sinuses!

Otherwise, make a big pan of lentil soup with lots of lemon juice in it.

Or a Thai curry full of pak choi and other lovely vegetables.

Or lentil dhal.

Basically anything really spicy, and full of vitamin C containing vegetables.

Anything with Turmeric in it! Always works for me

Horseradish? and some smoked salmoon to roll around it.

Juice of two lemons in a shot glass with a long sleep chaser

Lemony lentil soup

Fry thinly sliced leek in olive oil until soft
Add 1tsp turmeric & 2tsp ground cumin
Add 250g red split lentils
Add 1 & 1/2 litres water & veg stock cube
Cook on medium heat for 25 mins

Fry up some Kale in olive oil
Turn soup off
Add juice two lemons
Add plain yoghurt & salt & crispy kale

Just had it as suffering with cold myself & was lovley

Clean your ears out with 3% hydrogen peroxide.

I've been doing this for years at the first sign of a cold and the only colds/flu I've had are when I haven't been able to do it. It also helps speed recovery.

www.healingdaily.com/exercise/hydrogen-peroxide-in-ears.htm

fascinating! never heard the HP tip before. have been trying the lemons, and lemony lentils; curry this weekend!
still not better...

A hot drink with fresh turmeric root chopped, lemon slices and chopped ginger. Steep in boiling water and drink with some honey. Be warned though: it stains everything!