LEMON & HONEY

This is our first go-to remedy for an imminent cold. Here's the recipe:

1 mug hot water
Juice from half a lemon
1 overflowing tablespoon of honey

Combine. Mix well. Sip slowly. Repeat every few hours.

Sandwich & salad

Bought the below on separate occasions for approx. $8 each but won't be making the same mistake twice. Luscious combinations with very simple and affordable ingredients...

Sandwich (from a deli in Greenpoint)
On whole grain ciabatta
Roast beef - quality is everything
Avocado
Alfalfa
Apples
Brie
Dijon mustard

Salad (from Le Pain Quotidien)
On a bed of mesclun greens
Red quinoa
Cherry tomatoes
Enoki mushrooms (have never eaten those raw until now - yum!)
Alfalfa
Radishes
Fat wedge of lemon
Pesto dressing

Mashed potatoes for breakfast

That's what I succumbed to this first morning of chilly, rainy weather, which I'm pretty sure determined my fate for the rest of autumn and winter in the comfort-foods-consumption department.

Other ways to feed yourself some insta-comfort:
- Put a bit of half-and-half in your coffee
- Roast a chicken with garlic, lemon and herbs
- Eat trail mix with more chocolate and yogurt chunks than nuts and raisins