better than chicken soup

When I have a cold, chicken soup isn't what I'm craving.  I want something spicy hot to clear my head.  I chopped up veggies from our garden and made some pico de gallo.  My oldest girlie and hubby are the only ones who will eat the pico de gallo I make when I have a cold because I like it HOT.  To kept my head from being stuffy.  

pico de gallo

2 parts tomatoes

2 parts tomatillos

1 part red onion

1 part green onion

1 part hot peppers (1/2 of it jalapenos)

1/2 part cilantro

1/4 part garlic

lime and salt to taste

sometimes I add 1 part sweet peppers

chop it all up and mix it up.

It's good on tacos, chili, ham sandwiches, and straight out of a bowl with chips or with a spoon.  Just to name a few ways I enjoyed it this week.

we've already...

...caught a round of the sniffles?!?!   It's too early or maybe, it's too warm for cold season.  We're still dealing with heat, humidity and mosquitoes... now colds.  I'm not ready for it to begin.

My next batch of echinacea tincture won't be ready for over a week.  So I might have to buy some pre-made which I hate having to do; it's so pricey.  I should get some more echinacea p. root and start another batch.

I still need to make up another batch of thieves oil salve, cough drop lolli-pops, cough, and elderberry syrups.  Oh, and fill up some teabags with some one cup servings of cold care tea.  It's past time to restock the cold care cupboard.

I did get a batch of cold and sinus salve made last weekend.  At least it is one thing taken care of.