Fish pie, a bit of veg and an apple cake.  He’s a modest man at heart…

Tonight I’m making Pad Thai (Delia’s recipe from her veggie cookbook, great recipe, I can recommend it) to see if a liberal dash of chilli will help shift the germs.

When I was ill in hospital a few years ago with what turned out to be glandular fever, I remember being collected by my parents and taken back to their house.  After the absolutely dire hospital food, which I barely touched anyway, my mum’s clear vegetable broth was heaven in a bowl, simple, healing, warming and best of all, made with TLC!

I think it’s the simple things that we love when we’re ill.  Basic, unfussy, comforting in its simplicity.  Maybe there’s a cookbook in that – ‘Food for sickies’ – I’m open to offers… :-)