In this cold and dry winter, regardless of places with or without heating, people's outdoor activities have decreased.Their diets favorhot pot,Sichuan cuisine,barbecue,mutton,rabbit stew, etc., which are slightly dry.Sometimes they get mouth ulcers and throat inflammation, followed by a lingering cough that doesn't improve even with medicine. My husband and child have both fallen ill; seeing all the cough medicines around, it's worrying.Not wanting to rely on medication, I decided to try some fire-clearing foods that are delicious, gentle, moistening, and good for relieving coughs without side effects. You might want to give them a try!One, Secret to Cough Relief: Salt

　　SteamOrangeand Salt.

Coughing after a cold can last several days, especially at night when it's more severe and painful. This secret remedy can quickly alleviate long-term coughs with significant effects.Both adults and children can eat this. If you start to cough, eating one immediately shows amazing results; if you've been coughing for a few days, stick to it for two or three days. You'll feel the effect after just one piece!!

　　Ingredients:Orangeand salt.Cumin seeds

　　.Steps:

1. Prepare an orange and cut off its top.

2. Make 5 holes in the flesh of the orange and stuff cumin seeds into them.

3. Sprinkle some salt over the stuffed oranges, making more holes to enhance the entry of the salt.

4. Cover the top back up with a toothpick for securing.Start steaming!Steam until boiling, then reduce heat and steam for another 30 minutes before serving.

5. After cooking, remove the toothpicks and discard the cumin seeds.Eat the orange and its juice, your throat will immediately stop itching.：)

　Tip

Choose a ripe red-colored orange with good aroma at the bottom for better results when steamed.Pick oranges by smelling the bottom; the more fragrant it is, the riper and sweeter it is.If you have dry cough without phlegm, add a piece of rock sugar while cooking. If there's phlegm, don't add any.

　　Two,White fruitandpig boneswith

peas and noodle soup.In this dry season, the climate easily causes lung discomfort leading to sore throat, cough, and phlegm. If you have these symptoms, try some white fruits.

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), white fruit can collect lung qi, settle asthma, and nourish yin while moistening the lungs. However, do not overeat as too much may cause poisoning.You can eat white fruit directly or prefer it in dishes likesoup,rice noodles, to blend its medicinal essence into the broth.A bowl of warm soup with pork bones is more popular during Frost's Descent. It warms the blood, replenishes qi, relieves coughs and has some nourishing skin benefits for women; it benefits everyone in the family.Frost's Descent Nourishing Soup: White Fruit Pork Bones Peas Noodle

Ingredients:

　　1 block of pea noodles,1 large piece of pork ribs.

　Seasonings:8 white fruits,goji berries,longan meat,daikon radish,ginger,scallions,coriander.Seasoning:A little salt.Preparation:Cut the pork ribs into small pieces.

　　Peel and slice the daikon radish, cut scallions into slices. Soak white fruits, goji berries, longan meat in cold water.White Fruit Pork Bones Peas Noodle Soup Preparation

　　1. Rinse the pork ribs and soak them for 20 minutes in boiling water.Rinse off the foam from the pork ribs after cooking.Place the pork, ginger, and scallion whites into a pot with water, bring to a boil, then add white fruits, goji berries, longan meat. Return to a boil again.Switch to low heat for 20 minutes until the broth thickens and has an aroma.

　　Add daikon radish slices when boiling.

Season with salt, mix well, then add pea noodles.

Cook the noodles until soft, use chopsticks to scatter them, turn off the fire.

Lay out the toppings and pour in the broth.

Enjoy!

Food Tips:

Buy peeled white fruits if possible; they are easier to peel.

Do not overeat white fruits. Do not exceed 6 pieces at a time.

White Fruit Soup with Pork Bones

　　Noodle and ingredient pairing tips

Do not eat white fruit with freshwater eel: It can cause poisoning when consumed together.

Do not eat ginseng with soup noodles: It may cause discomfort in the body.

Three,peanutsoup

.This sudden drop in temperature left me the first to catch a cold, cough, and throat inflammation. After three days of intravenous therapy, I only have a lingering cough; my son was infected and also has a persistent cough due to bronchitis after receiving muscle injections for three days. Last night when talking to my mother, she heard my cough and suggested making this peanut soup.

　　The result was really good! Both me and my son didn't cough today.Ingredients:

　　peanuts,garlic cloves,rock sugar

.Peanut Soup to Relieve Cough Steps1. The preparation is simple: prepare peanuts, garlic cloves, rock sugar; put them in a pressure cooker with water and cook for an hour.

　　2. Strain the soup if you don't like the skin on the peanuts; it can taste similar to Yili Peanut Milk. I didn't remove the skins because they are good for blood and nutrient-rich.Four,

　　stems of celery

and

lilies stir-fried with pork strips.Lilies have a moistening effect on the lungs, relieving coughs and clearing the heart; TCM often uses lily to treat lung dryness or heat cough.Not only are lilies medicinal but their fresh form is also sweet and delicious. They are commonly used in soups and stews. Today, I'll use fresh lilies with pork strips, making a very refreshing dish.

　　Refreshing Lung-Nourishing Dish —Stem of Celery and Lily Stir-Fried with Pork StripsIngredients:pork,

fresh lilies,celery.Seasonings:mixed wine,

old soy sauce,dark soy sauce,salt,

　　cornstarch,：monosodium glutamate (MSG),pepper powder,

　　chopped scallion.Stem of Celery and Lily Stir-Fried with Pork Strips PreparationPrepare the ingredients.Cut the pork into slices, marinate in mixed wine, salt, pepper powder, old soy sauce, dark soy sauce for ten minutes.Slice celery and chop some ginger and scallion.Separately clean lilies.Stir-fry the marinated pork until it changes color, then remove.Stir-fry chopped ginger and scallion in oil, add sliced celery until cooked through, then add stir-fried pork.

　　Add cleaned lilies and quickly stir-fry.

Season with salt and MSG.

Pour some wine around the edge of the pan for flavoring.Serve.Slice into pieces, add cooking wine, salt, pepper, dark soy sauce, and light soy sauce. Mix well and marinate for 10 minutes.

3-4,CeleryCut into pieces and set aside.Chop green onions and ginger and set aside.Separate the lily flowers and clean them thoroughly.

5-6. Heat oil in a pan, add the marinated meat slices. Stir-fry until the meat is browned and remove.

7-8. Heat oil in a pan, add chopped green onions and ginger, stir-fry until fragrant. Add the cut celery, stir-fry until slightly softened. Add the browned meat.

9-10. Add the lily flowers and stir-fry quickly.Add salt andChicken powderSeason to taste.

11-12. Add cooking wine along the edge of the pan and stir-fry evenly. Turn off the heat.

　　West Celery and Lily Flower Pork Slice Ingredient Combination Small Tips

　　HoneyEnjoy eating lily together: Eating honey and lily together has the effect of replenishing deficiency and clearing heat.It also has a certain therapeutic effect on symptoms such as dizziness due to old age, weakness, excessive phlegm and heat, and headache.

You can also eat lily and honey together: Lily is very effective for treating insomnia caused by heart and blood deficiency, and when eaten with honey and sugar, it has a certain therapeutic effect on pregnancy-related ailments.

　　Five, Honey Carrot Soup

Today I will introduce you to a "Honey Carrot Soup", which is simple and practical, and has the effects of clearing heat, moisturizing the lungs, and preventing colds. It is also effective.It is also often used in spring to prevent colds and treat chronic bronchitis coughs and throat coughs caused by tuberculosis.

As the weather gradually warms, it is best to increase outdoor exercise to strengthen the body and improve immunity, so that colds stay away from us.At the same time, dietary adjustment is also very important. In spring, you should eat more fresh fruits, vegetables and meat, eggs and dairy products to supplement vitamins and high-qualityprotein intake.Honey Carrot Soup:

　　A simple and effective method for treating coughs and moisturizing the lungs in spring.Ingredients:

　White carrotOne, appropriate amount of sugar, appropriate amount of honey, appropriate amount of goji berriesHow to make Honey Carrot Soup

　　1. Peel and wash the carrot, cut into slices about 3 cm thick, then use a mold to shape it (you can also use it without a mold).

2. Use a ball-scoop to hollow out the center of the carrot, be careful not to pierce it, to form a carrot cup.

3. Put about 2g of sugar in each carrot cup.

4. Pour appropriate amount of honey and one goji berry.

5. Steam in a steamer for 30 minutes.

Tips

　　If you don't want to bother, you can slice the carrot thinly and put it in a bowl, sprinkle the chopped sugar and goji berries evenly on the carrot, and then drizzle with appropriate amount of honey to steam.

Honey Carrot Soup Ingredient Pairing Tips

　　Carrots and

CheeseCannot be eaten together: "The Dietary Essentials" mentions: "LettuceCannot be eaten with cheese."Cheese is a fat-rich food, and lettuce has a different taste, so eating them together can easily cause digestive problems, leading to abdominal pain and diarrhea.Chicken and honey cannot be eaten together: Not only does it taste sweet and delicious, but it is also rich in protein, fat and various vitamins, and contains zinc and silicon, which are essential for health.

It also has the effects of treating heart disease, gastrointestinal problems and anemia.It can also promote growth and prevent aging.Six, Fried Toadstool

　　EggsToadstool, this leaf is a wild grass that grows in the field.

After winter, in the yellow, withered grass field, you can occasionally see a cluster of green toadstool, which is very conspicuous.Although the name of Toadstool sounds scary and disgusting, Toadstool is a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat sore throats in rural areas.The leaves are thick and bitter, so people like to use it tostir-fry with chickenor make tea.Toadstool, also known as " ", is a kind of Chinese medicinal herb.

It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxicating, cooling blood and promoting urination.It can be used to treat pharyngitis, throat swelling and pain, hemorrhoids or breast inflammation, and kidney inflammation and edema.Toadstool stir-fried with eggs

- Clears the throat, relieves sore throat, anti-inflammatory, and clears phlegm.Ingredients:Toadstool, eggs

　SaltOilToadstool and egg stir-fry recipe1. Wash and chop the toadstool, then blanch it in boiling water.

　　2. Cut the eggs into small pieces.

3. Heat the oil in a pan, add the chopped toadstool and egg, and stir-fry until the egg is cooked.

Toadstool and egg ingredient pairing tips

Eggs and

Sweet potatoesCannot be eaten together: According to Chinese medicine, the cause of sore throat is often due to heart fire or stomach heat.

　　The taste of eggs is sweet and salty, and the ingredients in the recipe include: chili peppers, star anise and fennel, which are all hot and moving fire.

In addition, there is the saying "fish is a Yin thing, Yin weakens Yang will be restored" in the Classic of Medicine: "Eating too much fish, especially oily fish, will cause wind and heat."Seven, Golden OrangeGolden Orange, also known as Golden Citrus

The vitamin C content in the skin of Golden Orange is as high as 70mg/g, and the total content is 43mg/g, which is almost the same as kiwi. In addition, it also contains carrots, protein, fat, various minerals, zinc and iron, which are rich in nutrients.Golden Orange has multiple effects of preventing colds, lowering blood lipids, and clearing phlegm.Golden Orange is now in its peak season, so mothers can try to make Golden Orange sauce, which can be used as

　　sauceforbread

or brew Golden Orange tea, which is sweet and sour, and children will love it.500g Golden Orange, 100g sugarGolden Orange sauce recipe1. Put 1 small spoonful of salt in a large bowl, and put the Golden Orange in the salt water for 10 minutes, then use a brush to scrub the surface of the Golden Orange.

2. Peel and slice the Golden Orange, remove the seeds.3. Put the sliced Golden Orange in a blender, add 100ml of water, and blend into a fine puree.

4. Pour the Golden Orange puree into a small pot, add 1 bowl of sugar, and cook over medium heat. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon to prevent sticking.5. Cook for about 20-30 minutes, until the Golden Orange sauce becomes thick and viscous.Golden Orange sauce ingredient pairing tipsGolden Orange andHoney

Cannot be eaten together: Honey and Golden Orange are both rich in sugars, and eating them together can easily cause the development of tooth decay and other problems.

　　Eight, Light DietSimple

　　Home has carrots and

Wood ear

I bought some

Dutch bean

along with

pear

and silveralmonds

　　to make a light diet.

Yellow, orange, white, green, black, the finished product is not only colorful, but also tastes good.

Ingredients:

Dried wood ear

Silveralmond, Dutch bean, pear, carrot

　　Light diet recipe steps

1. Soak dried wood ear in water for 10 minutes, then remove the stem and cut into small pieces.2. Cut carrots into slices, and use a vegetable cutter to cut the carrot into "flower" shape.3. Peel and slice pear.4. Wash and trim Dutch bean.5. Heat oil in a pan, add chopped green onion and ginger, and stir-fry until fragrant.6. Add the vegetables one by one, first stir-fry the carrot.7. Add wood ear and stir-fry.8. Add Dutch bean, add a little, and stir-fry for a moment.9. Add cooked silver almond, drizzle with water starch and chicken powder, and stir-fry until thickened.

　　TipsThe method for processing fresh silver almond is: Peel and remove the outer skin of the fresh silver almond with your hands, and blanch it in boiling water for 5 minutes.

At home, we have carrots andwood ear mushrooms.We also bought somesnap peas.To prepare a dish thatcomplements the (horse radish)and silver pomelos.We made a delicious and healthy vegetarian stir-fry.The colors (yellow, orange, white, green, black) make the dish visually appealing, and the taste is also very satisfying.Ingredients:

　　Dried wood ear mushrooms, silver pomelosnuts, snap peas, horse radish, carrotsInstructions for making a "lung-clearing and fire-reducing" vegetarian stir-fry:1. Soak the dried wood ear mushrooms in water, then remove the stems and roughly chop them into small pieces.

　　2. Slice the carrots. To make them look pretty, I used a

grater

to cut the carrot slices into "small flowers".3. Wash, peel, and cook the horse radish, then slice it.4. Remove the tough stems from the snap peas and wash them thoroughly.

5. Heat up some oil in a wok. Once the oil is hot, add chopped green onions and ginger, and fry them until golden brown. Then remove them.

Only the oil remaining in the wok is used.

6. Add the vegetables one by one. First, stir-fry the carrots for a while, then add the sliced horse radish.7. Add the wood ear mushrooms and stir-fry.

8. Add the snap peas, drizzle with rice wine, and stir-fry for a moment.

9. Add the cooked silver pomelos, add cornstarch slurry, and season with salt and chicken broth before serving. Finally, drizzle with a little sesame oil and serve.

Tips:

How to prepare fresh silver pomelos: Peel the fresh silver pomelos, remove the skin, and soak them in water for 5 minutes. Then, use your hands to remove the remaining skin. Finally, boil the silver pomelos in boiling water for 5 minutes. Remove the cooked silver pomelos and place them in cold water.

　　This method helps to preserve the texture of the silver pomelos.

Process fresh silver nut kernels: Place fresh silver nut kernels in water and soak for 5 minutes, remove the outer skin with your hands, and boil in boiling water for 5 minutes.To maintain the texture of the silver nut kernels.