After a few months of not getting sick, I get the sniffles today. Having a cold is annoying. My cold medicine didn't seem to be working well enough so I brought in some reinforcements.

I always loved how ginger could ease a sore throat and unclog my nose. I didn't feel like making ginger tea so I set out to make some chicken soup.

This recipe should be good for 2 servings:

1. In a small casserole pour 2 and 1/2 cups of water.
2. Once it boils add 2 tbsp of crushed or grated ginger into the water
3. Add 1 chicken boullion cube.
4. Add 4 tbsp of quick cooking oatmeal (You can add more oatmeal to make it more filling. Be careful not too add too much or you'll get a blob of oatmeal instead of soup).
5. Add a dash of pepper and a dash of turmeric.
6. Add 1/2 tbsp of oyster sauce.
7. Season with salt to desired taste
8. Turn off fire and stir well.
9. Pour into a cup or bowl and garnish with chopped spring onions / scallions.
10. You can also add some toasted garlic on top and squeeze in some calamansi.
 
Serve and Enjoy!

Ginger and the soup's warmth helps soothes cold symptoms while the oyster sauce helps make the soup tastier since you can't really taste much when you have a cold.