Recipes: Flu-buster soup and Lunar New Year longevity noodles

It comes on suddenly — a bit of a scratchy throat, pink cheeks, nothing serious — and then full-on “feel like a kicked dog” flu complete with wracking cough, draining sinuses — all the attendant miseries. Just as the almond blossoms, tulip magnolias and daphne burst into bloom false spring turns her head; winter isn’t over yet.

After trying every over-the-counter flu medicine for my husband to no avail, I came across a recipe that sounded like the perfect flu-buster: Ginger and Greens Noodle Soup by Alison Roman...