Martha Stewart is making the most of her time at home during a self-imposed quarantine to lift people’s spirits and boost their cooking skills by posting at-home recipe tutorials – including a quick and easy remedy to boost overall health and soothe sore throats.
The 78-year-old took to Instagram on Tuesday afternoon to post the first of her videos, a tutorial for Ginger Lemon Brown Sugar Tea, which she tells her viewers will soothe ‘sore or itchy throats’ while ‘benefiting your overall health’.
‘Here’s my old-fashioned remedy for sore or itchy throats,’ she wrote while sharing the video, in which she is seen standing at a marble countertop in her large professional kitchen, while wearing a casual flannel shirt and T-shirt.
Spreading joy: Martha Stewart took to Instagram on Tuesday afternoon while self-quarantining in her upstate New York home to share a video of herself making ‘delicious’ ginger tea
‘This is just fresh ginger, a few slices of fresh ginger root, the juice and rind of one lemon, and about a quarter of a cup of brown sugar, light or dark, it doesn’t matter,’ she says, while holding up a jug of the concoction.
‘Bring that to a boil and simmer for approximately 30 minutes and you have the most delicious, delicious drink that is so soothing to an irritated throat, and so, I think, beneficial to your overall health.’
Once you have boiled and simmered the ingredients, Martha advises leaving the mixture to sit for a day so that the ‘good flavors’ can mature, then you simply add it to some boiling water and enjoy.
‘I add some hot water so it’s warm,’ Martha explains, before adding: ‘And I’ll drink this along with anybody else who is nearby… at least six feet away!’
The lifestyle guru then finished off her tutorial with some warm wishes to all watching amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
‘Good luck to all of you,’ she said. ‘Our thoughts are with you, and we really hope all of us stay healthy and able to work and join our families. Good luck.’
Sneak peek: The 78-year-old offered a glimpse into her stunning kitchen, while revealing that she is keeping away from the outside world amid the coronavirus pandemic
Drink up! She said that her Ginger Lemon Brown Sugar Tea will help to soothe sore throats and ‘benefit overall health’
Warm wishes: Martha shared a message of good luck with her followers and urged them to abide by social distancing guidelines
However, eager to continue spreading positivity, Martha didn’t stop posting cooking content for her fans to enjoy – following the tea video with a tutorial for Irish Soda Bread in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, while noting that her celebrations this year have been a little bit more subdued than normal.
‘Tonight is a much smaller St Patrick’s Day celebration at the farm – two people who are staying here and two close friends who I have been with off and on since the crisis began,’ she wrote, while sharing images of her ingredients for the meal.
‘We are all doing well so we decided to eat traditional Irish food. I prepared a whole beef brisket, corned for eight days to perfection, and all the vegetables – onions, cabbage, carrots, white turnips and Yukon gold potatoes.
‘Of course homemade Irish Soda Bread with @Kerrygold butter or @vermontcreamery unsalted butter. Haven’t figured out dessert yet.’
She then returned with another video – this time a much longer clip in which she walked her viewers through her recipe for soda bread.
‘Since today is St. Patrick’s Day and happy St. Patrick’s Day to all of you Irish men and women out there, I thought I would make some soda bread,’ she says – while still wearing her very festive green flannel shirt.
Next up: Not long after sharing the first video, Martha then uploaded a lengthy clip of herself making soda bread in honor of St. Patrick’s Day
Mix it up: The lifestyle guru noted that she is having a much smaller St. Paddy’s Day gathering than usual in light of the current situation
Fresh! She filmed herself pulling four warm loaves from the oven, before signing off to spend time with her nearest and dearest
‘It’s very easy to make, you don’t need any special ingredients, except maybe the most difficult is the rye flour, but you can find that.
‘The recipe is in the March issue of our Martha Stewart Living magazine.’
Martha then goes on to whip up a few loaves for her evening celebrations, which she pulls out of the oven with gusto, telling the camera: ‘It always makes me so happy to take bread like this out of the oven.
‘Now I have some very hungry people waiting for this warm bread!’
Martha is not the only one whose St. Paddy’s Day celebrations are much more quiet and somber this year; in light of the coronavirus pandemic, planned public events that were scheduled to be held across the country were canceled, including New York’s famous parade.
As Martha shared the tutorial videos, the number of confirmed cases in the US had reached nearly 6,000, and 100 people had been reported dead as a result of the illness.