Chicken noodle soup with plenty of garlic and hot peppers.
Sudafed is your friend. If you take enough, it will lower your chances of a sinus infection by keeping everything open.
Garlic is great for colds, with the only unfortunate side effect being, what's the genteel word...increased flatulence. I must admit, I have made the dog get up and leave the room on occasion.
Net, isn't there some kind of juice that naturally and quickly clears up UTCs? For some reason I'm thinking its cranberry juice.
with 2 motrin and a small glass of iced ginger ale
home made Earl Grey tea with lemon and honey is good too