Time to make a list of comfort foods. Not sure if I can explain exactly "why" they are "comfort foods". Perhaps they are sprinkled with memories, regret, nostalgia, remorse, warmth, love, yadda. Or, they just taste and feel good on a cold winter night. My list:
Tomato soup with noodles
Grilled cheese sandwich
Mac and cheese
Hot chocolate
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Occupy Cyburbia!
Irish Boiled Dinner & Goulash - Both bring back memories of my childhood
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Pizza - I always get some everytime I'm back in Chicago
Orange Chicken - Depends on the restaurant, but when done right, it is heavenly
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Homemade chili
Popcorn
Cornbread, hot & slathered with butter
“Death comes when memories of the past exceed the vision for the future.”
I don't think I have any comfort foods. I have foods I really enjoy, but I wouldn't call them comfort foods. Maybe it has to do with my mom's cooking skills. As an adult, I realize now that my mom was/isn't that good of a cook. She's not bad, but I really don't miss any of the food she used to make.
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Meatloaf with mashed potato & green beans
PB & J on wheat
French Toast
Oatmeal w/ raisins
Blueberry Buckle (coffee cake)
Oddball
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Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here?
Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?
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No. Just some parts wake up faster than others.
Broke parts take a little longer, though.
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Beef Stew
French Onion Soup
Tom Kha
Tortilla Soup
Clearly I have a thing for soups
and
Shepard's Pie
Occupy Your Brain!
chili
popcorn
pepperoni pizza (stuffed crust)
A big ol' pot roast, potatoes, onions and carrots, slathered with salty gravy and horseradish.
Store bought (mainly things I can't get here or at least don't come across so often):
- Entenman's anything
- Tasty Kakes, especially the pies
- Cheese Steaks! Not exactly store bought, but not made at home either. They can't get it right out here - its all about the roll, IMO.
Mom's Cooking (no longer available):Locally available comfort food:
- Tongue! (cow tongue, that is) Mom used to make this maybe once or twice a year. Not that I come across it often, but if I do, it immediately sends me back in time
- Chicken tetrazini
- Senegalese soup (don't know the real name - that's just where it came from and what we called it)
- Chicken Papaya
- Stuffed sopapilla with both red and green chile, beef and beans and fresh onions on top. Not much this won't cure...
- Green chile stew
- Chile Rellenos
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Mom's Dishes (She's passed on but I still cook them)
Fake Stroganoff
Tomato soap made with milk and plenty of crunched up saltines with a grilled cheese sandwich
Modern Choices:
Ful Medames with Toasted Pita Bread
Kichidi
"He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?" Jeremiah 22:16
Anything with melted cheese - grilled cheese, mac and cheese.....
Chocolate pudding - the kind you cook, and better if it's warm.
The ultimate comfort foods are what Mom would make/buy for us when we were sick:
Soft-boiled eggs, mashed up in a mug with torn white bread, salt, pepper, and a dab of butter. I haven't had this in over a decade. I should figure out how to do it myself.
Unsweetened applesauce
Other comfort foods:
mac n cheese
mashed potatoes
tomato soup
RJ's french onion soup
drop biscuits
coffee ice cream
My grandma's beef/noodle/tomato/corn flake casserole
My grandma's seafood salad and shrimp dip
My other grandma's tuna casserole
Spaghetti and meat sauce made by mom
Salmon with cous-cous, feta cheese, tomatoes, and parsley
Cream of Broccoli, New England Clam Chowder, or Cream of Potato soup and crackers
Chili with lots of cheese and oyster crackers and a dollop of sour cream
Pineapple casserole
Beefs, cheeseburgers, and cheese fries from Portillo's or a handful of other local places
Chicago-style deep dish pizza or thin crust pizza (either cheese or cheese & sausage) from Lou Malnati's
Eggs, ham, hash browns, toast, and a large glass of orange juice
Bagels and cream cheese
Brownies
Homemade chocolate chip cookies
Banana nut bread and pumpkin bread
"Life's a journey, not a destination"
-Steven Tyler
The foods my mother made so well:
Tamales
Enchiladas
Beans and tortillas
Chicken in mole sauce
Holy crap, you have a ton of comfort foods. And all over the map, food-wise.Originally posted by illinoisplanner
LOVE green chile stew! Even my crock pot version is comforting. Good to clear up the sinuses, as well.
Another comfort food favorite... leftover lasagna, because all the work has been done and I just have to heat it up!
It's been a tough day. I could sure use some feel-good grub like mom used to cook up.
You mean grubs like your mom used to cook up?
“Death comes when memories of the past exceed the vision for the future.”
Strangely, given the culture I grew up it, I don't have any. The closest is chili when it's cold and chicken noodle soup when I'm sick.
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