What is comfort food
 

I have seen "comfort food" mentioned here.

What in the world is that? Ice cream? :laugh: Escargot? :yuck:

What?

Comfort food would be any high carb homestyle meal:

For example:
Meatloaf with mashed potatoes, biscuits and gravy.
Mac and cheese with breadcrumb topping.
Etc. Etc.

At least that's what I think of.

To me, it's what my mom would fix when I was sick. So, beef stew, tomato soup, hot lemonade.

Comfort food: different for everyone?

Mine is a CSO pizza from my favorite pizza parlor back in Milwaukee WI
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I agree with Russ about those carbs -- pasta, potatoes, all that stuff. Often melted cheese and lots of butter involved. Soups and stews can qualify, too.

Comfort food can be for supper at home, especially in winter. Or comfort food can be for a celebration.

Take a look at a Paula Deen cookbook. I have said here on TOTV before that I live in fear of Paula Deen. I know that she is the only woman that Mr. Boomer would leave me for. He thinks Paula would cook that comfort food for him every day, 3 times a day. I just know if Paula Deen pointed one of her cooking utensils in Mr. Boomer's direction, he would be gone from me so fast. I live in fear. He keeps asking me if I want to take a road trip to Savannah. (Is that where Paula lives?)

I haven't watched Paula Deen's show for quite a while. But when I last watched it, she was always cooking that stuff for her husband who was getting fatter and fatter and redder and redder. But Mr. B. just sees how happy Mr. Paula looks when she serves him all that comfort food.

Sometimes comfort food might be ice cream. Or chocolate.

When things get a bit stressful, like when I get really worried about Mr. Boomer leaving me for Paula Deen, comfort food can be my drug of choice.

I think comfort food is a relative thing. To each, his (her) own.

Boomer

Bam Guy or C'Mon Y'all
 

Fried Chicken

Mashed Potatoes & Gravy

Cream Corn (And I'm Actually a Buckeye)

Nap !!!

4.3 pound bag of peanut butter M & M's & Cold Milk - Larger bag if required:icon_hungry:

Comfort food is ravioli, meatballs. and M&Ms. Not at the same time though. M&M don't mix well in the sauce that you make for the ravioli.

Yes. I'm afraid it really is sauce.
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Cream cheese and grape jelly on a Ritz cracker.

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Mexican food !
 

Normally, I eat very healthy food and frequent my favorite Thai restaurant a couple of times a week :coolsmiley:

But, when I crave C O M FO R T it's off to the best local Mexican restaurant for fish fajitas, blended margarita, with the sides of refried beans, guacomole, rice, salsa, cheese :pepper2:

On a recent visit to Vallejo California, there was a BBQ restaurant named Gracie's which had the best comfort food...... ate there 3 times in a row; babyback ribs, corn bread, greenbeans, melt-in-your-mouth bbq chicken and lite beer :pepper2:

Then back home to eat healthy again :ohdear:

Chocolate chip ice cream and lays thick cut sea salt potato chips make me happy.

Pot Roast potatoes and carrots......beef stew......tonight meatloaf, mashed potatoes and corn....good on a cold florida evening

Sadly, comfort food is anything that makes you fat. :cryin2:

Ahhhhh.....
 

Comfort food to me is having my hubby serve me breakfast in bed. :mornincoffee: No, I won't hold my breath!!! :laugh:

When I think of comfort foods, I think of all the delicious goodies my Grandmother used to make...

Zeppoli
Lasagna
Pizza Rustica
Rice Balls
Pizza (homemade)
Escarole Pies
Ham Puffs

Every Sunday after church, she would make me a huge fried hamburger with the meatball mixture on fresh, hot, Italian bread, loaded with fried onions and ketchup..OMG!...http://www.millan.net/minimations/sm...gersmile1f.gif

Biscuits and sausage gravy, ummm, ummm good..:icon_hungry: