battlemaiden Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 My dh has had rough week. I thought a guy movie, a back rub, and a comforting meal would help. Does comfort food get much better than this? Potato soup, rolls, and banana pudding (ala Karen CO) Okay...knowing I'm at the bottom of the heap when it comes to cooking queens (and kings), I'm sure it *DOES* get much better than that. ;) So what's your favorite comfort food? Not just for the spouse or family, it can be for you. Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl in NM Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 A huge bowl of popcorn dripping with real butter and lots of salt. I call it a heart attack waiting to happen! This will be a meal for me on a bad day. Which, of course, makes my day worse. So how can it be a comfort food!?:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Bread. Any kind of bread as long as it comes out of my oven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Onion soup, with melted cheese on top. Soupe à l'oignon gratiné ... Miam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisperlily Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Some nights, for ME, feeding everyone else pizza is comfort food. I don't have to cook it, and there are no dishes to wash up afterward. ;) For eating: Slow Cooked Roast Beef, with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy. DH says Steak and Lobster... but I don't think that's really his comfort food. Despite loving the meal, he always feels awful after eating those. ;) I also like soup. Soup is definitely a comfort food for me. Soup of all kinds. Soup and bread. Crusty on the outside and soft on the inside. Mmmm..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doran Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Warm, moist turkey with homemade cream biscuits. Chicken & dumplings with a great salad and crusty buttered bread. Beans & rice with homemade warm tortillas (and a single, icy cold beer) Shepherd's or Cottage Pie with fresh green beans. Tabouli. There are others, but I'm making myself hungry.... ...Can you tell I'm easily comforted by food? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 A huge bowl of popcorn dripping with real butter and lots of salt. I call it a heart attack waiting to happen! This will be a meal for me on a bad day. Which, of course, makes my day worse. So how can it be a comfort food!?:tongue_smilie: Cheryl, I can see we could be good friends!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 My husband would love meatloaf, mashed potatoes, fresh dinner rolls, a green salad and a big heap of broccoli. I would love a glass of wine, smoked salmon, capers and a crisp cracker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in CA Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Fresh out of the oven chocolate chip cookies : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 :drool:I like nachos, or a good curry. I guess its the spiciness (warms me) and the fat. Other comfort foods we eat: Cauliflower cheese Peanut butter pumpkin soup Taco soup Balinese black Rice pudding Indian kheer (rice pudding) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 definitely homemade soup or stew and bread homemade mac and cheese Rice and beans fried chicken that I didn't cook chocolate chip cookies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly in FL Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 One of my favorite comfort meals is meatloaf, scalloped potatoes (home made, of course), and spinach/cheese quiche. Smiles! ~Holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 a platter of my dad's chicken -fried round steak. I only get it once every few years, when he visits and I remember to have round steak on hand (he is in S. California, I am in, well, Illinois). I've already told him that the evening of our first day's visit in June I expect chicken-fired round steak! If my sister comes over, he will have to double the batch, as we go into our chant of "Fried meat!! Fried meat!!!" prior to descending on the platter of beefy goodness like crazed women. I can never get it to turn out right if I try to make it - and if I do, hubby carefully scraps all the breading off and the kids won't go near it. Idiots. Oh, yeah - meatloaf is great comfort food, too - I love it - and, of course, NO ONE here but me will eat it!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandpsmommy Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 baked steak, mashed potatoes, and warm rolls homemade chicken noodle soup with homemade bread roast turkey, mashed potatoes, and my grandma's brocolli casserole chocolate chip cookies, brownies, chocolate cake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole not in CA Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Jo, we think alike in terms of comfort food. Our favorite comfort meal is Country Potato Soup with homemade rolls. However, I think the dessert would have to have at least some chocolate in it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Wise Bauer Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Semisweet chocolate chips stirred into a jar of Smucker's natural crunchy peanut butter. OOOH. Had some last night, in fact. SWB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Toasted San Francisco Sourdough bread with fresh butter. Indian food (any) Good dark chocolate Hot apple pie with ice cream Thai coconut soup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyBelly Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Homemade Macaroni and Cheese - made with heavy cream!!!! Mmmmmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.griff Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Comfort food for me is broccoli chicken casserole- lots of calories, but it is delish. Ingredients: 1 6 oz. box of chicken stuffing 4 Tbsp. of margarine for stuffing 2 cans Cream of Chicken soup 16 oz (1 lb.) frozen broccoli cuts 8 oz. shredded cheddar cheese 8 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese 2-3 medium sized chicken breasts Steps: 1. Cook stuffing and broccoli cuts according to package directions. 2. Cook chicken. 3. Drain the broccoli and pour it on the bottom of the casserole dish. 4. Then spread a thin layer of cheddar and mozzarella cheese. 5. Spread a thin layer of cream of chicken soup. 6. Spread another thin layer of cheese. 7. Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces and spread in casserole dish. 8. Spread a thin layer of cheese, a thin layer of cream of chicken soup, and another thin layer of cheese. 9. Spread the stuffing. 10. Spread a thin layer of cheese, a thin layer of cream of chicken soup, and top off with cheese. 11. Bake at 375 degrees for about 15-20 minutes or until cheese on top is melted. Some of this can vary according to your preferences, such as the amount of cheese and the amount of chicken. The amounts will vary according to the size of your casserole dish as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 OK --- I have two. Both were made by my mom (who has been gone 20 years now.) :crying: 1. Bread and gravy --- white bread but her homemade pot roast or roast beef gravy 2. Scrambled egg sandwich --- crack an egg into melted butter on a hot skillet; scramble it with a fork while it's cooking; serve on white bread with a bit of salt and a bit of ketchup. And neither of these were the same if my mom didn't make them. P.S. I guess we only ate white bread! And it was served at every meal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Roasted chicken and mashed potatoes. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlemaiden Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 Oh my! I knew it could get better. My dh's week ahead doesn't look to improve...but thanks to these suggestions his meals certainly will. Thanks everyone. :001_smile: Jo ps- he loved the soup and banana pudding thing (even if it was at 9:30 when he got home :glare:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kortney in AL Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Keebler Danish Wedding Cookies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 1. Hot chocolate (yes, any time of the year) 2. Brownies 3. Hot crusty bread and butter 4. Buns (toasted in a pan with butter) with strawberry or grape jelly 5. Tenderloin sandwich and onion rings from my favorite hole-in-the-wall restaurant. I don't live near it now, so I rarely get this. 6. White Castle hamburgers 7. Pizza 8. Mushroom roast and mashed potatoes 9. My meatloaf and mashed potatoes. 10. Grandma's cornbread dressing and turkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 My dh has had rough week. I thought a guy movie, a back rub, and a comforting meal would help. Does comfort food get much better than this? Potato soup, rolls, and banana pudding (ala Karen CO) Okay...knowing I'm at the bottom of the heap when it comes to cooking queens (and kings), I'm sure it *DOES* get much better than that. ;) So what's your favorite comfort food? Not just for the spouse or family, it can be for you. Jo Homemade ice cream with raspberries, bananas fried with choc chips on top. In cold weather any kind of soup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelroper Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 and now that I'm thinking of them I really want one :crying: I purposely stayed away from this question in fear of this- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2jrcsc Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Homemade meatball subs with pepper jack cheese and a big salad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in Orlando Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Ugh ... I'm starving now! For my dh - mashed potatoes, meatloaf or potroast, chicken and dumplings, the super-buttery popcorn and ice cream would all work. He also adores (though he won't admit it) fried bologna sandwiches! I'd never heard of such a thing, but with some toasted (white) bread and spicy mustard, they are pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 We love cobbler and brisket. I have both of my recipes on my blog in the last week. Brisket is so good and SO easy. Five minutes of preparation tops, you just have to remember to do it in the morning so it can cook all day. All I do is pour a bottle of barbecue sauce an a bottle of beer over the brisket, then cook it for about 9 hours at 250F till it's falling apart. Be sure to get a brisket that is NOT trimmed. You need the fat so it will be moist and tender. Enjoy your time together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicMom Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Oh, what a post! I could use some comfort food today! ;) Chicken and Dumplings Hot Fudge Sundae (plenty of Hot Fudge), whipped topping and a cherry on top! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2legomaniacs Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 For DH, cookies, bread, potatoes -- those make him very happy. For me, meals from childhood that mom fixed and I loved: her Vegetable soup, fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy, biscuits with country ham and some sorghum, country fried venison with gravy and potatoes and biscuits. I rarely have any of this stuff though. I do love popcorn with Parmesan cheese on it though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Me: warm rice pudding Rest of the family: mint chocolate chip ice cream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Comfort food was for dinner tonight... DH made awesome scrambled eggs...with diced sundried tomatoes, fried onions, mexican cheese and crumbled bacon and of course chocolate chip pancakes rounded out this delicious meal. This meal was like a warm hug!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Depends on what I want comfort about. If I'm angry, tense or anxious: popcorn with lots of butter and salt, bugles or chex mix. If I'm sad, mashed potatoes with meat loaf or chicken legs from KFC. If I'm hormonal, molten chocolate cake, or a hot fudge brownie sundae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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