What is your all-time-favorite comfort food???

[Violet_Beauregard]

We all have them.... some of more than one, but what is the the one that absolutely does it for you????


I'd have to say mine is donuts/cinnamon rolls..... give me a great big cinnamon roll with maple icing and I'm down for the count.....

Second.... pasta......

Third.... potato chips and dip

All of the above with an ice-cold can of Coca Cola......

mmmmmmmmm.......................... :eat1: :eat2: :wubu:

[TheSadeianLinguist]

Comfort meals:

shrimp ramen boiled super soft with a touch of cayenne

Tony's frozen pizza, cooked just so it's warm and the cheese is melty, not browned.

my mom's Thai peanut noodles

ETA: I totally forgot Lipton's fetticini alfredo pasta mix!

Comfort snacks:

kettle chips

cheesecake

And I'll take regular Dr. Pepper for a drink.

[Sandie_Zitkus]

spaghetti and meatballs

Mashed potatoes on buttered bread

peanut butter and strawberry jelly on a bagel

[PhillyFA]

either pizza or a cheesesteak wit

[sweetnnekked]

Ice cream, pepperoni pizza and Fritos.
Separately, not together, although...:)

[SoVerySoft]

Violet, welcome to the boards!

We've had a couple of comfort food threads, but there are new folks to contribute to the topic and it's a good time of year to be thinking about (and eating!) comfort foods.

Here are a couple of links if you want to see the older threads:

What is your ultimate comfort meal? (http://www.dimensionsmagazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=519)

Another Comfort Food Thread (http://www.dimensionsmagazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7314)

[Fuzzy]

Foodees need all the comfort we can get. :)

Spaghetti is my all time fav. :)

[jamie]

Usually it is biscuits and gravy, but right now, I would vote for huge buttermilk pancakes, lots of butter, lots of syrup, sausage and eggs over easy.

[ashmamma84]

Hands down - homemade chicken and dumplings.

[Sweet Tooth]

Ice cream, hands down.

One summer, after an unexpected and very difficult breakup with a longtime boyfriend, ice cream was the only thing that didn't make me want to throw up.

Alas, I didn't do what most women do and take this as a "positive" and run with it into weight loss and subsequent throwing of my new body into said ex's face. Instead I ended up gaining about 50 lbs. <shrugs> Maybe, with him being an FA, that *was* the fat girl equivalent of an f-you diet. :)

[bigsexy920]

I would have to say Roasted chicken with all the fixings. I also like fanks and beans... and yes my big comfort "snack" ice cream, cheetos, and grape soda

[babyjeep21]

#1 Homemade Macaroni and Cheese

#2 Pancakes with lots of syrup

#3 Ice Cream

[Tracyarts]

Soup. Of any kind. I could have soup every day and not get tired of it.

Tracy

[JeanC]

Depends, if I am sick and feeling icky, it is 7up and chicken noodle soup with the little noodles (the soup that comes in the packet). Sometimes when I am feeling really icky, a nice big pepperoni pizza with extra cheese and extra sauce will do it.

If I am feeling just eh, then a bag of nacho cheese doritos and a block of chream cheese will do the trick :D

[Fairia]

It would have to be food/drinks I don't mind having in stock, but not necessarily comfort, but hearing them makes me happy :P.

Chinese food and Coke are those two. Also Entemann's chocolate frosted donuts or Dunkin Donut's chocolate donuts :eat2:. Baked Lays are also good to have around.

[Violet_Beauregard]

I think anything with gravy will do it for me too. Turkey and gravy over mashed potatos.... ground beef and gravy over mashed potatoes..... with some fresh corn niblets on the side.... OMG.... I'm drooling..... :eat2:

[DeniseW]

chocolate pudding, the kind that you cook on the stove, my mother always made it for us, I think the brand was called My-T-Fine or something like that but I remember her standing by the stove constantly stirring and when I got a little older, she let me do it. Now I nuke it because I'm lazy but it still tastes the same to me......:eat1:

[Tooz]

omg My-T-Fine!

I got a catalogue that had it, but I can't find it on their site now. Here's the site, though:

http://www.vermontcountrystore.com

[Santaclear]

Ooooo.......My-T-Fine, yes! :bow:

I don't think I've had that in about 35 years. :doh:

After a certain year my mom stopped STIRRING all instant stuff, or at least would only stir it partially and would freak if I or my sisters tried to intervene. So things like pudding and instant potatoes would all have bursts of um, dry powder. :( (RIP, Mom.)

[TallFatSue]

No doubt about it. Lasagna!

The many layers encapsulate life itself: sometimes savory, sometimes saucy, sometimes cheesy, but always chock full of rich fulfillment.

[Santaclear]

No doubt about it. Lasagna!

The many layers encapsulate life itself: sometimes savory, sometimes saucy, sometimes cheesy, but always chock full of rich fulfillment.

Lordy, yes! Lasagna! :eat2: (I'll take manicotti too even tho it doesn't have the layers.) :eat1:

[kerrypop]

yep... lasanga is definitely a winner. Cheese-its are really good too... and things with hot fudge. REAL hot fudge, not chocolate sauce warmed up... fudgey thick hot chocolatey deliciousness. I like hot fudge and whipped cream on pound cake. mmmmmmmmmmmm:eat1:

[supersoup]

all time favorite comfort food is a bowl of mashed potatoes with a well in the middle, and a couple of big ladles of chicken and greens soup over top. mmmmmmmmmm.

[KaliCurves]

My Top 3 are:

1. As with a lot of people on here Mash Potatoes, with real butter and cream, Pork Chops & Apple Sauce

2. Potatoe Soup
3. Chicken & Dumplings

[Violet_Beauregard]

My Top 3 are:

1. As with a lot of people on here Mash Potatoes, with real butter and cream, Pork Chops & Apple Sauce

2. Potatoe Soup
3. Chicken & Dumplings


Oh.... potato soup..... mmmm.... there's an Amish restaurant about 10 miles from where I live here in Ohio and they make THE very BEST potato soup....really thick and creamy with little bits of bacon in it.... oh my gosh...sheer heaven.... talk about serious comfort food..... whew!!

[Ruby Ripples]

Three perfectly boiled eggs (set white, liquid yolk) scooped into a mug, then mashed with a knob of butter and a sprinkle of salt. Accompanied by hot buttered toast - ahhhhhhhhhh!

[elle camino]

chicken pot pie.
the way i make it, with homemade crust (ok, SOMEtimes store bought puff pastry), a bit of curry in the sauce, some white wine, and lots and lots of lima beans in with the rest of the veggies.

[TheSadeianLinguist]

Three perfectly boiled eggs (set white, liquid yolk) scooped into a mug, then mashed with a knob of butter and a sprinkle of salt. Accompanied by hot buttered toast - ahhhhhhhhhh!

So deliciously Scot! :eat2:

I am about the only person I think who LIKES Scottish/English fare, but I was conceived in Upper Hayford. Don't blame me!

[cnk2cav]

various soups and popcorn, oh how i love popcorn

[kerrypop]

I'm a soup fanatic. I really like cheese based soups, as well as potato based soups. yummy. Things with gravy are good too.. my mom makes giblet gravy at thanksgiving from the turkey broth and it has eggs in it and it SO yummy.

[Fuzzy]

I'm a soup fanatic. I really like cheese based soups, as well as potato based soups. yummy. Things with gravy are good too.. my mom makes giblet gravy at thanksgiving from the turkey broth and it has eggs in it and it SO yummy.

Yay for Soup Fanatics! :D

[KnottyOne]

Wings, for some reason when I'm down wings will always make me feel better ^_^

[Fuzzy]

One my mom used to do.. a poached egg, on top of a slice of hot buttered toast. Spinkle on some salt and pepper and devour!

[supersoup]

Yay for Soup Fanatics! :D

agreed!!!!

:D

[Fuzzy]

My Gran made milk toast. A poached egg over toast in a bowl with hot whole milk over the top.

[Ruby Ripples]

So deliciously Scot! :eat2:

I am about the only person I think who LIKES Scottish/English fare, but I was conceived in Upper Hayford. Don't blame me!

lol I didn't even consider that my boiled eggs and toast was British! I'm so glad someone appreciates the dubious delights of British cuisine!

[adrianTX]

Growing up in Savannah, GA....every food we ate is considered a comfort food. I wanted to share my comfort meal with everyone, its what my mama makes when I go home to visit my parents. Country fried steak with sawmill gravy, deep dish macaroni and cheese, collard greens with hambones, with yeast rolls and sweet tea. That is comfort food, then again I just call it home cookin' :)

[kerrypop]

Growing up in Savannah, GA....every food we ate is considered a comfort food. I wanted to share my comfort meal with everyone, its what my mama makes when I go home to visit my parents. Country fried steak with sawmill gravy, deep dish macaroni and cheese, collard greens with hambones, with yeast rolls and sweet tea. That is comfort food, then again I just call it home cookin' :)

What is sawmill gravy?

[missaf]

I just put it in the crock pot :D

Pot roast dry rubbed 24 hours before in cumin, garlic, salt, pepper and tobasco, seared to perfection in a cast iron skillet, then seared onions, and deglazed pan juices from red wine. Add carrots and potatoes, cook on low alllll day long :)

[adrianTX]

What is sawmill gravy?

Sawmille gravy is basically white gravy with loads of black pepper. Muy good

[jamie]

My current craving because I am crooped up and need some edible comfort:

Oatmeal with lots of butter and brown sugar with a piece of toast dipped into the gooey goodness.

A really close second is white rice, lots of butter and lots of sugar.

[Tina]

In no particular order...


meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy. any kind of meat with gravy of some sort and mashed taters, really, but meatloaf is tops.
oatmeal with dark and light brown sugars, honey and half & half
brown sugar and maple syrup flavored Cream of Wheat
tomato soup (my fave is Trader Joe's Red Pepper and Tomato soup) and a lovely grilled cheese sammich, gooey on the inside and a bit crispy on the outside
the family recipe for lasagne
ice cream
pop tarts
hot chocolate with lots of whipped cream, and if it's homemade, vanilla ice cream, too
homemade soup of almost any kind
home-baked bread, hot and slathered with butter
cake
a good milkshake
macaroni and cheese, preferably homemade and with buttered bread crumbs on top
jello
cinammon sugar toast

[Fuzzy]

What is sawmill gravy?

Yep, a thick milk gravy with sausage and black pepper.

[kerrypop]

Sawmille gravy is basically white gravy with loads of black pepper. Muy good

Ahhhh okay... I think my family calls that 'country gravy.' mmmmmm I love it.

[adrianTX]

Cool...whatever you call it, it's good :)