Thread: Comfort food

I know you all are just the gals to appreciate this. Had a bad week at work last week and needed some comfort food fast. My most "comfortable" food is anything chocolate. So here goes instant sugar-free hot fudge sauce. I took two tsp of Hersheys Special Dark Cocoa Powder, one Tbs of granulated Splenda, and 1/4 c. of water and nuked it for 30 seconds. Let it cool for about 5 minutes and poured it over vanilla ice cream. Instant comfort.

Souzan

Mmmm....Chocolate!
I hope your week is getting better!

Best comfort food ever for me is mashed potato. When I lived in England I used to buy Smash and mix it up in a bowl with some olive oil and either baked beans or mushy peas. Gourmet? No. Exactly what I wanted? You bet!

My friend knocks up a healthy variant with potatoes, kumara and other root veges, olive oil, salt, and lightly mashes it all together with the skins still on. Yum.

How about...NUTELLA?!!! That's mine...

mmmm-nutella on toasted french bread. Or really good tortillas. Who am I kidding-straight out of the jar on my finger.

My comfort food is not a dessert. For me dessert is an addiction. When I need a comfort food I go for Mrs. Budds chicken pot pie. I don't know why exactly. I think it is that crust and gravy goodness!

Mmmmmm... mashed potatos, in reasonable quantities, aren't even THAT bad for your diet.

Chocolate -- last winter, I expunged all my chocolate cravings with low cal hot chocolate spiked with a shot of brandy (for richness and...further comfort!)

hmm...im gluten and dairy free. when i want comfort, I turn to french fries. or dark chocolate. im thinking of expanding to soy ice cream

Originally Posted by sumayasaahir

hmm...im gluten and dairy free. when i want comfort, I turn to french fries. or dark chocolate. im thinking of expanding to soy ice cream

me too............ i love sweet potato fries or potato chips with hummus

Macaroni and cheese, mmmm!

Originally Posted by Lauren_

Mmmmmm... mashed potatos, in reasonable quantities, aren't even THAT bad for your diet.

1. By definition, there is no such thing as mashed potatoes in reasonable quantities, at least not when it comes to home-made mashed potatoes with lots of cream and butter ;-) I'll eat 4 servings and then ask for seconds. (Sadly, I have no sense of serving size when it comes to potatoes.)

2. By definition, organic potatoes and good butter are part of a healthy diet ;-) Ask
Julia Child ;-)

Well, I'm writing down that recipe for chocolate fudge sauce, and I'll put it on my CarbSmart vanilla... still no sugar!!
Yee Haw!

Canned Campbell's Cream of Tomato Soup, reconstituted with milk, piping hot, with lots of cheese-flavored Goldfish crackers swimming in it.
That's what does it for me.
Rosette

big sundae with hot fudge, french fries, dark rich chocolate cake, spaghetti, cheese and red wine, kalamata olive bread and parmesan cheese

But not all at the same time, right?

I'm reeeeally craving ice cream now. With hot fudge. Thanks, Miz Souz!

(Hope your week is improving. That sounds like no funya.)

Honestly, as a single girl, comfort food is food someone else has cooked at home and invite me over to share! A good roast chicken and potatoes is always a winner.

Today, because it's cold and rainy, it's a really good and hearty shepherds pie...mmmmm

On cold rainy (or snowy) days my favorite comfort food is a big bowl of beef stew with a fluffy buttermilk biscuit... or two..g.:

I love nutella & strawberries!

Originally Posted by steffib

1. By definition, there is no such thing as mashed potatoes in reasonable quantities, at least not when it comes to home-made mashed potatoes with lots of cream and butter ;-) I'll eat 4 servings and then ask for seconds. (Sadly, I have no sense of serving size when it comes to potatoes.)

2. By definition, organic potatoes and good butter are part of a healthy diet ;-) Ask
Julia Child ;-)

mashed potatoes are definitely number 1 in my book. Whenever I have a going-away type dinner with my folks I always ask for mashed potatoes, roast beef and asparagus.

Thing is...to be truly comforting, they can only be the buttery mashed potatoes that are made by my mother with the potato masher she inherited from my grandma. You absolutely cannot find another masher...I've been told that I will inherit, someday! ..l;, until then, I quest for a somewhat-worthy masher

Let it cool for about 5 minutes and poured it over vanilla ice cream. Instant comfort.

Thought you were gonna say poured it down my throat...I would have!

oven baked sweet potato strips with pumpkin pie, cayenne and black pepper seasoning and olive oil drizzled on top.

Originally Posted by anala

Let it cool for about 5 minutes and poured it over vanilla ice cream. Instant comfort.

Thought you were gonna say poured it down my throat...I would have!

Don't give me ideas like that, Anala. I might just have to go try it out.

Second favorite comfort food: pasta tossed with butter, parm cheese, black pepper. Why does fat have to taste so good?

S

Guacamole, touch of lime Tostitos, and Newman's Own pineapple salsa with Coronas and lime with cheesecake for dessert!

Pasta, potatoes and crusty bread dipped in olive oil/balsamic vinegar.

Originally Posted by Souzan

Second favorite comfort food: pasta tossed with butter, parm cheese, black pepper. Why does fat have to taste so good?

S

Oh yeah, now you're talkin'... Even us gluten-free folks can partake, thanks to brown rice pasta. I use olive oil that I've sauteed a garlic clove in, the grated cheese, black pepper. Who needs that tomato stuff to mess up a good thing?

If I start thinking like this I'll never attain the "under-170" weight I wish to accomplish before my trip next month.

Homemade rissoto in winter.

Sausage-and-cheese salad.
As far from "salad" as possible, I guess ..g.:

The "Chinese noodles" that you get in India (noodles with a lot of vegetables and oil...).

Dark chocolate!

MEISSOUN

Good ol' homecooking, southern style!

Originally Posted by najla86

mashed potatoes are definitely number 1 in my book. Whenever I have a going-away type dinner with my folks I always ask for mashed potatoes, roast beef and asparagus.

Thing is...to be truly comforting, they can only be the buttery mashed potatoes that are made by my mother with the potato masher she inherited from my grandma. You absolutely cannot find another masher...I've been told that I will inherit, someday! ..l;, until then, I quest for a somewhat-worthy masher

That is my favorite comfort food dinner too! And I have my mom's potato masher and cherish it - I inherited it after she passed away. Her potatos were so good - fluffy and just a little bit lumpy, I can close my eyes and still taste my mom's dinners.

Using her potato masher, electric mixer from 1959, and her wooden spoons and other utensils makes me feel close to her, especially when I whip up comfort food in the fall and winter.