Comfort food

[Amyw Profile]

I had a really nasty dentist visit yesterday , so very sore and swollen jaw today . Feeling decidedly sorry for myself so have cooked a comfort food dinner . Poached a chicken breast which I shredded and mixed in with some creamed cabbage id made and some lardons . Added lots of seasoning to it and am eyeing up a tin of rice pudding for later , Ambrosia of course .

What other kind of food do people like if they’re feeling a bit grotty or down for whatever reason . Other comfort food so like are a jacket potato with a lovely crispy skin and loads of grated cheese on top , bowl of soup with crusty bread or a traditional British pud, such as bread and butter pudding , as discussed earlier . I think anything eaten with a spoon is comforting in itself

[cherrytree Profile]

Toast and Marmite, rice pudding and on the road to recover, a lovely roast chicken.

[Renee Profile]

My favourite getting well meal is egg custard with lots of nutmeg on top and stewed apple.

[karadekoolaid Profile]

It could be a chilli con carne, a pasta with peanut sauce or Heart Attack Potatoes.

[DEB Profile]

Sorry I know this is an old one but good chicken noodle soup, usually turns things around esp if it is a nasty cold/flu like thing that has got you.

Another couple of soups that hit the spot
real onion soup, the kind where the onions are cooked down for 45 mins or so before adding liquid
or
Potage bonne femme

[Suffs Profile]

Home made Scotch broth or Cock a leekie will revive my spirits any day of the week

[Lusciouslush Profile]

A steaming bowl of HM split pea soup or chicken soup hits the spot every time!


As does steamed steak & kidney pud…………..

[Binky Profile]

potatoes do it for me - mashed with gravy, roasties, jacket spuds with sour cream or salted butter, and proper chips.

[Pampy Profile]

HM pea or chicken soup for me too! Or something carb. heavy like pizza (don't tell my diabetes nurse!).

[Amyw Profile]

Massively craving soup now. I might well make some tomorrow. Roast potatoes are one of my favourite ever foods . Could quite happily eat them on their own with a sprinkling of salt .

I love the egg custard and apple idea . Love cooked apple and anything custardy is a winner

[Renee Profile]

Roast potatoes with good gravy are my downfall. I always make extra on the rare occasion that I make a roast and end up eating the lot, because living on my own, there's no competition to eat them. It's just the occasional treat and then I regret it!

[cherrytree Profile]

I hope you are feeling better, Amy.

[Renee Profile]

I hope so too, Amy and that the discomfort has lessened.

[Amyw Profile]

Thank you both , feeling a bit better today, thank you .

I know what you mean about roast potatoes Renee. Potatoes generally I’m not overfussed with , but if I could eat one type of potato for the rest of my life it would be roasties

[Alexandria Profile]

Comfort Foods:

1) I would have to say, tapas of course, and my favorite are calamari or seppia and fried crisp "boquerones" with a drizzle of lemon and occasionally patatas bravas with a piquant smoked Spanish Paprika salsa .. Also great bread, crackers, and assorted cheeses of choice .. an oak aged red wine or having an Albariño with octopus a feira .. Risotto with Boletus or Gamberi, Paella or fresh pasta .. Agnoletti or Ravioli or Tortellini or Tortello.

2)
If I had a flu or bad cold, I always opt for a hot consomée or broth prepared from fresh home made vegetable stock ..

When not up to par, appetite and olfactory are off and hot broths

always give one a sense of warmth and comfort .. " A mother´s penicillin, home made chicken soup " always, Works Wonders worldwide !

[Gillthepainter Profile Website]

Easy.
It's eggs. Runny poached, or 2 x fried eggs.
I can eat them on their own, or with a cooked tomato. Omelettes I adore too.

If I've got a loss of appetite, and have to eat.
Dried biscuits, which I never touch normally. Belvitas are great.

I recently had graham crackers, which I have to say I found wonderful. Never tried them before.

Anyone know where to buy them over here?
Otherwise, I thought I'd try to make them sometime.

[Renee Profile]

It's many years since I'd heard about Graham crackers and found some interesting information about them:

https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/i ... 543AANP1FX

[Amyw Profile]

Good old Amazon Gill, though depends how much you love them given the price https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=graham+cra ... 6bp5nhrs_e

What are they like taste wise ? I’m craving biscuits now . Had some dark chocolate digestives recently , they were lovely

[cherrytree Profile]

Living as far from London as we do, it may sound odd but I think Selfridges stock them.

[Renee Profile]

There is a recipe for them on the Yahoo link that I posted.