Comfort Food...

daylilydude · July 26, 2015

Let's hear about some of your "comfort foods" that you and the family enjoy...
Ours is homemade chicken and dumplings... it can be blistering hot outside and a pot of chicken and dumplings will still be no.#1 at this house.

Worth1 · July 26, 2015

Before I run off to the store to get fixings for a hamburger.
I have discovered that there are four definitions of comfort food.
Nostalgic.
Indulgence.
Convenience.
Physical.
Mine would fall under nostalgic.
I would guess I dont eat anything but comfort food.
What else is there, Foo Foo food.

The list would be great for me but I will try.
Chicken fried steak.
Fried chicken.
Soups chowders and stews of all types.
Hamburgers.
Spaghetti and meat balls.
Fried catfish etc.
To me the food I suspect to be in on the Convenience list, (Fast Food?) would be defined as garbage.

Worth

Cole_Robbie · July 26, 2015

Grandma used to make a fine bologna salad when I was a kid.

My indulgence food is pimento cheese spread. I had it last week with a fresh jalapeno chopped up in it. Hot peppers and cheese balance each other out very well.

GardeningCook · July 26, 2015

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Originally Posted by daylilydude

Let's hear about some of your "comfort foods" that you and the family enjoy...
Ours is homemade chicken and dumplings... it can be blistering hot outside and a pot of chicken and dumplings will still be no.#1 at this house.

Along the same lines of enjoying comfort food in the heat, one of my "comfort foods" (being 100% Bohemian Czech) is Chicken in Sour Cream Dill Sauce with Czech bread dumplings. When the garden dill was bountiful in mid-summer, this often graced our family table growing up, & it's been comfort food for me well into adulthood.

MrBig46 · July 30, 2015

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Originally Posted by GardeningCook

Along the same lines of enjoying comfort food in the heat, one of my "comfort foods" (being 100% Bohemian Czech) is Chicken in Sour Cream Dill Sauce with Czech bread dumplings. When the garden dill was bountiful in mid-summer, this often graced our family table growing up, & it's been comfort food for me well into adulthood.

I'm interested in the recipe:
Chicken in Sour Cream Dill Sauce with Czech bread dumplings.
I would like tasted it, I have never eaten.
Vladimír

Father'sDaughter · July 26, 2015

Number one on my list would be a crusty loaf of bread while it's still warm, hold the butter.

GardeningCook · July 26, 2015

Another purely nostalgic comfort food I enjoy from time to time - as horrible as it sounds - is commercial fish sticks with tartar sauce & commercial macaroni & cheese on the side. Sometimes I do buckle under & make my own homemade & healthier "fish sticks" using fresh Cod, & these days I also add fresh broccoli florets to the mac & cheese, but other times the old childhood favorite is what I need to hit the spot.

PaulF · July 26, 2015

Beef and noodles over mashed potatoes made from real potatoes.

Patihum · July 26, 2015

Chicken fried steak WITH mashed potatoes and cream gravy.

Ham hocks with new potatoes and green beans from the garden.

Biscuits and bacon gravy. Sooo bad for you but so good.

daylilydude · July 26, 2015

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Originally Posted by Patihum

Chicken fried steak WITH mashed potatoes and cream gravy.

Ham hocks with new potatoes and green beans from the garden.

Biscuits and bacon gravy. Sooo bad for you but so good.

OMG... Anyone that knows me well knows I would try and eat a rock it if was wrapped in BACON...

so please tell me about this bacon gravy...

shelleybean · July 26, 2015

Tonight's dinner might fit the bill. My husband smoked baby back ribs over cherry wood most of the day and finished them with a sweet/spicy sauce. I spent most of the weekend shelling White Acre peas (a variety of field pea/southern pea). I cooked those down with bacon drippings and a bit of sugar, salt and pepper until they were creamy and perfect. I crumbled the bacon over the top. They are a pain to shell out but so good. I froze the rest for later. And we had sliced tomatoes out of the garden (Stump of the World tonight). And some small baked potatoes about the size of an egg, which is just right, IMO. I have sour cherry pie here and vanilla ice cream but I'm still too full for dessert.

daylilydude · July 26, 2015

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Originally Posted by shelleybean

Tonight's dinner might fit the bill. My husband smoked baby back ribs over cherry wood most of the day and finished them with a sweet/spicy sauce. I spent most of the weekend shelling White Acre peas (a variety of field pea/southern pea). I cooked those down with bacon drippings and a bit of sugar, salt and pepper until they were creamy and perfect. I crumbled the bacon over the top. They are a pain to shell out but so good. I froze the rest for later. And we had sliced tomatoes out of the garden (Stump of the World tonight). And some small baked potatoes about the size of an egg, which is just right, IMO. I have sour cherry pie here and vanilla ice cream but I'm still too full for dessert.

That's why sometimes it's alright to have dessert first

but I digress... it all sounds YUMMY!!

Patihum · July 27, 2015

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Originally Posted by daylilydude

OMG... Anyone that knows me well knows I would try and eat a rock it if was wrapped in BACON...

so please tell me about this bacon gravy...

I've never measured any of this so to give you an idea of how much bacon I use a 12 inch cast iron skillet.

Cook your bacon off until crispy and remove from pan.

Add enough flour to the bacon grease to absorb all of it. (This part is best done with the pan OFF of the heat.) I'm guessing I use 2-3 heaping tablespoons of flour.

Back on the heat and whisk in milk/cream. 2 cups for extra thick almost stands up on it's own gravy. 3 cups for thinner gravy. Bring the gravy up to a low boil stirring constantly. Cook for 2-3 minutes. This removes any flour taste.

Crumble the bacon up and stir into the gravy.

Best served over baking powder biscuits made from scratch or eaten straight from the pan with a spoon!

daylilydude · July 27, 2015

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Originally Posted by Patihum

I've never measured any of this so to give you an idea of how much bacon I use a 12 inch cast iron skillet.

Cook your bacon off until crispy and remove from pan.

Add enough flour to the bacon grease to absorb all of it. (This part is best done with the pan OFF of the heat.) I'm guessing I use 2-3 heaping tablespoons of flour.

Back on the heat and whisk in milk/cream. 2 cups for extra thick almost stands up on it's own gravy. 3 cups for thinner gravy. Bring the gravy up to a low boil stirring constantly. Cook for 2-3 minutes. This removes any flour taste.

Crumble the bacon up and stir into the gravy.

Best served over baking powder biscuits made from scratch or eaten straight from the pan with a spoon!

Thank you for this Patihum... this looks like a weekend breakfast, as I am positive I will need to take a nap...

MissS · July 26, 2015

Meat Loaf

Grandpa's "Prisoner Stew" AKA Lamb stew

A great Italian Beef sandwich

July 26, 2015	#7
GardeningCook Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 115	Another purely nostalgic comfort food I enjoy from time to time - as horrible as it sounds - is commercial fish sticks with tartar sauce & commercial macaroni & cheese on the side. Sometimes I do buckle under & make my own homemade & healthier "fish sticks" using fresh Cod, & these days I also add fresh broccoli florets to the mac & cheese, but other times the old childhood favorite is what I need to hit the spot. __________________ My body is a temple. Unfortunately, it's a fixer-upper.

July 26, 2015	#8
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,295	Beef and noodles over mashed potatoes made from real potatoes. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

July 26, 2015	#11
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Tonight's dinner might fit the bill. My husband smoked baby back ribs over cherry wood most of the day and finished them with a sweet/spicy sauce. I spent most of the weekend shelling White Acre peas (a variety of field pea/southern pea). I cooked those down with bacon drippings and a bit of sugar, salt and pepper until they were creamy and perfect. I crumbled the bacon over the top. They are a pain to shell out but so good. I froze the rest for later. And we had sliced tomatoes out of the garden (Stump of the World tonight). And some small baked potatoes about the size of an egg, which is just right, IMO. I have sour cherry pie here and vanilla ice cream but I'm still too full for dessert. __________________ Michele

July 26, 2015	#15
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,149	Meat Loaf Grandpa's "Prisoner Stew" AKA Lamb stew A great Italian Beef sandwich __________________ ~ Patti ~

July 26, 2015	#1
daylilydude Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Iuka, Mississippi Zone 7b Posts: 482	Comfort Food... Let's hear about some of your "comfort foods" that you and the family enjoy... Ours is homemade chicken and dumplings... it can be blistering hot outside and a pot of chicken and dumplings will still be no.#1 at this house. __________________ Richard

July 26, 2015	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Before I run off to the store to get fixings for a hamburger. I have discovered that there are four definitions of comfort food. Nostalgic. Indulgence. Convenience. Physical. Mine would fall under nostalgic. I would guess I dont eat anything but comfort food. What else is there, Foo Foo food. The list would be great for me but I will try. Chicken fried steak. Fried chicken. Soups chowders and stews of all types. Hamburgers. Spaghetti and meat balls. Fried catfish etc. To me the food I suspect to be in on the Convenience list, (Fast Food?) would be defined as garbage. Worth

July 26, 2015	#3
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Grandma used to make a fine bologna salad when I was a kid. My indulgence food is pimento cheese spread. I had it last week with a fresh jalapeno chopped up in it. Hot peppers and cheese balance each other out very well.

July 26, 2015	#6
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,919	Number one on my list would be a crusty loaf of bread while it's still warm, hold the butter.

July 26, 2015	#9
Patihum Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Southeast Kansas Posts: 878	Chicken fried steak WITH mashed potatoes and cream gravy. Ham hocks with new potatoes and green beans from the garden. Biscuits and bacon gravy. Sooo bad for you but so good.