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What are your go-to comfort foods?

pancakerunner
pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
While we are all coping with COVID, naturally many of us are turning to comfort foods. I'm curious: what are your go-to feel-good comfort foods?
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  • harper16
    harper16 Posts: 2,564 Member
    Pancakes.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Pasta (homemade especially), osso bucco, risotto, wine
  • skelterhelter
    skelterhelter Posts: 803 Member
    edited April 2020
    I'm discovering it's ice cream lol. If you would've asked me before March, I probably would've said something else because ice cream actually isn't my favorite dessert.
  • rainingribbons
    rainingribbons Posts: 1,051 Member
    I find comfort in baking, so I guess anything I can bake has been comfort food. It's really been a struggle not to bake all the time with the whole stay at home thing and calories. :/ Also wine and ice cream for sure!
  • Idontcareyoupick
    Idontcareyoupick Posts: 2,854 Member
    Pancakes
  • hawksgirl229
    hawksgirl229 Posts: 467 Member
    Ice cream pizza and pasta
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    edited April 2020
    Wine, dark chocolate, animal crackers, crunchy peanut butter, peanuts, coffee, eggs...
  • cfish59840
    cfish59840 Posts: 11 Member
    skelterhelter wrote: »
    I'm discovering it's ice cream lol. If you would've asked me before March, I probably would've said something else because ice cream actually isn't my favorite dessert.

    Same. Right now my go to is ice cream. In a couple months it will probably be something different. I am thinking about trying a couple yogurt bark recipes, it looks like a delicious frozen treat.

  • lx1x
    lx1x Posts: 38,332 Member
    Cake and pies..
  • wilson10102018
    wilson10102018 Posts: 1,306 Member
    Got to be braised short ribs of beef with vegetables.
  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,460 Member
    My feel good foods are lean meat and fish and vegetables and fruit.
    My looking for comfort foods are chocolate cake and ice cream.
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    corinasue1143 wrote: »
    My feel good foods are lean meat and fish and vegetables and fruit.
    My looking for comfort foods are chocolate cake and ice cream.

    My "feel good" foods are meat, full-fat dairy and vegetables. Comfort food... brownies, enchiladas and lasagana!
  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
    I'd say my feel-good food on a good day is a hearty bowl of chicken noodle soup. On a hot day, sweetened greek yogurt.

    Now, on a day where I just need comfort, definitely macaroni and cheese and moosetracks ice cream.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Cabbage rolls, stuffed zucchini, grape leaf rolls. Thankfully all of them are time consuming to prepare, so we don't make them too often. Foods I have overeaten because everyone in the house has a sudden urge to make is baked goods.
  • SuzySunshine99
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,989 Member
    Chili
    Pasta
    Beef stew
    My aunt's Swiss Chicken (chicken baked with swiss cheese, cream of chicken soup, sherry, and topped with stuffing.)
  • Hooliekom
    Hooliekom Posts: 94 Member
    Porridge. Warm, comforting goodness...
  • MeganD1704
    MeganD1704 Posts: 733 Member
    Mashed potatoes and ham.
    KD Velveta
    Mom's beef stew :)
  • Eric77206
    Eric77206 Posts: 10 Member
    PASTA!
  • cdudley628
    cdudley628 Posts: 547 Member
    Pizza and ice cream/sundaes.
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    another one of mine: milktoast!

    and I'm not typically a big cereal person, but a huge bowl of cereal with ice-cold milk is so nostalgic.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,317 Member
    Legumes (pea soup, refried beans, black beans or lentils in various dishes like wraps or tostadas), oatmeal (with the fixins'), moderate amounts of wine/craft beer/spirits, the occasional good chocolate, coffee with lotsa hot skimmed milk.
  • MaltedTea
    MaltedTea Posts: 6,286 Member
    Umm, dried seaweed, eggs with runny yolks and Sesame Snacks 🤷🏿‍♀️
  • delaclos99
    delaclos99 Posts: 53 Member
    Toast slathered with a very generous amount of Marmite peanut butter.
  • PAPYRUS3
    PAPYRUS3 Posts: 13,259 Member
    Oatmeal
    Nut or seed butters
    soup
    roasted root veggies
    'Quick' breads

  • quietriver
    quietriver Posts: 38 Member
    Pita chips and hummus
    Mashed potatoes and gravy
    Hot coco
    Coffee with creamer and suger free syrup
    Pasta
    Meatloaf
    The carbs are causing so much bloating. 😫
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    quietriver wrote: »
    Pita chips and hummus
    Mashed potatoes and gravy
    Hot coco
    Coffee with creamer and suger free syrup
    Pasta
    Meatloaf
    The carbs are causing so much bloating. 😫

    oo! meatloaf... yes
  • AngryViking1970
    AngryViking1970 Posts: 2,847 Member
    rainingribbons wrote: »
    I find comfort in baking, so I guess anything I can bake has been comfort food. It's really been a struggle not to bake all the time with the whole stay at home thing and calories. :/ Also wine and ice cream for sure!

    Same. I have been baking something every day since I was furloughed; some successful, some not. I've tried biscuits on 4 different occasions and they were terrible every time. Today I made a Depression Cake, or Covid Cake as my son is calling it. We'll have it for dessert with a berry sauce that I also made.
  • quietriver
    quietriver Posts: 38 Member
    pancakerunner wrote: »
    quietriver wrote: »
    Pita chips and hummus
    Mashed potatoes and gravy
    Hot coco
    Coffee with creamer and suger free syrup
    Pasta
    Meatloaf
    The carbs are causing so much bloating. 😫

    oo! meatloaf... yes

    I used a mini bread pan to make it and keep portion sizes in check. ^-^ and added lots of wheat germ instead if bread crumbs.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
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  • skelterhelter
    skelterhelter Posts: 803 Member
    Yes, if we're talking savory, then a good grilled cheese sandwich (has to be on cheap white bread with Kraft American, and cooked in lots of butter) and Campbell's tomato soup is tops. That's been my go-to comfort since childhood.
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