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For some, it's mac n cheese, for others a hot bowl of chicken soup. I just fried up some tostones for lunch.

What's your favorite "mmmm baby, that's good, I'm home!" food?

Tostones, mmmm.... filled with conch fish.... mmmm.... or shrimp... mmmm! *drools* I like to gorge on chocolate.

Me? I'd have to say Chocolate too. It's just the second best pleasure in the world. :)

Cheese and Pickle sandwich
Tomato sauce and mustard sandwich (this developed during the start of my uni student years the end of the week and all I would have left is condiments)

Blueberry muffins but only the ones cooked by mum
and
Toasted Cheese and paprika.

Sesame balls... you know, the ones with red bean paste! ^_^ hmmm... fail that... cereal.

I have a couple, depends on how much time I have.

1. Creamed tuna on toast - most people think this is gross and I have to admit, unless I'm in the mood for it, it is.
2. Grilled cheese sandwiches
3. Homemade soup, especially New England Clam Chowder or Potato Leek Soup (I do not puree it!).
4. Hershey bars - yes, I know, inferior chocolate, but this is comfort food.

New England clam chowder. None of that crappy red Manhattan stuff...

Depends on my mood. Pizza rolls, chocolate, icecream, lasagne, or tacos (real ones).

Matzoh ball soup.

A warm buttery scrambled egg with salt and pepper. It makes me feel all happy and warm inside. :)

A bottle of scotch

Real oven-baked Mac & Cheese. With Spam. Just the thing when it's negative Fahrenheit degrees outside and I've had a cruddy day.

Chili, with beans AND meats.

Pot Roast, yankee style

Chicken & Rice, generally casserole-style.

I'm so fuggin' hungry now, and this McHeartAttack sandwich ain't gonna cut it.

Ravioli.

A bottle of scotch

Last time I checked, Scotch ISN'T food... :p

Last time I checked, Scotch ISN'T food... :p

It brings me comfort.

It brings me comfort.

But it's not food...

Ravioli.

Red-violi?

alcohol/tea in food form...or haribo (known to servicemen as moralibo)

Me? I'd have to say Chocolate too. It's just the second best pleasure in the world. :)

after piss shivers when you had to hold it in for a really long time?

Chocolate. Except white chocolate. Lol. Food racism.

Peanut butter and pickle sandwiches.

In what seems to be the theme every time I post this ... no, before you ask, I am not pregnant, nor have I ever been pregnant. :) I just really like peanut butter and pickle sandwiches.

White cheddar macaroni and cheese, definitely

Cereal and toast is my other comfort meal. I *love* cereal.

Lastly, grilled ham and cheese sandwiches... ever since my first year of uni. The cafe in the SUB made the greatest grilled ham and cheese, and when I was having a bad day, I'd get it for lunch. My ex could always tell how my morning had gone by what I was eating. ;)

Chocolate. Except white chocolate. Lol. Food racism.

your just one of those people who can't handle white chocolate aren't you!

I am not pregnant, nor have I ever been pregnant. :) I just really like peanut butter and pickle sandwiches.

so your just irrational :p

me likey the cheesecake

Curry. Curry curry curry! With beer.

And if I can't be bothered to cook, gooey cheeses with a bottle of wine.

Damn, I want dinner.

Malted grain toasted bread with marmite, cut into strips so you can dip it in houmous - very nice finger food indeed. Better still if you get the sort of houmous topped with green pesto.

Decent milk chocolate (by decent, I mean one that doesn't contain any added vegetable fats to bulk it out and make it cheaper). Chew a piece slowly and let it melt in your mouth - and then take a sip of milk. It mixes with the melted chocolate in your mouth - best of both really.

But simple things really are the best. If I'm in the mood for something savoury, then nothing really beats beef jerky. The only thing that comes close is marmite on buttered toast.
If I need something sweet, I have in my cupboard a supply of sweetened condensed milk in squeezy tubes. It's got the consistency of toothpaste, but has just about the opposite effect. Tastes nice though, and gives a sugar rush to boot.

your just one of those people who can't handle white chocolate aren't you!



so your just irrational :p
In his defense: GOOD white chocolate is hard to find.

Saltine Crackers and Extra sharp white cheddar cheese. Mmm...

Saltine Crackers and Extra sharp white cheddar cheese. Mmm...

Triscuits and habanero jack cheese FTW

Pizza

Thick Chips.

Stupid useless University lacking decent chippie

Triscuits and habanero jack cheese FTW

Heretic! *burns*

New England clam chowder
grilled cheese with mayo on one piece of bread, cream cheese on the other, and two slices of American
triscuits and easy cheese
tuna casserole
blueberry buckle
apple muffins
apple cider donuts

Apples, pears or peaches.

Stupid useless University lacking decent chippie

I initially read this as "lacking decent hippie" and was really confused. Doesn't every University have a quota of at least 1 guy hanging out on the quad in paisley/tie-dye/corduroy, smelling of patchouli and trying to get people to love the Earth?

"Chippie" makes more sense. Why not start your own? All you have to do is keep the deans from finding out you've set up a fryolator in your dorm room. Bribe the right people and you're set.:D

whatevers in the Fridge.

New England clam chowder
grilled cheese with mayo on one piece of bread, cream cheese on the other, and two slices of American
triscuits and easy cheese
tuna casserole
blueberry buckle
apple muffins
apple cider donuts

Gotta love the Northeast.

ahh. aahhhhhhhh.ahuhhuhuhhhhhhhhhh.

Curry urge has been satisfied.

*sleeps*

Deer meat.

COmfort food? Hmmm... that's tough.

Probably Pasteles and Arroz con Gandules. My grandma used to make it all the time. I still make a fair arroz con gandules, but pasteles are beyond me.

COmfort food? Hmmm... that's tough.

Probably Pasteles and Arroz con Gandules. My grandma used to make it all the time. I still make a fair arroz con gandules, but pasteles are beyond me.

Mmmmm, pasteles... Mmmm, pork pasteles... LG, damn it! My grandma´s too far away from me to satisfy my cravings!!:mad:

COmfort food? Hmmm... that's tough.

Probably Pasteles and Arroz con Gandules. My grandma used to make it all the time. I still make a fair arroz con gandules, but pasteles are beyond me.

That only counts because anything made by your Grandma is comfort food.

But it's not food...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l39H7xVw9QI

That only counts because anything made by your Grandma is comfort food.

True. I'd probably go apeshit over alcapurrias or bacalaítos.

I miss my grandma. :(

Gotta love the Northeast.

definatly...haha...really does show that I have quite a bit of New England in me...


Oh, and I forgot. Raw cookie dough. And oatmeal rasin cookies.



damnit, now I'm hungry.

definatly...haha...really does show that I have quite a bit of New England in me...


Oh, and I forgot. Raw cookie dough. And oatmeal rasin cookies.



damnit, now I'm hungry.

I'm not. I made a beef stew in the slow cooker and bought some sourdough breadbowls to serve it in. The only hard part was smelling it cook all damn day.

COmfort food? Hmmm... that's tough.

Probably Pasteles and Arroz con Gandules. My grandma used to make it all the time. I still make a fair arroz con gandules, but pasteles are beyond me.
OMG. Your grandma made pasteles? and you make arroz con gandules?

Kinsman! ;)

OMG. Your grandma made pasteles? and you make arroz con gandules?

Kinsman! ;)

Might I ask what a Pasteles is? I've never seen one.

I'm not. I made a beef stew in the slow cooker and bought some sourdough breadbowls to serve it in. The only hard part was smelling it cook all damn day.
Ya know...this is where I've seen the biggest difference between myself and others...

I have alot of friends who consider beef stew, meatloaf, that kinda thing to be comfort food, but I never had either untill about a year and a half ago.

I would, however, kill for some chowder in sourdough...

Might I ask what a Pasteles is? I've never seen one.
It's generally grated plantain spread over a banana leaf or parchment paper, filled with shredded flavored pork and maybe some raisins, or pine nuts, wrapped and tied tightly, and boiled until it's SOLID.

A very long and tedious process to make them, but OMG WORTH IT.

http://www.whats4eats.com/vegetables/pasteles-recipe

Might I ask what a Pasteles is? I've never seen one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteles

http://www.freewebs.com/boricua51450aevi/ph_st_pasteles_end.jpg

Not the prettiest looking food, but It's sooooo good!

It's generally grated plantain spread over a banana leaf or parchment paper, filled with shredded flavored pork and maybe some raisins, or pine nuts, wrapped and tied tightly, and boiled until it's SOLID.

A very long and tedious process to make them, but OMG WORTH IT.

That sounds wonderful - i'd love to try one.

True. I'd probably go apeshit over alcapurrias or bacalaítos.

I miss my grandma. :(

Damn you LG. Now I want to go to Puerto Rico, once again, and gorge on alcapurrias and pastelillos de chapín like a pig. I want my grandmother´s cooking!!:(

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteles

http://www.freewebs.com/boricua51450aevi/ph_st_pasteles_end.jpg

Not the prettiest looking food, but It's sooooo good!
LG, it's freaking BEAUTIFUL as far as I am concerned!

It's generally grated plantain spread over a banana leaf or parchment paper, filled with shredded flavored pork and maybe some raisins, or pine nuts, wrapped and tied tightly, and boiled until it's SOLID.

A very long and tedious process to make them, but OMG WORTH IT.

http://www.whats4eats.com/vegetables/pasteles-recipe

Have you made them with ¨yuca¨, Kat? I like those so much! I´m hungry.:(

Tea with hobnobs or jaffacakes. Mmm.

apple cider donuts

*misses New England even more than usual*

*misses New England even more than usual*

I'm getting some this weekend :)

When I was still living at home, my favorite part about Halloween was the roasted pumpkin seeds my mother would make. Greasy, salty, slightly burnt and hot from the oven, they were like someone took the best aspects of sunflower seeds, potato chips and roasted peanuts.
I also remember her beef stew, which I still miss even though it wasn't really "good" (I've had much better stews since leaving home).
Now I sound like some sort of fucking women's home journal or soppy memoir, and it's all everybody else's fault but mine.

I'm getting some this weekend :)

I hate you now.

It's generally grated plantain spread over a banana leaf or parchment paper, filled with shredded flavored pork and maybe some raisins, or pine nuts, wrapped and tied tightly, and boiled until it's SOLID.

A very long and tedious process to make them, but OMG WORTH IT.

http://www.whats4eats.com/vegetables/pasteles-recipe

Wiki says that Central Americans make them more like a Calzone.

I'm getting some this weekend :)

Mmm, Connecticut farm-made apple cider donuts...and waffles with actual maple syrup...

Mmm, Connecticut farm-made apple cider donuts...and waffles with actual maple syrup...

I'll be hitting up Lyman's...probably the best farm in the central CT area.

And they have a great strawberry maple syrup. And apple butter bbq sauce.

I hate you now.

:fluffle:

Have you made them with ¨yuca¨, Kat? I like those so much! I´m hungry.:(
I've not yet tried to make them, I am afraid. I've been lucky enough to have people give them to me at Christmas...

....maybe now that I've my own kitchen, it's time for me to get busy.

I'll be hitting up Lyman's...probably the best farm in the central CT area.

And they have a great strawberry maple syrup. And apple butter bbq sauce.

Silverman's Farm in SW Connecticut. Plus, they've got cookies the size of my head.

Wiki says that Central Americans make them more like a Calzone.
That's entirely possible; however, I've only ever had 'em Puerto Rican style.

I haven't tried 'em yet, but Goya makes pork pasteles:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Katganistan/product0113.jpg

It's generally grated plantain spread over a banana leaf or parchment paper, filled with shredded flavored pork and maybe some raisins, or pine nuts, wrapped and tied tightly, and boiled until it's SOLID.

A very long and tedious process to make them, but OMG WORTH IT.

http://www.whats4eats.com/vegetables/pasteles-recipe

Sounds a bit like tamales ... mmmm ... tamales. You can add that to my comfort food list.

Hmm...
Cream of Wheat with extra brown sugar and raisins (Always got this on cold winter mornings).
Grilled cheese (Or a tuna fish) sandwich with a mug of tomato soup for dipping it in (I can't get my wife to understand this idea)
Chicken and rice casserole when I'm sick
My wife's spring rolls
My mother-in-law's miso soup
And finally, my mother's clam chowder. She makes the BEST damn bowl of clam chowder I have ever tasted and I used to hit San Francisco regularly. I still don't know what she does to it, but there is none better.

Grilled cheese sandwich with a mug of tomato soup for dipping it in (I can't get my wife to understand this idea)
I never liked tomato soup, so I use ketchup. For some reason, people who like dipping in tomato soup usually find this disgusting.

I never liked tomato soup, so I use ketchup. For some reason, people who like dipping in tomato soup usually find this disgusting.
I used to, but my step-father puts ketchup on EVERYTHING so now it's a meh.

Though I have to wonder how you do it since the whole POINT of the tomato soup is to have the liquid soak the bread.

Taters. Just about any way. Potatoes are good.

Cornish pasty.

Leek and Potato soup.

Pea and Ham soup.

Maybe it's my Yorskshire blood, but anything that cooks all day, or anything that involves dead-animal-and-pastry, or dead-animal-and-taters is good.

Chips and curry sauce

I used to, but my step-father puts ketchup on EVERYTHING so now it's a meh.

Though I have to wonder how you do it since the whole POINT of the tomato soup is to have the liquid soak the bread.

I can't stand people who put ketchup on eggs or mac and cheese. It's just...wrong.

I usually dip, then take a bite, then dip again, another bite...for the taste more than the sogginess. Though, the only reason I don't use tomato soup is that I've always hated it (who knows? I may like it now...). I still dip in clam chowder all the time.

I can't stand people who put ketchup on eggs or mac and cheese. It's just...wrong.
I can understand why my step-father does it. His mother had a habit of cooking with the scotch bottle to keep her company and didn't notice things like the wind flipping the pages on her cookbook while she cooked. He developed the habit out of self defense.

I can understand why my step-father does it. His mother had a habit of cooking with the scotch bottle to keep her company and didn't notice things like the wind flipping the pages on her cookbook while she cooked. He developed the habit out of self defense.

I guess I can understand that.

I have a roommate who always puts ketchup on eggs...all eggs except mine. Because I'm just that good :)