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..well what is your favorite?

What is that one food that can make you feel good no matter what is getting you down?

For me, it's macaroni and cheese. I don't know why but a good box of kraft mac n cheese always seems to hit the spot when I have shitty days like today.

Recipes are welcome too.

Deep fried pizza.

With chippy sauce.

*heart asplode*

Deep fried pizza.

With chippy sauce.

*heart asplode*

deep fried pizza? is that as good as deep fried cheesecake is?

Chocolate.

One of my friends is a master chocolatier, and he knows how to cure what ails me. :)

I don't really have comfort food.

deep fried pizza? is that as good as deep fried cheesecake is?
I'm afraid I've never had the latter, so I couldn't say.

But you can see the wonderment of a deep-fried pizza for yourself (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep-fried_pizza).

Also, chippy sauce (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_sauce#United_Kingdom_and_Ireland):

'Around Edinburgh a combination of spirit vinegar and brown sauce, known simply as "sauce" or "chippie sauce", is popular on fish and chips.'

I'm afraid I've never had the latter, so I couldn't say.

But you can see the wonderment of a deep-fried pizza for yourself (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep-fried_pizza).

Also, chippy sauce (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_sauce#United_Kingdom_and_Ireland):

'Around Edinburgh a combination of spirit vinegar and brown sauce, known simply as "sauce" or "chippie sauce", is popular on fish and chips.'

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/09/Deep_Fried_Pizza.jpg/180px-Deep_Fried_Pizza.jpg

That is one of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen. It looks so delicious...

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And the amusing thing is that I do, in fact, like haggis, but think that deep fried pizza as described here sounds revolting.

I don't really have comfort food.

There's nothing that makes you feel better? Chocolate? Ice Cream? Candy?

Homemade soup - any variety.
Homemade chili
Creamed tuna on toast
Warm tapioca pudding.
Warm chocolate pudding
Banana pudding (the kind made with vanilla wafers, vanilla pudding and sliced bananas - sort of a redneck trifle).

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And the amusing thing is that I do, in fact, like haggis, but think that deep fried pizza as described here sounds revolting.

I have never tried haggis, but now that i only eat fish it seems like that won't happen.

Homemade soup - any variety.
Homemade chili
Creamed tuna on toast
Warm tapioca pudding.
Warm chocolate pudding
Banana pudding (the kind made with vanilla wafers, vanilla pudding and sliced bananas - sort of a redneck trifle).

Tapioca is my favorite pudding, butterscotch is second.

There's nothing that makes you feel better? Chocolate? Ice Cream? Candy?

It don't make me feel better, it makes me feel not hungry :p.

I love the taste of many foods but I don't actually get comforted by them.

It don't make me feel better, it makes me feel not hungry :p.

I love the taste of many foods but I don't actually get comforted by them.

Not even hash brownies?

Not even hash brownies?

I don't use drugs unless medically prescribed.

I don't use drugs unless medically prescribed.

Not even tylenol brownies? :tongue:

Not even tylenol brownies? :tongue:

Now you are getting ridiculous :)

Grilled cheese. Haven't made one in years, but it's the definition of comfort food to me.

Now you are getting ridiculous :)

getting ridiculous? I am always ridiculous.

Grilled cheese. Haven't made one in years, but it's the definition of comfort food to me.

Grilled cheese with a small bowl of tomato soup....

*drools*

The whole concept of comfort food isn't exactly healthy. Sure, it's great if you love a certain food and it makes you feel happy eating it, especially if you've have a bad day, but if you rely upon food to make you feel better that's a different story. I don't have a comfort food. No food is comfortable.

getting ridiculous? I am always ridiculous.

As am I, I meant getting ridiculous even for you.

As am I, I meant getting ridiculous even for you.

there is no such thing.

The whole concept of comfort food isn't exactly healthy. Sure, it's great if you love a certain food and it makes you feel happy eating it, especially if you've have a bad day, but if you rely upon food to make you feel better that's a different story. I don't have a comfort food. No food is comfortable.

Most foods that I've heard called comfort foods simply recollect happier times for whomever's mentioning it. Oatmeal, grilled cheese, etc. are foods most of us eat only rarely, but ate far more often in childhood (presumably a more carefree time for most of us). It's more sentimental than anything else.

Most foods that I've heard called comfort foods simply recollect happier times for whomever's mentioning it. Oatmeal, grilled cheese, etc. are foods most of us eat only rarely, but ate far more often in childhood (presumably a more carefree time for most of us). It's more sentimental than anything else.

Exactly, the taste triggers a happy memory.

At least that's what it does for me.

Deep fried pizza.

With chippy sauce.

*heart asplode*

If you like deep fried pizza, have you ever had chicken fried bacon?

I like fried pizza dough, also called "pizza fritta". Uses up left-over dough after making pizza. Great for breakfast, with plenty of butter.

Another CF: crackers with peanut butter.

Grilled cheese with a small bowl of tomato soup....

*drools*
Gods above and below, YES!

I also go for chicken and rice and potatoes au gratin. Usually when I'm feeling homesick, I'll whip up a batch of those.

Of course, when I'm back in the States, I start missing Japanese food and feel comforted with miso soup or my wife's karaage so go fig.

Most foods that I've heard called comfort foods simply recollect happier times for whomever's mentioning it. Oatmeal, grilled cheese, etc. are foods most of us eat only rarely, but ate far more often in childhood (presumably a more carefree time for most of us). It's more sentimental than anything else.

Most foods I've heard called "comfort foods" are things like chocolate, for example.

You must remember not everyone has a healthy relationship with food.

If you like deep fried pizza, have you ever had chicken fried bacon?

*Dies of cholestrol.*

Not even hash brownies?

Hash brownies would make him hungrier...

Gods above and below, YES!

I also go for chicken and rice and potatoes au gratin. Usually when I'm feeling homesick, I'll whip up a batch of those.

Of course, when I'm back in the States, I start missing Japanese food and feel comforted with miso soup or my wife's karaage so go fig.

Miso soup is just simply delicious.

Or warm apple pie and vanilla bean ice cream...

*Dies of cholestrol.*

I recently ate 4 pieces of deep fried cheesecake at work on a dare. I didn't shit right for 5 days...

Steak

Comfort I get from hugs, good jokes, friendly smiles, and snuggles.

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chimay blue label

If alcohol was comfort food then Grand Cru of the Emperor '07 for me...

..but I'm talking about food here. :D

Add mashed potatoes to my list. Plain mashed potatoes - no cheese, no garlic. Just potatoes mashed with butter, cream and pepper. Served with chicken gravy.

Add mashed potatoes to my list. Plain mashed potatoes - no cheese, no garlic. Just potatoes mashed with butter, cream and pepper. Served with chicken gravy.

Ever take a ladel of some really good creamy soup and top your taters with it?

*drools*

If alcohol was comfort food then Grand Cru of the Emperor '07 for me...

..but I'm talking about food here. :D

beer is liquid bread. So it counts as food.
besides i live off beer meat and vitamins

I recently ate 4 pieces of deep fried cheesecake at work on a dare. I didn't shit right for 5 days...

I ate like 500g of MnMs over 2 days. I wasn't proud though.

Fried mashed potatoes with cheese

Fried mashed potatoes with cheese

fried mashed potatoes?

I have had fried mac n' cheese but never fried mashed potatoes.

Most foods I've heard called "comfort foods" are things like chocolate, for example.

You must remember not everyone has a healthy relationship with food.

Eating to relieve stress isn't a healthy habit. Eating something out of tradition is neither good nor bad in itself, I don't think. Comfort foods to me fall in the latter category - something you eat as a ritual, more than for its taste or nutrient value. Luckily for me, I was fed mainly healthy foods as a child - oatmeal, carrot sticks, raisins in the little box, etc. remind me instantly of childhood, but aren't likely to clog my arteries. I hope. :tongue:

I recently ate 4 pieces of deep fried cheesecake at work on a dare. I didn't shit right for 5 days...

Yikes! :eek:

You could end up like Gigi on The Sopranos.

Yikes! :eek:

You could end up like Gigi on The Sopranos.

What is even more disturbing is that the restaurant I work at 4 pieces (albeit small) was what we served per customer. And they sold like hotcakes. I didn't get it. Maybe its just because I don't eat much fried food anymore.

Add mashed potatoes to my list. Plain mashed potatoes - no cheese, no garlic. Just potatoes mashed with butter, cream and pepper. Served with chicken gravy.

Butter, cream, pepper and chicken gravy - sounds delicious, but in what way would those be 'plain'? ;)

What is even more disturbing is that the restaurant I work at 4 pieces (albeit small) was what we served per customer. And they sold like hotcakes. I didn't get it. Maybe its just because I don't eat much fried food anymore.

I love fried food and I love cheesecake. Somehow frying cheesecake just doesn't sound right - I think it would be more pleasant to just take a cork and plug a major artery with it.

I love fried food and I love cheesecake. Somehow frying cheesecake just doesn't sound right - I think it would be more pleasant to just take a cork and plug a major artery with it.

I thought when I started working at 4 star establishments they would give up the fried stuff, but it seems no matter how nice the cuisine, people will shell out ridiculous amounts of money for fried stuff.

I thought when I started working at 4 star establishments they would give up the fried stuff, but it seems no matter how nice the cuisine, people will shell out ridiculous amounts of money for fried stuff.

Maybe they could come up with a 4 star version of this:

http://www.recipezaar.com/Chicken-Fried-Bacon-WCream-Gravy-156010

The flesh of infants.

Depending on the sort of comfort I'm looking for, warm buttery scrambled egg with salt and pepper or Ben & Jerry's cookie dough ice cream. The former is for "it's late and I'm tired and cranky but I can't go to bed yet" comfort, and the latter is for "waaaaah my life sucks and I am horrible and no one will ever love me" comfort. :tongue:

Maybe they could come up with a 4 star version of this:

http://www.recipezaar.com/Chicken-Fried-Bacon-WCream-Gravy-156010

I'm sure they already have.

The flesh of infants.

deep fried in heavy cream ??

deep fried in heavy cream ??

wrapped in bacon...

*drools*

Fried eggs, overeasy, with bacon and wheat toast. Warm, raw egg yolk dripping all over the bread and greasy bacon crunching.

There's also this stew my mother makes. Not much to it, just potatoes, beef, spices and broth, but it makes me feel quieted. Warm and filling. Makes me nostalgic for a past that probably didn't exist.

Fried eggs, overeasy, with bacon and wheat toast. Warm, raw egg yolk dripping all over the bread and greasy bacon crunching.

I had my first really good fried egg a couple of years ago. They taste best with some fresh rosemary and cayenne pepper in the egg. So delicious.

Depending on the sort of comfort I'm looking for, warm buttery scrambled egg with salt and pepper or Ben & Jerry's cookie dough ice cream. The former is for "it's late and I'm tired and cranky but I can't go to bed yet" comfort, and the latter is for "waaaaah my life sucks and I am horrible and no one will ever love me" comfort. :tongue:

But I love you Poli!

Soup. Any warm soup or chili will always work. So will marconi and cheese. And chocolate.

I bought myself a box of chocolates once after a particularly bad day. Cause I rule like that.

Oatmeal rasin cookies
apple cider doughnuts
New England clam chowder
Triscuits and easy cheese
Smartfood
Grilled cheese (two slices of American Cheese, mayo on one side, cream cheese on the other)
Tuna casserole

Filet mignon. Threatened with a lighter, but cooked no more than that. No matter how sick I am, or how miserable, its delicious, bacon-wrapped raw softness makes me feel better.

Peanut butter and pickle sandwiches. They've worked for years. I see no need to mess with what works. In fact, I might just have one for breakfast ...

The flesh of infants.

What's the difference between a pile of dead babies and a Mercedes Benz?






KOL doesn't have a Mercedes in his garage.

What's the difference between a pile of dead babies and a Mercedes Benz?






KOL doesn't have a Mercedes in his garage.Man, that's...kinda disturbing. :p

I had my first really good fried egg a couple of years ago. They taste best with some fresh rosemary and cayenne pepper in the egg. So delicious.

Do they farm them like that, now?

Döner meat and chips, mit scharf and also garlic mayo on the meat and with chipspice on the chips. Eat in front of Spaced for maximum quality of life at low, low prices.

..well what is your favorite?

What is that one food that can make you feel good no matter what is getting you down?

For me, it's macaroni and cheese. I don't know why but a good box of kraft mac n cheese always seems to hit the spot when I have shitty days like today.

Recipes are welcome too.

Spaghetti Bolognese.

I love pasta, but Spaghetti are my absolute favourite. Although to a strict Italian cuisinier the sauce I make isn't Bolognese, more of a version of Pasta Asciutta, maybe...

A big, fat, juicy cheeseburger, along with french fries loaded with cheese and gravy. Yes, this is my comfort food.

Apples. I mainline on the things.

That is one of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen. It looks so delicious...
That's not a particularly great example of the dish, and it seems to have been cooked ina West Coast manner, as opposed to an East Coast one.

If you like deep fried pizza, have you ever had chicken fried bacon?
Before I was a vegetarian, I had bacon cooked in chicken fat before, or chicken served with bacon, yes.

Deep fried pizza.

With chippy sauce.

*heart asplode*

Only in Scotland...

Only in Scotland...
Aye.

Though there's an Italian version (http://fxcuisine.com/default.asp?language=2&Display=83&resolution=high) which looks a lot more like what I'd call a deep-fried pizza.

..well what is your favorite?

What is that one food that can make you feel good no matter what is getting you down?

For me, it's macaroni and cheese. I don't know why but a good box of kraft mac n cheese always seems to hit the spot when I have shitty days like today.

Recipes are welcome too.

Hamburgers. Mainly cause, unlike pizza, it's hard for two people to feed each other hamburgers and start necking.

Mac and cheese, but not out of a box. The real, homemade stuff.
Grilled cheese sandwiches.
My mom's lumpia.
Scalloped potatoes.
Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl.
If I want comfort food in the morning, eggs benedict.

Chocolate always tops the list.
After that is strawberrieds.
I like eating anything with cheese.
Alcohol (although that may not construe as food).

Mainly chocolate. Though I don't tend to comfort eat.

Mainly chocolate. Though I don't tend to comfort eat.

I can't eat much chocolate without feeling sick. Same with my cousin, but that doesn't stop her.

Mainly chocolate. Though I don't tend to comfort eat.

No, you eat a lot on a daily basis. Sugar boy!:fluffle:

No, you eat a lot on a daily basis. Sugar boy!:fluffle:

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Hehehe. It's ok. That's just you.

Hehehe. It's ok. That's just you.

True. :p

Toasted strawberry poptarts and cold milk. :)

My comfort foods are all Italian because I'm only second-generation Italian and both sets of my grandparents were born in Naples in Italy.

So my comfort foods are baked penne and Chicken Parmesan and sausage with peppers and spaghetti marinara and especially linguine with white clam sauce (NOT red clam sauce. Has to be white. The tomato in the red clam sauce kills the clams.)

I love linguine with white clam sauce. May not be my top favorite food but it's up there. Has to have a good sprinkling of parsley on it, too, and some dry white wine and plenty of garlic in with the clams. Mmmm.

I shouldn't talk about it too much cuz now I'm in the mood for it.

My comfort food is either a fries or well, chips, as in Pringles.