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| Canadian farmgirl |
Posted - Jan 31 2008 : 09:53:11 AM
We're getting ready for another blast of winter here, so I was in the mood for some real "comfort food" today and got out a Paula Deen cookbook this morning and made rice pudding with raisins. Can't wait to have it for dessert tonight. It's my first time making this, too!
What do you others make for comfort food in the winter?
Lori |
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| joyfulmama |
Posted - Feb 08 2008 : 3:23:51 PM
I am totally craving a bean free chili- since I am low carbing.. and beef soup.. yum
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| Lainey |
Posted - Feb 08 2008 : 12:24:21 PM
I adore Paula Dean! She's just got this joy about her and I love watching her show. My favorite comfort food would be something in the pasta line, either cheesy or tomato saucy. My husband makes a great Thai coconut milk chicken soup for me when I'm not feeling well. That is very comforting too.
Farmgirl Sister #25
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| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Feb 07 2008 : 08:57:02 AM
I almost forgot my favorite comforts food growing up----one was macaroni and milk....the pastines post made me think of it. I haven't had it in AGES!
My mom always made it for me when I came in from sled riding, or if I'd had a bad day at school or whatever. I know now, that they were really poor growing up and that's what my gran made for them a lot to eat.
Basically, you boil elbow macaroni the regular old way, then heat a small pan of milk with butter and salt and pepper and put em' together. MAN is it warming and satisfying.
The other was Hamburger Splits. It's a hamburger on a bun, whole thing cut in half with a dollop of mash potatoes in the center and the whole thing covered in warmed beef gravy. Not smothered, just covered :)
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| one_dog_per_acre |
Posted - Feb 07 2008 : 08:48:10 AM
Robin- what kinda curry. I ate curry at least twice a week when I was prego. I liked Thai yellow with chicken and tofu, masaman, and any indian food I could get my hands on. It's my ultimate comfort food. I think I know whats for dinner.
Farmgirl Sister #91
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| herbquilter |
Posted - Feb 04 2008 : 3:05:17 PM
Oh, you all are making me hungry.
A bowl of chicken & dumplings.
Homemade Whole Wheat Bread with Cinnamon Honey Butter or homemade Mixed Berry Jam
Yum!
Blessings,
Kristine ~ Mother of Many & Herbalist
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| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Feb 04 2008 : 11:53:45 AM
Speaking of comfort food, I just made a big pot of potato dumpling soup for dinner. I love hearty soups and stews for dinner on a cold Midwestern night! Add some rustic bread and double chocolate chunk cookies & you know what we're having for dinner at my house tonight!
Dawn in IL |
| Amie C. |
Posted - Feb 04 2008 : 06:55:17 AM
MMM...sounds like salty cereal. |
| mikesgirl |
Posted - Feb 01 2008 : 1:35:24 PM
I don't think it's weird - I want to try it. As a treat when I was a kid, my mom would crush up saltine crackers and pour milk over them until they were soggy. Now, that's weird when I think of it as an adult!
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| Amie C. |
Posted - Feb 01 2008 : 1:24:25 PM
Have you ever heard of pastines? It's a kind of pasta, very tiny balls or stars like what you would put in soup. You cook it until the water is almost all absorbed, and stir in an egg white. Eat it hot with butter and salt. A favorite Saturday morning breakfast when I was little.
When I buy this at the store, the box says pastini (or ancini de pepe works too) but my mom always called it pastines (rhymes with saltines). I assume she got it from my Italian great-grandmother. Does anyone else cook this or is it weird?
I don't care if it is weird, I think I'm going to have some tomorrow morning. |
| joyfulmama |
Posted - Feb 01 2008 : 1:15:05 PM
All sounds sooooo goood.. I am low carbing- I have 100 plus pounds to lose.. so I will be having taco meat (more like a chili) topped with cheese, onions and sour cream.. that will hit the spot for warmness. My comfort food isn't a food but a drink- tea. I make a cup of vanilla tea or chocolate tea and add creamer- real cream.. yum
Blessings, Debra
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| mikesgirl |
Posted - Jan 31 2008 : 3:22:03 PM
Homemade tapioca pudding, still warm in the kettle.
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| lilyblossom |
Posted - Jan 31 2008 : 3:14:11 PM
baked mac & cheese or white beans & corn bread
Donna....transplanted southerner, farmgirl #86 |
| tziporra |
Posted - Jan 31 2008 : 11:59:00 AM
I eat chicken curry for the ultimate comfort food. But I'll be the first to admit that it's pretty strange :)
Best,
Robin |
| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Jan 31 2008 : 11:36:19 AM
I'm all about the mac and cheese or chicken pot pie.
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
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| MasterGardener |
Posted - Jan 31 2008 : 11:32:47 AM
Hearty Wild Rice Cheese Soup
1 C wild rice (or 2 C frozen)
(I use a box of Uncle Ben's Original because the seasonings just totally enhance the soup)
1 lg onion, chopped fine
1/2 lb bacon, cooked and crumbled
2 cans cream of potato soup
1 qt 1/2 & 1/2
1 lb Velveeta cheese, cut into cubes
Cook rice as directed or thaw frozen rice. (I usually cook bacon, then the onion, then use the recipe directions) In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients and cook over low heat, stirring often, until dish is hot and cheese is completely melted. Serve with crusty bread and salad. Serves 12
Nutrition value per serving: 399 cal, 18.5 g protein, 17 g carbo, 27 g fat, 75 mg chole., 1231 mg sodium, 1 g dietary fiber
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| one_dog_per_acre |
Posted - Jan 31 2008 : 11:03:04 AM
paula Dean, good choice. Sometimes during the winter, we put mostly coconut milk instead of water when we make white rice.
Farmgirl Sister #91
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| abbasgurl |
Posted - Jan 31 2008 : 10:56:42 AM
I'm a mac & cheese girl...or chicken pot pie...yummy! ANYTHING Paula Dean makes is comfort food! 
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| MasterGardener |
Posted - Jan 31 2008 : 10:19:48 AM
Wild rice cheese soup...
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| Alee |
Posted - Jan 31 2008 : 10:14:04 AM
biscuits with honey butter! Yum!
Alee
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| catscharm74 |
Posted - Jan 31 2008 : 09:59:29 AM
Homemade mac and cheese- with extra cheese of course!!!
Hot white chocolate cocoa with whipped cream!!
Enchiladas with chips and extra chunky salsa!!
Cheers,
Heather
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