The weather is getting cold and it's time for some comfort.
What was something your mom, grandmother for other significant person cooked for you when you were little that brings you comfort to think of or eat?
My mom made homemade bread in the shape of a braid. It was delicious and made the whole house smell good.
Jiffy Pop popcorn π
When I was a kid The Wizard of Oz was shown on network TV maybe once or twice a year.
We always had Jiffy Pop for Wizard of Oz nightπ
I like this answer. Not just because buttery popcorn is yummy but how you associate it with a certain movie. I guess the closest I can think of where I do something like this is whenever I watch a basketball or football game on the weekend with my favorite team I always want to have a hot dog and French fries. Certain things just go together and there is a comforting aspect to it, especially when it becomes a tradition. π
shareMy wife and I had hot dogs and french fries while watching the Packers this past weekend! Yes, certain things do go together nicely.
shareI heard somewhere that it's as much fun to make as it is to eat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vegPoI0NgdM
I seem to remember it being aired right around Thanksgiving and yeah, as a grade school kid it was something I really looked forward to every year.
shareChicken Soup w/ home-made bread w/ thick crust, and good salted butter and a nice glass of very cold milch.
And a women with a kind face and attractive shape beaming down at me in only semi-motherly fashion.
Yes chicken soup and buttery bread also is great comfort food. I'm mentioned to my mom last week how much I enjoyed her homemade bread growing up that she would make in the shape of a braid, the one I mentioned in the OP, and she baked some for me. I'm enjoying a piece each day and it's like a taste of childhood. π
shareMost the comfort foods which our moms made for us are considered horribly unhealthy now, full of fat and sugar. But go for it, as long as you don't overdo it.
shareNot in every case. I remember warmly my mother's raw celery, carrot and other vegetables platter. Oh, the comfort those raw radishes would give me.
Just kidding.
You're right, in moderation of course. And sometimes just remembering that someone did something special like cooking a certain food can bring comfort without actually eating it.
By the way, I've been wondering where you were. Glad to see you stopping in.
Oh, I've been here. I just took a week vacation and haven't been online as much. But I did post a few times.
shareSometimes junk food is comfort food. I definitely like pretzels with my beer. π
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