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What's your favorite comfort food?
Published: 10/18/2012 7:30 AM
Last Modified: 10/17/2012 5:18 PM


My entire day's worth of Weight Watchers points for one more plate of this. Sigh ...

Once upon a time, back when Nelson's Buffeteria was still downtown, I looked forward to my weekly visit -- sometimes twice -- for shouts of "Hello, chicken-fried!" and a side of mac and cheese.

Since I was a kid, I've loved macaroni and cheese, be it my mom's or Mamaw Wright's cheesey, soupier version or Mamaw Walter's baked one, with bubbling cheese on top. Weight Watchers or not, I could devour a bowl of any of 'em, any time you set it in front of me (hint, hint).

Of all the foods I love, mac and cheese tends to rank No. 1 on my list of comfort foods, followed by baked potatoes with nothing but butter and a little salt. Simple, simple, simple, just like Rue McClanahan told me I was in our first and final phone interview.

To me, comfort food has almost always been synonymous with "home-cooked," from Mom's spaghetti, Mamaw Wright's Swiss steak and Mamaw Walters' roast -- and the gravy and homemade mashed potatoes that always went with it. Oh, and the garden-fresh green beans with bacon grease, Mmm ...

Sorry, I'm back from my bacon-greased fantasy world. As I mentioned in Thursday's story on healthy versions of fall comfort foods, I wanted to know your favorite comfort foods. So what are they? And, if it's something you make, would you part with the recipe?

Peace, love and chicken-fried salutations ... XOXO


Reader Comments 13 Total
dentalgirl (4 months ago)
My mom's hot open faced roast beef sandwich with mashed potatoes and gravy. It's the best.
mbashaw (4 months ago)
It would have to be my grandmothers mashed potato tacos. Think mashed potatoes and cheese all fried in a tortilla. SUPER HEALTHY ;) Sooo good!
orangecrayon (4 months ago)
Taco casserole. It's basically a casserole version of seven-layer dip. Will even share the recipe.

1. Dice one-quarter of an onion. Brown with one pound of ground beef or ground turkey.
2. Add one cup chunky salsa to the meat and onion.
3. Cover bottom of casserole dish with crushed tortilla chips.
4. Spread meat mixture over chips.
5. Cover meat mixture with 3/4 cup sour cream.
6. Top with diced tomato and shredded cheese.
7. Bake at 350 degrees until cheese is melted and bubbly (about 10 minutes). Garnish with guacamole (optional) and serve.

My dad's goulash comes in a close second...
                    
dentalgirl (4 months ago)
I'm making this for dinner tonight. Thank you.
DomoArrigato (4 months ago)
Pizza is the easiest comfort food.

However, Turkey, Dressing and mashed potatos smothered in turkey gravy...with green bean casserole, induces the best comfort coma.
Retired TPS in Texas (4 months ago)
My homemade apple pie. It is so good, my ex-husband wanted visitation rights for it.
ClanJoyWalkSig (4 months ago)
My favorite comfort food is mashed potatoes, french fries, baked potato, potato skins, hash browns, curly fries, fried potatoes and okra, potato soup, potato salad, tater tots... there seems to be a recurring theme.
                    
dentalgirl (4 months ago)
You forgot cheesy twice baked potatoes. With butter , sour cream and a ton of cheese mixed in.
                    
ClanJoyWalkSig (4 months ago)
My potato addiction needs you to post that recipe, dentalgirl!
dentalgirl (4 months ago)
Ok Clan here it is:
Twice Baked Potato Casserole:
8 med. potatoes peeled and cut into 2 in pieces
8 oz. sour cream
1 stick of butter
8 oz cream cheese room temp.
3 cups shredded cheese
6 slices crispy bacon
salt and pepper to taste
Boil potatoes intill done, dump in mixing bowl add all ingredients except 1 cup of cheese and some of the crispy bacon. Mix well pour into a greased 13x9 pan top with rest of cheese and crispy bacon. Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes. Enjoy!!
stacey4gop (4 months ago)
Potato Soup and rubber bread!
Thunder196 (4 months ago)
A baked potatoe with all the toppings. Hard for me to pass up.

Cheese is a must. All kinds. If there isn't cheese in the house there isn't food in the house. Love cheese.
                    
Thunder196 (4 months ago)
lol... get that e off of potato.
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