Football is making us miserable, and with the drum run slowly coming to a close only catch and release rockfish stands between me and the winter doldrums. I am like a bear, finding myself drawn to piping hot comfort foods to store enough fat to get me to the winter.
Food discussions are always fire here, however they have tended to focus on restaurants. Let me ask, what are your favorite comfort foods?
1) Hunting camp cast iron skillet fried pork chops and fried potatoes (in the same skillet), bacon-rendered green beans, creamed corn, and apple sauce cake. My father would take me hunting in Craig County, VA, and we always came out of the woods to have Thanksgiving at my aunt's home in Roanoke. While I enjoyed the opportunity to take a shower, the meal was never worthy of a top slot holiday meal. The next night, back in camp, was the main event. I miss that dinner every year my uncle has been gone.
2) Hamburger steak with cream of mushroom soup gravy. This was one of the "fast dinners" that my mom and dad, both hard working professionals, could throw together quickly. As best as I could tell, they would fry hamburgers and then drain the grease into a pot of Campbell's cream of mushroom soup. I have been able to replicate the taste pretty closely, but the consistency has been an issue as I have tried to add this to my cooking repetition.
3) Chicken and Dumplings- my dad prided himself on being the better cook in the family. However, my mom had the market cornered on chicken and dumplings. She would boil a chicken, and then use Bisquick to make foamy soft biscuits, instead of the more pasta like consistency of the dumplings that you get in restaurants. Fellow class of 1996 Abingdon High School graduate Sean Brock did a video with a very similar recipe. I have not been able to replicate the results.
4) Left over sandwiches. My family liked to make roasts (standing rib roast and london broil were my favorites) during Christmas. There was nothing more glorious than to make a sandwich from the left overs the next day.
5) Mom's seafood concoction. Again, with three boys all 3 years apart and both working, dinner was often an exercise in convenience for my parents. My mom came up with a strange dish, but to this day I love it. She would boil egg noodles, and then heat a can of Campbell's New England Clam Chowder. She would then add imitation crab meat to the soup and then serve it over the egg noodles (always with a side of peas.) Most folks gag a bit when I share this meal, but if you get good imitation crab meat, it is an excellent seafood stew type dish.
6) Stewed tomatoes and macaroni. Oddly, this is a dish that I didn't discover until my very late 20s. Take cans of stewed tomatoes, add sugar to taste, cook it down, and serve over elbow macaroni.
7) Pot Roast- pretty straight forward. It is hard to screw up pot roast served over mashed potatoes.
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Givens:
Finally, (I preface this comment by saying that I know this is really weird, but), sushi and trail mix are also comfort foods for me. When I was in consulting, I had one particularly miserable project/client. Each day, after 13 hours on site, we'd go get sushi at a local japanese spot. It was the only thing I looked forward to every day. The last 6 weeks of that project I had to work third shift, and the only place open at 11pm was this sushi join. So after 9 months of this project, sushi weirdly became a comfort food me. Similar thing with trail mix - whenever I was stressed, I'd take a break, go to the cafe at the bottom of our office park building, and get a huge bag of trail mix. It's really weird, but those two things have become comfort foods for me.
Nice catch. Along that front, I think I would need to add butter toffee peanuts to the list.
When I first started reading this I saw "Sushi and trail mix" as in you ate them at the same time. Upon reading more, I realized that you meant them as 2 separate comfort foods.
Oyster stew
I love all your classic comfort foods, several of which are already mentioned, but I have a soft spot for all the poor man snacks that I only eat to this day because I loved eating them growing up (my grandpa introducing me to them).
Canned greens and vinegar
Vienna Sausage
Canned Corn Beef (on white bread with mustard)
Corned Beef and Hash
Pickled Beets
Pickled Sausage
Pickled Eggs (Basically pickled anything)
Pickled Watermelon Rind (introduced to me very recently and if you like sweet pickles, it is something to behold)
Sardines
Stuff like that; easy to take with you camping or backpacking, or just because you wanna party 50 year shelf life style.
It just reminds me of childhood and I enjoy that feeling.
**Edit: Deviled eggs
I do like pickled beets.
I loved Vienna sausages as a kid but got a can in college and thought they had to be one of the grossest foods ever conceived. Between the packing jelly and meat mush consistency, I'm not sure how I enjoyed them. That said, I don't mind a can of beenie weenies and have eaten them cold on camping trips.
1. Pork roll, egg, and cheese on a french toast bagel with hot sauce.
2. Macaroni and cheese
3. Smoked brisket
4. Mom's award winning sweet and sour pork chops. This recipe won a VT Dining contest and was scaled up to be served in D2 over Parents Weekend when my brother was a freshman in 2004.
5. Thanksgiving Sandwiches made on Black Friday from leftovers.
6. I very much miss my grandmother's blueberry pierogies served with a sprinkle of sugar and a little sour cream.
Oh yes. Blueberry pierogis. Didn't expect to find a fellow fan here.
Come back to the house at lunch after hunting in the morning. Turkey, stuffing, mayo, salt and pepper, on the bread of your choice.
Found the guy from New Jersey. Fried pork roll was always my dad's favorite and I've never seen it outside of NJ.
Darn tootin'!
I will say that during my time at Tech, you could actually buy it sliced in the gucci Kroger deli for like $13.99/lb. Hello Bagel next door is run by north jersey transplants who serve pork roll (they call it taylor ham) on breakfast sandwiches -- their bagels are passable, too!
Taylor's Pork Roll was the brand name for the stuff. It's basically yankee fried bologna. I'm well familiar with the stuff. I shouldn't say you can only find it in NJ, but there has to be a local expat community for sure.
Yeah, the Taylor Ham/Pork Roll debate is classic jersey. Also, "does Central Jersey exist?" (It does.)
Mrs. OHokie's from NJ and it's a family tradition to have fried pork roll, egg, and cheese on an egg bagel every Crimbo. Don't know how that would work with hot sauce though.
Controversial take: Fried pork roll is basically the same as fried bologna.
Classic NJ is on a hard roll with salt, pepper, and ketchup (or, as the locals call it, saltpepperketchup"). I prefer hot sauce. Both would be good on an egg bagel. The hot sauce with a french toast bagel gets me some weird looks, but the sweet and savory and spicy all together just can't be topped for me.
1. Peanut Butter
2. Mac & Cheese
3. Chipped Beef Gravy
4. Chicken & Dumplings
I don't know I just like to eat ( as my waist can testify for last 10 years or so) having moved so much my go to places change just about the time I become a regular.
Searching for new eats here in Jacksonville has been a struggle.
Biscuits and Gravy
I'm reminded of Elk hunting with my dad when I was a kid, coming back to the camp after dark on a night when it got down to 5 degrees, and cooking some fajitas on a cast iron disk. That was one of the best meals I've ever had.
It's also hard to beat a good breakfast burrito.
My (step?) grandma makes incredible fried cube steak. That's probably pretty high up on my list. She also makes incredible sausage balls. All of my blood grandparents have now passed away and I was unable to learn any of their special recipes, but I'd really like to learn how to makes that tasty cube steak so I can continue to make it when she is no longer with us (which I hope isn't anytime soon!)
My family produces most of the meat we eat, and my list tends to revolve around that in some way. Our sausage is usually great. The biscuits and gravy that come from it are also awesome.
Cubed steak ( covered in seasoned flour and fried with butter) covered in gravy throw in some white rice covered by the same gravy. Good stuff.
Vermicelli with a pork sausage arrabiata sauce.
Brussels sprouts, lightly sautéed in a skillet with some soy sauce and a bit of pepper.
Collards. Was really put onto collards by legend brewery in Richmond.
Hardee's biscuits. Those were often a part of the trip to hunting areas away from home. A trip to Craig or Floyd County usually included a bucket of Hardee's chicken, and some Hardee's biscuits. Sausage and egg biscuit, to be exact.
Ramen Noodles. I just like to have them from time to time.
Rice Pudding (cold)
what in fuck's name
Fried chicken. Tops so far is willie maes in treme. Best I've found in rva is the chicken box. French, that's cool you went to school with Sean Brock, bet he has some dishes that would change your mind about cheese.
Willie Mae's is unbelievable. Best cornbread I've ever had. Local recommended Dooky Chase next time I go back.
1) City chicken. This was actually breaded and fried beef and veal on a stick. So, so good.
2) Kraft Mac and Cheese with fishsticks. Kid food. Loved it when I was a kid, looking forward to going to my sister's house so that I can finish all of it after her kids have their fill.
3) Cheese. F(rench) you.
4) Family spaghetti recipe. Both sides of the family have awesome spaghetti.
5) Pierogies. Mom's side is 100% Polish, we used to make these from scratch and I am the greatest creator of pierogies there is. Don't @ me.
Your thoughts on kid food reminded me that I used to love fish stick sandwiches--fish sticks on hamburger buns with American cheese..
Other "kid food" favs- Pigs in a blanket aka "Little Wienies" always a fun thing. We even served them at our wedding.... much to my mother's dismay... Hot dogs and potatoes: Cut up hot dogs (Jesse Jones) fried with onions and potatoes.
Thank you for clarifying. "City chicken" has always meant pigeon or seagull to me. I was starting to worry.
Chicken Pot Pie
I'm slightly disappointed in myself for not having this on my list. Few foods are comparable to a good chicken pot pie.
Your list was pretty awesome.
I forgot Banana Pudding---the cooked kind with meringue.... I always pick off the peaks when my mom makes this.... And the joke with my mom is that banana pudding does NOT travel~~~ My Nannie(great-grandma) once made a huge banana pudding to take to a family reunion. It was still warm when they were driving and she had it on her lap. Just before they got there, they hit a curve and the banana pudding slid, spilling all over my Nannie and the car. Everybody was expecting the banana pudding when they got there and asked her where it was. She vowed that she would never make another one to take somewhere.
Chili would be tops for me. Beef, lamb and pork; black, pinto and kidney beans; Rotel, diced tomato and tomato sauce; sweet, yellow and red onion; 5 or 6 types of fresh peppers, and homemade chili powder, in enough chicken stop to simmer all day. Enough slow heat to make you sweat and your nose run without really burning your mouth. Side of Crusty's Honey Cornbread with a can of corn and diced Jalapeños stirred in for moisture, and sharp cheddar and sour cream to top it with and cut the heat.
Corn in chili? Nah man.
The corn is in the corn bread, not the chili. Keeps it from drying out when cooking.
Ah, leg. Reading comprehension...it'll get after ya.
Not reading comprehension, just bad writing composition.
Sounds amazing. I'll be over in a bit. :-)
Is your homemade chili powder a secret recipe?
Game stew served on cous cous, from my youth in Morocco. Lamb stew these days since I don't get out for deer, rabbit, squirrel, dove, quail, grouse, etc. for the game.
Really nicely fried chicken livers.
Snow crab legs with lots of butter.
Fried shrimp.
Cherry Garcia.
Anything from The Homeplace.
I'm haven't been there yet and I'm pissed about it
bruh
Man, what are you doing with your life?
Short story from my first time going there. It was my freshman year at Tech and we decided to go hiking at Dragon's Tooth, go to The Homeplace, and then drink copious amounts of alcohol. Needless to say, after the inevitable, non-regrettable food comma you get after eating there, the drinking copious amounts of alcohol part never happened. Got back to my dorm room around 9 and passed out for the night. Bliss.
Blistering hot take: The food at The Homeplace isn't really as good as everyone makes it out to be. People have a good time, and the food is all you can eat, and that changes the perception of the quality. The fried chicken is delicious, and the biscuits and apple butter are too. Other than that, the sides and dessert come from cans. The ham is bleh. Go on BBQ and mac and cheese day.
Confession time. I never went there when I was in college. It was 20 years after (graduated 1998), I flew back to the states to attend a funeral down in Salem, and told my buddy who went to the funeral with me that I needed to get to Homeplace. We went and it provided the necessary comfort food which we combined with the seemingly endless amount of drinking we did that night with a bunch of friends. Moral of the story: it's not too late to right a wrong.
Second the vote on the Homeplace...no need to cook just wear some pants with give in them. If it's crappy weather outside then some venison chili or venison roast in the crook pot with some biscuits.
Meatloaf
Fried okra
Fried catfish
Chicken and dumplins
Baked chicken with cream of mushroom soup and dried beef
Mac and cheese
Yeast rolls
Corn pudding
Rice Krispie treats
Cornbread sticks
Sweet potato casserole (Damon's in Bristol got me hooked on it)
Biscuits and gravy (Hardee's if not homemade)
Hungarian goulash
Beef stroganoff
Palak paneer
Garlic naan
Chicken green masala (this was my favorite dish at Rasika in DC but it wasn't on the menu last time I went)
Thai green curry
Some are special family recipes, some are more of childhood memories, and some are new favorite dishes. If you can't tell, I really love food.
thai green curry dipping naan is money
Loaded brisket nachos from Lewis' Barbecue in Charleston, SC.
(Honestly, anything they make at Lewis'......)
It's like a hug from your mama good.
I'll have to check that out the next time in I'm Chucktown!
I haven't had Lewis nachos, but Home Team's nachos (also in Charleston) are some of my favorites ever. I've only had Lewis BBQ catered, and IMO it left much to be desired and didn't live up to the hype.
Give me anything and everything from Home Team. Also Gamechangers there are delicious. You're welcome.
1. Carne guisada with refried beans and Mexican rice and homemade tortilla.
2. Tamales made of mixed venison and pork.
3. Empanadas with chicken
4. Chicken fried steak with some mashed potatoes and gravy
5. Brisket
What does guisada mean?
Spanish for stewed meat.
What's Spanish for, "hook that up now?" Sounds gooooood.
Taco Bell
My homemade chicken noodle soup
Spaghetti and meat sauce with Chicken Parm (all homemade)
Lamb Chops
Gyro
Souvlaki
Boom. Don't care how old I am I will always have a place in my heart (stomach) for Taco Bell
Its never as good as I remember
But you always go back for more... So strange...
Take the dumplings your mom made from Bisquick and combine them with your mom's stewed tomatoes for tomato dumplings.
Boom. (Mic drop)
Oh, and...
Homemade Potato Soup and cornbread
Pintos and cornbread
Homemade chili and cornbread.
If you're playing along at home, see if you spot the pattern.
I think it's cornbread
Mac and Cheese
Meat Loaf
Tatertot Casserole
Biscuits and Gravy
Shepherds Pie
Chicken Pot Pie
Chili and cheese
Grits and Cheese
...
Cheese
i prefer to drown my sorrows with more comfort drinks....
Fried chicken..specifically from a gas station or country store
Brunswick Stew.
Yessir.
I've still not found a place anywhere nearby (Fredericksburg-ish) that makes brunswick stew anywhere near as good as Sprayberry's Pit BBQ in Newnan, GA. Used to get that when we went down there to visit the grandparents, haven't found a better brunswick stew yet.
I am shocked to read this because I rate Sprayberry's as some of the worst Brunswick Stew in the state. The flavor is good -- no doubt -- but I always felt like Sprayberry's version of Stew was designed exclusively for folks without teeth as it's texture seems like they run it through a blender before serving. It's always seemed more like Brunswick pudding to me.
Next time you make it back to GA, might I recommend you try Sandfly BBQ's stew in Savannah:
And/or Fox Bros in Atlanta:
Also Fox Bros is the best BBQ restaurant I have ever eaten at. The meats, the sauces, the location, all of it are perfect. I guarantee a great meal.
Hmmm...interesting. The more I think about it, the more I realize that that was probably the only brunswick stew we had growing up. I really liked the taste, so I guess I just assumed that their consistency was just how brunswick stew was supposed to be.
I need to expand my food horizons.
I don't get back down to GA very often, as the grandparents have passed and my parents have recently moved to North Carolina. But I'll try to check out Fox Bros next time I find myself that way. Thanks.
Edit: Your supposition regarding the reason for the consistency of Sprayberry's brunswick stew may not be inaccurate. There are a lot of gray hairs around that neck of the woods.
Sam's BBQ1 in Marietta has good Brunswick stew when it's available.
Buzz and Ned's in Richmond will have Brunswick Stew seasonally.
Honestly, the best that I have had in VA came from Three Lil Pigs BBQ in Daleville. Good Brunswick Stew is hard to find here in Northern VA.
Thanks. Might have to check out 3LP on the way down to Blacksburg tomorrow.
In terms of true comfort foods - as in foods that I just want and make me simply happy - I have a simple and short list that albeit isn't homemade since comfort = convenience for me:
In terms of foods I LOVE and will ALWAYS go back to them and/or are family favorites:
Probably listed too many, but food has been a comfort for a long time for me, and I've worked really hard to get out of that mindset. As a result, I don't really make cornbread, tuna casserole, or shut-up and eat anymore due to calorie count and processed nature. Chili, red beans, and BBQ (poultry mostly) I make pretty regularly
Keep it basic. Grilled Cheese and kraft mac&cheese all day every day.
BBQ, Cornbread, and Fries
Arroz Con Pollo
Pumpkin Pie
Jolly Ranchers
The Homeplace Restaurant.
Some great contributions on here. For me it's a quality cheeseburger or good ice cream.
My mom wasn't a great cook and didn't really enjoy cooking but she made an incredible beef stroganoff. I've asked for the recipe but it's one of those that's been passed down and she just makes it from memory. Other than that it'd have to be my grandmother's fried quail, chocolate meringue pie, and homemade strawberry preserves.
My grandma used to make chocolate meringue pie. It was the best.
Sheperds pie
Bacon wrapped smoked meatloaf
Chicken and dumplings
Beef and noodles
Hot beef sandy- a slice of white bread smothered with pot roast, mashed potatoes and gravy
Horseshoe- a slice of Texas toast covered with two hamburger patties, waffle fries and cheddar cheese sauce, often topped with bacon, tomatoes, grilled onions and mushrooms, or jalapenos
Italian beef sandwich, dipped, with sweet and hot giardiniera
Dol sot bibimbap- Korean mixed rice served in a hot stone bowl
Shrimp creole - My grandma used to make it on vacation every year. It was super good and I miss it.
Spaghetti - child hood favorite for which the affinity remains strong.
Chocolate Cake - my mom makes chocolate cake/frosting based on my grandma's recipe and it is delightful.
Red rind bologna - Super random, but my great grandmother always had it at her house when I was really young. To this day it reminds me of her and I still have a bit of a soft spot for it.
Lots of people have mentioned burgers, chicken and dumplings, pizza, country fried steak, wings, etc. All of these are also excellent choices that firmly check the comfort food box for me.
Pepperoni rolls. A staple of any West Virginian child's diet. Many memories from the youth soccer fields come flooding back anytime I get my hands on a pepperoni roll.
Yup, those are money. One of the few foods I cook myself.
Let's see:
*Mac and cheese
*Lasagna
*French onion soup
*Pot roast - but only if the mashed potatoes are made separately, none of that mess where the potatoes are cooked with the roast
*Poutine - but only if it has real cheese curds that squeak in your teeth
*Really just about anything smothered in melted cheese
*Anything that I can bake: brownies, cheesecake, chocolate chess pie, chocolate cake, etc - any of that, I am here for it.
Ooo, good call on the french onion soup.
There is nothing, and I do mean nothing, that is better than the smell of caramelizing onions, particularly on a cold day. Don't @ me.
Beef stroganoff Hamburger Helper
Brinner is always comforting.
Some of my favorite things are things hunted:
Bacon wrapped dove jalepeno poppers
Bear chili
Deer tenderloin
Squirrel gravy and biscuits
and just for S&G deer jerky is a top 3 snack
Pizza. Always pizza.
My mom's cheese potatoes
My Nana's fried okra and pecan pie
My Grammy's (RIP) turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy
My wife's Mimmaw's chicken & dumplings
My MIL's apple pie
My beef & pork chili
Finally, my dad's eggs and bacon, but only when we went camping. He never cooked indoors, but man his breakfast on a cold morning at Stone Mountain was heaven.
Brown beans with a little fatback and yellow cornbread with a slice of onion.
Shell Pasta and homemade pesto sauce. Every so often, you get that bonus chunk of pesto hidden in your shell.
1) Busch Light
2) Chicken Fried Steak + potatoes
3) Fried game meat + potatoes + Okra all with Tony's all over it. This is what we eat while we're out at whatever hunting camp we're at. Everyone brings some leftover game meat or it comes fresh from that day and you never know what you'll end up with. Fish, duck, pheasant, deer, boar, turkey. Fairly unreasonable to do every time I'm craving it but when you're freezing your ass off at camp picking away at a tin full of deep fried randomness there is nothing better.
Gas station chili dogs and a SunDrop:
just looking at this makes me feel like i need a few tums :-)
That's the dessert course.
This is making me hungry for Martinsville Speedway Hot Dogs again, and I had about 20 last weekend.
Tupelo Honey's Fried Chicken is pretty awesome. Not sure it qualifies as a comfort food.
GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE at Thanksgiving hot out of the oven with lots of extra crunchies on top. GBC for life!
Ugh, unless you do it with things not out of a can.
A kale and spinach side salad with quinoa, chopped cucumbers, garden grape tomatoes, and a light raspberry vinaigrette with lemon water.
Ummmm...no?
It's the best cheat meal. Add in some tofu, a handful of pepitas to balance out the acidity of the vinaigrette, a few shreds of carrots, and pinch of sea salt and you've got pure comfort food.
I mean, that sounds ok and all. But I can't imagine sitting there feeling comforted while I eat it.
Maybe if you were a rabbit it would provide great comfort (no offense to Ernest or anything).
None taken. I'm just kidding anyway.
I figured you were, myself, but I must admit that a handful of pepitas with some sea salt would go really well with my morning, errrr, I mean my evening beer.
apple cobbler with a nice, sweet crumble on top, with vanilla ice cream.
Not really sure why I clicked on this thread at 8 AM but now I am starving.
Lotsa Bourbon and Whiskey
Well, French, you almost made it through a food take without me wondering aloud "What the hell is wrong with this guy?", but then you got to stewed tomatoes and elbow macaroni. How on earth can anyone enjoy that dish?
Nobody wants to be the guy who adds nothing to the conversation other than trashing the OP, I'll add my favorite:
Peanut butter and bacon sandwiches.
I used to take a peanut butter, baloney and cheese sandwich to school every day for 4 or 5 years. For variety, occasionally mom would add some sliced banana. Add a bowl of cafeteria beef vegetable soup and I was a happy schoolboy.
My dad used to eat this all the time, except he added Miracle Whip.
Oh, go ahead and ruin a perfectly good childhood memory with the mention of that gelatinous crap. Keep your MW in your trash can with the Mayo where it belongs. Jeez Louise.
How can someone not like stewed tomatoes and macaroni?
I wouldn't say its bad, but macaroni exists to be drowned in creamy cheese.
By acknowledging the incontrovertible fact that stewed tomatoes are awful. Easy.
My grandmother was 21 years old and married, and one Sunday she was sitting down to a dinner where her mother had fixed macaroni and stewed tomatoes. My grandmother casually stated, "Please pass me some of that slop." And her mother stood up and reached across the table and backhanded her across the face.
I guess I should also fill out the list of other comfort foods so I can also be ridiculed.
1. The aforementioned peanut butter and bacon sandwich. (has to be on toast fresh out of the toaster to get the PB all good and gooey.)
2. Fried spaghetti. This is a great way to make leftover spaghetti with marinara sauce awesome. It is not deep fried. That would be awful. You toss it in a skillet with some olive oil and continually toss it in the pan until it's good and hot, sprinkling it with grated romano cheese as it cooks.
3. Pasta and eggs. Mama Brick always made this when I was sick as a kid. You cook some sort of small pasta (she always used acini di pepe, but I usually go with orzo or ABC pasta) and pull it off the heat about a minute before it's fully cooked. Then you drain off most of the water and put it back on the stove on low heat and stir in a couple beaten eggs until the eggs are cooked and the remaining water is cooked off.
4. Homemade chili. Must have beans and at least 3 different meats. I usually go with cubes of some inexpensive cut of steak, hot italian saussage, and diced chicken.
5. Chicken and dumplings. My mother-in-law makes it by pretty much the same method French explained above and it's awesome.
Soup beans and cornbread. Can't go wrong there. Better the next day, especially if followed up with some hotdogs and chili so you could whip up some chili beans. On that note...
Chili beans. Love them, especially this time of year.
Fried salmon patties and fried potatoes. Use the Zattarain's mix. It's great.
Fried fish, preferably crappie or bluegill, although walleye and perch are probably better. Throw in some fried potatoes and hush puppies, along with some sweet slaw.
Spaghetti. It's just good.
Finally, for breakfast, biscuits and gravy. Real gravy, made from good sausage. Throw in some of that sausage as well. Plus some Wright's bacon. And some fresh country ham. Scrambled eggs and hash browns with ketchup.
Lots of honorable mentions. I too love to eat, and am not very picky. Like a lot of you, most of the foods on my list are associated with good memories and good people. Something about food prepared with care at a good time and place just make it taste better.
Chili Dogs with CMO&S and White Castle sliders!
Up here we have crab mac and cheese with Old Bay.
Chili and cornbread.
Goulash.
Smoked brisket fersure
Comfort foods?
Mac and Cheese - actual homemade stuff, not that Kraft shit
Grilled Cheese
Buffalo wings
Chili
Beef stew
Jambalaya (Zattarains has a GREAT mix)
Homemade spaghetti with garlic bread
Pizza
Finally! Almost to the end of this page and see "beef stew"!
I mean, when its cold out, a good Beef Stew is basically 1a on the Comfort Food list.
While it's warmed up here at the coast, beef stew is what's on the menu tonight at Chez Fish. Always in style.
Mrs. OHokie's Tuscan chicken
Mrs. OHokie's made-from-scratch sticky toffee pudding
Homemade pepperoni rolls (I make these)
Tudor's Biscuit World. I can't believe we actually have one in Dayton, and they're getting ready to open a second one by the base. The Peppi (large WV-style biscuit with pepperoni and melted cheese) and the Ron (large WV-style biscuit with sausage, egg, and cheese) are gold.
My grandmother's hoe cakes. It's basically one huge buttermilk biscuit fried in butter a cast iron skillet. To serve, just tear a chunk out of it.