Comfort foods

18 years ago

When you aren't feeling good what makes you feel better? I'm not talking about nausea kind of not feeling good but just nasty cold/kinda not feeling good. On the way home from work last night without even thinking about it I stopped at an Oriental Market and bought some Japanese snacks, curry, soup and noodles. I guess because I was feeling bad and they are the foods my mom made when I was growing up, not neccessarily when I was sick, though.

Don't feel good enough to make anything but the soup, it's dehydrated miso soup, not too hard to make-lol. What makes you feel better?

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gadgets
18 years ago
I guess mine would be homemade potato soup. That's what my Mom always made us when we were under the weather. When I was pregnant with DD#1, I had horrible morning sickness that lasted all day long, for weeks. No meds nor 'tricks' that the dr told me to try was working. Mom made me her famous potato soup and I was on my road to recovery in 24 hours, after weeks of misery.

Shirley
bestlawn
18 years ago
Nice hot bowl of chili
or Vanilla ice cream
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I'm kind of the opposite of some of you. I've got issues with apples and rice, and minor issues with eggs and beans unless they're in combination with some other things; eggs are fine if have a lot of salt or fruit (e.g. pineapple) added. Soup isn't comfort food for me (and I'm really not sure if I could survive on it alone for very long—at least with much energy and feeling of wellbeing); same for legumes, unless maybe they're peanuts, black-eyed peas, or in the form of something like chili or burritos. I'd say the following could be restorative foods for me (most of them are ingredients rather than dishes, but I did list at least a couple dishes): White mulberries (they're pretty healthy, IMO—at least in moderation; they have a lot of health benefits) Chives and/or green onions and/or to a lesser extend regular onions Home-grown produce Watermelon Baked, seasoned vegetables (ideally with meat in the middle) Cabbage Frozen corn (cooked so it's no longer frozen) Raw zucchini (and other squash, whether or not they're raw, particularly if they're prepared how I like them) Armenian cucumbers Homemade biscuits (with oil—not butter, lard, etc.) Cornbread (just corn for the grains; baked in a cast-iron frying pan) Tomatoes (Yes, I'm one of those people who thinks they're actually good for you unless you're allergic or something) Mushrooms (these have a lot of nutrition, and flavor) Garlic and/or garlic chives Peppers (hot and sweet; hot peppers are great for making a person feel better, in some circumstances) Millet (millet biscuits and stuff taste really good, and it doesn't give me the issues that rice gives me) Raw sorrel (I find that it seems to strengthen my teeth) Lacto-fermented vegetables, chile sauce, etc. (these are quite nutritious and important) Pickling/canning salt (Yes, I'm one of those people who thinks that sodium can actually be good for you—especially if you have adrenal fatigue or something; pickling/canning salt feels especially healthy to me, however; I'm not partial to unrefined sea salt) Cranberries (they're good for your bladder) Ground cherries Organic oranges Milk thistle (leaves or seeds) Food grade diatomaceous earth (this isn't really food, but it's helpful for me, in moderation, from a nutritional standpoint, and improves the flavor of some foods) Milk (maybe not the least toxic thing out there if you don't have your own cow, but the nutrients in it seem very helpful nonetheless; it definitely helps me to sleep, too—and it doesn't have to be warm) Raw rhubarb (full of vitamin K; the oxalic acid is supposed to be less healthy when rhubarb is cooked, but when raw, it's said to help purify your blood and stuff) Vinegar (yes, it seems healthy to me for some reason; maybe not everyone agrees) Pineapple Coarsely ground grains (they feel so much more energizing than finely ground grains; don't ask me why) Carbonation (in moderation; I'm not advocating corn syrup, phosphoric acid, etc.; you can carbonate your own stuff with dry ice if you need to avoid sugar or processed drinks) Milk porridge (in moderation) Pickles Curry Natural brown cane sugar (in combination with other things; it seems to produce a vapor that seems to be absent in both white sugar and molasses, for unexplained reasons, and this vapor seems to have several benefits; it's great in milk porridge, baked goods, baked goods that use baking soda instead of baking powder wherein the brown sugar is to neutralize the baking soda taste, etc.) Radishes Gelatin desserts / fruit gels (I'm trying to avoid using trademarks here. :))
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sue_va
18 years ago
Kath, when I read your comment I thought that something your Mom used to make would be what you needed. Guess I was right. (For once!)

I just added Kathyg's Tomato soup to my list of comfort foods.

Sue
firemanswife
18 years ago
My mom's homemade mac and cheese. She would make this for us when we weren't feeling well.
jannie
18 years ago
Tuna noodle casserole is my favorite comfort food. Warms me, fills me, makes me forget my troubles for just a little while.
User
18 years ago
Mashed potatoes with lots of butter and gravy.
ronf_gw
18 years ago
Ice cream with chocolate, bananas and peanuts.
Rice pudding.

Ron
kim_still_in_pa
18 years ago
Campbell's homestyle chicken noodle soup, saltine crackers, and a glass of gingerale. Oh, and for added comfort, fresh pillowcases on my pillow once or twice daily for the duration of my downtime.

Kim
sandy_in_ia
18 years ago
When I had the stomach flu a while ago....when I was finally able to keep things in, I was craving tomato soup and grilled cheese, tapioca and mac & cheese. Funny how our childhood sticks with us...forever.
deemarie5500
18 years ago
rice pudding!

:0)
patti43
18 years ago
Mother made us tapioca when we were sick, too. We also ate bread and milk (bread torn up and put in a glass with milk).

I was a puny little kid anyway and sick a lot, but I actually ate better when I was sick. Made mamma happy. Now I hardly ever get sick (knock on wood) and wish I wouldn't eat so much.
good36
18 years ago
Homemade Mac and cheese here too!
Judy
glenda_al
18 years ago
bigbaby
18 years ago
Lol, Ron is in the kitchen making rice pudding right now! Guess he needs some nurturing tonight! Didn't know he had a hard day, though!!
caflowerluver
18 years ago
Anything homemade from scratch, which I still do occasionally. Mom made her own tomato soup and we had grilled cheese sandwiches. I liked American cheese or cheddar and my sister liked Swiss. Other main courses were Meatloaf and non instant mashed potatoes. Fried chicken and corn fritters. Homemade mac and cheese with hot dogs cut up in it. Simmered all day Boston baked beans and steamed brown bread. Corn chowder or creamy clam chowder. Homemade bread. And for dessert, rice pudding or tapioca from scratch. She also made an Upside Down Fudge Sauce Cake. I still make that when I am feeling blue.
Clare
marilyn_c
18 years ago
Mexican food and a margarita make me feel pretty good, but I love chicken and dumplings, chicken and dressing or shrimp gumb. Add to that a nice side of home made potato salad.
girlsingardens
18 years ago
Well it must be the day. I made DH chili soup and a pot of chicken noodle soup. I have been nautious all the time and haven't been able to keep anything down or in my system. Being pregnant sucks, but I was able to keep down my chicken noodle soup, but still am gassy all the time.

Stacie
okwriter
18 years ago
Mac and cheese.
Mashed taters and gravy.
Cinammon toast.
Mexican food.
Pizza.
Pecan sandies.
Chocolate.
Red velvet cake.

Shall I go on? :-)
lydia1959
18 years ago
Anything hot and full of carbs - mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, hot bread with real butter, fresh from the oven pies or upside down cake.
kathi_mdgd
18 years ago
Homemade mac and cheese and i had it tonight(leftover from yesterday).Other than that Ice cream will cure everything.LOL
Kathi
jannie
18 years ago
When I was sick, my Dad would buy me a whole bottle of Ginger Ale that was ALL MINE to drink, I didn't have to share it.
caroline1947
18 years ago
Hot buttered home made bread and a cold glass of milk...yumm!!
joann_ks
18 years ago
Home made potato soup. Also chichen & noodles (like my mom used to make).
itsmesuzq
18 years ago
I remember my mother cutting up a beautiful orange and she would put it in a pretty bowl and tell me to keep it nearby. She said to take my time eating it; it would make me feel better. And you know it always did. Another thing was a bowl of tomato soup and wheat toast with melted butter. I used both those things with my kids when they weren't feeling well too.

~Susan
grittymitts
18 years ago
1. Oatmeal with cinnamon & lots of butter 'n sugar- buttered toast and a big glass of milk.
2. Potato soup topped with fresh chives.
3. Chicken 'n "ducklings" as my youngest used to call it.
Suzi
nicole_ont
18 years ago
Homemade bread. Veggie/barley soup. Milk.

Glenda, what is that Peter Pan stuff? It looks like Cheese Whiz?
angelaid
18 years ago
Hot shredded wheat biscuit with butter, a fried egg on top and salt.
ont_gal
18 years ago
Nicole..I'm not Glenda,but that is her Peanut Butter

My fav would be cold mac n cheese cold meat and mashed potatoes,believe it or not
cwnev
18 years ago
My mom made me warm jello. To drink. It went down well and usually stayed down. I did it with my kids and DD still wants it at 23 when she is sick. Her boyfriend thinks it is the craziest thing he ever heard. My mom would make jello the usual way, but instead of cold water to set it she would add more warm water and I would drink it warm.

Cin/sugar toast was another one. My mom cooked from scratch all the time anyway and all her soups and casseroles were great and she usually catered to me when I was sick, whatever sounded good and I would eat it, she would make it. She was a wonderful mom. I miss her. She passed in 89. I was only 28 then.... sniff.
joyfulguy
18 years ago
I see that someone loves pecan sandies.

I used to love them ... haven't seen any in years.

Does anyone have a recipe for them?

My favourites: mashed potatoes with butter, butterscotch ripple ice cream, homemade mac & cheese, cinnamon/sugar toast, homemade tomato soup.

ole joyful

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