I make root veggie soup w/ coconut milk but my favorite is mashed potatoes......I loved them as a kid and I still hear my dear departed father telling me they would put hair on my chest, just what every little girl wanted!

Nicole, I have never had green chili so I looked up the recipe. Do you use pork and tomatillos in yours? I want to try it.

Anne, my dad said things would make my hair curly. My hair was already curly!!

(I'm Anne, too. :) )

1. Gravy. 2. Anything that tastes better with gravy poured over it.

Chicken and homemade noodles.

LOL aok...I'm an Anne, too...and my hair is also curly. Whatever we ate...it sure worked. :-)

I have curly hair !

Thanks be to God it did not put hair on my chest

Ali: yes to pork, but reg. red tomatoes. They even have A CHILE festival here. No cloves or oregano tho. I use a tsp of sugar, dash of cumin & Tbl flour. Oh and no blender....;0)

link to Colorado green chile recipe

Thanks, Nicole. I am going to make that on Thursday.

Roast chicken, mashed potatoes, carrots. Perogies with sour cream and caramelized onions. Chicken and rice. Pancakes also - my sister just visited and made some. She makes the world's best!

Yum Nicole! I printed and added to my soup file! Thanks!

Chicken and Dumplings, homemade Spaghetti, Lobster Bisque and tomato Bisque. In the summer when the local tomatoes are so good, bacon and tomato sandwiches.

Here you go, Lucille! I took a picture of my taco soup recipe and keep it in my phone so I can get the appropriate supplies at the grocery store.

Brown the beef and onions, pour off the grease, then add all other ingredients (drain the beans and hominy). I don't use the chilis cause we don't like it too spicy. Simmer for an hour. Serve with shredded cheese and scoop-type tortilla chips.

I make a similar taco soup, very good and very easy. I use what ever kind of meat available from left over rotisserie chicken to smoked sausage. All good. My favorite comfort food is seafood okra gumbo or any other gumbo I make. Next is red beans sausage and rice. Homemade chicken pot pie. My shrimp chowder. Boiled crawfish!

German Goulash, Hearty Soups, Pork Roast with with potatoes, carrots and gravy, City Chicken or anything else that goes in my big Griswold Dutch Oven.

PS It is supposed to be 88 degrees today, so these will have to wait another day or two.

Potatoes. Chocolate. Any and all kinds.

What my mom made when I was sick and still love today: Chicken (simmered forever with sage and curry) and homemade noodles (my gram's recipe); floating island pudding.

What I also find comforting: pork pot roast studded with garlic cloves before searing - with potatoes, carrots, onions, and gravy; veggie soup with a thick slice of garlic bread; plate of cheeses, fruits, and a glass (or two) of cabernet sauvignon. Flour-less chocolate torte.

What DH considers comfort food: cheesecake; soup beans and ham; cheesecake; fried 'taters; cheesecake. And cheesecake.

ETA: Did I mention DH also loves cheesecake?

littlebug zone 5 Missouri, thanks from me also for the taco soup recipe! Texas relatives rave about their taco soup recipe but never shared. Now I have one!

A cup of homemade potato soup with a ham sandwich (with a slice of Swiss cheese). The ham has to come from a ham I cooked, though, as deli ham just isn't the same. :-)

Mac and cheese, beefstew, lasagna, boiled dinner (ham or corned beef, potatoes, carrots, cabbage & turnip).

Chicken and dumplings, mashed potatoes and gravy, macaroni and cheese. I also like split pea soup. I need to get the recipe from my mom.

Also I love thanksgiving food. I even had it at my wedding. :D

Oh and for dessert yellow cake and chocolate frosting. I too love cheesecake :)

"Fried Okra Anyone?"

This must be a regional thing....okra is not big in my area (although you can find occasionally at the grocery)........but any okra I have tried was beyond disgusting. What IS the attraction?? And is fried any better than okra served other ways? (hint: I avoid any gumbos that have okra included......nasty!!)

hareball, I too am a big fan of the traditional Thanksgiving meal and fix it whenever I get the mood. I have often remarked that if I was on death row, that would be my last meal ;-)

Okra that is boiled is good for nothing. Sliced thin enough, it's great in gumbo. Sliced reasonably and fried is divine!

Pot roast with mashed potatoes and gravy; beef stew on buttered, parslied egg noodles; beef vegetable soup; green chili pork stew with cornbread; sausages, pork, potatoes and kraut.

It's still summer here, so it's hard to imagine...I want to enjoy the tomatoes, basil and corn for a bit longer!!

gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9) - did we just become best friends? haha :D

Mac and Cheese, but it has to be Isaac Mizrahi's recipe from a restaurant called Good and Plenty To Go.

http://www.familyoven.com/recipe/mac-and-cheese-ala-isaac-and-good-and-plenty/129651

So so good!

DH makes sweet potato pancakes that are delicious. He uses whole wheat flour, so they are healthy. So tasty, we don't use syrup. (Trying to lose weight.)

Before you say eeeewwww... Mama used to feed me tuna salad in a bowl with baked beans, equal parts. Don't know why it works, but it does!

nycefarm eeeeeewwwww haha :) Some of the weirdest things taste the best together.

My comfort food is soup. We love homemade chicken or a creamy potato soup with bacon.

Just a quick note for those who like Taco Soup. My recipe is very similar to Littlebug's. I use a pound of ground chuck but sometimes substitute a half pound of ground turkey for part of it. I also use a can of Rotel (we prefer the original), a can of black beans, one can of petite diced tomatoes (or I sometimes use a pint of my own canned tomatoes with juice), a can of corn, a can of Ranch beans (this is a brand name here or can use chili beans) plus the onions and the same seasonings. I don't drain anything, just put it all in the pot after browning the meat and sautéing the onion (optional) and let it simmer for 30 min to an hour. This is definitely one of those recipes you can add or delete ingredients according to personal taste.

I need a few ingredients from the store and then I am looking forward to making taco soup. It sounds wonderful!

I always look forward to cold weather because hot soups are a huge favorite of mine. Robert always asks for my creamy cauliflower soup, sometimes with ham or smoked sausage, but excellent without. I add chopped carrots, celery, and onions to the heads of cauliflower.

How could I forget Guinness stew?!?! Yummy.

Its a bother to make, but I am a fool for homemade Brunswick Stew.

I've never tasted Guinness Stew or Brunswick stew! Descriptions please?

Marcy, to be perfectly honest, I just stick some stew meat, vegs and McCormicks stew seasoning in a slow cooker with water and Guinness (ratio depending on how much you enjoy Guinness!!!). Kind of lazy of me, but I heck, I go to the trouble of pre-made frozen yeast rolls so I think that counts as a home-made meal, right??

We love it!

Well it starts with the leftover Pork shoulder from a hickory fired smoker. Chicken too. Here is one recipe, but its like gumbo, you make it your way.

• 3 cups (2 large) finely diced sweet onions
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup vinegar bbq sauce (recommended: Sapp Southern Soul Barbeque North Carolina)
• 1/2 cup brown sweet bbq sauce (recommended: Sapp Southern Soul Barbeque Georgia)
• 1 pound smoked pulled pork
• 1/2 pound smoked pulled chicken
• 1/2 pound smoked pulled turkey
• 1 pound smoked chopped beef brisket
• 1 (number 10) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 quart drained yellow corn kernels
• 1 quart drained baby lima beans
• 1 quart or more quality chicken stock or broth
• Maybe some butter

I make gumbo with frozen okra. It has been blanched and isn't slimey. Shrimp gumbo ( with okra) is a comfort food for me. I also love homemade soup. My favorite is tortilla soup...a recipe from Pinterest. I also love the copycat version of Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana. I like a chowder made with fresh vegetables....corn cut from the cob, broccoli, potatoes and carrots. Also chicken and dumplings. And red beans, sausage and rice. The next day I use the left over beans, mash them up and make tostados. I also like home made tacos.

Love vegetable beef soup, made with ground beef, frozen mixed veggies, tomato paste, onions, garlic, sometimes other veggies I have around. I bought some organic beef recently to make some, it was on sale and I thought I'd try it. Also bought a mixed can of beans for this batch. Going to make it Friday when I'm off. I also love my mom's egg, rice, cheese and cabbage. She made it with bacon too but I quit years ago. It was what my daughter wanted for her last meal at my house before she moved out West.

Egg, rice, cheese and cabbage? Is that a soup or a casserole? Sounds interesting!!

Gosh, I think we have two all-time favorite comfort meals, which we don't have often anymore. Baked, skin-on, bone-in chicken breasts which are frozen rubbed with olive oil, then salt, pepper, garlic salt, oregano, basil, parsley; my recipe for fettuccine al Fredo; salad; and garlic bread. The next is a more homey meal: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, sliced tomatoes and onions, homemade bread (usually biscuits or cornbread, but sometimes a fresh made yeast loaf bread).

Kathsgrdn, I bought a head of cabbage this morning! Care to elaborate on your dish?

Any form of carbohydrate!

I go with the carbs too. Mac & cheese, breads, potato soup.

To me, "comfort food" is a misnomer. I find any good food to be comforting, and it doesn't have to be a big Thanksgiving buffet. A good sandwich is comforting to me too.

Fall time is a good time for hot foods, long cooked foods, slow roasted foods. Stew, chili, pot roast, meatloaf, turkey breast, ham... Done right, they're all comforting. Add in a pecan or apple pie, spice cake, good cup of coffee or tea and have a feast. Even some good quality bratwurst fit in here too.

Never was big on soup. Soup is a side dish, not a meal. I don't drink a meal anymore. I want a thick, hearty stew instead.

Comfort food for me is a large bowl of hearty soup.

DH loves Campbell's bean with bacon soup... but the sodium!!! So I made a pot of b with b a few days ago. It was absolutely horrible and we threw it out. The texture was so disgusting and had the look of something that had already been eaten, if you know what I mean! Was not exactly a comfort. Lol

LOLmoonie! Our son and DIL had their 3 kids at a buffet a few weeks ago and the kids were trying a tiny bit of lots of new salads and things. When they were ready to go back for seconds, the 5 years old said, loudly, Dad, I want some more of that barf looking stuff! It was really good! Nearby diners thought that was hilarious.

Really, there are too many for me to name. One however comes to mind. Home made chicken and noodles on mashed potatoes! So that is it if I am only picking one.

Sue

Marcy, that made me laugh out loud. Haha