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Come with me on my journey as I visit some amazing comfort food recipes and resources. I am sure you will find something on this page that fits YOUR definition of comfort food. You'll also find a good definition of comfort food, an interesting list of the top 25 American comfort foods and a great selection of comforting cookbooks.
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What Is Comfort Food?
"Food is the most primitive form of comfort."
-Sheilah Graham
Wikipedia says, "Comfort foods are familiar, simple foods that are usually home-cooked or eaten at informal restaurants. They are foods that are often emotionally significant to a person or group of people and are sometimes related to pleasant memories of childhood."
I'd say that is pretty much how I think of comfort foods and the acceptance of this definition, of course, means that the food I consider comfort food may be completely or slightly different than what you consider comfort food. Comfort food is going to be dependent on many factors including geographic location and demographic position. For instance, people in the south might consider GRITS to be comfort food while I shudder at the thought...but purely out of ignorance because I really don't know what grits are and I definitely wouldn't want to put them in the same sentence as the words comfort food!
The 25 Top American Comfort Foods
- Apple Pie
- Baked Beans
- Banana Pudding
- Beef Stew
- Brisket Pot Roast
- Chicken & Dumplings
- Chicken Pot Pie
- Chicken Soup
- Chili
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Corn on the Cob
- Fried Chicken
- Gelatin
- Green Bean Casserole
- Hot Dogs
- Ice Cream
- Macaroni & Cheese
- Mashed Potatoes
- Meatloaf
- Potato Salad
- Pumpkin Pie
- Shepherd's Pie
- Spaghetti
- Tomato Soup
- Tuna Casserole
Comfort food is a way to reward oneself.
What is Your Favorite Comfort Food?
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All-American Comfort Food Cookbook
An top-rated cookbook by Emily Anderson.
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Comfort Food Main Dish Recipes
Jamie's Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals
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Comfort Food Chicken Recipes
Comfort Food Fish and Seafood Recipes
Comfort Food Seafood and Fish Recipes
Comfort Food Soup Recipes
Comfort Food Side Dish Recipes
Comfort Food Dessert Recipes
Eating Well: Comfort Foods Made Healthy Cookbook
A best-selling cookbook by Jessie Price and the editors at Eating Well.
New Comfort Food Recipes
(Recent additions to this page.)
Top Ten Comfort Food Pages on Squidoo
Comfort Food Ingredient of the Month
Chocolate
Drinks, desserts or candy - if it's got "chocolate" in the title, it's listed here.
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Easy Chocolate Mousse
I started making this mousse when I was 14 or so, and I'm still doing it (cough, ahem, mumble) years later. The original recipe came from Seventeen magazine. It was so easy, I made it for my friends (even hosted a party) and served it to my parents. This is still remembered today as the infamous, 'J...0 points
Thorntons Chocolate and other Delicious Chocolates
Thorntons was founded in 1911 by Joseph Thornton who set up his own confectionery shop in Sheffield with his teenage son, and has since grown to become the UK's largest manufacturer and retailer of specialist chocolates.Source WikipediaThorntons is one of the leading chocolate & gifts retailers in t...0 points
Quick Chocolate Pudding
Here's a recipe for a sumptuous rich chocolate pudding. It's very easy to make, very quick and absolutely delicious! A great dessert to finish off a nice meal.But be careful, it's so tasty and simple to cook, you might want it after every meal!0 points
CHOCOLATE BROWNIES
The brownie originated in 1893 at the Columbian Exposition. Bertha Palmer owner of the Palmer House Hotel instructed her chef to create a confection for ladies attending the fair that would be smaller than a piece of cake, but easily eaten as part of a picnic lunch. They were made with walnuts and t...0 points
Make Your Perfect Hot Chocolate
Hot chocolate might be anything from melted, spiced drinking chocolate to a packet of instant mix that just needs hot water. You might call it hot cocoa or hot chocolate and it may or may not have whipped cream or tiny marshmallows on top. Recipes and traditions for hot chocolate vary greatly, so ma...0 points
Chocolate Chip Cookies - Three Ways
Flickr Photo Courtesy of contracostatimesThe most baked cookie of all time is the Chocolate Chip Cookie. Seven billion chocolate chip cookies are eaten annually. Specifically, the Toll House Cookie recipe right from the Toll House Morsels (chocolate chips) bag. It's a great recipe, that's true. Howe...0 points
Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes
There are several different stories floating around as to how the first chocolate chip cookie was created. One thing that can be agreed on is the huge popularity of chocolate chip cookies--it's America's favorite! Included here you'll find recipes for chocolate chip cookies, as well as products and...0 points
Chocolate Cake in a Mug Recipe & Homemade Gift Ideas
Quick and easy chocolate cake recipe that bakes inside a coffee mug in the microwave!Mug recipes are also fun to give as gifts and delicious to eat! It's easy to prepare and package these single serve recipes that bake right in the mug. Package your ingredients in plastic bags and place inside a cof...0 points
Chocolate Fruit Pudding
The familiar dome of a steamed pudding is usually greeted with pleasure in most British homes. Because fewer people cook nowadays, they are sold in supermarkets and still enjoyed by most people.They can be either sweet or savoury. The most famous savoury one is Steak and Kidney Pudding which is made...0 points
Chocolate and Butterscotch Brownies
It's true, everybody loves brownies whether they are the regular ones or any of the many variations.This recipe is great because it combines chocolate and butterscotch which go together like coffee and cakes. It's really quick and easy to prepare too.You should be able to understand the ingredients...0 points
Chocolate Chip Cookies are My Favorite Comfort Food
Nothing shows a mother's love like a home-baked chocolate chip cookie. There is just something about the warm soft cookie, the melting gooey chocolate, and the smell of the just baked cookies that really warms your heart.I still love to sit down with a delicious chocolate chip cookie warm right from...0 points
The Best Chocolate Recipes Ever!
We ALL Love Chocolate and delicious treats, I can never get enough. This page is dedicated to the people with a Sweet-Tooth.Here You Find Information On What Is Chocolate And How Is It Made. Can Chocolate Improve Your Health Or Is Bad For You, Plus More Interesting Facts!Also, see 15 of THE BEST CHO...0 points
Coca-Cola Chocolate Cake
Coca Cola Cake is a sinfully rich chocolate concoction of the 1960's. It was a favorite during my teenage years and was a standard at parties during that time. There are several different recipes for this moist, delicious sheet cake and I have gathered many of them here in this lens. We hope you enj...0 points
Easy Chocolate Recipes
These recipes are easy to prepare and even easier to eat. After all, there aren't many people who can resist chocolate.They are the kind of cakes you can make anytime - you don't need to wait for a celebration. Put a portion of the Chocolate Apple Slices in your kids' packed lunches, that way you kn...0 points
300 Best Comfort Food Recipes Cookbook
Another top-rated comfort food cookbook, this one by Johanna Burkhard.
Comfort Food in Canada
Naturally, comfort food in Canada is sometimes similar to comfort food in the United States. However, there are some items that are truly Canadian comfort food. Think of poutine and beaver tails, macaroni and cheese with Kraft Dinner being the popular boxed variety, tourtiere and mashed potatoes. Then there are, of course, Tim Horton's donuts!
Comfort Food in the United States
Comfort food in the United States can include foods like chocolate cake, meatloaf, fluffernutters, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes or twice-baked potatoes, applesauce, fried chicken, chicken soup, pizza, peanut butter, ice cream, bacon, chicken and dumplings, eggs, and hash browns, tomato soup & grilled cheese, buffalo wings, nachos, beets, and potato skins.
Glorious Grits: America's Favorite Comfort Food Cookbook
Another top-rated cookbook, this one by Susan McEwen McIntosh.
Okay, I'll admit to hardly knowing what Grits are and being 'scared' at the idea of trying them. But this book indicates that grits are comfort food so I'll include this here for my American friends, particularly Joan4 and Stargazer00, Susan52 with whom I have discussed grits.
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Comfort foods give comfort.
What foods comfort you?
If you have a Squidoo lens that you want me to consider adding to this page, this is the place to add it. In order to be approved, your page needs to be a good quality lens on a comfort food and you need to lensroll this group to your lens.
suzy-t wrote...
Hi Brenda. Thanks for the invite to submit my Stuffed Baked Tomatoes recipe for this page..Lensrolling this page and tweeting it.
Posted يونيو 03, 2010
clouda9 wrote...
Thanks for featuring my baked macaroni and cheese on the group. Lensrolling right now ;)
Posted أبريل 25, 2010
jennysue19 wrote...
Hi Brenda, I have 3 great lenses which I would say are definitely comfort food. 'Cook a meal for Haiti' is a charity lens.
Cook a meal for Haiti , Kedgeree and Yorkshire Parkin
All lensrolled to this group
Posted أبريل 20, 2010
theraggededge wrote...
Oh you might also like http://www.squidoo.com/cornish-pasty-recipe - the ultimate Cornish girl's comfort food. I've lensrolled yours there too. xx
Posted أبريل 14, 2010
theraggededge wrote...
Hi Brenda, thanks so much for visiting http://www.squidoo.com/real-butter I'd really appreciate you adding it to this fabby collection. Lensrolled and comfortingly blessed :-)
Posted أبريل 14, 2010
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- Although the potato is not the cutest and the most colorful of the vegetables, it is still the third largest crop in the entire world.
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- Your pantry is bare except for a few meager offerings. How can you throw together a quick and easy meal? Pasta salad! This salad can be made...
- Chocolate Fruit Pudding
- The familiar dome of a steamed pudding is usually greeted with pleasure in most British homes. Because fewer people cook nowadays, they are ...
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- Having high cholesterol does not mean that you have to give up desserts. Quite the opposite in fact. By learning where cholesterol hides, an...
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- SALTY or SWEET? Which type of snack do you prefer? Actually, I prefer salty snacks ... I really do not have a sweeth tooth! I personally thi...
- The Magical Properties of Macaroni and Cheese
- What stirs our childhood memories more than macaroni and cheese. There is just something about the warmth and creamy goodness of macaroni an...
- best spaghetti and meatballs
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- If you've ever enjoyed a Double-Double at In-N-Out Burger, you may know about the "protein" and "animal" versions of their hamburgers. ...
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- Gourmet cheese not only makes the perfect gift for anyone that is truly passionate about gourmet food, but is perfect for serving your gue...
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- Cupcakes - the yummy colorful dessert that can bring a smile to any face. They are sweet, tasty and beautiful to look at. What more could on...
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- Kids lunch box suggestions that can help parents pack a healthy lunch box for school follow. Learn how to make your child's lunch box meal ...
- Comfort Food Muffin Recipes
- Years ago, my Mom, my sister and me would make a big double batch of muffins to be ready when Dad came in for his afternoon coffee break.
... - Nothing Beats A Warm Soup On A Cold Night
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- A Forever Favorite: Hobo Joes
- It's funny the things that manage to stick with you over the years. I didn't do much cooking growing up, but boy could I bake up a storm (...
- Coffee and Cool Java Drinks & Gifts
- Coffee, Java, Non-Fat Latte, Espresso, Extra Shots, Starbucks, Seattle's Best - Whatever kind of Coffee you Love, this page is for you!
... - Chocolate Chip Cookies - Three Ways
- Flickr Photo Courtesy of contracostatimes
The most baked cookie of all time is the Chocolate Chip Cookie. Seven billion chocolate chip cook... - Quick and Easy Baking
- As a child I always looked up to people who could throw together a batch of delicious, warm, home made cookies in the blink of an eye. So re...
- Tea Party Tips and Etiquette
- Having an elegant tea party or taking tea is an occasion that allows you to feel that you've taken a step back in time; tea time is where y...
- How to make Peppermint Party Cheesecake
- This is a very delicious dessert to make around Christmas time or for any birthday party. It is usually a hit around our house during the ho...
- I * Love * Rhubarb -- 5 Fabulous Recipes!
- Growing up in Northeastern Ohio, we grew quite a variety of fruits and vegetables in our backyard garden. Corn and green beans grew quite we...
- Chocolate Chip Cookies are My Favorite Comfort Food
- Nothing shows a mother's love like a home-baked chocolate chip cookie. There is just something about the warm soft cookie, the melting gooe...
- Everything Gumbo for Planet Gumbo
- Gumbo is a thick stew or soup and a very popular Cajun dish that had origins in Louisiana. This Creole soup or stew often made with tomatoes...
- Sausage Bean Chowder
- This sausage bean chowder is wonderful on those cold winter nights! It's easy to make and serves a family of four easily. I always double t...
- Crockpot Soup Recipes
- It has only been in the last 2 or 3 years that I've come to love my crockpot! I didn't know how versatile a crockpot could be! There are s...
- Muffins are my favorite comfort food!
- COMFORT FOOD - My definition of comfort food is simply something that tastes good, brings you comfort and makes you happy. Muffins taste goo...
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- Old-fashioned oat bread is both delicious and good for you. It is low in cholesterol and contains cholesterol lowering oatmeal so this easy ...
- SUMMER COMFORT PUDDINGS
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- Wheat Allergies
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- Jessi's Awesome Bread Recipe
- Oh garlic bread! Just the smell of it will leave your mouth watering, yearning for a bite. Unsure of how to make the bread yourself? Don't ...
- LET'S TALK TURKEY- THE RECIPES
- There are many tricks to purchasing a turkey, and preparing a turkey all of them explained in my talk turkey page. This lens is dedicate...
- My Love Affair With Coffee
- I admit it! I am a coffee addict, and a bit of a coffee snob. I only drink REALLY GOOD coffee, whether it is plain coffee, or fancy espresso...
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- Fast and Easy Recipes
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- Delicious divinity candy is not only delicious but melts in your mouth making you want to eat more.
Divinity is a fudge like candy made wit... - Yum Cha
- I am writing this page about Chinese Tidbit food service,Yum Cha, and Dim sums because there have been times I have seen snide underhanded c...
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- I think I'm speaking on behalf of everyone when I say the best time of the year is Girl Scout cookie season! However, my mom was able to fi...
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- Comfort Food Headquarters
- "Food is the most primitive form of comfort."
-Sheilah Graham - Everything You Need for the Best Memorial Day Barbecue Menu
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- Candy Store
- Our candy store provides a great selection of chocolate candy, mints, bulk candy, chewing gum, changemakers, and sweet candy. Some of our mo...
- Easy & DELICIOUS Chicken Pot Pie
- Quick, easy, and only one pot and one bowl to wash! But, most of all, YUMMY!!!
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- Recipe # 2 - Hearty Chili
This is the recipe for my mouth watering chili. Grab your beer, your tortilla chips and get comfortable in your r... - Eye On Recipes - Spaghetti and Meatballs
- Recipe # 1 - Spaghetti and Meatballs
This is my version of Spaghetti and Meatballs. It's rooted from my mothers recipe but with my own t... - Buttermilk Cornbread Recipe
- This cornbread recipe is perfect with brown beans, black eye peas, beef stew, whatever... it's perfect! When we have black eye peas wi...
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- That's our philosophy. It should also be as healthy as possible, but, let's face it, we all need a little splurge now and then, to keep mo...
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