Fluffy, happy, comforting post
By AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
Boston, Massachusetts
December 7, 2015 3:34pm CST
It's a bit chilly today, the sort of day that requires comfort food. I made a baked mac & cheese. I didn't have elbows, so I used ziti. I didn't have a lot of cheese, so it got a blend of monterey jack, cheddar, mozzarella and queso blanco. It tasted strangely nice together.
I didn't put the tree up again today. I might have to relent and put it in the living room, though there is no room for it in here. Still, it would be faster than rearranging things to make space elsewhere.
I fooled around with a skein of fluffy yarn. It's got pom poms on it. I think it will work well as a trim. Now to make something for it to trim.
It's been a fluffy, happy day. I haven't done much of anything. The trash men came and took away all those things we threw away.
The Boy went down to apply for his first job. He's feeling very good about it and so am I. I think it will be a great step in his life. It's so weird to see him growing up. He was such a little baby, so tiny. Now he's the tallest member of the household.
And the mac & cheese was so filling, I doubt anyone will ask for more food today, but if I feel energetic, I might make an apple pie. More comfort food.
What's your favorite comfort food?
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
8 Dec 15
@jaboUK Pasta comes in 7,842 shapes. Well maybe only a few hundred, but definitely enough to accommodate any pasta dreams you may have. Most people use elbow macaroni for that dish, but I often use ziti or penne or whatever is handy as long as it is tube-shaped.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
7 Dec 15
my favorite comfort food is hamburgers
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
8 Dec 15
@Jessicalynnt I don't want my burgers to be healthy, I want them to be comforting, lol.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
8 Dec 15
@Rollo1 I just eat them with no buns, which keeps them fairly healthy, so it's all good!
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
8 Dec 15
My 'comfort foods' are Cottage Pie (preferably made with ground beef, bacon and tomato, with some diced carrot and other vegetables and topped with a creamy mashed potato) - either hot or cold; Macaroni Cheese (I often include some tomato passata in the sauce and top with some sliced tomato) or some kind of bean or lentil dish - anything from baked beans through bacon and lentil soup to tarka dhal (mixed yellow and red lentils cooked till they fall apart and tempered with whole spices and chili fried in oil).
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
8 Dec 15
@Rollo1 I sometimes put cheese in the mashed potato and/or top it with grated cheese. I have been known to flavour the mash with other things too, like a crushed garlic clove or finely chopped spring onion (goes well with the cheese). Sometimes I'll 'extend' the beef with a can of beans. That makes an excellent (and very popular) pie, too.
@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
7 Dec 15
I have to admit it is mac and cheese too, and if I had it with a cup of hot chocolate I would be in heaven.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
8 Dec 15
My comfort food changes all the time. Depends on my mood. But usually it is dark chocolate or a pizza. 
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
8 Dec 15
@Rollo1 Apparently it's good for you...then the next day it isn't....then it goes back to being good for you hahah I can't keep up but I will just trust your opinion and eat it everyday anyway. :D
@GardenGerty (160978)
• United States
7 Dec 15
My favorite comfort food is probably mashed potatoes, but it is bad for blood sugar levels, so I only get them on a very rare occasion.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Dec 15
a good thing im on 1000mg Metformin morning and evening as we have mashed potatoes here a lot but my blood s ugars are reallu good could be the 25 pounds I lost too.
@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
7 Dec 15
Glad you had a great day. Chili and mashed potatoes (not together) make me happy.
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@much2say (56083)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Dec 15
I am comforted by your comfort post 
- it felt like it was the weekend (oh poop it's Monday!). Food is my comfort - any of it will do 
but a big one would be rice - throw me some meat and veggies of any kind to go with it and I'm good 
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- it felt like it was the weekend (oh poop it's Monday!). Food is my comfort - any of it will do but a big one would be rice - throw me some meat and veggies of any kind to go with it and I'm good .1 person likes this
@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
8 Dec 15
Skettie is always a comfort food for me. But today I was invited to the Village Inn and I had chicken enchiladas, that was a nice change from skettie.
Hummm, chips n salsa n sour cream are pretty comforting too.
You sharin that apple pie?
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
8 Dec 15
Apple pie probably 
or soup, I hope he gets the job.
or soup, I hope he gets the job.1 person likes this
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
8 Dec 15
Simple home cooked food is the best bet for me. I do not like market food because we just cannot be sure about its hygiene and quality.
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@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
8 Dec 15
I can feel how comfortable you are this day .
You made me crave for a baked mac too reading your post . Though , i am not fond of cheese so just a bit of cheese will do .
But my comfort food on a rainy day is an arroz caldo . A boiled sticky rice with lots of chopped green onions and chopped roasted garlic and chicken fillet . So yummy on a rainy day .
You made me crave for a baked mac too reading your post . Though , i am not fond of cheese so just a bit of cheese will do .
But my comfort food on a rainy day is an arroz caldo . A boiled sticky rice with lots of chopped green onions and chopped roasted garlic and chicken fillet . So yummy on a rainy day .1 person likes this
@troyburns (1405)
• New Zealand
8 Dec 15
Making spaghetti is hard without elbows. Um, on another note, macaroni cheese is Dom's number one favorite food. We limit it to three times a week so he gets something like a balanced diet.
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
8 Dec 15
Wow, he really likes mac and cheese. But I have noted that their favorite foods when they are young, the ones they will eat every day for months on end, usually end up being something that they despise when they are grown. I guess they just have a quota, they have to eat it a certain number of time and then they're done.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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8 Dec 15
I LOVE macaroni cheese! I discovered a pub which sold macaroni cheese burgers {they were to die for!} and now I can buy mini macaroni cheese bits from the freezer in Tesco. Yum. But my Mumsy's homemade macaroni cheese when I was ickle was the best.
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@neilcutter17 (11)
• Quezon City, Philippines
8 Dec 15
Pizza is one of my favorite comfort food. Imagine the cheese melting in your mouth :)
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