34 posts categorized "Comfort Food"
Lemony White Bean Soup : February 2, 2012
Here's another extremely easy soup for those of you who appreciate an all-in-one-pot, not-too-much-fuss meal. We made it on the hot plate in our temporary kitchen and I wondered why we hadn't made it more often. It used to be...
Simple Creamy Tomato Soup: January 17, 2012
Can you stop after just one potato chip? Or two for that matter? Or, if your neighbors left some home made chocolate chip cookies on your doorstep and you bite into one and it is delicious, could you have just...
Warm and Cozy Broccoli and Red Pepper Soup: October 4, 2011
What the heck happened to fall? I'm a fan of those crisp blue-skied days and cool nights, when you need a sweater or jacket in the morning but the layers peel off by lunch time. No such luck this year....
Green Lasagna: April 29, 2011
Categories: Basil, Comfort Food, Easy to Freeze, Entree, Farmers' Market Find, Feeds an Army, Potluck Dish, Season: Autumn, Season: Spring, Season: Winter
Before we left for our spring break, the farmers' market was loaded with greens, but not much else. We decided to make this lasagna with it, which is loosely based on a lasagna that my sister and brother-in-law have made...
Simple Crusty Peasant Wheat Bread: April 14, 2011
This is a variation on those no-knead bread recipes that have been around for a few years now, but it is even easier than the other versions that I have seen. For me, easy + delicious = a keeper. As...
Coco-Choco Pudding: March 3, 2011
The forces have been conspiring to get me to make pudding. First, Food 52 featured pudding in their recipe contest last week. I wanted to make an improved version of the Jell-O pistachio pudding that I loved as a...
Lemony Jerusalem Artichoke Stew with Biscuit Top: February 28, 2011
It's hard to imagine amid the snow and high winds of last week, but we used to have a vegetable garden. Remember that? Tomatoes, potatoes, little helpers, and a chicken chaser? Among those summer and fall vegetables we also planted...
Cooking with Mother Goose: Homemade Apple Sauce: February 9, 2011
Cooking with Mother Goose: A series of occasional posts inspired by children's stories and rhymes - just one more way for me to hook the children into the kitchen. For Baby You shall have an apple You shall have a...
Lemongrass Noodle Soup with Chile-Garlic Paste: February 7, 2011
Comfort food comes in many shapes and flavors. Classics like macaroni and cheese, lasagna, and pudding fit the bill, and I don't think I'm the only one to find comfort in a bowl of ice cream. There's also that hard-to-pin-down...
Radicchio Risotto: January 19, 2011
I feel like we've had a bit of a respite these past few weeks. We are back at school and work after the holidays, but the children's after school activities haven't picked up yet, and we actually seem to have...
Airy Apple Cake: December 1, 2010
Categories: Breakfast, Cake, Comfort Food, Dessert, Farmers' Market Find, Potluck Dish, Season: Autumn, Snack
Sometimes a homey, tasty cake is just what you need. In fact, cake almost always has the power to improve ones outlook on life. In any event, the only thing it can hurt is the waistline, and I'm not going...
Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes: November 27, 2010
My sister and her husband brought the mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving. They went through all the work of peeling potatoes for 16 of us, cooking, mashing, and adding whatever secret ingredients they mixed in to make them taste delicious. But...
Pumpkin Soup with a(n Optional) Kick: November 15, 2010
Categories: Comfort Food, Easy to Freeze, Farmers' Market Find, Party Food, Pumpkin, Season: Autumn, Soup, Squash
I know, I know, another recipe for pumpkin soup. Who needs it? But stick with me. This version is worth trying. I went to a lunch recently for a friend who was having one of those milestone birthdays that need...
Corn and Green Bean Chowder: October 5, 2010
Autumn arrived has arrived here with a bang. More like a splash, actually. Lots of rain and cool weather and suddenly summer is a distant memory. Sandals and shorts? I had them on just a few days ago, but now,...
Homemade Soft Pretzels: September 30, 2010
At the top of my list of universal truths is this one: outside of the farmers' markets, no tomato beats a home grown one. Some foods are worth the effort to grow at home, and some aren't. I put carrots...
Smoky Eggplant Lasagna: September 7, 2010
Categories: Basil, Comfort Food, Easy to Freeze, Entree, Farmers' Market Find, Pasta, Season: Autumn, Season: Summer, Tomato
So that's it then. Summer is officially over. Sigh. I can't say that I'm ready to leave it behind, the long days, lazy evenings at the pool, unstructured hours of who-knows-what. We did our best to wring the last bits...
Vegetarian Matzo Ball Soup: March 22, 2010
Matzo ball soup is one of those quintessential comfort foods that seems like it should be able to cure anything. Well, maybe not anything, but definitely a cold or a heartache. Usually it is made with chicken, though, making it...
Creamy Lettuce Soup: February 22, 2010
I know that it sounds odd to cook lettuce, but please keep reading. We cook spinach and lots of other greens, after all. And watercress soup is a classic. Years ago when I worked at a French restaurant outside Philadelphia...
Wasabi and Garlic Mashed Potatoes: February 10, 2010
We went to the Smithsonian's American History Museum a couple of weekends (and snowstorms) ago. There are many great exhibits there, including the first ladies' inaugural gowns and several interactive rooms for the children, but somehow we managed to find...
Cauliflower Soup with Stilton: February 1, 2010
I have been getting my Bon Appetit these days, which the publishers at Conde Nast seem to think will placate me since they decided to close Gourmet. Unfortunately, it has the opposite effect. I just look at that magazine each...
Smokin' Chili: January 11, 2010
Oscar is eagerly awaiting the Superbowl. Oh, sure, we may watch some of the game on TV, and some of us will enjoy the commercials as much as the game. Chances are I'll be doing something else at the same...
Coconut-Laced Butternut Squash Soup: January 6, 2010
It's been cold around here. I mean bone chillingly cold. We've had those high winds that get under the pants leg, up the sleeves, and down the collar. And of course it's so hard to keep that nose warm. In...
Semolina Pizza Crust: December 11, 2009
Friday night has become homemade pizza night at our house. Maybe it has something to do with the weather turning colder, but on Fridays after a long week, we all burrow in, crank up the oven, and eat to our...
Caldo Verde (Portugese Potato and Kale Soup): December 1, 2009
I don't know about you, but after the heavenly excess of this past weekend, my pants are feeling a bit snug. I need some simple food, and what better to satisfy that need than soup. This soup only has four...
Dilly Dally Whole Wheat Pancake Mix: November 2, 2009
When the children were younger, it was an effort to get anywhere. Just when I'd think we were ready to head out the door, someone would need to go to the bathroom or would have wandered back into the playroom....
Victory Bread Pudding: October 6, 2009
I made this recipe for my aunt, Midge. She had been craving a basic, pure-tasting bread pudding. And, of course, I welcomed the challenge of coming up with something that would satisfy her craving. Midge isn't just any ordinary aunt....
Everyday Macaroni and Cheese: April 30, 2009
Macaroni and cheese seems to be one of those dishes that almost everyone will eat. In our house, we would all eat it most nights if we could. But it can be very rich and time consuming to make so...
Rao's Meatballs: April 13, 2009
As promised, here is a recipe for spaghetti and real meat meatballs (as opposed to the vegetarian ones I posted last week) from my friend Laura. Obviously, I haven't tried these, but I completely trust Laura's judgment because she is...
Spaghetti and V-Balls: April 10, 2009
I have been a vegetarian for many years now, and I rarely crave meat. I’ll admit that the occasional whiff of barbeque can make me hungry, but the smell is really better than the taste anyway, so I don’t find...
Vanilla Bean Pudding: March 27, 2009
There's something about pudding. It's not fancy or elegant, but it is cold, creamy, delicious, and comforting. It's hard to get enough. We have been making it a lot lately. We made the butterscotch pudding from the February issue of...
Potato Leek Soup: March 25, 2009
I got home from work one day last week completely worn out. It had been one of days in one of those weeks. I was tired, grumpy, and hungry. When I walked in the door, I could smell something good...
Cuban Black Beans: March 23, 2009
We love our black beans around here. Gabe is Cuban and although we have given up many traditional Cuban meat dishes, we still eat this classic. Gabe’s mother gave me this recipe soon after Gabe and I started dating, and...
Roasted Shallot and Buttercup Squash Soup: February 8, 2009
Categories: Comfort Food, Easy to Freeze, Farmers' Market Find, Season: Winter, Shallot, Soup, Squash
One of my favorite tastes of winter is a rich, thick winter squash soup. Soup in general is a wonderful thing when the air is cold and the sky is gray, but squash soups have the further benefit of adding...
Black Bean and Monterey Jack Casserole: January 29, 2009
As with all families -- and maybe all cooks -- we have several meals that we make regularly because everybody in the family loves them. This casserole is one of those dishes. Although it is a classic combination of rice...
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