Best Comfort Foods

Drown your sorrows in rich, dark pools of gravy swimming in a sea of mashed potatoes.

Freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, still warm from the oven, washed down with cold milk. Yum!

A cup of hot tea and some hot buttered scones with jam make any gloomy day brighter!

Ah, yes! The creamiest, cheesiest old-fashioned macaroni and cheese - not that stuff in a box (although, it's okay in a pinch).

Homemade pie, any flavor, any kind, whether it's a Dutch Apple Pie, a lemon icebox pie, or a juicy blackberry pie - all homemade pies sooth the soul and the spirit! Eat the pie plain, or top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or a HUGE dollop of whipped cream. M--m-m....you'll be feeling better already!

Enjoy a decadent breakfast of glazed donuts or soft, fresh cinnamon twists, with a cup of piping hot coffee as you leisurey read the paper on a Saturday morning. What could be better?

Oh, my goodness! Yes, of course chocolate HAS to be on the list. How could I have forgotten that?

How about rich fudgey brownies - with a light chocolate frosting? Or - some creamy fudge, with or without nuts? Or, fudge pie with ice cream and chocolate sauce? The recipe for Quick and Easy Fudge Pie is in the link above.

Some mornings you wake up and charge out of bed, ready to save the world. Other mornings you want to pull the covers over your head and tell the world (including your family) to go away.

On those “undercover” days, try this Chocolate-Cinnamon Toast. There’s nothing quite as comforting as cinnamon and chocolate mixed together. This toast is the ultimate comfort food. It’ll give you a good reason to throw off those covers and charge out of bed on even the gloomiest day.

Recipe is at the URL above!

The creamiest hot cocoa on a chilly evening. Add marshmellows or whipped cream to the cocoa for a little bit of liquid heaven!

M-m-m- good - nothing is quite as soothing when you have a cold or just don't feel well - as piping hot homemade chicken soup.

On a cool fall evening, enjoy some meatloaf, hot with gravy and mashed potatoes, for dinner. The next day, try a cold slice of meatloaf in a sandwich. Delish!

Ahh...yes! Cheesecake! Life is hardly worth living with some creamy cheesecake now and then.

I'm not sure about the Dr Pepper, though. Do you drink that with the cheesecake?

You might cry in your beer, but have a pizza with that beer and life is suddenly rosy again!

What could be more comforting than a bowl of pasta pesto and a glass of wine? Ahh...I feel relaxed just thinking about it. (see url for recipe)

Saturday mornings were made for cinnamon rolls! M-m-m! Visit Garlicpress at the URL above for some super recipes and more info. about cinnamon rolls.

Add some butter or cheese, and a glass of wine, and you've got the perfect anytime snack.

Nothing is quite as comforting on a cool fall evening as a bowl of homemade chili. I like to make it with both kidney beans and black beans.

As the weather turns cool and crisp, start the day with comforting french toast with maple syrup and a little powdered sugar. Oh...and don't forget the butter! Yum!

Rich and chocolatey fudge! Some like it sugary (whole-grain-sugar fudge, my husband calls it), others like it creamy! But everyone loves sweet, chocolatey fudge!

Oh, baby! Make that a chocolate pecan pie and you've got a little bit of heaven!

M-m-m...I'm making myself hungry just thinking about a stack of steaming hot pancakes smothered with butter then drenched with hot maple syrup.

I think I'll make some tonight for dinner. I love having "breakfast" for dinner once in a while. Don't you?

Crispy french fries with plenty of catsup will always make you feel better!

Yum! Pudding! My favorite is butterscotch, but chocolate is yummy, too!

No wonder so many bakeries sell cupcakes these days. What could be more comforting than a gooey, cakey cupcake?