Your Favorite Comfort Foods--and Why

[AOIIalum]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

Mom's mac and cheese. This ain't Kraft dinner, folks: Mom makes her mac 'n' cheese with ziti, lots and lots and LOTS of cheese, cayenne pepper, bread crumbs, tomatoes, milk, and Colman's mustard. We had this dish pretty often in winter (especially on Fridays in Lent).

Ditto but without the cayenne. Nothing says comfort like homemade mac and cheese. But, my ultimate comfort food is a bowl Campbell's Tomato Soup and a grilled cheese sandwich with Ritz crackers.

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by AOIIalum

Ditto but without the cayenne. Nothing says comfort like homemade mac and cheese.

In my family, if it isn't spicy, it isn't food. "Spicy" means black pepper at a minimum. My mom makes her mac 'n' cheese with just enough cayenne that you get a little "kick" without scorching your tongue. Her Indian curries, however...!!! Let's just say she has a heavy hand with the chili powder.

On the other hand, my mother-in-law hates any flavoring of any kind. She says, "If it has any flavor at all, spit it out, it's bad for you."

[PeppyGPhiB]

- Homemade mac 'n' cheese, with crusted cheese on the top.
- Fried chicken.
- Campbell's Chicken Noodle soup w/saltine crackers.
- Grilled cheese sandwich w/tomato and crispy bacon.
- Traditional breakfast foods - eggs, pancakes, french toast, sausage, bacon, hash browns, etc.