Re: Poll - Top 5 Comfort Foods
Jay Furr
news:d4c8d524-ae57-4468...@z14g2000yqa.googlegroups.com:
> On Apr 16, 10:01 pm, Jay Furr <jfurr-nos...@nospam-furrs.org> wrote:
>> unklbob <mcgrisw...@aol.com> wrote in news:cb7c25e7-d241-4c2e-b20f-
>> a8af14421...@k41g2000yqh.googlegroups.com:
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>> >> #1. śEgg Noodles and Chicken.
>> >> ś I debated a long while with myself which one belongs here,
>> >> noodles or dumplings. śI finally settled on the noodles. śDumplings
>> >> were m y grandma's specialty and I'll never be able to duplicate
>> >> them. śThey' ll never be the same for me again. śBut Egg Noodles
>> >> and chicken? śOh yeah, that's comfort food defined right there.
>> >> śEasy to cook too. Very important factor to comfort food. śBake 1
>> >> chicken until it fall s off the bone, debone and add to pot of egg
>> >> noodles. śSeason to taste , my preference is lots of garlic pepper.
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>> >> #2. śHomemade Vegetable Soup.
>> >> ś Only way to make it is in the largest stock pot you can fit on
>> >> you r stove. śStart it in the morning for feasting the next day.
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>> >> #3. śShepherds Pie
>> >> ś śAnd I mean the stuff mom used to make from leftovers. śTaters ,
>> >> hamburger, corn and gravy. śWhat a combination.
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>> >> #4. śGreen Bean Casserole
>> >> ś śAn old friend of mine used to call these "funeral beans" and fo
>> >> r good reason. śThe perfect dish to take to a house where cooking
>> >> is t he last thing they want to think about. śIt tastes good and
>> >> only gets better the longer it sets in the fridge (another
>> >> important factor when judging comfort food is the leftovers)
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>> >> #5. Potato Salad
>> >> ś Now hold on, I know what you're thinking. ś"That's a side, not f
>> >> ood " you'll say. śNot so fast my friend. śTaters, sliced up boiled
>> >> eg g, crunchy celery, pickles, onion, paprika. śThat's a meal, I
>> >> say. śM ore times than I can count I've had potato salad for
>> >> dinner. śAnd if we' ve had potato salad with Sunday lunch, you'll
>> >> often find me sneaking bowl for a 4 pm snack.
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>> > In no particular order: chicken stew with dumplings, spaghetti with
>> > meat sauce, tuna casserole, chili with cornbread, and fried rice
>> > with whatever meat and veg is handy.
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>> I thought about putting chili in my top 5 but it has to be MY chili or
>> at least chili made by someone who has a damn clue what they're doing.
>> Most restaurant chili sucks.
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> I left chili off apurpose. Too much variation. It's even hard to
> even define what it's supposed to be.
Oh, I can tell you what it's supposed to be.
It's what *I* make.