There’s a place in Leonardtown (our county seat) called The Front Porch. Definitely not a comfort food place, tho. But a less fancy version would suit nicely.
Take that old house, and move it to the spacious scenic grounds of a winery. Change “front porch” to “back porch” so you can fully enjoy the scenery. Add a lovable old dog who wanders around to see if any charitable offerings are available at the various tables. And there you have a description of the winery restaurant where a friend and I have had some memorable lunches. A perfect location for the Comfort Food Cafe!
I love it!
Except, let’s have a front porch AND a back porch, both with views. And two sweet, old doggies.
Sit down and shut up. Did you wash your hands? Enjoy your coffee, lunch will be out in a minute.
And no dessert if you don’t clean your plate. Elbows off the table! That is not appropriate dinner conversation!
If you find a source for the B&M Brown Bread please share it here. That stuff (the raisin one for sure) got me through some awful meals as a kid; I could always fill up on it no matter how bad the rest of the food was.
Hot that up for you, Hon?
Careful with the whole front and back porch thing, can’t be gettin too spendy with this joint. But agree on the 2 old doggos.
Appears that B&M stuff is available at wallyworld. I grew up in New England, so never occurred to me it would be hard to find. We always had it with “Sunday Dinner” at the grandfolks house.
Walmart does show they have this, including the raisin type, but $15 per can??? Yikes! I don’t think so.
Kraft macaroni and cheese with cut up hot dogs in it. Cold root beer to drink, please.
First thought was (homemade) mac 'n cheese, so of course it’s mentioned in the OP. So I’ma say pernil with arroz con habichuelas guisada. It’s like a warm childhood hug. Mmmmmm. Hubby requests greens w/bacon. Also yum.
Hmm? My local shows it at $2.22/can.
Why not? We’re just playing.
This Comfort Food spot needs a good old down home name and a theme song to boot. I suggest the classic tune by The Folksmen
Comes with fries, drink, and a defibrillator.
We also had Swiss Steak when mom was cooking fancy. Get out the tenderizing mallet to swiss the meat. Cooking with acid (tomatoes) for a long time to tenderize the meat works wonders. She got cheaper cuts of steak and it would melt in your mouth.
Recipe, illustrated
Butterscotch pudding.
A favorite from my mother-in-law: leftover cake frosting spread on graham crackers.
Tourtiere
Poutine
Meatloaf and mashed potatoes.
Bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich on toasted while bread, with fries.
Steak-and-mushroom pie, covered in gravy, with a side of beans.
Aglio e olio
breaded pork chops with mashed potatoes and gravy
slow-cooked beef stew with dumplings
baked custard with a goodly sprinkling of nutmeg on top OR
creme brulee
I’d say my mother’s spaghetti, which was made with pork neck bones, but she didn’t use a recipe, and she’s long gone, so I’d have to cook it myself.
A jug of milk, a jar of Jif Creamy peanut butter, and a spoon. Pretty much it.