# Your favorite comfort food? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 11, 2002, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686 "2002-03-11T21:18:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686/1 "2002-03-11T21:18:43Z")
Had a tasty baked mac and cheese for lunch- the kind with the crumbly top- and started thinking about the best comfort foods- the ones you turn to after stress, turmoil or severe hangover. For me its Mac and Cheese, Peanut Butter Sandwhichs and big old subway roast beef subs with all the crap they got loaded on. 😛 How about you?😕 _-me_ ---
**Author:** ![Shera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Shera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shera)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686/2 "2002-03-11T21:34:51Z")
I have to go with Chinese Food. There is nothing like Crab Rangoon and Egg Fu Young when you want to turn that frown upside down. ---
**Author:** ![Ludo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ludo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludo)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686/3 "2002-03-11T22:48:31Z")
MMM…comfort food… #1 I would have to put mashed potatoes here. No skin or lumps, and with butter and salt. NO gravy. I never really understood the whole gravy thing anyway. All it does is make it turn light brown and taste like gizzards. #2 Biscuits and Gravy. Here is where the gravy is permissible. The biscuits have to be buttermilk (no Grands - Paul Bunyan-sized monstrosities), and there has to be sausage. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686/4 "2002-03-11T22:52:32Z")
Comfort foods when I’m sick: Chicken Soup with Kreplach, French Toast, mac and cheese. Comfort foods to lift my spirits: Crab Meat au Gratin, Veal Saltimbocca, Flourless Chocolate Cake (especially the stuff I had this Saturday - OMG, it should be called Chocolate Orgasm Cake), Kung Pao Chicken, Aurelio’s Pizza… too numerous to mention. ---
**Author:** ![zeldarae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/f14d63/32.png) [@zeldarae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeldarae)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686/5 "2002-03-11T22:55:19Z")
Ludo - gravy made with a real roux doesn’t taste like gizzards. I don’t like gizzards gravy, either. Good gravy on creamed mashed potatoes happens to be heaven. My favorite comfort food, though, has to be crackers and milk in the biggest glass I can get a hold of. (My father’s a redneck). Peanut butter and jelly is right up, too, along with grilled cheese sandwiches.😃 ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686/6 "2002-03-12T04:29:14Z")
Potato Salad. Any kind, but mostly the good stuff my Step-Mom used to make. [Homer] MMmmm… Potato salad [/Homer] ---
**Author:** ![Kyomara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8edcca/32.png) [@Kyomara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyomara)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686/7 "2002-03-12T07:59:23Z")
1. Purchase Pepperidge Farms Milano cookies 2. Purchase small bag of Hershey’s kisses. 3. Put a Hershey’s kiss in your mouth, and take a bite of cookie. 4. Chew 5. Try not to be overwhelmed with ecstasy 6. Fail 7. Wash down with lots of milk ---
**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686/8 "2002-03-12T09:18:43Z")
BLTs Denver sandwichs glazed carrots ---
**Author:** ![kase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@kase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kase)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686/9 "2002-03-12T09:44:18Z")
chocolate Twix, Snickers, Mars, Dark chocolate cookies,- anything to stuff your mouth full of divine chocolate.😛 ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686/10 "2002-03-12T10:11:40Z")
When I seek comfort, I usually go with something sugary, preferably fried. Donuts come to mind… ---
**Author:** ![LorieSmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a587f6/32.png) [@LorieSmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LorieSmurf)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686/11 "2002-03-12T12:50:44Z")
chocolate ice cream chocolate chip cookies pizza Mazzio’s CinnaRollies (Mmm…cinnarollies) ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686/12 "2002-03-12T14:43:41Z")
macaroni and cheese (non powder kind) Potato chips with french onion dip duncan hines dark chocolate cake(every day) ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686/13 "2002-03-12T14:50:11Z")
Kraft Dinner (with those fancy Dijon ketchups 😉 ) Campbell’s Tomato or Cream of Chicken Soup with lots of saltines. A big ole bowl of psghetti with butter. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686/14 "2002-03-12T15:10:25Z")
Comfort Food for a Good Texan = Chicken Fried Steak with mashed potatoes and gravy. ---
**Author:** ![Amazing\_Tiki\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazing\_Tiki\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazing_Tiki_God)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686/15 "2002-03-12T15:51:38Z")
Moon Pies Cadburry Eggs A really good 3 or 4 way My homemade Lasagna My secret recipe homemade brownies Stuffed Crust Pizza Chicken Tenders ---
**Author:** ![Breezy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@Breezy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Breezy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686/16 "2002-03-12T16:07:46Z")
CREAMED PEAS Mashed Potatoes (with fried-chicken-gravy) Scalloped Potatoes Meatloaf I LOVE MY MOM! haha Most of this stuff only tastes good to me if it is me or her who makes it. haha :):)🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686/17 "2002-03-12T17:40:48Z")
Shepherd’s Pie Any type of stew Pierogi Stuffed Cabbage Leaves Stuffed Kohlrabi Stuffed Green Peppers Notice a pattern? Mashed Potatoes with garlic and horseradish ---
**Author:** ![Godfrey\_Daniels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Godfrey\_Daniels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Godfrey_Daniels)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686/18 "2002-03-12T17:47:19Z")
I have to agree with **Homebrew**. Add some fresh-shelled purple hull peas and maybe a little blackberry cobbler with ice cream for dessert and we’re talkin’ beyond comfort…this is nirvana. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686/19 "2002-03-12T18:21:39Z")
Mom’s homemade pasta. On the junkier side: Hot wings. ---
**Author:** ![booklover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686/20 "2002-03-12T20:27:42Z")
Scrambled eggs w/cheese & ketchup on toast. Yum. Also, mashed potatoes—but only homemade, not the kind in a box! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-comfort-food/97686.md?page=2)