My favorite food has to be pizza, but if I've had a bad day, or especially when I am sick... I want those comfort foods - you know what I mean.Mine are Cream of Wheat; soft boiled eggs with saltines and butter; my mom's broccoli cheese noodle soup (which I don't make often because my husband doesn't like it.); and my macaroni and cheese.
We had Cream of Wheat, made with milk, no lumps, with a little sugar, and a piece of toast, when we were kids. The soup was something we loved as kids, too, and Mom makes it for us whenever we need a hand (having a baby, recovering from surgery...)
My grandmother made us soft boiled eggs for breakfast a lot when we used to sleep over her house. Honestly, when I have that, I feel like I'm in her kitchen with her. She and the kitchen are both gone now. I love having soft boiled eggs.
Macaroni and cheese, I just like a lot! I have made every recipe of it I have seen over the years, and have melded all that I learned into the best macaroni and cheese ever:
12 oz. elbow macaroni (or, if Ben is the one needing the comfort, one bag of Wacky Mac.)
3 tbsp. butter
1/3 c. onion, diced
1/4 c. flour
3 cups milk
1 bay leaf
8 oz. velveeta, cut up
8 oz. sharp cheddar, shredded
1 tsp. salt
pepper
Make a roux with the butter, onion, and flour. add milk and bay leaf and bring to a boil over medium heat. lower the heat, remove bay leaf, and add cheeses. mix until cheese is melted and add seasonings. add to cooked macaroni, and turn into pan. sprinkle some shredded cheese on top, and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or so.
Unfortunately, I have just learned that I need to significantly cut back on fatty and greasy food. SO! What in the world am I going to do?! ;) Hope someone out there enjoys the mac and cheese!
3 comments:
You could modify the recipes using lower fat items, margrines instead of butters, 2% or less milk, reduced fat cheese, i know it sounds terrible but I've been modifying recipes to have less fat and sugar for years now, it's not all that bad if it improves your life!
Check out Crazy Plates ... it's by the girls from eat shrink and be merry. I got a lot of good yummy family meals that were healthier! Maybe ther'es a way to modify some of those comfort foods!
Roxy
Kathy made a great vegan pizza the other day, using a variety of veggies, wheat crust, and soy mozzarella -- the one kind of "fake" cheese that's somewhat authentic.
I'll stick to the old fashioned way until I learn I shouldn't! Don't make it often enough to care. Thanks for the recipe!
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