Comfort Foods
Thaddeus often tells friends and family that if we had never met, I’d only eat two comfort foods. Peanut butter and rice.
What Are Your Comfort Foods?
First of all, Thaddeus left out cream of wheat. I love cream of wheat with brown sugar on top.
When I was still working I stayed away from home most weeknights and ate in restaurants. One of the things I missed the most was having a simple peanut butter and jam sandwich. Sometimes, instead of going out to a restaurant, I’d go to a local grocery store and get a loaf of good white bread, JIF creamy peanut butter and Bonne Maman strawberry preserves. I’d also get a small glass bottle of whole milk if they had it. It saved my client a lot of expense costs for feeding me. And it brought a lot of comfort.
Before I met Thaddeus, to be fair, I was 23 years old and poor. I do love rice, so I often just made Minute Rice with American cheese melted into it…with lots of salt and pepper. This would suffice for dinner. At least it was better than that powdered mac and cheese shit. And it was way better than Cup ‘o Noodles.
I still eat PB&J sandwiches often. I use homemade bread and Kraft Extra Creamy Peanut Butter. I’ve also upgraded my Bonne Maman to 4-fruit preserves (yum!). I will also sometimes make a quick fried rice with leftover rice. But the leftover rice is a fine, long-grained Basmati rice…way better than Minute Rice!
What do you go to for comfort food?
Readers’ Questions/Comments
Fred writes, “I know I’m being a doofus, but you did choose Colorway B, yes?”
Yes, colorway B…and I’m the doofus…I never stated that specifically in the last blog entry.
Current Knitting
Still making progress.
Still liking how the bright yarn is looking.
I think it’s going to work just fine.
Spaghetti with oil and butter. I’ll even add some onion and garlic.
Have you tried the “instant” jasmine rice? It’s pretty good and with a little chicken broth instead of water.
PB&J on toast — maybe with a banana. PB is best when it’s chunky, Jelly is best when it’s cherry or a berry, toast is best when it’s whole grain.
Or ice cream. If you aren’t that hungry, but need to feel loved, ice cream.
Comfort food: completely agree with Leslie and Joe’s choices, I’ll add POPCORN! I add olive oil to Pop Secret Home Style Butter and, often, nutrional yeast. Purists might snub microwave popcorn, but after years of expermentation, this is my jam. I didn’t know Kraft made peanut butter and wonder if it’s available on the west coast.
Kraft doesn’t sell their peanut butter anywhere in the U.S. – I have to import kilos of it from Canada.
Ah, that’s why a jar is nearly $18.00 for 1 kg. Wow, that’s pricey, or spendy as they say around here.
Peanut Butter and honey pecan cream cheese on an Ezekiel raisin muffin. It’s heaven.
Hello Joe! Thank you for the post. What stitch are you using? It really showcases the color. As for comfort foods, hot chocolate with baileys, twice fried plantains (tostones) and tuna with potatoes. Although not together. Cheers!
Its Linen Stitch (in-the-round)…K1, SL1WYIF, alternating colors every two rounds.
I have far too many comfort foods to list, but homemade macaroni and cheese is way up there, and butter AND peanut butter on a toasted English muffin is my preferred PB delivery system.
I like the bright stripe much better now that it is between some other things. Thought you were crazy, but it looks great! If you haven’t tried Justin’s Honey PB, you should. Expensive but so good!
Grilled cheese in the winter and tomato sandwiches in the summer. On a high quality sourdough.