Comfort Food

America's top comfort foods — with recipes!

Sarah Brooks — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:00:00 -0700

When life gets the best of us, sometimes we just need a hearty meal and a little comfort food to make everything OK again. And we believe there's nothing wrong with that!

8 Comforting winter soup recipes from Pinterest

Katherine Martinelli — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:00:00 -0800

It's officially soup season! Get some inspiration from the traditional to the contemporary with these enticing soup recipes found on Pinterest.

S'more bread pudding

Victoria Kabakian — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800

When the weather outside is frightful , it’s time to indulge in some hot bread pudding. There are few comforts in life as spectacular as that first molten and decadent bite of a fantastic bread pudding. There are also few uses for leftover bread that are this creative.

The ultimate comfort food casseroles

Michele Borboa, MS — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:30:00 -0700

Autumn is the season of falling leaves, blustery winds and comfort food casseroles. Hearty pasta, spicy enchiladas and cheesy veggie bakes are at the top of our fall family dinner menus. Here are three of our favorite comfort food casseroles that can be made on the spot or made ahead to save you time in the kitchen.

Comfort food for cold spells

SheKnows Food & Recipe Editors — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:00:00 -0700

Now that autumn is falling upon us, the darker, cooler days can make us feel a little gloomy. It's the time of year that, despite our efforts to avoid packing on pounds, we gravitate toward hearty meals.

Top restaurants in Georgia for true Southern food

Laura Carson Miller — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0700

Let’s face it, the foods that originated in the South are some of the best and most flavorful you can ever eat! True comfort food, by way of desserts, chicken cooked every way imaginable, drinks such as lemonade and sweet tea -- and let’s not forget the famous barbecue served up by the heapin’ helpin’, is readily available all over Georgia.

5 Comfort foods that are good for you

Whitney Coy — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:51:00 -0800

There’s a reason they call it comfort food. Your comfort foods take you to a happy place and have the power to make a bad day tolerable. Unfortunately, most comfort foods are also laden with fat, sodium and other things we need to avoid. Just a few subtle changes can make your comfort food good for you, while still tasting great. These five dishes are an example of comfort foods with a healthy twist.

Breakup comfort food recipes

Claire Gallam — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:16:00 -0700

There's nothing like a big bowl of ice cream after you've just had your heart broken. Whether your relationship lasted two years like Zooey Deschanel's or a mere 72 days like Kim Kardashian's, breakups are never easy. Sadly, we all can't hire fancy lawyers or an entire press team to clean up the aftermath of our divorces, breakups and fights, so indulging in comfort food is the next best thing.

After-school comfort foods for kids

Christy Pogorelac — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:33:00 -0700

After a long day of class and play, kids often need a little something to hold off hunger pangs before dinner and give them a boost of energy to make it through their homework assignments. Here are ten yummy after-school snacks that will both energize and comfort your kids.

Foods that fight pain

Michele Borboa, MS — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The meaning of comfort food for the 50 million Americans suffering from chronic pain is food that can ease the daily aching. Charles Friedman, D.O., pain management specialist for Pain Relief Centers in Pinellas Park, Florida, says, "Fill your plate with the following foods that fight pain."

Creative ways to not turn to food for comfort

Dr Ben Michaelis — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:26:00 -0800

Did the start of a new year mean the start of a new diet for you? Did you lose weight or are you back to your pre-diet eating habits? Most diet programs don’t lead to long-term weight-loss because they don’t address the emotional issues that underlie our relationship with food. We commonly turn to food for some type of comfort – and in turn, gain weight and fail to keep weight off after a diet. Here’s how to tap into your innate creativity to nourish your food-craving emotions in ways that will keep you from turning to food for comfort.

Weight gain: Are your emotions to blame?

Dr Ben Michaelis — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:18:00 -0800

For many of us, the start of a new year usually means the start of a new diet. We are bombarded with ads promoting diet programs guaranteed to help shed unwanted pounds. And, they all work. But for how long? Why is it that we just can’t seem to keep that long-term commitment with weight-loss? Because these weight loss programs never really address the emotional issues behind why we are constantly battling the bulge. Here’s how our food associations keep us from losing weight for the long-term.

Comfort food makeovers

Michele Borboa, MS — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:00:00 -0800

Whether you’re feeling the winter blues or you are emotionally distressed for personal reasons, comfort food can feed your body and soul. However, those heavy fat-laden, carb-rich, and calorie-busting comfort foods you’re craving can pack on another reason to feel bad – that’s right, a few pounds on the scale and inches around the waist. To keep you slim and trim while still satisfying your comfort food cravings, try these three healthy comfort food makeovers.

5 Stress-busting foods

Michele Borboa, MS — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 05:36:00 -0800

Do you immediately crave comfort food when stress hatchets your happiness? Reaching for your preferred foods—whether they are high-carb, sugary, fatty, salty, creamy, or crunchy—can certainly make you feel better in the short-run, but if your level of stress has you frequently noshing on high calorie comfort foods, you’re going to create another source of stress: weight gain. Here are five healthy stress-busting foods that offer long-term comfort without the need to worry about your waist.

Pierogi recipes

Diana De Cicco — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:00:00 -0700

Pierogies, or Polish dumplings, are comfort food for many people when the weather turns cool. Cook up some delicious and unique pierogies this winter and make them a new family favorite.

Comfort food vegan-style

Michele Borboa, MS — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:41:00 -0800

Are you one of the millions of carnivores who can't imagine a meal without meat, believing that vegetarian or vegan dishes are far too restrictive and unsatisfying, especially when it comes to soul-nourishing comfort foods? Lauren Ulm, author of Vegan Yum Yum: Decadent Animal-Free Recipes for Entertaining and Every Day, has a surprise for you. In her book, the enthusiastic vegan not only proves that following a vegan diet is a simple endeavor, she shares over 100 vegan recipes that are satisfying, delicious and even impressively decadent. Here are a few of Ulm's favorite vegan products and three very comforting vegan recipes.

3 Tips for warm foods on cold nights

Laura Owens — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:10:00 -0800

Craving comfort foods to ward off frozen feet? A bowl of steaming fare can insta-melt the icicles from a tired body and warm you up from the inside out. Light a fire and snuggle with a family picnic dinner. Or make it a romantic dinner a deux and hunker down with your honey and try sipping and cooking with luscious liqueurs to get the warm and tinglies all over.

Snow day recipes for the kids

Diana De Cicco — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:58:00 -0800

Snow days mean your kids are home from school and you get an opportunity to change your schedule and have a fun afternoon romping with them in the powdery fluff. Snow days also give you the chance to cook an array of warm, wonderful and hearty meals to keep your family fueled for the snow play. Here are a few tips and recipes for snow day comfort food.

Healthy chili recipes

Diana De Cicco — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:09:00 -0800

Committing to healthy eating doesn't mean you can't warm your body and soul with your favorite comfort foods. If chili is one of your winter go-to dishes when you need some delicious soothing, you'll be pleased to discover that chili is actually an inherently healthy choice. Here are our good-for-you chili recipes and cooking tips.

Top 10 food trends for 2010

Michele Borboa, MS — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:49:00 -0800

Tired of being oppressed by the recession, hungry Americans are looking to please their palate with food that feeds the soul as well as their desires to eat healthier. Food industry experts have identified the following top 10 food trends for 2010.

Comfort food: Chocolate pie recipes

Sarah W. Caron — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:53:00 -0800

What girl doesn't love chocolate? It's the ultimate in comfort foods, perfect for breakups, makeups and celebrations of all kinds. These chocolate pie recipes are deliciously ideal for every occasion -- especially when you need a big bite of comfort food -- and they are all fairly easy to make.