Sunday

Bowls of Comfort

Sometimes reading about other's memories triggers your own memories and emotions. Which in turn triggers the urge for comfort foods. When I think of comfort I think of my mother. I think of warm spicy pumpkin pie, salty lasagna noodles and big bowls of southern style buttery grits. My mother was quiet a cook but it took until now for me to fully appreciate how she put so much effort in even the little things. When I was very young she would sit me on the counter while she cooked. I got to experience each ingredient individually before she put them all together to create something fantastic. I can remember the day I first tried lasagna noodles before they were layered between Italian cheeses and an authentic homemade tomato sauce. I honestly never knew how one ingredient could stand on its own and be so delicious. Today I still apply that in all my cooking...tasting each ingredient on its own and allowing, when possible, them stand on their own in the dish.

Another big comfort food for me is grits. Coming from a very southern background my mother, although a very healthy cook, kept some foods traditional. Once in a while we would have buttery southern grits topped with a sunny side up egg and maple sausage. For me, at the time, this was the ultimate comfort food. When homework kept me up late...or quarrels with friends happened...whatever it would be...I would wake up to a big bowl of buttery goodness and all my problems would melt, hehe pun, away!

Now that I don't have that bowl of comfort nor my mother waiting for me when I wake up after a hard night I have to comfort myself all on my own. This morning I decided to turn on my favorite singer, Taylor Swift , wear my favorite Sunday morning PJ's and make myself some...

Oat Bran "Grits" with a Easy Over Egg and Soy Sausage:

1/4 cup Oat Bran, 1 cup Water, 1 tsp Salt
Cook until really thick then add your favorite type of butter. I used I Can't Believe It's Not Butter. Then add an egg, pepper and soy sausage. Before digging in, allow yolk to run on top of the "grits" and butter....instant bowl of comfort!

Whats your comfort food?
Posted by at 4:17 PM

8 comments:

  1. Hm, I think my comfort food is a cup of warm milk and cookies. Chocolate or vanilla puding too. And oats definitely.
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  2. Mm salty lasagna noodles reminds me of one of my childhood comforts: simple elbow macaroni with butter & salt, a la my mother. :)

    I've been thinking about grits a lot lately! What a fun idea! Oat bran grits. . . Actually I love all of your breakfast ideas.

    Thanks for commenting on my blog! And let us know if you do get to try those WOW cookies ;) Perhaps a pumpkin pie bowl with a crumbled WOW ginger cookies on top?
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  3. love this post! i should make oat bran grits for dinner sometime soon...sounds amazing.
    hmm my favorite comfort food is definitely oatmeal...hehe i think its because well i went to this private school in kindergarten and 1st grade, it was such a great school really different in their approach to teaching etc well it was really like all organic, all natural, yoga kinda thing idk its called a waldorf school okay well i have so many memories of them serving us oatmeal with cream and butter and sugar for snack from a big pot, you would walk up and tell the teacher babybear mama bear or papabear depending on what portion you wanted, :) i loved it, so warming and just the best! also quiche...my mom would make that a lot and i loved it! hopefully soon i can make a quiche type thing...haven't had that forever except in IP but that doesnt count lol...it sucked :P :/

    lots of love xo
    Eliza
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  4. ahh my mother's cooking when i think of my mom i think of quiche, buttery bread with honey, and ratatouille :)

    loved this post, so touching!

    and such a wonderful breakfast lovvvee the idea! and love that ur mom and memories inspired it. and the pun so cute :)

    comfort foods hmm...obviously oatmeal of any kind! and autumn foods are really comforting, warming.

    and probably tapioca pudding or soft serve vanilla ice cream (is what the maya with out anorexia loves :)

    xo
    have a great night lovely!
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  5. that looks so delicious
    i think chocolate pudding (soy)
    and watermelon is my comfort food.

    and tomato soup. always makes me feel better.
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  6. Mmmm, I love comfort food. Split pea soup is my ultimate comfort food!
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  7. oat bran grits? i love!

    i'm glad my post spoke to you - this post made me smile. :) i love having the balance with what i eat - sometimes warming, complex dishes; other times, simple plate where every ingredient can stand on its own. so many foods have such wonderful flavors all on their own!

    my comfort food - oatmeal, baked sweet potato with maple syrup and cinnamon, and chocolate ice cream. :)
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  8. My comfort foods are porridge with milk and honey, cheerios, sage and onion stuffing or a whopper big mug of tea with milk. Another is what my dad calls 'beanie mountain' which is basically potato and baked beans mashed together and sculpted into a cone then a crater in the top filled with a knob of butter and milk that dribbles down the sides. Oh and potato waffles too! not the breakfast kind, the kind you dip in boiled eggs when you get home from school and had to walk home in the rain :)
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