Comfort food

[CommanderJameson]

No, not just "chocolate in industrial quantities" or "cake! let them eat cake! (if there's any left after I've been at it, that is)"

Last night Mrs J wasn't hungry and I couldn't really be arsed, so I made a big pile of braised savoy cabbage with smoky bacon, garlic, pine nuts, season with loads of sage and black pepper*. Splash of milk 5 mins before the end, laaaaaaaaavly. And then pigged the lot whilst watching Law & Order:Criminal Intent.

Another time, I made a pile of mushroom risotto, where the rice/mushroom ratio was about 1:1 and there was enough garlic in it to stun an elephant.

What do you cook when you can only just be arsed to drag yourself into the kitchen?

*And that's another thing. As I get a bit older, the pungent, dark, dense flavours that I used to hate as a child - like sage, cloves, the stuff you scrape off the bottom of the roasting tin to make gravy - seem to make my tastebuds light up with joy

[calibrax]

Marmalade on toast. Or marmalade sandwiches.

Wholewheat ribbon noodles and a Dolmio tomato and basil sauce sachet. Takes literally five minutes to make.

If I have the ingredients in, I will make a MASSIVE Caesar salad, with tons of croutons and a generous amount of dressing. And anchovies!

[D1ngd0ng]

English Breakfast. Chuck it all in the pan, turn halfway thru. Eat!

[Cotty]

risotto as well, but I just use whats around so, basmati rice, mince, peas sweetcorn etc. Great with some curry powder to sprincle over or add in chilly powder or curry powder while cooking.

[paulmurr]

Sausage, egg and chips.

[prand]

Mrs P's favourite comfort food is spaghetti bolognese, mine is a couple of steps further, lasagne (though this is not too quick & easy).

[shakotan]

Bangers and Mash

Peanut Butter on Toast

[Plotloss]

Chilli con carne, long grain boiled rice and jalapeno, cheese and bacon cornbread.

Make the chilli in industrial quantities, then it's just the cornbread that needs to be 'made'.

[Mobile Chicane]

Either Pot Noodle or a Fray Bentos tinned pie.

Seriously.

[cal72]

Garlic kiev and salad or a plate of Cottage Pie.
Both are fantastic for making the OH cheery.
As for me, blue cheese omelette.

[CommanderJameson]

Mobile Chicane said:

a Fray Bentos tinned pie.

Snake & pygmy, I hope? It's the only one worth one's time!

[Pete Franklin]

sausage caserole- 1 pot- brown sausages add chopped onions, garlic, herbs, carrots, potatoes and what ever else is to hand (last time i had beetroot and loads of caugettes). Add a glass of red wine tin of toms and bake in oven uncovered for anywhere from 45mins to an hour and a half until the sauce has reduced and the top has caramelised. If i'm feeling really energetic i'll add a herby cheesy breadcrumb crust at the end and finish under the grill eat with crusty rolls. Takes ten mins to prepare and is very comforting to eat + you get a bottle of wine (minus 1 glass) to drink while it cooks.

[ali_kat]

Thai

The whole process of cooking a Thai Meal from scratch is very theraputic and comforting for me

[Snoggledog]

Bacon butty with the bread lightly fried in the juices left over from the bacon.

[CommanderJameson]

Snoggledog said:

Bacon butty with the bread lightly fried in the juices left over from the bacon.

Utter filth.

>makes note to try this<

[skilly1]

Last night could not be bothered to cook anything special. Fried some onion and garlic, chopped some steak into strips, salt and pepper and bunged it in slices of bread, poured over the juices - smashing !

[jas xjr]

Snoggledog said:

Bacon butty with the bread lightly fried in the juices left over from the bacon.

And a nice cuppa

[mathewb]

Mash. Butter. Done.

[Mr Roper]

Cottage pie & gravy. Bread and butter to mop.

Big portion, job done.

eta

If i'm having a sulk I do like a tin of 57 Tomato soup and toast with a liberal lashing of butter

Edited by Mr Roper on Monday 15th August 15:56

[jas xjr]

Custard !