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Comfort Food

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Teetime Fri 16-Oct-15 12:35:12

Dh and I both have heavy colds so no golf today - we must be ill. I have made us comfort food - a curry, a rice pudding and a Victoria Sponge (don't worry that its not balanced as a meal I'll spread it out). What is your comfort food when feeling poorly?

PS While I have been doing this DH has been slaving away on his computer as he isn't not well. wink

Jomarie Sun 18-Oct-15 23:01:33

Anything but fish and chips from the chip shop - which is the only food DH offers me when I am too ill to cook! Tomato soup and soft white bread is my comfort food.

Granoveve Sun 18-Oct-15 22:53:15

Porridge, with syrup if I'm really ill and salt if I'm not too bad. Hot buttered bagels with a smidgeon of Bovril , yum. Still get the longing for Lucozade, until I read the sugar content.

OlderNoWiser Sun 18-Oct-15 19:00:14

Piping hot chicken noodle soup - the clear kind - with lots of noodles

Bellanonna Sun 18-Oct-15 18:47:14

Thanks Elegran smile

rockgran25 Sun 18-Oct-15 17:21:20

Soft scrambled egg on hot buttered toast. OH made this for breakfast today.

Stansgran Sun 18-Oct-15 16:40:00

Mushrooms on toast.

Daisyanswerdo Sun 18-Oct-15 16:25:32

Porridge, and hot buttered toast and Marmite.

Elegran Sun 18-Oct-15 15:30:55

Because the title of that emoticon is confused, not puzzled?

chloe1984 Sun 18-Oct-15 14:33:03

Soft boiled eggs and hot buttered toast , pot of strong tea.

Bellanonna Sun 18-Oct-15 14:32:33

I wonder why emoticons don't always work ?

Bellanonna Sun 18-Oct-15 14:31:52

Haven't done this for years but those cans of spaghetti, well heated, with pepper and grated cheese on top. Rubbish but yummy. Italian husband refused to share my enthusiasm though [puzzled]

Bellanonna Sun 18-Oct-15 14:29:01

Those plastic containers of porridge that you add hot water to - the honey or golden syrup ones are the best. Strictly for occasional bedtime comfort food

MrsJamJam Sun 18-Oct-15 14:23:16

Marmite toast every time!

Alea Sun 18-Oct-15 12:56:20

DH here has a chest infection too, cough, cough, poorly person (no, he really does) so I am again in the spare room. Thank goodness it has a comfy bed -and I can go on GN read if I wake up grin

Teetime Sun 18-Oct-15 12:27:44

DH has been up all night again - four nights in a row - shall I strangle him or treasure him?

Nelliemoser Sun 18-Oct-15 09:23:28

Hot buttered toast and Marmite and cups of tea.

shysal Sat 17-Oct-15 17:37:38

Home-made Wagyu beef casserole from the freezer, with crusty bread or jacket potato. Almost worth feeling poorly! smile

daffydil Sat 17-Oct-15 17:19:49

Cheese on toast topped with poached egg with a cup of tea followed by a bar of chocolate.

middleagespread Sat 17-Oct-15 17:03:47

Heinz tomato soup with toast - guaranteed to warm my heart.

loopylou Sat 17-Oct-15 12:57:38

I'm feeling decidedly rough, spent the last three days in bed.
Everything is tasteless, even Heinz tomato soup that tasted horribly metallic sad
Gone right off coffee, drinking diet coke as water tastes awful too.

Any suggestions for comfort food very welcome.

Greyduster Sat 17-Oct-15 12:40:43

Home made fish pie.

downtoearth Sat 17-Oct-15 12:37:45

crisps If I am feeling ropey and in need of comfort cooking is the last thing I want to do,however food cooked by someone else is a different matter especially if I can sit back and wait for it in comfort.

Indinana Sat 17-Oct-15 10:50:52

Porridge is a favourite. Mashed potato with poached egg. Bread and butter pudding. Sausage toad in the hole.

Any nursery food, really!

Falconbird Sat 17-Oct-15 10:39:09

Hot chocolate sauce on vanilla ice cream.

Custard in a cup (childhood comfort food when I'd been ill.)

henetha Sat 17-Oct-15 10:34:33

Bread with hot milk and lashings of sugar... so comforting.
Also, I've got a secret passion for curry flavoured Pot Noodles.. don't tell anyone!