Gransnet forums

Food

Your “go to” comfort food?

(117 Posts)
MawBroon Tue 13-Feb-18 19:48:12

I am a keen cook, have even done it professionally, but when I feel poorly (like today) my “go to” is warm toast with peanut butter.
Or tinned tomato soup (Heinz de préférence)
If I have the energy, (which I don’t) my final favourite is thick sliced ham, fried egg and (oven) chips.

travelsafar Wed 14-Feb-18 07:55:37

Heinz tomato soup with bread and butter, preferably a crusty seeded loaf with lashings of butter!!!! If really unwell my mum would give us kids, boiled eggs with bread and butter fingers.

NfkDumpling Wed 14-Feb-18 08:02:05

Salty mashed potatoes with a puddle of butter in the middle and grated melted cheese over the lot.

Hot thick buttered brown toast.

Or just food. Whatever I can lay my hands on!

Bellasnana Wed 14-Feb-18 08:21:21

I’ve really tried to think about this, but I don’t have a go-to comfort food. sad

Christinefrance Wed 14-Feb-18 09:05:09

Toast for me too, used to be Lucozade but we can't get that here in France.
My children both say tomato soup is their comfort food and has to be Heinz - none of this home made stuff !

CariGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 14-Feb-18 09:10:04

Hot buttered toast with marmite. Always

milliespain Wed 14-Feb-18 09:20:41

Tomatoes fried in butter on toast - hot cross buns (can buy them in M&S here all year in Spain!!).

Kittye Wed 14-Feb-18 09:24:51

Remember as a child having boiled egg and bread and butter mashed up in a cup or if really poorly warm milk,bread and sugar ( pobs). Could never stand Heinz tomato soup as a child , far too sweet. I like tomato soup now, but still don't like the Heinz one. Nowadays I'd go for toast with lots of butter and a mug of Ovaltine.

Seaside22 Wed 14-Feb-18 09:45:55

Rhubarb crumble and custard.And farleys rusks with hot milk .No wonder I am on a diet !

dragonfly46 Wed 14-Feb-18 09:58:51

Macaroni cheese and egg pie, two boiled eggs smothered in cheese sauce, covered in mash potato and put in the oven. You can tell I was a child when there was rationing.

Catterygirl Wed 14-Feb-18 10:03:09

Chicken noodle soup with loads of lemon juice and a bit of chicken on the bone to enrich the stock.
Faggots
Steak and kidney pudding
Baxters French onion soup and Heinz tomato.
Seems a lot of us have similar tastes
I sometimes resort to a pot noodle!

lovebeigecardigans1955 Wed 14-Feb-18 10:03:54

I'm trying so hard not to do comfort food as I need to lose weight but in my mind's eye I can see a wonderful sight - a plate of buttery, fluffy and salty mashed potatoes with grated cheese and a soft boiled egg all runny on top. Oh yes.

GrandmasueUK Wed 14-Feb-18 10:04:25

Another Heinz tomato soup lover here. Chopped up egg in a cup as well; and my dad loved pobs too Kittye.

Kim19 Wed 14-Feb-18 10:04:53

Fried egg roll or Mac cheese does it every time.

trendygran Wed 14-Feb-18 10:06:27

Definitely soup , but find Heinz tomato a bit sickly,although know loads of people love it.
Favourite is ‘pizza toast’ - Cheese ,tomato and mixed herbs grilled on toast. Sometimes add a bit of pickle as well. Quick and tasty.

bluebellwoods Wed 14-Feb-18 10:19:03

Yes city granny, my mum always gave us Heinz tomato soup after illness!! It's the only tinned soup I like. Prefer my own now.

Blinko Wed 14-Feb-18 10:19:39

Bread, lovely bread. Must be wholemeal and it almost doesn't matter with what. But ideally, cheese and beetroot or cheese and tomato. Yum!

henetha Wed 14-Feb-18 10:22:34

I think we must be related, MawBroon. My 3 favourites are the same as yours!
Peanut butter.
Tomato soup.
Ham, egg and chips.

jools1903 Wed 14-Feb-18 10:23:50

Mine is cheese on toast with baked beans!

blueberry1 Wed 14-Feb-18 10:28:57

It's got to be good old cheese and potato pie or bread and butter pudding.Hmm,I'm getting hungry now...

gulligranny Wed 14-Feb-18 10:47:45

Another vote here for toast and eggs, mine with a big mug of builder's tea. I do like Heinz Tomato Soup but I always add a slug of Worcestershire Sauce to take the sweetness off a bit, and grate in some strong cheddar. With a crusty Tiger roll, comes a close second to the eggs and toast!

Lindylo Wed 14-Feb-18 10:50:24

Toasted cheese sandwich, the fatter the better.

Gillcro Wed 14-Feb-18 10:54:37

My mum always gave me soup with some mashed potato in it. Delicious.

Lindylou51 Wed 14-Feb-18 10:57:59

Oh Citygranny my Mum also gave me Heinz tomato soup when I was poorly. It does bring back memories.

adaunas Wed 14-Feb-18 10:58:16

Porridge, real or readybrek type. Heinz tomato soup or homemade parsnip. Lucozade if I’m really ill, grapefruit juice if not.

Cherrytree59 Wed 14-Feb-18 10:59:17

CariGransnet DH's comfort food is Toast and Marmite and a cup of Oxo
A sort of double whammy!grin

Add on to previous post large bar of dark chocolate & a,couple of Rennies grin