Your absolute favorite go to comfort food?

Anything I don’t have to cook - a Chinese takeaway, if I have to choose.

Mince and tatties. Mince from a good butcher (Galloways anyone)😂
Cooked with carrots turnip and onions. Potatoes mashed with lashings of good butter.

My mother’s cheese pudding would be high on the list, but it’s rather a faff (all those breadcrumbs) so I hardly ever make it.

Pasta cooked in chicken stock with lots of grated cheese is a nice quick favourite, or cheese on toast, with onion and lots of Worcester Sauce.

Nice thread and welcome Edward. Comfort food from childhood would probably be mother's Steak and Kidney pie which you don't see now unless you make it yourself which I can but dont - too unhealthy DH would push the pastry to one side. Like many of us we try to have a healthy diet and the really comforting food seems to always be the unhealthy stuff so its a difficult question. If I eat something lovely like Haagen Daaz Belgian Chocolate ice cream I feel very guilty. I love very crusty bread (not sourdough) and cheese but again would feel very guilty and fat so if I must do that it has to be by main meal of the day. I still love a steak pie in a pub though on the rarest of rare occasions.

shepherds pie topped with cheese

lamb mince, onions, garlic, chopped tomatoes, mushrooms, fresh marjoram, good rich gravy, mashed potatoes, cheese

Which is why I haven’t responded.

Maybe it’s all for a survey

Desdemona

Link to an article about what grans like to eat? Why though?

My favourite go to snack is cheese on toast grilled with plenty of Worcestershire sauce and sliced tomato - topped with a little bit of brown sauce.

That sound good, mind if I copy?

Well, doesn’t matter what the intentions of an OP is if it makes an interesting thread.

About cheese on toast, which cheese? I say Cheddar.

Cheese and onion pie or steak pie made with proper buttery homemade pastry.

Cheese on toast, popped under the grill till bubbling, topped with sliced, pickled beetroot.
Just lately though, rice pudding and last night I made myself some semolina pudding. Luffly!!!

A home made fish pie with good chunks of smoked haddock, cod and salmon topped with creamy mashed potato and a sprinkling of cheese. Nothing comes close.

Mine must be beef bourginough and a large bar of chocolate I just love food of all sorts I’m making a Chillie con carni soon to be eaten with a jacket potato.yum yum

Link to an article about what grans like to eat? Why though?

My favourite go to snack is cheese on toast grilled with plenty of Worcestershire sauce and sliced tomato - topped with a little bit of brown sauce.

I m waiting for the link too notagran
Holding off till that’s been and gone 🙄

Chocolate and a gin and tonic. Don’t mind bacon, egg and mushrooms,either. Real healthy,isn’t it? 🍳🍳🍳

When you have written your article EdwardGuerra don’t forget to let us have a link to it will you?

Shepherd's Pie, with a grilled potato top. Preferably on a Monday.

Roast beef (medium rare) with roast potatoes, roast parsnips, mashed swede (lots of butter & white pepper), brussels sprouts and a piece of Yorkshire pudding made in a large tin.

My mum's homemade faggots that she used to make with her mincer clamped to the side of the table and then wrap them in cawl. She served them with soaked boxed peas.

My mum's pea soup made with the cooking liquor and left overs from a boiled ham and boxed peas, finely diced carrots & potatoes.

Sphagetti al sugo di pomodoro, preferably eaten in Naples!

Sadly these foods are now only in my dreams.

If I'm feeling poorly, runny scrambled egg on its own usually helps to soothe. For sheer indulgence and pampering tinned rice does the trick nicely. Pretty much instant success on both counts. Does it for me every time.

Beans on toast with cheese on top 🤤

Welcome Edward, roast chicken is my favourite.

I think it would probably be roast chicken with roasted root vegetables, broccoli stems and gravy

tomato soup w/butter on toast

mac and cheese

blt on rye toast

Homemade chicken soup with a warm baguette and butter. Unbeatable.

Margharita with fresh basil Pizza - Napoletano Style ..

An assorted cheese platter with various cracker breads.

A pasta .. Pepe e Caccio ( Parmigiano / Parmesan and Black pepper corns freshly ground )