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Sad Foods: What do you eat in times of trouble?

bacon...bacon....grilled cheese chocolate bread pudding

Buslady at 8:54AM on 08/09/07

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Food Traditions

Well, I feel a little better after reading everyone's comments. Because, even though I have always been a good and reasonably adventurous coo, serving my children curries, chinese, and many many other dishes, it saddens me to tell you that the ONE recipe my childen have asked for is TADA ! Tuna Fish Casserole! (Thank goodness my brother asked for a good curry recipe).

Buslady at 8:38AM on 08/08/07

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Sad Foods: What do you eat in times of trouble?

RE: ebraun

Aww ((Supportive hugs))...

Strange how food and grief go hand in hand...I mean that goes wayyyy back... I guess it's a way to comfort ourselves in our own hour of need. My grandma made GREAT fried green tomatoes and to this day I wish I'd gotten her recipe. :(

cheffy at 4:58PM on 08/11/07

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Sad Foods: What do you eat in times of trouble?

Unfortunately I've had a lot of experience with this lately. When I lost my mom last month I think we all ate our own weight in smoked brisket, potato salad and washed it down with Shiner beers and Lone Star. Seemed to fit the bill. My mom made great fried green tomatoes, always fried in bacon fat. That's going to get made before too long on one of my inevitable bad days.

ebraun at 9:41AM on 08/11/07

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Sad Foods: What do you eat in times of trouble?

When I'm really down I opt for the quickest food fix I can find...I don't crave sweets though (even when I'm pretty sad) so I'd probably opt for some pasta with just butter, ground pepper and parmesan cheese with a bit of kosher salt and crumbled dry basil. Then, the next day I have a pasta hangover and regret the whole thing...yeah, cuz I ate the whole darned pot. ARGH! ;)

cheffy at 11:48PM on 08/10/07

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Food Traditions

Everything Mom makes, especially her stuffed cabbage, City Chicken, Macaroni & Cheese, and Chicken Soup. My Dad made the best spaghetti sauce - really different than most and the one my sister, brother, and I grew up on. It was his 'special' recipe and would let us in the kitchen when he was making it. He also made a marinade for chicken that he would grill that was also a 'secret.' Dad passed 12 years ago and we are still trying to figure out how he made it. Mom knows the ingredients (since she was the grocery shopper) and we have come close, but not 'right.'

My siblings and I (all in our forties now) decided Mom's recipes will not be forgotten. We get together once a month - rotating homes - and she teaches us how to make the dishes. We have a really good time, laughing, remembering, telling stories, and Mom is on cloud nine the whole time! Afterwards the whole family comes and we feast!

Michigander at 11:29PM on 08/10/07

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Sad Foods: What do you eat in times of trouble?

Comfort foods: chocolate, mac 'n cheese, pastel de choclo, instant noodles with rendang flavour, surinam food in general, whole wheat bread with cold pasta sauce (I know, disgusting). Basically, I love to eat ^_^

jenneke at 4:52PM on 08/10/07

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Sad Foods: What do you eat in times of trouble?

When I'm upset I don't eat. But my comfort foods are:

mac n' cheese
Vietnamese rice porridge - chicken or beef
grilled cheese - with the fake cheese singles (so bad!)
banana bread

and just about anything mom makes :)

Chau at 4:21PM on 08/10/07

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Sad Foods: What do you eat in times of trouble?

I'm with Tiki that sometimes the act of preparing it is enough, no matter what it is. I'm currently low carbing it, so most of my comfort food are off limits. But losing myself in the chopping and stirring a pot of chilli helped a lot last night.

And when I'm eating carbs and I have a bad day, I reach for grilled cheese, mom's lasagna, or a big brownie.

LizNYC at 2:10PM on 08/10/07

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Sad Foods: What do you eat in times of trouble?

Unfortunately, if I am really sad, stressed, or depressed I lose my appetite.

My comfort foods when I'm having a bad day are anything with cheese, garlic, and/or mushrooms or soup with good bread.

mdv at 8:34AM on 08/10/07

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Sad Foods: What do you eat in times of trouble?

When I am sad or stressed out I go to Fairway Supermarkets in Harlem (free parking! already feeling better) and buy a Baguette, 1/4 pound of Serrano Ham, some olives, pesto sauce and some manchego cheese. I make a sandwich with all that and have the whole thing by myself! I am so full afterward that I fall sleep for a good couple of hours; I almost always feel better equipped to deal with whatever it is bothering me after I wake up.

asg749d at 8:08AM on 08/10/07

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Sad Foods: What do you eat in times of trouble?

These comments aren't quite enough to make me WANT to be sad, but i'm definitely having a girly night in tomorrow, and I'll keep them in mind when shopping!
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handtomouth at 4:56PM on 08/09/07