Looking forward to what I would call a comfort food, and comforting dinner today -- preparing a fish chowder, with baking soda biscuits on the side.  Woke up this morning feeling a touch 'poorly', thinking the soup & biscuits will not only taste good, but hopefully, work some "comforting" wonders!!  

A shepherd's pie, or two-crusted pot pie, often does this for me, but that's way too much work for how I feel today.  I believe a rather easy to prepare soup is the way to go.  And I just love those biscuits - there's not much to them, but they are such tasty little morsels!!

Like to share some foods that you find can help beat the blues, or those just 'wish-I-felt-better' times?  Hope so!

Cheers!

My without fail always makes me feel better food is pho. Although the Vietnamese place around the corner makes an amazing chicken pho. Ill often stop in after work and pick one up to go.

John: I'm intrigued by these biscuits you speak of. Recipe?

My go-to comfort food, especially when I'm sick, is congee. Rich, thick, and preferably with fish slices or century egg.

Spaghetti! It has been a fav since I can remember. Easy to make, especially if you cook up a big batch of sauce and freeze in portion containers.

I am now going to make spaghetti for supper tonight!

Colene ... Ouch!! re: the biscuits  ...  I said baking 'soda', when I meant to say baking 'powder'!!  Here's a link to a recipe much as we follow for ours.  But we often use half & half white and whole wheat flour, butter, and very little salt, and bake ours in a stovetop convection oven ... at 375F, for 25 minutes.
allrecipes.com/recipe/mo…

... could sure go for a century egg w/ginger about now!!!

"bake ours in a stovetop convection oven"
... that's a 'countertop' convection oven ... my thoughts and written words are sure not coordinating very well today!! ... need that soup!!

for me it's pad Thai, and white spot cheeseburgers...I know I just trashed this thread...sorry.

Pho, congee, and pad Thai ... sound good, they would work for me as well.  I'd pass on a White Spot hamburger though.  :-)

p.s.  my fish chowder sure turned out good!!  Used canned milk, tomato soup, and a (newly prepared) chicken stock, and pollock.

Thanks for the recipe John. Looks super easy!

@JN: triple o sauce. I hear you.

No leftover soup for today - darn!!  But do have some unused chicken stock, bok choy, and a few leftover biscuits to work with today.  With some freshly-prepared chicken breast meat, I think there's another comfort food creation on the menu for today.  A sort of "chicken on shingles".  :-)

Yum! That sounds amazing John! I'm going to have to make some of those biscuits :)

For me anything potato related is the best kind of comfort food! Mashed potatoes or a baked potato with chilli is my perfect comfort food!

@Ayla ... I can relate to the potato stuff ... I'm sure fond of mashed or baked as well!!

Those salty Korean seaweed snacks and a bowl of rice work for me.  I like to sprinkle some kalunji seeds in the rice too.

Any hot clear soup or broth. Miso, Pho, or my mom's chicken soup. Yemeni chicken soup is the best. It's like the Jewish kind but includes a bunch of mild spices.

I avoid all milk products though when I'm feeling under the weather.

Thanks for the suggestions Dan ... if truly "under the weather", I'll bet your Mom's chicken soup, or the other chicken soup, would have been 'the' ticket to recovery!!  I agree 'clear' soups usually work best "when really down".

It's perogies, sausages, and sauerkraut for us today.  Not sure if that's considered comfort food by many, but I think it'll work for us today!!

john see my page...perogies will be my last meal...but must be authentic! that means cottage cheese or potato/bacon (spivey) if you have never had dry curd cottage cheese perogies (not mushy kind, not sweet) you have missed out. sadly it's been almost twenty years....

spivey

ugh spicy spicy!

J N .... my lady's Ukrainian, and learned how to make perogies at an early age.

Mmm perogies. My go-to food when I was in University and would come home late at night and want a snack :) Is perogy making hard?

"Is perogy making hard?"

Colene ... my lady says it's all easy, and fun, but that's an experienced maker talking, I would not say the same!!  I've never been into making pasta, so that part would not be so easy for me.  I've joined in at times in the preparing of the 'stuffings', and have found that fun.  But she has always done the actual stuffing and molding  ....  I come in later, and do the easiest part, the actual cooking!!

And then we're back together again for the most fun part, eating and enjoying them!!

my grandma's were stuffed and light. most I have had here are heavy with little filling. I have never had a good one here. Maybe close in Alberta. John I envy you! My mom and I never learned sadly as it wasn't "cool" and it was too fattening. But ladyfinger cabbage roles (the size of fingers with soft cabbage) are another story. John, lucky man!

rolls...I should just own up to the fact that it appears that I can't spell or press send far too quickly.

Colene, this weren't real perogies. I guess it's like comparing McCain pizza to a slice from Italy....

For almost authentic pirogies (aka "verenike" in my village) try Red Square. They're smaller but packed with flavour and the shells are thin.

Dan, I might have purchased those elsewhere as they look familiar...still, no dry curd cottage cheese. :( And the potato don't have bacon.  I know it's not for everyone but it makes a huge difference...if one enjoys bacon, that is. lol. Thx. for the suggestion, tho.

Has anyone tried the offerings from the "Taste of Ukraine" deli in Port Moody?

This page of their website says they have 14 different varieties of perogies in their freezer (and cottage cheese is listed).

We've seen the store ... may have to check it out a touch closer when in the area next.

tasteofukraine.ca/Our_De…

For me it is either home made congee or home made chicken soup. The chicken soup is best with either matzo balls or dumplings, depending on what is in the pantry. Both freeze well so there can always be a container ready to comfort.

Trude H ..... thanks .. good suggestions -- and totally agree re: the chicken soup - we love to add dumplings as well (must try making matzo balls sometime!!).  Not that familiar with making congee .. have only tried once, and it didn't end up with much flavour -- need to try again, and this time with a 'real' recipe!!  Love rice, and know congee is good, and soothing, have had it when dining out.  
I agree re: keeping some on-hand in the freezer -- I do this a lot with stocks.
Cheers!!