Comfort Foods

Comfort Foods

For some of us….

Food  is center of our lives. 

Food is tied  to my every memory and emotion throughout our life. 

Food triggers the fondest memories from our childhood. 

Food warms our hearts and fills our souls…

AT this recipe group, we chose a very traditional southern comfort meal.  However, while discussing these common dishes, everyone began to share their own heritage and background. Which is nothing but common. We learned a lot about our fellow sisters and this brought us closer together.

Pot Roast

Made by Pam Klein

Taco Soup

Made by Maeve Lynch

Sister Lynch received this from a nurse that she worked with.  She no longer works with her, but this recipe reminds Sister Lynch of her dear friend every time she makes it….

Sautee one onion in skillet and ground meat (beef or turkey). Drain and set aside. You can leave out the meat and just add an extra can of beans – any kind

 Add canned goods to pot without draining (I usually make this in a crock pot, but you can cook it on top of the stove-just until it heats through)

All cans apprx 16 oz

 1 can corn – or equiv amount of frozen

1 can stewed tomatoes

1 can rotel

1 can pinto beans with jalapeno (I can’t find these, so I put in a regular can of pinto beans and a small can of chopped jalapeno)

1 can Texas ranch style beans

1 can dark kidney beans

1pkg taco seasoning

1 pkg dry ranch salad dressing

Add up to 1 cup of water to obtain desired consistency

Everything is already cooked – just heat through

SERVE WITH ANY/ALL OF FOLLOWING:  Corn or tortilla chips/crackers/corn bread/ rice/sour cream/ grated

Mashed Potatoes

Made by Melinda Davis

White potatoes mashed with butter and milk.

Diversity in Mashed Potatoes

Vickie Burke: cook mashed potatoes with onion, then mash or whip all together with ranch dressing, butter, salt and milk

Pam Klein: Adds cheese, along with butter and milk, for cheesy potatoes.

Margo Orf: Adds sour cream, butter, and milk.

Maeve Lynch:  Adds sour cream and chives, along with butter and milk.

Ellen Welch:

Amy Noble: Leave some skin on red potatoes, add heavy cream, garlic, and salt and whip.

Macaroni and Cheese

Made by Vickie Burke

Green Beans

Made by Amy Noble

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp Canola oil

5 slices Bacon chopped

2-3 cloves Garlic minced

2 bags Frozen Italian Beans

1 – ½ cup chicken broth

Salt and pepper to taste

Dash of sugar

Heat pan with 2 tbsp of oil.  Add bacon and fry until almost crispy. Add garlic and stir, to infuse oil with essence.  Add beans, stir until beans are coated with oil. Add chicken broth, salt and pepper, a dash of sugar. Cover until cooked.  Do not stir.

Bread

Made by Margo Orf

Very interest fact about Sister Orf,  her mother was Jamaican and her father was a German Jew. How fascinating!  I don’t think there a single thing dull about Sister Orf…

Bread Machine-Med ¾ cup warm water

2 cups unbleached flour

1 Tbsp Dry milk

1 tsp salt

1 Tbsp butter

1 ½ tsp active dry yeast

1 egg beaters

Oven 350 degrees

Mix water, sugar, and yeast.  Mix rest of the ingredients, then add yeast mixture.  Let rise until double in size.  Then bake 40 to 60 min.

Russian Tea

Made by Ellen Welch

Don’t worry!  This recipe contains no tea.  Sister Welch told us  a funny story.  When  she was young, she was working at a drive thru  restaurant.  Someone came through and asked for a cup a black coffee and Sister Welch innocently told the man that they did not have black coffee just brown…..:) How incredibly sweet and innocent….

1 C. Tang

12 oz. can of Powdered Lemonade Mix

3 C. Sugar

2 tsp. Cinnamon

1 tsp. Cloves

Mix and store in covered container.  To use, mix 2 - 3 T. or mix per cup of hot water