What’s your go-to comfort food that doesn’t leave you feeling wildly uncomfortable?
7Fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, some deep-fried Brussels sprouts, a nice big plate of nachos–it’s like a warm blanket while you’re at the dinner table. But later on, it’s like a hot towel left in your tummy by a clumsy surgeon. And yet, eating healthy doesn’t always have to be kale salads and green smoothies. So what do you eat when you don’t want a gut bomb but also want to, you know, enjoy your food? I’m a fan of roasted spaghetti squash with a nice tomato sauce and some homemade meatballs, myself. (This topic was shamelessly stolen from the writeup for the pulse oximeter. I have no scruples. None. I’m pretty sure that’s an obsolete unit of measure, anyway.)
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I make rice in a big saute pan with loads of butter and sauteed diced onion, and then sprinkle a little garlic salt on top. Yes, I fry the rice before adding the water. The leftovers go into one-cup containers in the freezer.
What do I eat when I don’t want a gut bomb? I still have a gut bomb because I’m no wuss. In fact, I ate ice cream for dinner tonight… And no, I don’t mean I had ice cream for dessert.
Ok so don’t think I’m crazy but mine is those boxed scalloped potatoes. They remind me of my childhood and there is something about freeze dried potatoes that tastes so good. OR mostly anything at Taco Bell except no rice on any of it. And there is no Taco Bell within 20 miles of where I live!
Taco Bell…or Top Ramen with meatballs.
For me, it’s a large bowl of pho from a local place near me that does it just right. It’s incredibly flavorful and leaves me full and satisfied, without feeling gross afterwards. Any big soup is a win for me but a good pho is the next level, truly unbeatable.
@Nova_1231 There used to be a place (within reasonable driving distance) that had the best pho. Then it closed down. But apparently it was owned by the same family that had the sushi restaurant almost right next to it, which now serves pho. Well, the experience was different, but the pho still tasted just as good.
But then after a while, it was a different recipe.
I miss it.
Still good, because pho is good, but not as delicious as it used to be.
Tacos and margaritas
I go to some sort of instant ramen. We have two BIG Asian markets nearby and if I can read none of the words on the package I’m like… I’m going to try that.
I’m not batting 1.000 but I’ve found some that are awesome. I think I need to understand the word for shrimp in many languages and avoid that. I love shrimp but dried in a ramen ain’t my jam. 
But yeah, so much yum with ramen.
EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!
Chicken mole from my favorite Mexican restaurant.
Going there for my birfday on Saturday!
Also carne asada quesadillas from my favorite Mexican food truck.
Basically “Mexican food”.
@mikey I have to ask: Is it San Diego carne asada? Because the carne asada from anywhere else is just okay, but from San Diego it’s awesome!
(I have no idea how far north the San Diego flavorings go, nor how far south. I heard it’s done like that in Tijuana, but I’ve never actually confirmed it.)
@xobzoo There are no carne asada fries on the menu, so I’m guessing not. I’m out in Denver so it hasn’t made this far northeast either.
@mikey @xobzoo So what is your favorite Mexican restaurant? (Happy belated birthday, hope it was good!)
@Kyeh @xobzoo I like Tequila’s for a sit-down and El Lechon if I want to hit the food truck. And thank you! It was delicious and my mother-in-law picked up the check.
@mikey @xobzoo Nice!
I’m in a Mexican food mood; I’ve been making burritos but mine aren’t that good.
@Kyeh @xobzoo my favorite seasoning is a healthy scoop of “someone else making it”.
@mikey @xobzoo
Yes, for sure - especially someone from that country!
@Kyeh My favorite Mexican restaurant is a little family-owned place called Los Nopalitos about a mile away. Blue-collar prices, very good quality.
@werehatrack Yeah, it’s always the little places that are the best, I think. We’ve got some ultra-expensive places that are trying way too hard to be trendy and do things like mash up your guacamole at the table, whoopy-doo. Described by one reviewer as “white-washed Mexican food.” 🫤
Meat.
call me a basic bitch if you want,
1)Grilled Cheese sandwich, and Tomato Soup( Pref. Campbell’s)
2)Kraft Mac & Cheese.
3)PB(Jif) and J(Grape)
Nachos,
Fried egg Sandwich on fresh homemade sourdough
Smoked cream cheese and pepper jelly
Brie, Camembert, Bourgonzola (Aldi special) and fresh SD bread.
Pulled Pork sandwich.
I don’t have any stomach issues and am pretty much a
seafoodsee food guy. If I see food I’ll eat it.Ice Cream. Chocolate.
@Kidsandliz I love ice cream. (Almost) any flavor. At least a pint at a time if I don’t have to share. A full complement of Blue Bell flavors are readily available at stores around here.
But I don’t/won’t eat Dutch Chocolate or anything similar that’s basic chocolate.
Ask, if you want to know why. But that might kill your appetite for it.
@Kidsandliz @phendrick Well now I’m curious…and afraid to ask.
@Kidsandliz @phendrick @xobzoo
I don’t want to know.
@Kidsandliz @phendrick My appetite for BlueBell vanished over thirty years ago when they caved to capitalist greed and started watering down their recipes with fillers and such crap. Before that, it was really good stuff, but nowadays it’s not all that different from any of the other decent brands, and some of their best flavors haven’t been seen in ages - or aren’t the same as what some of us remember. There was briefly some hope that the 2015 scandals and recalls would knock some sense into them and restore the product to the old recipes, but that didn’t happen. So I buy small amounts of Ben & Jerry’s instead.
@Kidsandliz @werehatrack Not as good as it used to be? Thought it was maybe me and my changing taste buds.
Agree about the fillers and other additives. “Homemade vanilla”? Everybody uses caregeenan and guar gum at home, right?
A local hamburger place features some ice cream specials, so i’ve been indulging a lot lately. But all the flavors have seemed a LOT sweeter than i remembered. Just me? (Except for coffee, i seldom sweeten anything, so maybe i’m no longer used to it.)
@Kidsandliz @phendrick If you look at the ingredients on their “Natural Vanilla Bean”, you can see the last remaining vestige of the BlueBell that made the name famous. And if they used it as the basis for the Peaches And Cream and the Strawberries And Cream flavors, I’d buy both. But they don’t.
@Kidsandliz @phendrick alkalized chocolate is a no-go?
I find comfort in most foods… Until it turns into lead in my guts. Which is a problem because I eat like a dog: continually chewing until I get to the bottom of the bowl.
Now apply that to a 32 oz bag of gummy bears (which, turns out, was my lunch and dinner this past Thursday; and an upset stomach all of Friday and part of Saturday)
I suppose my go-to’s can be anything. The aforementioned gummy bears, corn balls, corn cones, blocks of cheese, flavored milk, ice cream sandwiches, actual sandwiches, pickled vegetables, cold vegetables… I’ve had a salt lick at some point as well. (Maybe I am a goat…)