Comments on: It’s the Simple Flavors in Life …

By: Libby

Libby — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:50:28 +0000

Ok, this is a guilty pleasure that I haven’t blogged myself: last Thanksgiving, I froze the extra grease from my turkey in an ice cube tray to use as a base for making gravy. Except if you throw one in with instant mashed potatoes instead of margarine, the result is so savory good you forget they’re instant. Ultimate comfort food. Shhhhhh….

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:00:47 +0000

I really like dipping carrot sticks into hummus for a quick “meal.” Quinoa soup with potato and cauliflower is simple, fast and delicious. And I love a bowl of homemade granola with non-dairy milk.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:55:02 +0000

I love simple things too.
Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries are probably one of my favories. Oh and Roasted Asparagus Spears!

I’ll try to get both recipes posted later this week over on my blog

By: gfe-gluten free easily

gfe-gluten free easily — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:35:36 +0000

My favorite pick-me-up, “tastes so wonderful”/comfort food of late is roasted chickpeas. These are so good and good for you, it’s amazing. You just rinse and drain a couple of times. (I leave them in the can while I am doing this, just using the lid as my strainer.) Then spread on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with some sea salt and seasoning of your choice (I use some cayenne pepper), and bake at 450 for about 20 to 30 minutes. I have to keep myself from eating them all in one sitting. They are that good!

Shirley

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:10:26 +0000

I hope you’re on the tail of the sickness. Maybe the oranges will help some, they look beautiful!
Bread with butter (EB since I don’t keep butter in the house) tops my list, I also love melting chocolate chips in the microwave and stirring in sliced bananas or strawberries. There isn’t a cupcake out there that can beat that.

By: Ricki

Ricki — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:45:00 +0000

Sounds like you’ve already got quite a repertoire of dishes. . . hope you’re feeling better (well by now you probably are–this comment is so late!)

I have rice cakes, too, with almond butter, but I love them with a slather of blackstrap molasses on top–yum. And miso soup.

By: RunToFinish

RunToFinish — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:16:57 +0000

ohh man hope you start feeling better soon…but seriously thanks for the ideas you just gave me on foods

By: Sarena

Sarena — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:15:43 +0000

I am sorry you still don’t feel well! Hopefully it has just about run it’s course! For me, first things first…oatmeal! Second it is frozen grapes…especially when I have a cold. They are just so refreshing and full of juiciness. For my kids, it is noodles (like no yokes) with butter and salt. For my husband, it is normally rice pudding. Now I am hungry!

By: Marianne

Marianne — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:19:53 +0000

This sounds like me last week – I was sick with some kind of cold, had no taste, but was still hungry. My problem is, when I have no taste, I don’t want to eat, because it seems like a waste to not be able to taste the food.

I made a big pot of homemade chicken noodle soup to nosh on with some cheese sandwiches. Simple and tasty.

By: Meghan at Making Love In The Kitchen

Meghan at Making Love In The Kitchen — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:32:03 +0000

I am sure you know what I’m going to say… CHICKEN SOUP! The ultimate in comfort food. Here is mine: http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2008/12/19/i-chicken-soup/

And of course I have to mention my garlic cure: http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2008/12/08/the-garlic-cure-all/

It is so common for people to get sick after (or even during) a holiday. Your body finally gets time to rest and so everything you have been suppressing running the crazy life we all lead get a chance to come out. Just let it out. Rest, drink fluids and when you get better, you will feel better than you ever remember feeling. Patience… and chicken soup!