Day 3: Favorite Comfort Foods and Why
I love comfort food. I know each region of the country and parts of the world have their own comfort foods — here are mine.
Macaroni and Cheese. I love my homemade macaroni and cheese. I love it with lobster. I’ll take Kraft in a box. It’s pasta, it’s cheese — what’s not to like?
Risotto. Good risotto is heaven. I can’t remember when I first had it, but my favorite is a champagne risotto from a local restaurant here in Kingwood. I make it with sweet peas and Parmesan. Creamy and delicious. Also, I love rice.
Rotel Dip. Sweet American Baby Jesus, if you’ve never had Rotel Dip, do your mouth a flavor and get a block of Velveeta cheese (yes, Velveeta) and a can of Rotel Original tomatoes melt them together in a big bowl and eat with tortilla chips or Fritos. Why is this comfort food? Because cheese. Also because unlike most families, my mom’s side of the family had Rotel Dip out with Fritos before every family get together or holiday. That was the appetizer. Not a cheese plate, not crudité, not mini sausages, not whatever your family had. Rotel Dip, baby.
Desserts. I have four favorites. Cheesecake, creme brûlée, key lime pie, and sweet potato pie. Sweet potato pie because my grandmother always made it for Thanksgiving and Christmas and it’s amazing (and technically a vegetable). Key lime because it’s tangy and tart. One vacation to Gulf Shore, Alabama I ordered key lime pie at each restaurant we went to. Lulu’s has the best.
And that’s more than you wanted to know about my favorite comfort foods.
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