Ridiculously Easy, Insanely Meaty Pasta: comfort food with the power to turn your “I just got home from work” into “and I might just not go back tomorrow.”
reheats well
Versatile and Easy Chicken and Rice
This recipe for Easy Chicken and Rice is deserving of a homemade stock, but a store-bought one will do. It’s simple, quick, and it’s one of the all-stars of everyday-cooking comfort foods.
Knickerbocker Soup
Knickerbocker Soup is a U.S. Navy tradition, filled with beans, carrots, and tomatoes and garnished with bacon.
Ham and Potatoes, Navy Style
Ham and Potatoes, Navy Style. This is simple, easy-ish, everyday fare that reheats well. Let’s face it, it kind of tastes reheated when it’s actually fresh. But don’t underestimate it completely.
Leftover Thanksgiving Chickeny Turkey Soup with Buttermilk Dumplings
This recipe for Leftover Thanksgiving Chickeny Turkey Soup with Buttermilk Dumplings produces a comfort food that can stand up to the dreariest, early-winter chill.
Braised Green Beans with Tomato and Fennel
Braised Green Beans with Tomato and Fennel (and, of course, bacon) is soul food / Southern / Italian / comfort food. You might be surprised at the kind of flavor you can get from such a simple and easy recipe.
Make-Ahead Mushroom Gravy
Want to make gravy in advance, so it’s ready to grace your sizzling meat as soon as it comes off the grill? This mushroom gravy is it. After dinner, stir the pan juices into the leftover gravy and you have ammo for another meal later in the week.
Meatballs with Ricotta, in a Simple, Delicious Broth
Recipe for beefy meatballs with ricotta, in a simple, delicious broth made with stock and milk: easy, quick, everyday cooking that reheats well
Masa Cornbread
This Masa Cornbread is made with corn flour as well as cornmeal (and it’s got kernels of corn, to boot). It’s a very moist, almost custardy cornbread.