Comforts Foods....

COMFORT FOOD! We all have own comfort food. Something that brings pleasure and reassurance on bad days, cold days, dark days or even a day where you just need to smile with your tummy! I have a few comfort foods...but the simplest for me is MASHED POTATOES! Although for me, they have to be done properly.... with butter, a little milk and sea salt!!

It is soo satisfying...smashing them carefully, getting out all your frustrations and stresses of the day! I have had times where all I want for dinner is a bowl of mashed potatoes. Eating with a big spoon, curled up on the couch! Comfort! Heavenly!

Its reassuring somehow. Maybe its from my childhood...mashed potatoes were a common side dish. Even with my paternal grandparents...although they were old school and it was a PLAIN mash. Sigh.
Some days I will dress up my potatoes with a glove of garlic and other times I will top them with spring onions or chives...!! YUM!

Today I had about half a cup of leftover mashed potatoes from last nights dinner! AND I must say...I am proud that there were any leftovers...potatoes are my weakness!! The old me would have just shoveled them in my mouth with delight! But Christmas is coming...gotta start cutting back! Its all about balance!

I also had a small portion of pork tenderloin leftover. I warmed them up slowly and started to think greek(ish)!! I quickly chopped cucumber, and did a rough chop of feta and olives. So in my bowl my creation of yummy flavours formed....potatoes, sliced pork and chunks of cucumber, olives and feta! It was heaven in a bowl!! Why had I never thought of this before....!? 

So...question of the day! What are your comfort foods....