Simple Comforts: 50 Heartwarming Recipes

by Sur La Table

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Publication Date: September 2010

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Featured Recipe: Deconstructed Bacon & Egg Sandwich

Comfort food is the kind of food that goes right to your soul and gives you a bit of tasty refuge from the stresses of the day. Gathered inside Simple Comforts are fifty variations of must-have family favorite dishes such as strawberry shortcake, chicken noodle soup, and meatloaf. These recipes are both comforting and contemporary, keeping the soulfulness of true comfort food but adding more excitement and sophistication.

Cooks&Books&Recipes {Dee} on Simple Comforts cookbook:

We’re not food snobs: we take comfort in the basics. Still … we do like gourmet and modern-day accents to our dishes. This cookbook finds the ideal intersection between the two. Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes; Beef Stew with Zinfandel and Dried Porcini Sauce; Walnut Pesto-Stuffed Pork Roast; Savory Meat Loaf with Maple-Mustard Glaze; Stilton-Stuffed Burgers with Caramelized Red Onions & Balsamic Vinegar; Chocolate Chunk Bread Pudding; Banana Chocolate Chip Bread with Chocolate Icing — all represent the ordinary made (easily) extraordinary.  After we realized that we were post-noting every page of this small (7 x 7 inch) book (added bonus: gorgeous color photos), we stopped. We’ll just keep this one nearby. It’s simple: comfort cannot be overrated.

Ready to cook up some simple comforts?

We suggest that you start with this delicious recipe for a Deconstructed Bacon Egg Sandwich.

Simple Comforts