Comfort Food

Last year i made a big change in the way i eat. I decided to become a vegetarian. I stopped eating meat completely, feasting on anything else but. So any idea of comfort foods for me are long gone since my whole family are meat lovers. With that, i'm going to write this blog in the perspective of a year ago, before i was vegetarian. When i ate meat, and actually liked it, my mom would cook the most delicious dinners that would make your mouth water just thinking about it. From chicken to steak to pasta to salads, she made the best food i could ever imagine. My particular favorite was her chicken cutlets covered in mozzarella cheese, much like chicken parm. She would make it whenever i wanted, whenever i craved. It's the closest i have to a comfort food in my past, it gives me that homey feeling you can't get anywhere else.



Nowadays, that i'm vegetarian, my variety of foods have been lessened. Since i eat mostly vegetables, the first thing that pops into my head when i think "comfort food" would be my nana's mashed potatoes. Whenever i eat at her house, which is often, she makes mashed potatoes with every meal. For as long as i can remember nana's potatoes have been her specialty that she brings to the table. No one else on earth can make them the way she does. She gets them just right. Some of my best memories are are at my nana's dinner table with all my family, and the mashed potatoes. For Thanksgiving, she makes a whole pot of mashed potatoes, which is gone in the matter of seconds after being on the table. Everyone always commments on how good they are which puts a smile on her face. I think food, in a way, brings everyone together. I have such a big family and we really only see each other on holidays around the dinner table. Everyones always happy when they're eating good food. Which i think is why food gives us a comforting feeling. It fills us up with joy :)