| Comfort food. It even sounds warm and
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| | and entertain at home. We're expressing
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| welcoming - like cuddling up by the fire
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| | an interest in cooking everything from
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| on a cold winter day. Comfort food trends
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| | easy party food recipes to BBQ to slow
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| have seen a real resurgence in recent
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| | cooked roasts with all the trimmings.We
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| years and our desire for comfort food
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| | also want to experience different tastes,
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| seems to be holding strong. So what is
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| | sometimes tastes from around the world,
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| comfort food? Generally it's the food we
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| | sometimes the familiar foods we love,
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| have good memories about, the food we
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| | with twist or an extra bit of pizzazz. So
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| think of when we hear the word homemade,
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| | we have things like garlic mashed
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| and that reminds us of simpler times.The
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| | potatoes, 4 cheese macaroni and cheese
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| list of favorite comfort foods can be
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| | and thin crust gourmet pizzas.We're also
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| different for each of us. While homemade
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| | a population that is becoming more aware
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| macaroni and cheese and meatloaf with
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| | of health and making healthy food
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| mashed potatoes have been staples for
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| | choices. With aging baby boomers creating
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| many of us, for some of us comfort food
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| | a bulge in our populations, healthy
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| may include a delicious cheesy lasagna,
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| | lifestyle trends are front and center. We
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| or yummy sweet potato pie. We all tend to
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| | want fewer calories but all the taste,
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| love the food that takes us back to our
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| | healthier eating with the comforts of our
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| roots - the foods we grew up with.Some Of
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| | favorite foods. So where does this leave
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| Our Top Comfort Food Choices Were Found
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| | us? How do we combine comfort food trends
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| To Be:- Soup
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| | with healthier lifestyle trends?As much
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| - Meatloaf
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| | as we love our comfort foods many of us
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| - Pasta sauces
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| | now look for ways to turn them into
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| - Pot pies
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| | healthier choices, with a lower fat
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| - Mashed potatoes
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| | content and fewer calories. We tweak
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| - Pizza
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| | those great recipes from the past so we
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| - Potato salad
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| | maintain (or sometimes even improve) the
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| - Macaroni and cheese
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| | taste but forgo some of the fat,
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| - Biscuits and scones
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| | unhealthy carbs and sugar content. And
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| - Chili
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| | while most of us are still eating our
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| - Beef stew
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| | favorite comfort foods, maybe it's just a
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| - Fruit pies
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| | little less often. We might decide to
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| - Chocolate chip cookiesWhy the
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| | share that piece of amazing cheesecake so
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| increased desire for comfort foods? It
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| | we get the taste but not the pounds.We're
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| seems to be a combination of things.
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| | going back to our roots - but with a nod
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| People are busier and more stressed than
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| | to healthy food choices and a few
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| ever. The last few years have also
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| | wonderful, tasty twists along the
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| resulted in many of us feeling less safe
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| | way.Karen Ciancio is a cook and lover of
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| in the world. We want to feel warm and
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| | all things food and cooking related. Her
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| safe again, the way we did when we were
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| | website contains recipes for comfort
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| young and the world seemed
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| | foods, plus lots of other recipes,
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| simpler.Comfort food trend watchers say
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| | cooking tips, measurement conversions and
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| that we are craving the foods we grew up
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| | kitchen ideas.
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| with. People want to enjoy their homes
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