tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post5090674611298208366..comments2024-03-27T00:13:45.857-07:00Comments on Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: Three cheers for comfort food - Kandy ShepherdLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583249444580245924noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-20822285540921377672010-10-13T03:37:28.924-07:002010-10-13T03:37:28.924-07:00Thank you everyone for your wonderful comments abo...Thank you everyone for your wonderful comments about comfort food--I loved reading every one and boy did they make me hungry!<br />The winner of a signed copy of HOME IS WHERE THE BARK IS is siNn--please send me your snail mail address so I can mail out your book to you.<br />Kandy<br />kandy@kandyshepherd.comKandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-39544166132010663562010-10-13T03:30:36.674-07:002010-10-13T03:30:36.674-07:00Potato and parsley pancakes Elizabeth--they sound ...Potato and parsley pancakes Elizabeth--they sound delicious and the best kind of comfort food.<br /><br />So glad you loved my first two books!Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-49966188339364273062010-10-11T20:52:59.964-07:002010-10-11T20:52:59.964-07:00Kandy, what a lovely story about your mum twining ...Kandy, what a lovely story about your mum twining your hair with flowers and giving you bread and honey. <br /><br />It made me think back to when I cut my foot when I was six. We were wading barefoot on the mudflats in shallow water, looking for yabbies, when suddenly I felt a sharp pain and saw blood in the water. I had walked straight into the jagged edge of a broken beer bottle, probably Lizzy Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15328872848401024288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-89868562575278340442010-10-10T05:54:55.183-07:002010-10-10T05:54:55.183-07:00I love hearing about Tote Bags 'n' Blogs r...I love hearing about Tote Bags 'n' Blogs readers special comfort foods. It's been a cool, damp weekend and your posts have inspired a rush of comfort food cooking!<br />All the talk of soup lead me to making a rather complicated but utterly delicious and comforting Lamb Soup with Barley. "This is just like my Grandma's Scotch Broth" marveled my writer friend who shared Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-35280627165641923692010-10-10T05:45:57.125-07:002010-10-10T05:45:57.125-07:00Hi SiHn-I so agree with you that we have different...Hi SiHn-I so agree with you that we have different foods for different moods! I love your story about your grandma--homemade treats baked with love just can't be beaten.Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-2776870788549588902010-10-10T05:42:40.972-07:002010-10-10T05:42:40.972-07:00Alison, I know exactly what you mean! Chocolate is...Alison, I know exactly what you mean! Chocolate is my Number One. But I could happily indulge in nearly every food people have written about here!Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-53932030570365934352010-10-10T05:41:27.630-07:002010-10-10T05:41:27.630-07:00Hi Michelle, soup really is a Category A comfort f...Hi Michelle, soup really is a Category A comfort food, isn't it? Pikelets and golden syrup? That's nostalgia gold!Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-22001906788323690752010-10-10T05:38:56.600-07:002010-10-10T05:38:56.600-07:00Hi Pat, it's sad when a favorite recipe doesn&...Hi Pat, it's sad when a favorite recipe doesn't get passed on isn't it? I always love it when someone shares a cherished recipe to me. My recipe scrapbook is full of items like "Sue's Cheesecake" and "Christine's Peanut Cookies".Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-51996239523661147422010-10-10T05:33:58.028-07:002010-10-10T05:33:58.028-07:00Hi Gigi, I love a grilled cheese sandwich too. Tha...Hi Gigi, I love a grilled cheese sandwich too. That one goes right back to childhood for me...Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-16807155569718851562010-10-10T05:33:08.661-07:002010-10-10T05:33:08.661-07:00Mmm, ice cream! I'm with you Laurie!Mmm, ice cream! I'm with you Laurie!Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-55332804839602000732010-10-10T02:59:17.580-07:002010-10-10T02:59:17.580-07:00i remember osmethingiahvent in well almost 20 yrs ...i remember osmethingiahvent in well almost 20 yrs when i was akid my granma made aweosme yummy cakes homemade and was aorund mybrithday well she got kinda sick so couldnt make me a cake that year so my mom thought shed improvise and orderone and let me tell you i was soo soo sad i felt like my birthdya was rined the cake wanstveyr yummy like grammas so i was sad well gramma made itup to me when SiNnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13975065072902528623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-54164473552290361882010-10-10T02:50:54.324-07:002010-10-10T02:50:54.324-07:00tehres alot of differnet ones for me for different...tehres alot of differnet ones for me for different reasons<br /><br /><br />I like chicken noodle soup when im not feeling well make sme feel like im a lil kid with my gran taken care of me again<br /><br />chocolate when im angry and need a peptalk i like to call it<br /><br />tacos for those dull days when i felel like the world is caven in<br /><br /><br />I have weird cravings for thingas SiNnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13975065072902528623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-23007062193035318592010-10-10T01:53:36.592-07:002010-10-10T01:53:36.592-07:00Chocolate, of course!- but I'll eat pretty muc...Chocolate, of course!- but I'll eat pretty much anything...alas!<br /><br />Alisonjlindsay att Gmail dot comAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12557254296508839106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-55681655901541110532010-10-09T23:38:06.018-07:002010-10-09T23:38:06.018-07:00Oh, Kandy, what a divine blog. My mouth is waterin...Oh, Kandy, what a divine blog. My mouth is watering :-)<br /><br />I do find homemade pea and ham soup hard to go past as a comfort food, but I have wonderful childhood memories of my great grandmother's pikelets eaten hot and smothered in golden syrup. Mmm...Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586192358963827660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-36997552898964453902010-10-09T13:06:22.294-07:002010-10-09T13:06:22.294-07:00My comfort foods usually are soups,
as close as I ...My comfort foods usually are soups,<br />as close as I can get to what my<br />Mother used to make. Mother was a great cook, friends used to make<br />their visits coincide with meal<br />times so as to partake of all the goodness! Mother's potato salad was tops on everyone's list, but for me it was her baked Chicken Cacciatore. Sadly,we will never taste that particular dish again. One, Pat Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997396930842831460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-17305709825220832552010-10-09T07:50:04.633-07:002010-10-09T07:50:04.633-07:00My favorite comfort meal is a grilled cheese sandw...My favorite comfort meal is a grilled cheese sandwich and either tomato or chicken noodle soup to go with it. It is always good for what ails you.gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340695421297618723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-4141172832910016952010-10-09T06:53:31.329-07:002010-10-09T06:53:31.329-07:00OOPS!
I forgot to say I'm from the DAIRY sta...OOPS!<br /><br /> I forgot to say I'm from the DAIRY state WISCONSIN!!<br /><br /> johnslake at usa dot comLaurie Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533221100348874087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-60646078940788513582010-10-09T06:52:23.077-07:002010-10-09T06:52:23.077-07:00My comfort food is ice cream usually Mint Chocolat...My comfort food is ice cream usually Mint Chocolate Chip or Heath Bar. It's yummy, creamy, sweet, delicious! It always makes me feel better!Laurie Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533221100348874087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-46076958251374662982010-10-09T05:43:37.162-07:002010-10-09T05:43:37.162-07:00Mary, your mother's fried potatoes with scramb...Mary, your mother's fried potatoes with scrambled egg sounds so good I'm going to try it myself!Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-61549313016146760092010-10-09T05:29:52.860-07:002010-10-09T05:29:52.860-07:00Hi Christina, your list of comfort food is making ...Hi Christina, your list of comfort food is making me hungry too. Potato and leek soup is a favorite of mine, (hot, not cold as in vichyssoise) and as for blackberry and apple crumble and custard...<br />Is there such a thing as cyber drooling?Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-51728556493805679992010-10-09T05:13:40.026-07:002010-10-09T05:13:40.026-07:00Mariska, the thought of your home-made double choc...Mariska, the thought of your home-made double chocolate brownies is making my mouth water! Your family is lucky indeed...Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-87352399812271789982010-10-09T05:10:24.923-07:002010-10-09T05:10:24.923-07:00Lynda, I think even just the aroma of home-baked b...Lynda, I think even just the aroma of home-baked bread counts as comfort food!Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-8734659841895499842010-10-09T05:07:16.937-07:002010-10-09T05:07:16.937-07:00Good point Fiona, so many comfort foods do seem to...Good point Fiona, so many comfort foods do seem to cheer us up in chilly weather. With the honorable exception of ice cream, of course!Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-25596467541447277932010-10-09T05:04:33.197-07:002010-10-09T05:04:33.197-07:00Vanessa, I'm sorry to hear that you are not fe...Vanessa, I'm sorry to hear that you are not feeling well at the moment. I believe chicken soup has proven medicinal qualities as well a delivering a dose of comfort so hope it does the trick. <br />And of course chocolate is medicinal too!Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-4270520674494641302010-10-09T04:57:45.862-07:002010-10-09T04:57:45.862-07:00Coconut cake! Leni, I absolutely love it. In fact ...Coconut cake! Leni, I absolutely love it. In fact I could happily eat my way through everything on your list.Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.com