Best Comfort Food Recipes
from Relaxation at Home

While relaxing at home, one of my favorite things to do is indulge in comfort food and comfort drinks. While it may not always be possible to cook while you're trying to relax, I have included some quick and easy fixes and some recipes that can be kept frozen until you need them...

If you're interested in learning more on how psychology affects our selection of comfort food, make sure to read these psychological articles on food.

Quick and Easy Comfort Food Recipes

Depending on your mood (and perhaps diet... check out this cool link on healthy eating and diets if you're following or thinking of following a diet), sometimes satisfying a little craving will provide enough satisfaction to allow your mind to relax a little.

Here are my suggestions:

• For the creamy and sweet craving, I recommend instant pudding. You can easily hide a few boxes in your pantry, and the only other ingredient required is milk. I'm not a big milk drinker, but I always have powered milk on hand. It only takes 2 minutes to prepare and you should let it sit for about 5 minutes to achieve good consistency. Enjoy...

For a whole body hug, I recommend chicken soup. Once again, you can keep a few packets in your pantry. Boil water and mix until the noodles are cooked. It's also great if you feel like you're coming down with the flu. If you have more time to spare, you could make a batch of delicious and healthy tea biscuits with this recipe. It makes a quick comforting breakfast or a sweet late-night snack. For the man of the house, you may want to use this tasty meatloaf recipe with a side of delicious and creamy loaded mashed potato with this easy recipe.

• Who said that comfort food can't be a little fancier for company? Try one of these delicious roast beef recipes.
• To improve my mood when I feel blue, I always have a pint of sugar-free, low in fat, vanilla ice cream in my freezer. While the taste might not be as good as the sinful, "full-on" ice cream, I will be able to pull away from the pint before I finish it... And if I can't pull away, then my hips should forgive me. You can even make your own ice cream with the Cuisinart Automatic Ice Cream Makers.

Frozen and Ready When You Need It

If you like to cook and if you have room in your freezer, it's a great idea to prepare some comfort food ahead of time. Here are two recipes that you can make months ahead and freeze so you can enjoy comforting meals when you need it most.

• My all time favourite has to be this Won Ton Soup recipe. Although some might not consider it "real" comfort food, it makes me relax and I feel better all over without over eating.
• I think my next one might be a favorite for a lot of you... Or at least it was for Garfield... Try of of these three delicious lasagna recipes.

Comfort Drinks

While I do not suggest that you go on a binge when you get depressed, one glass of red wine can do wonders when you try to unwind at the end of the day. Similarly, a cool beer in the summer might help alleviate some stress when the day is over.

For the body hug, I recommend Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Premium Hot Cocoa Mix or one of the many excellent teas on the market. Adagio Teas is the most popular destination for tea online, with superb customer-service marks, and free shipping on orders over $50. Tea is well known for its health benefits. Are you interested in learning more about tea? Are you looking for some help to buy black tea online? What about some information on rosehips tea? Here are some interesting facts about tea and information on insomnia and herbal tea. My favorite supplier is Adagio Teas, the most popular destination for tea online, with superb customer-service marks, and they offer free shipping on orders over $50. They ship to the US and Canada and they have a large selection of teas, which includes some great tea starter kits and amazingly cool tea pots. I recommend them for all new and old tea lovers, and even for those who have yet to discover the benefits of tea.

Go ahead and check them out for yourself! You'll be surprised to see how affordable their products are! Now comfort food and drinks do not have to make you feel guilty...

List of Free Comfort Food Recipes on Relaxation at Home

Here's a summary of the comfort food pages on Relaxation-at-Home: Tea Biscuits Meat, Chicken and Vegetarian Lasagna Recipes Won Ton Soup Roast Beef Recipes Psychological Articles on Comfort Food Thanksgiving Dessert Recipe Lipton Onion Soup Meatloaf Recipe Loaded Mashed Potato Recipe Chocolate Chip Cookies

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