I think when I am very old (which I plan on being one day) I will look back on my life and find that every scary, shaky, too emotional moment was addressed with increasing resilience and comfort food. Everyone has something that they consider comfort food, and many people have different foods for different levels of crises.  […]

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  • September 28, 2015 - 2:18 pm

    Tina - Sometimes I forget how much I enjoy Chinese take out!! You reminded me and I’m so glad!!Thanks!ReplyCancel

  • October 1, 2015 - 1:19 pm

    redosue - What a loving ode to comfort and love in a bowl. Nicely done.ReplyCancel

  • October 26, 2015 - 1:46 pm

    yeah write #233 challenge winners - […] comfort food by nancy […]ReplyCancel

Last week I wrote about my college friend John who hated white food, and today I’m writing about what could be my favorite food color—orange. Fall is undoubtedly my favorite season, and soup probably my favorite thing to cook. The methodical chopping and preparation of all the vegetable, the fragrant sautéing them in butter or […]

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  • September 21, 2015 - 8:57 am

    Cathy Goodwin - Red lentil – can I use Bob’s Red Mill lentils? Thanks for this recipe. I”m just now learning how to make soup and this is simple even for me!ReplyCancel

    • September 21, 2015 - 6:46 pm

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Cathy, You can use Bob’s Red Mill red lentils, it is the lentils, not the mill that should be red.ReplyCancel

  • September 21, 2015 - 9:51 am

    Peggy Gilbey McMackin - Looks good Nancy. Love fall too, except we had such a long winter last year I’m kind of hanging on to all the summer produce I can for now!ReplyCancel

    • September 21, 2015 - 6:47 pm

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Peggy, As much as I hate summer, I do love the produce, but I am always in a hurry to make soup 🙂ReplyCancel

When I was in college my friend John told me he disliked all white food “Including cauliflower?” I asked dumbfounded, who doesn’t like cauliflower? As a kid my family ate cauliflower two ways, raw with Durkee’s Famous Sauce and steamed whole and covered with cheddar cheese. I wasn’t then, nor am I now a fan of […]

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  • September 14, 2015 - 8:27 am

    Quirky Chrissy - I love the colored cauliflower!

    Also, the Irsh do a mash with carrots and parsnips – highly recommended. Yum.ReplyCancel

    • September 14, 2015 - 6:06 pm

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Thanks! I do love parsnips 🙂ReplyCancel

  • September 14, 2015 - 9:41 am

    Peggy Gilbey McMackin - Looks and sounds delicious Nancy!ReplyCancel

  • September 21, 2015 - 6:06 pm

    Orange is the New Soup » Chefs Last Diet - […] week I wrote about my college friend John who hated white food, and today I’m writing about what could be my favorite food […]ReplyCancel

The first Labor Day in the USA was in September of 1894, and though it was a day to honor the laborers who actually built the nation (rather than those who financed it) it was a hard won fight. I did not spend my Labor Day chilling and grilling, I spent it as I did […]

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  • September 8, 2015 - 8:17 am

    Rachel B - The chicken sounds good and like a nice dish to make! I love yogurt sauce with chicken! Best of luck at your new job!! Congratulations!ReplyCancel

  • September 8, 2015 - 9:51 am

    Peggy Gilbey McMackin - Congratulations Nancy!!! Over the moon with the great work you will be doing for the Vetri Foundation, benefiting so many children along the way. Terrific stuff. Looking forward to hearing more in upcoming posts, and hope you will keep us enlightened.
    Best of Luck!ReplyCancel

As much as I love fresh summer corn—and that is a lot, I love having leftover corn. I use it for soups and fritters, and this year I’m going to try freezing some. I am pretty much trying to corner the market on corn here in Philadelphia. Last week I (somehow) ended up with an […]

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  • September 4, 2015 - 8:29 am

    John - That recipe for sour cream waffles sounds like one I must try soon! Brilliant!ReplyCancel

  • August 6, 2017 - 8:48 am

    Best Ever Way to Prepare Corn on the Cob » Chefs Last Diet - […] favorite use for leftover corn is corn fritters. Corn chowder or scrambled eggs are great- try pan roasting the corn until it […]ReplyCancel

  • August 7, 2017 - 6:48 am

    Frankly Disastrous » Chefs Last Diet - […] In the frankfurter section, I found recipes for such bizarre items as a frankfurter-avocado dip, frankfurter egg-fu-young, and frankfurter, prune and onion kabobs, none of which tempted me. There were recipes for appetizers, soups, main dishes, snacks, and casseroles all starring frankfurters. I thought this frankfurter and corn casserole sounded appropriately retro without being gross.  If you’re looking for another way to use leftover summer corn, besides corn fritters, here are my favorites. […]ReplyCancel

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