WIAW: Comfort Foods

Happy Wednesday, all!

Maybe it’s the encouraging and heartwarming comments I got on yesterday’s post, or the Christmas stuff that’s out at work, or the fact that I have today off and have plans for baking cookies and curling up on the couch with my book, but today has me positively giddy.

And you know what else has me giddy?  Comfort foods. 

As the weather slowly changes, comfort foods become more and more appealing to me.  I’m embracing it whole-heartedly.

Wanna see?

Pre-yoga snack:

White chocolate always says comfort.

I got the prime spot in class — right in the corner where the two mirrored walls meet — which means I actually got to see my poses.  I’ve seriously lost all former dancer flexibility.  I’m pretty sure I can’t straighten my legs during any pose.  C’est la vie.

Breakfast:

 Earl Grey tea.

Topped with some hot frothy soy nog.

If you want to see a girl’s eyes light up, direct her to the soy nog.  Or is that just me?

Next up, chocolate mint milk!

A modest pancake stack.

Or should I say a modestly topped chocolate chip mint pancake stack?

There’s nothing modest about chocolate and mint.

Lunch:

Leftover BBQ Chickpea Pizza.

Green beans on the side.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again.

I.LOVE.PIZZA.

But what’s not to love about soft pillowy dough and melty cheese?

Pizza = comfort.

Dinner:

Chickpea Potpie with Cornbread Crust

Last week, I passed up buying a large bag of cornmeal because in the past 4 years that I’ve really been cooking, I’ve never needed cornmeal.

In the past week, I’ve made cornbread, cornbread stuffing and cornbread crust. 

Maybe I should have just bought that bag. 

But then I wouldn’t have any excuse to make multiple trips to Whole Foods.  Solely to get cornmeal out of the bulk bin, of course.

This recipe was really easy, really quick and really delicious.

I’m a fan of anything that actually takes as long to bake as the directions say.

Quiche does not fall under that category.

Oh and in case you need some convincing to try this one, Joey told me “it’s better than Marie Calendar, it tastes like those $1 pot pies I used to eat!”

I’m not sure what’s more alarming, that my cooking tastes like it cost a dollar, or that Joey used to eat something that cost a dollar.

Neither are very comforting, but that’s why I have pizza and pancakes.

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What are your favorite comfort foods?

What’s the best thing you’ve eaten today/yesterday?

Thanks to Jenn of Peas and Crayons for hosting the WIAW party — head on over for more foodinspiration <— I just made up a word.

And thank to you all who read everyday and left such nice comments yesterday.  Seriously, they made my heart melt 🙂