The Christmas rush is on, and we are right in the middle of it. My wife often makes carrot cakes as gifts, and she sells them on the side as a hobby. Her carrot cake recipes are delicious, as they should be. It took her about ten years to perfect her recipe, and now that its just right, she can’t stand to eat them. This time of year is busy for that sort of thing. I guess carrot cakes are classified as “comfort food.” In addition to carrot cakes, she’s also making buckeyes, a Santa cake, gingerbread houses, sugar cookies, tea cookies, and chocolate chip cookies. We left off the partridge in a pear tree… Ironically enough, she also teaches yoga, and our family doesn’t eat a lot of what she bakes. They are usually given as gifts.
What Is Comfort Food, Anyway?
It’s cold outside, and that makes me think about the term “comfort food.” I think this term gets used loosely, depending upon your locale. That makes sense, because they usually bring up thoughts of childhood. When I think of comfort food, its usually stuff like meatloaf, beans & cornbread, and chili. My wife conjures images of sweets and treats, such as her once beloved carrot cake. However you slice it, comfort food is generally rich and filling. If you’re looking for recipes for comfort food, you can look no further than Christmas with Paula Deen: Recipes and Stories from My Favorite Holiday
As we go into the Christmas week, I’m looking forward to indulging a bit on stuff that I don’t eat regularly. My parents always make breakfast for dinner on Christmas Day. I’ve written about the Southern Gourmet Breakfast before. Probably not the healthiest thing I could find to eat, but sometimes you just have to indulge, right?
So do you indulge over the holidays? I think most of us have something that recalls memories from childhood that we like to indulge in at Christmas. What’s yours?
