Haedrich Ken - The Old Farmers Almanac Comfort Food: Every dish you love, every recipe you want

COMFORT FOOD:

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The Old Farmers Almanac Books

P UBLISHER : Sherin Pierce

E DITOR : Janice Stillman

A RT DIRECTOR : Colleen Quinnell

R ECIPE DEVELOPER AND TESTER : Ken Haedrich

C OPY EDITOR : Jack Burnett

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ISBN/EAN: 978-1-57198-685-6

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COOK UP SOME COMFORT!

Everybody has a favorite comfort food. Melt-in-your-mouth mac n cheese is at the top of many lists. Other faves are chicken noodle soup, bacon baked beans, chocolate pudding, and home-baked cinnamon raisin bread. And lets not forget lasagna. Comfort food is so many things: Its familiar, it makes you feel good, its not fancy, its classic, and its perfect for any situation or occasion, like when...

• Youre hungry, you dont know what you wantmelt-y, gooey, chewy, hearty, crispy, crunchy, soupy, saucy?but you want it to be satisfyingly filling, yummy, and easy.
• The gang is coming over. You want to serve them a dish that wont take too long to fix and will make them dig right in.
• Theres a potluck supper coming up. You want to make and bring a dish thats so good, it will all be gone.
• Its tailgate time! You need something thats finger-lickin fun, will travel well, and thatll eat, as some Southern cooks say.
• Youre cooking for the family reunion, club meeting, or Sunday supper. You want to make the meal an event, and you want friends and family to feel the love.

Every recipe in this collection fills that billand more. Here you have more than 200 mouthwatering, heartwarming, craving-killing recipes, including the favorites named above. Were sure that youll love them; weve tried them all. So cook, eat, and enjoyand go to Almanac.com/Feedback to give us a taste of what you think.

Ken Haedrich and the Almanac editors