Comfort Food

Tonight in class we made a bearnese sauce. it's made with cream, white wine, shallots, and butter... mmmm. then we marinated chicken in it with mushrooms and made a leek slaw to go on top. it was definitely comfort food. speaking of comfort food, I've been meaning to ask this for quite some time... what's your comfort food?? I'll go first, i have several ok, you didn't expect me to just have one!
1. Graham crackers with peanut butter
2. bread and olive oil with a dash of balsamic vinegar
3. Grillllled cheese. thus, the name of this blog. there is nothing like a gooey, crispy grilled cheese sandwich on a depressingly cold night. especially when mama makes it in the cast iron skillet, and especially late at night. i remember one time i got home from work at like midnight. i had had the worst day ever ( mama would say, "really? the worst??" and i would tell her to shut the hell up) and i cried the whole way home. i had called mama to see if she was up because i knew the only thing that would make me feel better would be her voice. when i got home she had candles lit, soft music playing, she was wearing her "hobo sweatshirt" and low and behold she was making me a grilled cheese sandwich with tortilla chips. there is NOTHING better than that... nothing.
so what makes you feel like all is right with the world... it doesn't have to be food, it can be a song, a memory, a person.... just let the world know you're comfort object... i won't tell a soul.