Comfort Food
Have you heard the saying, “I need some good ole comfort food?” What do you think about when you think of comfort food?
Comfort food was food lovingly prepared by my mother and my grandmother who put as much love in their cooking as ingredients. Good ole down home dishes that made your mouth water just thinking about the food. Most of the time, comfort food originated from your child hood memories. As adults we tend to turn to comfort food when we are stressed or sick.
So what is your favorite comfort food? Mine is a wonderful rich, coconut cream cake with whipped topping piled high sprinkled with coconut flakes. Oh what about that chicken fried steak perfectly battered, seasoned and fried to a golden brown with cream gravy and mashed potatoes. And then there is hot baked roll or bread just out of the oven, pipping hot with lots of butter! Yummy!
So the next time you are stressed out and need a little comfort, think about what your comfort food would be. Have a relaxing time eating your comfort food while thinking about those who first introduced you to this dish. Let the stress roll away. Now don’t go overboard with your comfort food. Relax and enjoy the memories with everything in moderation.
COCONUT CREAM CAKE
1 box of white cake mix
1 can Eagle Brand Milk®
1 can cream of coconut
1 bag of coconut flakes
1 large container of Cool Whip®
Bake cake according to package directions adding half of the bag of the coconut flakes to the cake mixture. As soon as cake comes out of the oven, spray a wooden spoon handle with a cooking spray. Polk holes in cakes about a half inch apart. Mix the cream of coconut and the Eagle Brand Milk® together and pour evenly over the top of the cake. Cool cake completely. In the same bowl, mix the entire container of Cool Whip® with the remaining bag of coconut flakes. Top cake with Cool Whip® mixture and spread evenly. Refrigerate immediately.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Betty Lynch, author of Back to the Table with My Country Kitchen, and owner of My Country Kitchen, Easy Answers to Bring Your Family Together. You may visit her website at http://www.mycountrykitchen.com