Comfort Food!

Perfect Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

Comfort food! Something that is different for all of us but it gives us the same warm, safe feelings. Comfort foods are consumed to positively pique emotions, to relieve negative psychological effects, or to increase positive feelings. Lately I have been eating more comfort food then usual. I don't know if it is just being subjected to the rainy day or much cooler weather I have had to acclimate to but I just can’t get enough of the classic foods I grew up on. Lately I have been eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, chicken potpies, and for little mid-night snack of pretzels and eat red vines. These foods remind of my father and home.

Midnight Snack

The potpie is just a Midwest kind of meal that reminds me of home. There is nothing better then a pie with all the things you need for a complete meal. Meat, potatoes, gravy, and warm flaky crust will warm any one up on a cold day. If you don’t have the time or money for a potpie there is always the trusty PB and J sandwich. My dad makes it the best but when he isn’t around I settle for mine. This sandwich is almost impossible to mess up but I think my family has perfected it. You have to lightly toast the bread so that the peanut butter is just so slightly melted and lightly spread the jelly so you don’t break the bread. This sandwich paired with a glass of milk can’t be beat. As far as my mid-night snack goes in the Klotz family you better hide your snack good during the day because there is nothing you can do to stop Papa Klotz from eating a whole bag of both the red vines and pretzels in one sitting. With all of this talk about home I think it might be time to plan a trip home and get some real comfort food from my two favorite cooks, my Mom and Dad.

Dad with this favorite pie (cherry)