Best Vegetarian Comfort Food?

Missiechan · 02-09-2009 8:19pm #1

Just did a big roast dinner with a Quorn roast joint. New potatoes, carrots, pepper sauce with mushrooms and basil added for some zip. 'Twas lovely. I'm also fond of pasta and spinach with pesto when I need a big feed.

So what's your favourite comfort food?

02-09-2009 8:32pm

What a great idea for a thread.

BOXTY! *Potato pancakes for those from the Pale.

Any kind of ice cream.
Channa masala with puri.
A big mug of strong tae, or a frothy chai latte.
Strawberry and rhubarb tart with chocolate and custard.
Black grapes.

Thoushaltnot · 02-09-2009 8:40pm

Moonbaby wrote: »

What a great idea for a thread.

BOXTY!

Oooh, but it's gotta be proper boxty, dripping in salty butter.

Top of my list is President Emmental, at room temperature or slightly warmer. Just pulling it apart, by hand. Like a mucksavage. Like the mucksavage I am.

Mater Paneer.

Govindas special with a lassi.

Oh noes! I am having a yummy overload. Can't think past these beauties!

02-09-2009 8:47pm

Thoushaltnot wrote: »

Oooh, but it's gotta be proper boxty, dripping in saly butter.

Which reminds me

Fresh baked soda bread dripping in salty butter.

Thoushaltnot · 02-09-2009 8:56pm

Moonbaby wrote: »

Fresh baked soda bread dripping in salty butter.

Nah,

fresh baked scones with a knob of salty butter, melting in between each one, just before you pop 'em in your mouth.

02-09-2009 8:58pm

Thoushaltnot wrote: »

Nah,

fresh baked scones with a knob of salty butter, melting in between each one, just before you pop 'em in your mouth.

I put currents in my white soda bread. It is effectively a giant scone

!

Ouh! Banana bread muffins.....that is all.

Chicken Run · 02-09-2009 9:08pm

mashed potato and cabbage piled up and a big lump of butter on the top....

or with a couple of vege-sausages and some Bisto Onion Gravy (the granule one, with a splash of red wine added)

or macaroni cheese

*drooling now*

Crumble Froo · 02-09-2009 9:09pm

fried falafal and egg sandwich, in some soft, grainy wholegrain bread with a chewy crust.

sweet-rasmus · 02-09-2009 9:40pm

mmm had roast spuds and gravy for dinner tonight. yum!

i don't think i have a particular comfort food at the moment; it's really whatever i'm in the mood for. which lately is hot oatmilk in my favourite mug

mmmm, i guess i'd have to go with this as my current yummy snack; 'cheesey' sauce (made with dairy free cheese sauce mix and oatmilk) with added grated mozerella cheezley on penne pasta.

Aoifums · 02-09-2009 10:08pm

Everyone has proper meals.

Nothing beats peanut butter on toast. Melting everywhere and really messy to eat.

Thoushaltnot · 02-09-2009 10:16pm

Aoifums wrote: »

Nothing beats peanut butter on toast. Melting everywhere and really messy to eat.

Ooooh, I got a tip off my sistah, who got this off Nigella
**prepare to heave yer bosoms, wiggle lots and lick your lips**

Anyhoo, mix broken pieces of chocolate with peanut butter and nuke for a few seconds, stir vigorously to melt (maybe nuking again a little) and when it's all mixed together, dollop it on a scoop of icecream (or three).

DonnieScribbles · 02-09-2009 10:17pm

Roasting anything always does the trick. So easy too

Tonight I had roast potatoes, peppers and tofu with some brown rice.
I'm eating too much of the sort lately though!

As for comfort food of the sweet variety, Tesco finest swiss dark chocolate with orange pieces is currently my chocolate of choice.

Slaphead07 · 02-09-2009 11:01pm

Missiechan wrote: »

Just did a big roast dinner with a Quorn roast joint. New potatoes, carrots, pepper sauce with mushrooms and basil added for some zip. 'Twas lovely. I'm also fond of pasta and spinach with pesto when I need a big feed.

So what's your favourite comfort food?

great thread idea alright...
by sheeer coincidence I just used some left-over Quorn roast in a bagel. I tear the 'roast' rather than cut it (for texture) and then fry it in hot oil for very little time. I lashed jalapeno hummus on a toasted onion bagel, added a pile of fryed over-quorn and declared it the most comfortable comfort food since I ate a form pillow.

Slaphead07 · 02-09-2009 11:03pm

Chicken Run wrote: »

mashed potato and cabbage piled up and a big lump of butter on the top....

or with a couple of vege-sausages and some Bisto Onion Gravy (the granule one, with a splash of red wine added)

traditionally curly kale is used rather than cabbage and guess what... we're coming into kale season! I often add a fried egg and beans as well as the sos-mix sossie/instead of the gravy.

Chicken Run · 02-09-2009 11:57pm

Slaphead07 wrote: »

traditionally curly kale is used rather than cabbage and guess what... we're coming into kale season! I often add a fried egg and beans as well as the sos-mix sossie/instead of the gravy.

mmmmmmmmmmm kale......
I'm fighting the slugs for posession of my kale plants. Lovely stuff, stands up to the cold wet winter weather a treat. Shred, steam, butter and a touch of black pepper.....

nervous_twitch · 03-09-2009 1:08am

Crumble Froo wrote: »

fried falafal and egg sandwich, in some soft, grainy wholegrain bread with a chewy crust.

this sounds so good.

maameeo · 03-09-2009 1:12am

Aoifums wrote: »

Everyone has proper meals.

Nothing beats peanut butter on toast. Melting everywhere and really messy to eat.

oh god yes!! and with a bit of butter too mmmmmmm

Tar.Aldarion · 03-09-2009 1:35am

Slaphead07 wrote: »

traditionally curly kale is used rather than cabbage and guess what... we're coming into kale season! I often add a fried egg and beans as well as the sos-mix sossie/instead of the gravy.

Just had kale recently for the first time, two types I think. Thanks to Khrystyna100's garden, is yummy and so is chard. Maybe it was 2 types of chard, I can't really tell which is which, I leave that to the sister. Moral of the story is yum.

Chef brown sauce is my happy food so I'll just add it to anything. And the pizza in bistro bianconi, which I just bought or mattar paneer from govindas in Galway never fail to please.

Apart from that...Ben and Jerrys...mmmm.

Thoushaltnot · 03-09-2009 7:39am

The Belgians have their own version of Champ. They sprinkle nutmeg on top/in. I was going through a phase of chucking mucho pepper on top of mine so didn't expect it to work but it does! A fine feed.

Amalgam · 03-09-2009 7:43am

Chick peas, hot or cold, with olive oil and some ground pepper. I could eat them till I turn into one.

Crumble Froo · 03-09-2009 9:08am

nervous_twitch wrote: »

this sounds so good.

you should try it after a few drinks

Aoifums · 03-09-2009 12:49pm

Thoushaltnot wrote: »

Ooooh, I got a tip off my sistah, who got this off Nigella
**prepare to heave yer bosoms, wiggle lots and lick your lips**

Anyhoo, mix broken pieces of chocolate with peanut butter and nuke for a few seconds, stir vigorously to melt (maybe nuking again a little) and when it's all mixed together, dollop it on a scoop of icecream (or three).

That sounds divine!!!

maameeo wrote: »

oh god yes!! and with a bit of butter too mmmmmmm

Are you saying put butter and peanut butter together

:eek:

entropi · 03-09-2009 5:04pm

Aoifums wrote: »

Are you saying put butter and peanut butter together :eek:

I would reckon so, aye:) My comfort food...i liek caek!...and toast with loads of butter:D

Molberts · 03-09-2009 11:53pm

been sick the last couple of days, when I've cold/flu-like things all I want in comfort food

last night for dinner my bf made me a special burger, went like this from the bottom up:

lovely soft white bap covered in mayo, then rocket, quorn bramley apple burger (YUM!!), moar rocket, sliced tomatoes, quorn bramley apple burger with a slice of melted cheese on top, ketchup, other side of the yummy white bap. OINK!!

Tonight then I had a chicken fake-let burger:

Another of those yummy white baps stuffed with rocket, 2 quorn chicken fillets and one side ketchup, one side mayo.

I'd say I've put on a few pounds this week but meh, ive been sick I dont care :pac: when I'm better i'll start watching it again

Molberts · 03-09-2009 11:54pm

Master of Nothing wrote: »

toast with loads of butter:D

mmmmm toast *drools*

toast/bread will be my downfall

if it wasnt so nyommy I'd be about a stone lighter I'd say

03-09-2009 11:58pm

Aoifums wrote: »

Are you saying put butter and peanut butter together :eek:

It makes sense.

Gloopier is good when it comes to peanut butter.

Which reminds me ......Reeces peanut butter cups. ~sigh~

Toast with mayo, butter, cheese and jam.
It sounds really wrong, but it is nice honest.

04-09-2009 12:02am

Molberts wrote: »

been sick the last couple of days, when I've cold/flu-like things all I want in comfort food

It is not your fault. That is the law!

Missiechan · 04-09-2009 1:36am

Woot! I made a popular thread! (Dance of triumph ensues, to the tune of "Whoomp! There it is!")

I used to hate soup until I was given this butternut squash soup in a hotel. It was flavoured with turmeric and too good for its own good. I've since recreated it and I like to eat it with big chunks of bread (freshly made with Odlum's Tomato bread mix). Glargh....

And Caesar salad. It saved my life in Florida, I would lick the dressing off the ground.

lo2009 · 04-09-2009 5:54pm

i love a vegetarian curry when it's done well, also, you cant beat creamy mashed potatoes whipped to perfection then pour on some onion gravy:pac:

Miss Lockhart · 05-09-2009 5:17pm

A really big veggie lasagne made with Quorn mince. Eaten with loads garlic bread on the side. Mmmmm

By the way - where do you get these Quorn Bramley Apple burgers?? They sound lovely! Never seen them anywhere in Dublin before.

Slaphead07 · 05-09-2009 6:10pm

Miss Lockhart wrote: »

By the way - where do you get these Quorn Bramley Apple burgers?? They sound lovely! Never seen them anywhere in Dublin before.

I've seen them in Tesco, Dundrum Town Centre but their stock is very erratic.

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