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    Comfort Food

    Comfort Food is somewhat self-explanatory, but it’s also sort of difficult for me to not call everything on Cooking and Cussing comfort food. In my humble opinion, the most primary job of food (besides nutrition, of course) is to bring joy and comfort, and I write all of my recipes with that goal in mind.

    New Orleans Style BBQ Shrimp and Cheesy Grits and Poor Boy Supper epitomize that soul-satisfying feeling.

    • a Thanksgiving turkey being carved with a meat fork and a metal knife
      Thanksgiving Herb Butter Turkey
    • large white casserole dish filled with prepared traditional southern cornbread dressing sitting on a black cooling rack
      Traditional Southern Cornbread Dressing
    • Skillet Biscuit on a white plate with a pat of butter on top.
      Sour Cream and Onion Skillet Biscuit
    • A slice of Jiffy Jalapeño Cornbread on a grey plate with a green and white striped napkin.
      Jiffy Jalapeño Cornbread
    • Wooden spoon scooping out a serving of pimento mac and cheese.
      Pimento Mac and Cheese
    • Bowlful of butter beans with a spoonful being lifted out.
      Butter Beans
    • rectangular pastries garnished with green herbs on a wire rack
      Shepherd’s Pie Hand Pies
    • Close up of French Onion Pork Chops served over mashed potatoes.
      Oven-Fried French Onion Pork Chops with Lipton Soup Mix
    • Black bowl filled with bright yellow grits, topped with shrimp smothered in a new orleans style buttery barbecue sauce and tossed with green onions, red bell peppers and mushrooms
      New Orleans BBQ Shrimp and Cheesy Grits
    • two star shaped dishes filled with orange rice and red chicken curry topped with green cilantro and white dollop of yogurt
      Easy Chicken Curry
    • cornflake crusted chicken tenders stacked on an oval plate
      Corn Flake Chicken Strips with Sesame and Almonds
    • three triangular pieces of chicken potpie crostata with a rich brown crust and creamy white chicken filing with flecks of orange from the carrots and green from the peas served on a wooden platter
      Chicken Pot Pie Crostata
    • Poor Boy Supper or meatballs in a mushroom gravy over white rice served into two bowls with gold forks
      Meatloaf Meatballs and Rice with Mushroom Gravy
    • Large black saute pan filled with Cajun Shrimp Pasta with rotini pasta, andouille sausage rounds, bright red tomatoes and bell peppers and sliced green onions
      Cajun Shrimp and Sausage Pasta
    • white baking dish filled with green chicken enchiladas topped with orange melted cheese and a mound of bright green cilantro
      Green Chicken Enchiladas with Cream Cheese
    • Small round meatloaf portions topped with rich red barbecue sauce sitting on a golden baking sheet topped with parchment paper and filled with golden yellow potatoes and green parsley and sage leaves
      BBQ Meatloaf Sheet Pan Dinner
    • pimento cheeseburger hand pies in a basket lined with a blue and white towel with one split in two to show to gooey pimento cheese filling inside
      Pimento Cheeseburger Hand Pies
    • Chicken curry pot pie in a white baking dish featuring a golden brown lattice puff pastry topping
      Easy Chicken Curry Pot Pie
    • Onion Burger Mini Meatloaf covered in a bright red sauce on a white plate with a bite taken out of it
      Onion Burger Mini Meatloaf
    • White star shaped bowl filled filled with orange butternut squash cubes, sausage pieces, rigatoni and fleck of white parmesan cheese and green chopped parsley and a blue casserole dish in the background filled with the recipe
      Sausage Butternut Squash Pasta
    • bowl of Chicken Spaghetti or spaghetti noodles covered in a mushroom cream sauce with chicken, onions and peppers and topped with melted cheddar, breadcrumbs, and crispy jalapenos
      Chicken Spaghetti from Scratch
    • three chicken florentine stuffed baked potatoes on a white platter
      Chicken Florentine Baked Potatoes
    • a square baking dish filled with a mixture of diced apple, pork, and spinach topped with melted cheese
      Pork, Bacon and Apple Pasta Bake
    • four Crock-Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches on a white platter garnished with whole basil leaves
      Crock-Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches
    • Sausage and Peppers Meatloaf sliced and served on a silver platter with parchment paper and Italian Roasted Vegetables in the background
      Italian Meatloaf with Italian Roasted Vegetables