Comfort Foods

Comfort food is best utilized during cold months or when one is sad or depressed. What is it about certain foods that we have to have during certain times of the year or when the mood hits?

Is it a sense of wanting mommy or a natural way to medicate the mood/funk that we are when it rains or something bothers us. If you read the article written by Anneli Rufus; she states that certain foods release chemicals that the brain triggers when comfort foods come into play. Such as serotonin, oxycotin, and more. They each cause a reaction in the brain that we associate with familiar smells and memories.

We seek comfort foods to fill or fix a void that has happened and to be honest I'm a strict lover of comfort food. We all have that one dish that takes back to when we were children and the world was simpler and grand. For me the smell of my granny's sinfully delicious pound cake always lulls me back.

The super moist taste of butter and vanilla rolled into one simple pound cake that even when I make it I think of her and the times we spent in the kitchen making the same pound cake. I have the pleasure to give that delight to my son to share in new memories being made over the same recipe.