Comfort, then and now
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febobe's post about comfort food got me thinking about my own particular comfort foods, in particular when I am sick...
When I was a kid and sick, my main comfort food was Campbell's tomato soup. Straight out of the can and thinned with water and heated up, as per the directions on the can. My mom would grate a little bit of cheddar cheese on top when she put it in the bowl.
This week I had a nasty, nasty cold. I'm mostly over it, but it had me hankering for that old comfort food.
Only this is a newer and more grown-up version, because it's been years since I make anything from a can without dressing it up:
1 can of Campbell's Healthy Request tomato soup (less sodium and such)
A soup-can-and-a-half of Low Sodium V-8 juice (in lieu of water)
A can of petite diced tomatoes
A clove of garlic, minced
A generous squeeze of the juice of half a lemon
A tiny dash of Worcestershire sauce
Heat it up.
Served with a tiny dollop of non-fat Greek yogurt instead of grated cheese.
I had enough for several servings during the week, and just finished up the last of it for my supper.
febobe's post about comfort food got me thinking about my own particular comfort foods, in particular when I am sick...When I was a kid and sick, my main comfort food was Campbell's tomato soup. Straight out of the can and thinned with water and heated up, as per the directions on the can. My mom would grate a little bit of cheddar cheese on top when she put it in the bowl.
This week I had a nasty, nasty cold. I'm mostly over it, but it had me hankering for that old comfort food.
Only this is a newer and more grown-up version, because it's been years since I make anything from a can without dressing it up:
1 can of Campbell's Healthy Request tomato soup (less sodium and such)
A soup-can-and-a-half of Low Sodium V-8 juice (in lieu of water)
A can of petite diced tomatoes
A clove of garlic, minced
A generous squeeze of the juice of half a lemon
A tiny dash of Worcestershire sauce
Heat it up.
Served with a tiny dollop of non-fat Greek yogurt instead of grated cheese.
I had enough for several servings during the week, and just finished up the last of it for my supper.
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Date: 2012-09-09 01:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-09 01:46 am (UTC)BTW, that was one of *my* childhood comfort foods too, minus the cheese. As a grown-up, I preferred it made with skim milk for a while, but now the Campbell's is too sweet for me. I did find a really lovely Puck organic creamy tomato in a can; it's a little more pricey, but no more often than I eat that it's not too bad.
*hugs snugs*
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Date: 2012-09-09 02:08 am (UTC)The straight-out-of-the-can is too sweet for me now as well; which is why the garlic and lemon juice and the V-8 and the Worcestershire. The petite diced tomatoes are just to make it more tomato-y. *grin*
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Date: 2012-09-09 02:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-09 02:13 am (UTC)*snugs delightedly*
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Date: 2012-09-09 03:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-09 07:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-09 10:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-09 01:39 pm (UTC)I've never been much of a fan of tomato soup of any kind. My comfort food when I have a cold is plenty of hot tea, hot coffee and chicken noodle soup.
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Date: 2012-09-09 02:06 pm (UTC)This now has the DM wondering how Bilbo likes his tomatoes. :^)
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Date: 2012-09-09 02:09 pm (UTC)When I was very young, I was allergic to tomatoes, but I outgrew that allergy by the time I was about 9 or so. Ever after I have always loved and craved tomato-y things--I guess to make up for all the tomatoes I missed before.
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Date: 2012-09-09 02:15 pm (UTC)Bilbo? Fresh off the vine, still warm from the sun, and sliced, with just a little salt. Or broiled for breakfast with a few breadcrumbs on top. Of course, he was used to the ones Hamfast Gamgee grew...he tells me even Elven tomatoes are not up to Gamgee standards...*grin*
BTW, you'll have to let me know how yours came out!
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Date: 2012-09-09 02:33 pm (UTC)Bilbo? Fresh off the vine, still warm from the sun, and sliced, with just a little salt.
Oooooh, a man, er, I mean, hobbit after my own heart! That's exactly how I ate them (following my late father's lead) when I grew up on the farm. Although we dispensed with the slicing. My father just plucked them from the vine, would get some salt, then he and I would bite into them whole outside where we could let the juice dribble all over. Yummmm.
Of course, he was used to the ones Hamfast Gamgee grew...he tells me even Elven tomatoes are not up to Gamgee standards...*grin*
Ha! I can understand that. Bilbo's take is probably similar to the way I feel about Jersey tomatoes (really good and tasty) to central Illinois tomatoes (superb; excellent) that grow in a richer soil. I'd expect Shire tomatoes to be superior to Rivendell tomatoes; a certain OFC in my 'verse is not above using the deep arts to enhance flavor and ripening of tomatoes, given the less than optimal growing conditions of Rivendell. ;^)
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Date: 2012-09-09 03:52 pm (UTC)Well, now Bilbo might not want to admit how he used to eat them back in his youthful scrumping days...he might not want to give younger hobbits ideas...
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Date: 2012-09-09 07:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-09 09:05 pm (UTC)the real stuff, gooey and rich, with buttered crumbs on top.
Yep; or with lots of extra cheese melted on top, and baked in the oven, not on top of the stove...
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Date: 2012-09-09 10:43 pm (UTC)I didn't feel up to dealing with the grocery store today although I managed to have the wherewithal to take a shower (!) which made me feel a tad better, so no Embellished Grown-up Tomato Soup tonight.
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Date: 2012-09-09 11:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-09 11:13 pm (UTC)<---- points to icon. That's hilarious! Dogs can be such a hoot.
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Date: 2012-09-10 01:03 am (UTC)no subject
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