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Comfort Foods

© Kimberly Skopitz

It's still not life as normal, is it? People have gone back to work, the laundry continues to spin, and yet how very anxiously and eagerly we turn on the news these days. The most innocous conversation eventually turns to the subject of war--what the President said, or some other government official. Speculation about what might happen.

It's times like these that looking through new cookbooks doesn't seem quite as rewarding as turning to the slightly splashed pages of more familiar volumes. Julia Child's The Way to Cook, with a highly comforting beef zinfandel stew recipe, as well as her apple crisp--perfect for this season, for many reasons. The old Betty Crocker cookbook with the potato salad you remember from your childhood. The Joy of Cooking, with the enviably easy 1-2-3 cake. The King Arthur Cookbook, still relatively new to me, is a splendid compendium of old-fashioned recipes sure to make your kitchen filled with delightful aromas.

For food reading, MFK Fisher. Splended always, but particularly now, with her wise look at wartime cooking--no comprimises, but a good look at practicality.

Time to bake a pie, simmer a stew, slow roast. Comfort foods, yes, and why not?

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