Northeastern Comfort Food Recipes

"The only way to eat fresh tomatoes! In anticipation of the impending tomato harvest, I share with you a family secret. This is the reason we look forward to the end of summer, to the time when our gardens and our friends gardens are bursting with little red-skinned treasures. When I tell anyone about this, besides my brother and sister -- we learned..."

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Ingredients: pepper, peanut butter, salt...

"This really is old fashioned! It comes from "The Culinary Arts Institute Encyclopedia of Cooking and Homemaking" which was published in 1940. This wonderful book has been passed down through 4 generations of women in my family. Proof that some of the best stuff is the oldest and simplest."

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Ingredients: pepper, corn, milk...

"These are amazing. My husband couldn't believe I made them the first time we ate these. These are truly restaurant quality and so easy too! This recipe was given to me by an online friend."

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Ingredients: cooking spray, eggs, wasabi...

"A DELICIOUS alternative to Hot Chocolate. A guilt free drink with almost zero fat!"

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Ingredients: cinnamon, fat-free whipped topping...

"A basic everyday pancake that is very light and tender."

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Ingredients: eggs, salt, sugar...

"Are you looking for a quick but delicious seafood soup? Can't wait to make that stock and take all that extra time? Well.. this is the soup for you. It's thick and creamy and comforting. I know many of you out there frown upon the use of condensed soups. But try this.. it tastes like a restaurant quality soup without all the fuss. Use whatever seafood..."

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Ingredients: shrimp, dried marjoram...

"If you love crab cakes and live in an area where fresh crabmeat is not available, these are a great substitution! They really do taste like crabcakes! Make sure to handle the mixture gently when forming into patties."

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Ingredients: eggs, margarine, onions...

"Creamy, full of flavor. Try this with your next cook-out."

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Ingredients: ground mustard, mayonnaise...

"I got this recipe from a friend at school who did a speech on them. She gave us each a sample. They were so good!"

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Ingredients: cooking oil, cream of tartar...

"This is a different and delicious way to make Scrambled Eggs, my MIL used to make them this way and we loved them! Very creamy. She said originally they used to make eggs this way to stretch the eggs further when feeding a large family, now we just make them because we like them! From the Mennonite Cookbook. *Caution: These eggs are of a very creamy..."

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Ingredients: eggs, milk, salt...

"I was in the nursing profession many, many, years ago. When the nursing staff was allowed to take a lunch break, I would meander down to our hospital cafeteria and order up one of these sandwiches. Of course, the cafeteria chefs had a special "seasoned grill" that punctuated years and years of cooking delectable delights, the way it used..."

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Ingredients: deli ham, mayonnaise, onions...