Comfort food!

When anyone mentions comfort food I immediately think of chicken soup – this wonderful simple dish - apart from being the ultimate in comfort food - is thought to be a cure-all remedy for many ills.

Everyone has their favourite comfort food - designed to cheer and sustain when you've had a bad time – sometimes you need to cosset yourself. In my book, said food has to be portable i.e. it can sit on a plate without fear of spilling all over the place, and can perch conveniently on top of a cushion placed on your lap - whilst you're catching up on your most recently acquired box set, soap opera or whatever is your viewing passion.

Chicken soup isn't the easiest of dishes to “perch” on a cushion – when I've had a bad time and decide to treat myself I have to be extremely careful – I become clumsy when I'm tired, drop things, bump into furniture - the ultimate is to trip over the rug and pebble dash your living room, so may be soup isn't the best choice – certainly in my case.

My comfort food is a cheese, potato and onion pasty.

I know that there are loads of fantastic bakers out there and these days you can buy a pasty baked in store on the high street - and frozen products too that you can bake in your own oven. This can be risky and can lead to disappointment – the most common fault being a lack of filling - not good when you're in need of comfort. It's important that you can rely on your “food fix”.

What follows may seem odd in that it sounds like I'm anticipating having a bad time and in need of food solace – plan ahead, that's my motto!