A delicious, down-home cookbook of all your favorite comfort foods!
- Over 100 recipes, some sweet and some savory, for today's most beloved, cozy, and nostalgic comfort foods
- Breakfast ideas, lunch, dinner, dessert, side dishes, soups, breads, toppings, beverages, and more
- Family-friendly favorites including banana bread, Christmas Eve chili, pizza, mac and cheese, chicken noodle soup, lasagna, and many more
- Tried-and-true recipes from the author's own restaurant and childhood, as well as a selection of offerings from other chefs
- Author Kim Wilcox is the owner of It's All So Yummy in Knoxville, Tennessee, author of The Great Book of Grilled Cheese, and her recipes also appeared in The Ultimate Spam (R) Cookbook
Grilled cheese and tomato soup. Meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Macaroni and cheese. Nothing beats a warm, cozy meal that feels like a hug, and Comfort Food Essentials is here to provide you with endless ideas for everyone's favorite kind of food!
From breakfast, lunch, and dinner to sides, breads, desserts, and even toppings, this comfort food cookbook features over 100 hearty recipes the whole family is sure to love. These are dishes from the author's own restaurant, as well as family recipes that she has tweaked over the years. She even features a chapter of the favorite comfort food recipes of her chef friends!
Packed with recipes like beef stew, meatloaf, chicken salad, sausage gravy, stuffed French toast, beans and rice, and so much more, each all-time favorite, down-home recipe is sure to warm your heart and soul as you gather around the table and dig in! Here is just a small sampling of the many recipes included in this book:
Breakfast:
- Upside-Down Pineapple Pancakes
- Baked Eggs Napoleon
- Banana Pancakes
Breads:
- Country Cornbread
- Savory Pull-Apart Bread
- Spiced Rum Fruitcake Pull-Apart Bread
Soups:
- Buffalo Chicken Chili with Cheese Crisps
- Cheesy Wild Rice and Mushroom Soup
- Old Fashioned Potato Soup
Sandwiches:
- Mexican BLT
- Pumpkin Butter Grilled Cheese
- Mac and Cheese Toasted Wrap
Childhood Comforts:
- Homemade Lasagna
- Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
- Taco Pizza
Main Dishes:
- Tomato Pie
- Sunday Pot Roast
- Open-Faced Sloppy Joes with Cornbread Waffles
- Pan-Seared Hot Honey Chicken Thighs
Deserts:
- Pineapple Chiffon Pie
- Whiskey Truffles
- Creme Brulee
- Homemade Triple Chocolate Ice Cream with Hot Fudge Dessert Topping
Beverages:
- Heart-Warming Hot Cocoa
- Friendship Tea
- Creamy Chocolate Malt
- Pumpkin Affogato
Special Chef Favorites:
- East Nashville Chicken & Dumplings by Dean Hitt
- Kimchi "Big Mac" with Gochujang Mayo by Brandon Frohne
- Hummingbird Cake by Tee Dedrick
- Cold Brew with Aggressive Strawberry Cold Foam by Amy and Adam Kennedy and Chad Greenor
And much more!
Also included is helpful information about the cooking utensils you will need to prepare the dishes, how to make ingredient substitutions, and time-honored cooking tips.
Author Kim Wilcox is the owner of the popular family-owned restaurant It's All So Yummy in Knoxville, Tennessee. She is the author of The Great Book of Grilled Cheese and her recipes have also appeared in the wildly popular The Ultimate Spam (R) Cookbook.
Make delicious, comforting, warm recipes the whole family will love, with Comfort Food Essentials!
Kim Wilcox is a renowned chef and restaurant owner of the family-owned and operated It's All So Yummy restaurant in Knoxville, Tennessee. For more than 10 years, It's All So Yummy Café has been serving residents homemade soups, salads, sandwiches, ice cream, and their most famous specialty, savory, and unique grilled cheese sandwiches. Beginning in 2009, Chef Kim Wilcox started her business with just one cake on the menu! It has since grown and evolved, and Kim has offered 120 varieties of grilled cheese sandwiches using locally acquired and seasonal ingredients. Kim's restaurant has been featured on the Food Network, the Cooking Channel, and local news programs. An inventive and out-of-the-box chef, Kim has also appeared in the wildly popular title, The Ultimate SPAM (R) Cookbook, contributing two of her original recipes. To learn more about Kim and her restaurant, visit the ItsAllSoYummy website or their Facebook (@itsallsoyummycafe) and Instagram (@itsallsoyummycafeowner) pages.
