Homely meal ideas that feel like a hug in a meal

[sodoffbeforemycupofcoff]

What do you cook that makes you instantly feel cosy inside? Could be the smell of it cooking and the taste.
for me a good shepherds pie or stew with home made bread and lots of salted butter on the bread🥰

Bangers and mash
Scrambled eggs on toast

Egg in a cup.

Paella, stifado, toast and marmite, chicken noodle Knorr soup

Daal is my go to comfort food. It really is like a hug in a bowl and is cheap, delicious and nutritious. My babies were all weaned on daal and rice and it's still what they want when they're feeling a bit under the weather!

Spag bol
Chicken soup with orzo
Ramen noodles with sesame oil, broccoli and tofu
Beef stew
Dippy eggs and soldiers

For me it's Ramen. It's filling without feeling heavy. It's comforting and warming. You can vary it in so many ways. I always feel good when I eat Ramen.

Macaroni cheese.

mac and chesse with brown sauce. Its my go to meal when I need a warm hug

Cream of Vegetable soup with home made brown soda bread.

Stew and mashed potatoes.

A baked potato with beans.

Lasagna , home made so you know hours of work went into it.

Are you outside England, @sodoffbeforemycupofcoff? The thought of cooking anything during summer is beyond my tolerance levels!

All my meals have been some variety of salad, wholefoods, fish that doesn’t need cooking for about the last three months.

I’m in England! I’m just longing for winter😂 but my jack (slow cooker!)
I think I am the only one who doesn’t find it unbearable (heat wise) everyone looks rather shocked when I do tell them what I’m making and when I mentioned being cold at times!

Mince and tatties
Steak pie mash and veg
Lentil and bacon soup
Avgolemono
Beef and mushroom stroganoff
Spaghetti Aglio e Olio (had this tonight with a seasoned chicken breast. So good!)
Laksa
BLT baguette

It's got to be homemade soup. I made roasted squash soup last night ( it's hot as balls but we had a thunder storm so it felt right!). It smelt amazing and tastes like a bowl of goodness and love 💕

Lokshen
Farmers' Casserole with dumplings
Spag bol

For now, variations on salad I am sick of salad

Amy Shepherd on Instagram has some lovely cosy recipes.

For me it’s cottage pie with baked beans, I know it’s a weird combo but I really love it, it’s my go too when I’ve got a cold

Chicken and Chorizo Jambalaya. Warmth but not too heavy.

Mince and potatoes, macaroni cheese, beef stew and dumplings, chicken soup, daal.

In cold weather
Mince and tatties +skirlie
Homemade scotch broth
Sausage ,egg,chips runny yolk to dip sausages in.

Chicken supernoodles and nuggets
Heinz tomato soup and toast
Beef stew and dumplings
Cauliflower cheese
Mashed swede

A bowl of chilli with a hunk of crusty bread, and grated cheese.
Gammon in the slow cooker, egg and chips.