Comfort Food in Times of Sickness

A dear friend had surgery this morning, so I made dinner for her and her husband. For a previous surgery she'd had a few years ago, I'd made vegetable soup for them, so she requested it again. It's wonderful sick food. In fact, whenever I start to come down with something, I make a huge pot of it. That accomplishes two things: I won't have to cook again for a few nights while I'm feeling lousy, and it ensures that I have healthy food to eat while sick.



In addition to the soup, I made my favorite yeast rolls.



I generally am not a fan of baking, but for some reason, I really enjoy the process of making bread. Part of it stems from having really good tools. I have a marble pastry board, and I love it! The surface stays cool, which is a necessity for working with dough. My pastry scraper is also a tremendous help. I can use it to cut dough, as well as scrape dough from the board.





Throw in a music CD or an audio book, and baking becomes a very pleasant way to spend an afternoon.