5 Minutes for Books — Comfort Food

Has to be calling my mom. Sometimes I just need to hear her voice.

ICE CREAM!!! It always makes me feel better anyway:)

It is definitely snuggling with my two little maltese. They love me unconditionally! (But I love to read too).

I clip on my iPod Shuffle and take off for a twenty minute walk. Music inspires and energizes me. I think I’m most comforted by music.

Books give me space to process what’s going on in my head, clearing the clutter while expanding my horizons.

The quickest path to comfort for me is a cup of tea.

One huge comfort to me is reading!!
when i was a little girl and my parents were having financial and relationship problems i learned to find comfort in books and stories!!

My dream day is still to stay in bed and read. It doesn’t happen to much with four kiddos, but every now and then…

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Journaling while listening to music does comfort me, but in times of trouble I am most comforted when I sit in an empty church and meditate.

I make myself a cup of Chai Tea, sit in my comfy chair, and call my cat to sit with me…and she comes. Totally relaxing.

strolling through a bookstore without my kids is a comfort especially after a mentally taxing day.

monica

My comfort food would have to be hot chocolate!

I adored the Friday Night Knitting Club. I devoured it in one sitting. I’m such a foodie and a complete bibliophile. I must have this book!! I hope I win it, it sounds wonderful!!

Comfort is wrapped up in the down comforter with a good book and a quiet house. Not that it happens often, but it’s still comfort. A piece of Dove Dark doesn’t hurt either

Comfort is relaxing in a hot bath with a book and a drink.

I loved Friday Night Knitting Club, so I really hope I win this!

My comfort food is chocolate cake, and to relax every night I knit.
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Sewing therapy! I just dug out my sewing machine a few months ago, after YEARS in storage, and I can’t believe how much happier I feel to have that creative release! I’m trying to lose ten pounds, so I’m trying to stay away from emotional eating, and I find that sewing can be very therapeutic. Plus, you end up with a cool finished product!

Comfort for me is definitely snuggling on the couch with my hubby & watching a movie - that ALWAYS makes me feel better! Thanks for having such a great giveaway; I love books!!

I enjoyed snuggling up with a good book especially a book that focus on a new hobby or such

Soup is definitely my preferred comfort food. And being an avid reader and a bit of a foodie myself, this book sounds perfect!

Yep, I go right for food when I need comforting - usually a pot of soup or a big pot of meatballs/sauce or something involving mashed potatoes!

My favorite comfort is going to pick up my mom and going for a ride or doing a little retail therapy!

It’s books for me, too. I’m an escapist.

Comfort for me? a quiet house and a magazine!

Chocolate ice cream comforts me.

I am a book nerd! I would chose sitting down with a good book to taking a jog or eating ice cream any day! I’ve never heard of this book, thanks for the recommendation!

a massage from the hubby

When I need comfort . . . well, that depends on WHY I need comfort. If I am sad, I turn to my husband for a hug. If I am upset with my husband, I eat macaroni and cheese. If I am angry, I workout. And, if I am generally stressed, I hop in a hot bath and read for about two hours.

Sending the kids off in the in-laws, snuggling DaHubby on the couch while we both enjoy bowls of ice cream! LOL

Ice cream!

My comfort food is food! lol I love to eat. But maybe I would pick my favorite to be candy…chocolate candy…yum.

I know its bad for me, But it always a cigarette and coffee to comfort me.

definitely books. we’re four days away from moving, and i can sure tell you that i escape into books periodically for respite! although potato chips, buttery air-popped popcorn or warm chocolate chip cookies are also really good!!

One word - CHOCOLATE… enough said

This book looks like a great read!

A cup of iced coffee with whipped cream while sitting on my swing in my backyard.

My recipe for success when I need comfort is to find a cozy place (bed or couch) and knit or read.

My recipe for success is taking time for myself to read, shop, or just watch tv and gather my thoughts together.

I go for a nice slow drive out in the country.

My comfort food IS food…either that or Pliates or finding comfort in my husband. But usually I go straight to a heaping bowl of pasta, unfortunately!

A good book and a hot bubble bath always works — followed by a new coat of paint on my toenails. :0)

Thanks for the giveaway!
Megret

Chocolate

My husband.

There is nothing more comforting than southern comfort and lemonade!

My comfort food is homemade potato soup-appeals to the Irish side of me!

If I’m sick it’s cream of mushroom soup!

Pad Thai. Something about that dish makes me happy.

Books (an easy read), a cozy blanket, and a bag of chips (or carrots if I’m on a diet).

I like to get a good book, a diet coke and climb into the bathtub and soak. Or if there’s time, head to the bookstore to spend a couple of hours.

A good movie (usually You’ve Got Mail), a blanket, and laying on the couch!

Friday Night Knitting Club was a fantastic read! That’s exciting that they are making it into a movie. I definately want to read this one. My newest “comfort food” has been sewing. And when I don’t have time for that peanut butter out of the jar is an excellent stand-by!

Sounds like a great book! I’d love to win!

Relaxing = hot bath, candles, glass of wine, and a good book.

My very favorite comfort food is my husband’s cooking!!! Whenever we are ill, or just down, my husband makes a huge pot of his chicken pauperkosh!! Just it’s smell comforts me!!! My kids love it too!!! My 2 youngest kids had the flu last week, and my husband and I were sleep deprived because for 3 nights my sick little 18 month old wouldn’t sleep! So we were all comforted by this food!!

Hmm. Depending on the time of day I need comfort, it is found in a latte, baking, making Bacon Leek and Tomato macaroni and cheese and eating it, or a hot bath with either hot or cold tea depending on the season, and a really good book to read while in the tub~! And essential oils.

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I love to get into some comfy clothes and curl up with a good book.

My favorite comfort is sitting with my laptop and my favorite blog, or a can’t-put-it-down book.

donuts

Baked good are my comfort food. And coffee.

They go well together don’t they!? They would be even better with a book in hand.

Chinese takeout

For me it’s a big cup of sweet tea, a good book, and a couple of kitties to cuddle with. Ahhh. Hope I win the good book.

in the winter time: music (like “Lakeside Retreat” instrumentals), hot tea, a book…and chocolate!

in the summer: iced tea, an actual lakeside, and a book

Comfort happens for me when I spend time with my kids doing something we all enjoy together!

A cup of hot tea and a good book

What comforts me the most is CHOCOLATE, most specifically peanut M & M’s.

My favorite comfort is spending time with my daughter. When my daughter was five my parents took her from me due to my alcoholism. I moved to florida April 4 2007, the day my daughter turned 19, with 10 1/2 years sobriety, my car payed off and money saved for the move after years of working two and three jobs.
mothers day 2008 I saw her get her associates degree with 3.8 GPA. Even though she lives five minutes from me, she sent me a card saying thanks for being at my college graduation, standing beside me and cheering me on.

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Book are my source of comfort.

Being alone with a good novel is definitely a sure thing for me! I really enjoyed The Friday Night Knitting Club, as well.

My favorite activity for comfort has to be going onto the deck and watching the sailboats and fishing boats out on the water. They always look so nice out there! Thanks for a great giveaway!

I go swimming. I am a water sign and to be surrounded by the water makes all the stress melt away and allows me quiet time to think things through.

Books, blankets, my big red chair, and a cup of coffee.

A hug, a note, or just the sound of my husband’s always calm voice.

What a wonderful prize!

for me comfort food is spelled Mac & cheese. gooey, fat filled, mac & cheese. for dessert chocolate ice cream (can we say ben & jerry?) i curl up in bed, wrap the covers around me and hug my pillow

Bubble bath, chocolate covered cherries, and champagne. Always hits the spot!

When I need comfort, I call my sister to go grab a cup of coffee and a chocolate chip cookie. She does the same with me. Heck, I love doing that even when I don’t need comfort!

I’d love to win this for my best friend, a foodie!

I hate to admit it, but Velveeta Shells and Cheese always makes me feel better.

When I need comfort I grab some chocolate and call my sister.

I take a bath and have some chocolate.

I always like good old macaroni and cheese.

When I need comfrot I bake a large bowl of homemade mac & cheese. Then I call my mom. Doing this always makes me feel better.

Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate!

A steaming mug of hot chocolate with marshmallows and a good book.

When it’s time for comfort, I call my mum and have a good moaning session. Then, I wait until my little one is napping; I leave the dirty dishes stacked up in the sink, I leave the laundry where it’s been strewn and I block out the world for a bit by immersing myself in a good book and snacking on chocolate raisins:)

Chocolate, Coca-Cola, a salty snack and then curling up with “Little Women”, “100 Years of Solitude”, “Love in the Time of Cholera” or any of the Harry Potter books. If I can’t read then give me Mary Poppins, Little Mermaid or Cinderella and I’m a happy camper…but gotta have the chocolate!

Iced coffee with Dove chocolates!

A trashy tabloid magazine and some junk food make me feel better.

A hot cup of tea and a good novel.

I love ice cream!! If it is nice out I may go swimming. When I go under water I imagine blocking out the whole world.

eating ice cream loaded with hot fudge. the hot fudge brings extra comfort.

brownies

Praying

CHOCOLATE anything!

When I need comfort I cuddle up under my soft microfiber blankie and watch a DVD with a bowl of microwave popcorn. I love cold winter nights so I can do this!

Kinda counterintuitive, but either a bowl of warm pasta with great sauce or a walk through the neighborhood for some fresh air.

Red wine or my mom’s chocolate chip cookies.

My “comfort food” is definitely reading. Whether it’s a novel that I’ve been dying to dive into or a magazine, there is nothing like curling up on the couch or in bed to relax me!

Hello! What a marvelous sounding book! I love a book with quirky/eclectic characters. My “comfort food” is working in and looking at my flower bed. It is full of color and variety. I love it. Please enter me in your drawing. Thanks, Cindi

My Mom’s quiche always makes me feel better.

It has to be a cup of earl grey tea for me when I’m feeling blue. It’s magic. Please enter me.thanks,Anne

Pringles Sour Cream and Onion Chips, Orange Soda and the Red Sox…!!!

Curling up with a cup of tea and a large chocolate bar always cheers me up.

MY COMFORT FOOD IS PIZZA AND DR PEPPER

I instantly feel better when I talk to my husband because he loves me unconditionally no matter how rediculous I may be. He’s always supportive and loving and gives a great pep talk!

When I used to need to unwind during stressful times, my husband would take me to Pzza Hut for their pizza sticks and a soda. We got a change of scenery, had some time to relax and talk about things, and it didn’t cost a lot to have a bit of a mid-evening snack, before going home, hopefully ready to take on things anew in the morning. That used to work great before kids, but come to think of it, we haven’t done that in a very, very long time now…too long, in fact. Perhaps we should try revisiting that kind of date night again sometime.

I make a cup of coffee and listen to my ipod

Cuddling on the couch with my hubby comforts me. A cup of chamomile ginger tea relaxes and sooths me.

Italian food I was raised in Italy

I jump on my trampoline in the backyard. It makes me feel like a kid again and lightens my mood.

Mojito with mint from my garden.

Taking a hot bath with a good book and my cat lying on the bath rug next to the tub.

Thank you for having this contest. I really appreciate it.

I like putting on my favorite pajamas, unplugging the phone and reading in bed

Thank you for having this contest. I really appreciate it.I like to go fishing!

I am comforted by putting on a pair of jammies, snuggling under a favorite blanket and sipping hot cocoa. Good grief - have I entered my 2nd childhood already?

CHOCOLATE IS MY COMFORT FOOD

What a great site…..Keep up the EXCELLENT work!!!!!!!!!

Please enter me & Thank you

A cup of hot tea for sure. thank you

cherry coke
THANK YOU GOD BLESS

A big hot pasty from the U.P. of Michigan.

I just love buffets!

this is a love of mine, cooking

HOMEMADE HOT FUDGE:
running hot and thick over a big bowl of ice cream
—–or straight up, spoon to mouth!

It depends on the time/day/stressor. I would first try a long walk on the trail with my dogs and my Higher Power; talking to my partner or my mother, both give me solace. Reading is my favorite indoor escape ~ this looks like a GREAT read!
Thanks for the contests!

For me it’s some cuddle time with my husband. Nothing like a big hug to make things seem better.

Sadly it could be food (baked goods). Also can be hiding in my bed reading or sleeping. Thanks,
Maureen (jnomaxx at hotmail dot com)

For me, it’s cuddling up with hubby and a great cup of coffee and watching a wonderful movie. Thank you!

Sipping a cup of coco with marhmellows.LOL

I love to relax with a good movie, or take my kids to the park to get out our energy and have fun as a family!

Snuggling up in bed with a cup of tea and a good book is always comforting.

Comfort? Would have to be a good movie or good book or a big ol’ bowl of mashed potatoes.

First take a shower then Get yourself relaxed and put some lilac lotion on to relax. Then turn off your phone and get one of your favorite book and just stay in bed and read! Thanks

hot chocolate and a book

home shows

I enjoy riding my bike

I always go back to a favorite comfort food that takes me back to my childhood, especially if it was one that I remember watching my greatgrandmother cook

I am a happy man as long as I have my meat.

Baking … especially brownies!

A good ole pint of Blue Bell ice cream is all I need…oh, and a spoon, of course!

I put on my old favorite comforting sweatshirt.

Reading does it for me. Nothing relaxes me and takes my mind off stressful things like a good book does.

Playing Scrabulous with my friends online

Win, Win, Win!!!

just to cool

TV and laptop is comfort for me, thanks for the giveaway

Ice cream and pretzel thins is my latest comfort food.

I pick up my knitting needles. I can’t wait for Friday Night Knitting Club movie to come out.

When I’m having a bad day, I have to sit down & have my coffee.

In the winter I take a long, steamy, aromatic bubble bath in candlelight. Then wrap myself in a fluffy, cozy bath rub and curl up with a mug of cocoa or tea and read a firey romance novel.

I play on internet or read.

quiet time

Baked goods are my comfort foods. Especially cake or cookies.

Just give me a bowl of creamy mashed potatos!
Yummy!

my comfort food is always chocolate

Movie theater butter microwave popcorn.

watching Seinfeld while eating spicy spaghetti, it always works!

Eating Hershey”s Kisses and watching a chick flick with my daughters!

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Mashed potatoes and gravy, just like my Grandma used to make. Yum!

Just like you, I like to snuggle up in my warm bed with a good book and an ice cold pepsi. And if my DH wants to stop by with a nice sandwich, I wouldn’t argue.

Going running helps to clear my mind.

Each year 96 billion pounds of food is wasted in the U.S.

Chocolate!!

fresh hot Chebe tapoica cheese balls with lots of butter!

when i get a migraine, my 2 1/2 year old will tell me “it’s ok mommy, where does it hurt, i’ll kiss it” and then he goes and gets me an ice pack and tells his father to get me brownies and a magazine, after all of that i can’t help but smile!

When I need comfort, I make me some iced tea, curl up in a blanket, and put on reruns of the Golden Girls. A little humor is very comforting.

Chocolate & chick flicks- need I say more?

my comfort food is pizza nad a good movie

get away from whatever/go for a walk

Iced mochas, good quality chocolate, and sourdough bread with butter are some of my favorite comfort foods.

In any kind of weather, I enjoy my mug of hot cocoa.
It’s my special low calorie recipe, but gives me the comfort of that good old chocolate taste. I use real dutch unsweetened coca, skim milk and sweet’n'low. A real treat with my little cat curled up on my lap, at any time.

I talk to my mom or my best friends when I need comfort.

Thanks!