Recipes: Real Comfort Food, Southern Style

By Michael Nolan

Forget the ice cream and potato chips, any true southerner will tell you that the common bond between most comfort foods is the tomato.

Whether you fry ‘em when they’re green or slice ‘em when they’re ripe, tomatoes are one of the mainstays of the southern kitchen, a place where real comfort food is born. What follows are two of my personal favorites.

Macaroni and Tomatoes
When I was growing up one of my favorite dishes was also one of the most simple to make. It was called “Macaroni and Tomatoes”, and to be honest, no recipe is needed – except for Michelle Read the rest of this entry »