Who­ever you are, there is a food that brings you back home and makes you feel like every­thing will be alright. It might be an indul­gently sweet desert or a fat-filled, carbohydrate-laden main dish. It might even be a healthy, whole­some dish, just like the one your mom made.

Com­fort foods can help a per­son get back on track when they’re feel­ing down or, when food is used to fill a void of some sort, com­fort foods can knock a per­son off track. Restau­rants dress up com­fort foods and mag­a­zines pub­lish fam­ily recipes. We have a love affair with food that makes us feel good–create some­thing that pays homage to this great love.