Comfort food

When I was making this week's menu, I decided to thumb through my cooking magazine recipe folder.  This week is all about comfort food recipes that I found there.   Have you ever noticed that potatoes and pasta play heavily into comfort food?  These three recipes just make you feel warm and cozy. 

Bacon Pierogi Bake from Cooking Light Magazine
http://search.cookinglight.com/ck-results.html?Ntt=bacon+pierogi+bak

While this recipe calls for 2 pieces of Center Cut Bacon, I use regular bacon and 5 or 6 slices.  But I really like bacon...     This is creamy and delicious and pretty darn easy to make.

English Cottage Pie, also from Cooking Light
http://search.cookinglight.com/ck-results.html?Ntt=english+cottage+pie

This is like sheppard's pie without the corn.  It is quite yummy and the leftovers are fabulous as well.

Cheddar Chicken and potatoes  from Kraft food and Family magazine
http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/cheddar-chicken-potatoes-114124.aspx

This recipe has just FOUR ingredients!  And it all cooks in one pan making doing the dishes a little less daunting than many of my culinary adventures.  This one is the ultimate in comfort food.  It just kind of takes you back to being a kid.  The potatoes can be found in the frozen food section (usually near the french fries) and are called Potatoes O'Brian. 

Pick any one of these recipes and I think you will be happy of heart and tummy!