When I'm nervous, upset, or just not feeling well, I want some comfort food. My go to choice is tea with cinnamon and sugar toast. That is, hot buttered toast sprinkled with a little cinnamon and sugar.
It's a feel good memory from when I was little. Ma would make me cinnamon toast and then cut the toast into strips (soldiers).
Calli was in the animal hospital for a few days last week. Quill wasn't upset Calli was gone. He just wanted to get a few licks of the butter.
Usually, the every day blend of tea is just fine. This time around, I paired the cinnamon toast with Harney and Sons Hot Cinnamon Tea. The tea is very fragrant with cinnamon notes. Each teabag makes two cups of deliciousness. The taste of the tea reminds me of the Fireballs (cinnamon candy) I loved as a kid.
What's your favorite comfort food?
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Your comfort food looks great. Ny faves are either hot soup or chocolate, or both! Valerie
ReplyDeleteChocolate is an excellent choice
DeleteWow you are taking me down memory lane-my Mom always made us kids cinnamon toast too when we weren't feeling well or needed a pick me up. Your tea sounds delicious too
ReplyDeleteMy comfort foods are usually chips or other snack type foods Happy T Kathy
I like those, too, especially pretzels
DeleteI love this tea! I could drink it all day if the spiciness didn't irritate my belly. Comfort food...well just about anything tasty and sweet for me. I love dessert!
ReplyDeleteYour dishes are lovely.
Happy Tea Day,
Kate
This tea is particularly strong. Hard to resist desserts
DeleteI love cinnamon toast, made just like yours. I keep a sugar shaker of cinnamon-sugar to make it easy -- it's also useful for sprinkling other foods.
ReplyDeletebest... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
I have a sugar shaker of cinnamon sugar, too. I also like a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar on apple slices
DeleteComfort food.....let's see....potato chips, dark chocolate Kisses, coffee gelato w/chocolate chips....but when it's REALLY serious I go straight for Stouffers macaroni and cheese! ;)
ReplyDeleteI'll take the potato chips, you can have the mac cheese.
DeleteI remember growing up getting cinnamon toast too:) I do love the taste of cinnamon and besides, it's good for you so it gets added to my oatmeal in the mornings. I think my favorite comfort food is pizza:) Happy T day!
ReplyDeletePizza is my favorite fast food option
DeleteYour cinnamon toast sounds amazing, I'm going to give it a go too 😁. I've featured this tea before too, I was introduced to it when we stayed with our friends in
ReplyDeletewine and I liked it so much that I brought some back with us, unfortunately it's all gone now. I think my favourite comfort food must be Cauliflower Cheese as I've found myself eating it quite a lot lately. Happy T Day! Hugs Jo x
I like cauliflower. My mother used to make a nice salad of it raw. I'm not a fan of cheese.
DeleteI don't really have a favorite comfort food, but I've always enjoyed cinnamon sugar toast and tea. Maybe Constant Comment tea :) Happy T Tuesday
ReplyDeleteConstant Comment was my MIL's favorite blend
DeleteI have never had toast like this and I think I will have to try it. Hope your kitty is OK Happy T Day Elle/EOTC xx
ReplyDeleteFor cinnamon sugar, I use 2 parts sugar to 1 part cinnamon.
DeleteIronically, I fixed cinnamon toast two nights ago. I make big batches, some of which I divide, then add ginger, cardamom, cloves, allspice, and nutmeg to the cinnamon and sugar. I slather on the butter (no fake stuff for me) and add the cinnamon/sugar combo that I keep in fancy containers right on my kitchen countertop next to my toaster.
ReplyDeleteI've never had that tea before, nor have I heard of it. However, I am in love with the idea that it tastes like those Fireballs. Thanks for sharing your tea and cinnamon/sugar toast with us, along with Quill for T this Tuesday, dear CJ. As for comfort food for me? Anything, but mac and cheese and that toast are high on my list.
You make an extra fancy cinnamon spice blend. Yummy
DeleteAt Thanksgiving, I made some with pumpkin pie spice, along with the other ingredients, too. I DO love my cinnamon toast!
DeleteChicken Noodle Soup Is My Preferred Choice - Something About The Smell Of Chicken Noodle Soup Calms My Worried Heart - As A Kid, Mac & Cheese For Sure - In College, Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum - Hopefully That Kitty Kitty Comes Back Stronger Than Ever - Keep Me In The Loop Please - Big Hugs CJ
ReplyDeleteCheers
Calli seems to be doing quite well and is back to her little self.
DeleteMashed potatoes with anything (chicken pot pie, shepherd's pie, etc)
ReplyDeleteI think that would be Himself, too.
DeleteFavorite comfort food for me-is usually very fattening. Bread with butter, chocolate, a big mug of tea. Well I guess the tea isn't fattening as I drink it plain. I love your Chinese style tea cup and plate for the Lunar New Year, and cinnamon toast sounds good. Hope February starts off well for you, we don't get any snow with the storm at the end of the week, and you have a wonderful T day. Fun hearing about how you stayed at the Anchorage too. I have always wanted to stay there. I used to have a winter rental just down the street. The owners were from Auburn. Small world, isn't it? hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteI didn't even connect my teacup with the Lunar New Year! I hope we don't get the ice storm I heard predicted on the noon news. When we stayed at the Anchorage it was a cheap motel. If the spaces along the street at Long Sands were filled up, they would let people park on the lawn. I don't think I could afford to stay at the Anchorage now. It went very upscale. Auburn? It is a small world.
DeleteI was raised on comfort food. Mom was great. Her pies were legendary. Dad liked when she made chicken and dumplings. Snack? whatever we baked that week made great snacks.
ReplyDeleteChicken and dumplings is the Young One's favorite dish
DeleteYum.
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DeleteMy favourite tea is Lady Earl Grey, hard to find.
ReplyDeleteI'll be talking about Lady Earl Grey in next week's T day post
DeleteI never had hot buttered toast with cinnamon and sugar, but I can imagine it being comfort food. Sometimes I crave salty comfort food (potato chips) and sometimes sweet (chocolate). In my opinion, chocolate cures everything.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, chocolate is the miracle drug
DeleteI love the smell of cinnamon. Tea and toast when not feeling well. Grilled cheese the staple of an Irish household! And can’t live without a spud here…the ultimate comfort food, Irish ice cream
ReplyDeleteSpuds are Irish ice cream 😺
DeleteSoups or casseroles work well for me as comfort food.
ReplyDeleteBut my go to drink for everything is tea!
All the best Jan
Tea makes everything better
DeleteWell, I love cinnamon toast. My favorite comfort food is homemade baked macaroni & Cheese. :) My favorite tea is Lady Grey, by Twinings, it is difficult to find. The grocery store has it once in a while, so I stock up! LOL
ReplyDeleteHappy T Day.
I thought Lady Grey would be right next to Earl Grey all the time
DeleteMy comfort food was cheesecake, but now that I am on a diet....it is confetti toast (avacodo, jalapeno, red bell pepper, a shredded boiled egg, and a little hot honey on top - all added on top of toast). My Mother made me the same toast you had when I was little but never cut it. She got so much sugar and butter on it that it was amazing and made me happy right away. Sweet post, CJ. Happy T-day and take care of you and the kitties! Hugz
ReplyDeleteHappy to report that the kitties are back to their cute and cuddly selves
DeleteOhh yes cinnamon toast the best. Have a great day today.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteYes that a very good confort food CJ ! Here sometimes, we prepare toast with olive oil, then honey and cinnamon.... for me they are delicious.
ReplyDeleteHappy belated T-day!
Hope that Calli is back home and well.
I wish you a very nice end of the week, take care and send big hugs
Caty
Olive oil, honey, and cinnamon on good, crusty bread sounds soooo good. Calli is home and back to her cute, little self.
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