Patch Readers Dish About Their Top 'Comfort Foods'

On Tuesday we asked Patch Facebook readers from around Monmouth County to comment on: "When you think of 'comfort food', what comes to mind? (And tell us where to get it!)"

Here are some of their responses: 


Just what I have in the oven for tonight's dinner. Garlic pork roast, mashed potatoes, gravy, and cauliflower, and mini ice cream sandwiches for dessert. LET IT SNOW! -- Darcy Zarnowski, Manalapan Patch Facebook

Roast chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, veggies, Waldorf salad....Marc Pelc
Home mac and cheese from Teddy's in Cranbury -- Brian Edward Mullaney, East Windsor Patch Facebook

Snow days are soup days. I make a great chicken barley soup and indulge -- Manuela Fields Geb WilkenZotter, East Windsor Patch Facebook

ANYTHING ITALIAN -- Deanna Boehm, East Windsor Patch Facebook

Lobster. the ocean. -- Dennis Ryan, East Windsor Patch Facebook

Chicken and dumplings..but I make it! -- Patti Lenker Potis, Freehold Patch Facebook

Sausage and mushroom pie in the "old" oven from Fed's, #5 with everything from Sorrento's, corned beef, rye with cole slaw on top from Fred and Murray's. -- Steven Weiss, Freehold Patch Facebook

Sweet tea and fried pork chops. Yes I lived in the south. -- Nick Romanelli, Middletown-NJ Patch Facebook 

Chicken fried steak .... Perkins in Hazlet -- Brian Raike, Middletown-NJ Patch Facebook

Mac and cheese. Love Citarella's - family owned store in Red Bank. -- Pam Curchin, Middletown-NJ Patch Facebook

Making cheddar potato soup right now! -- Susan Remian Burns, Middletown-NJ Patch Facebook