Letters from Our Readers: My Comfort Food
Comfort food is food that makes you feel good when you are sad, angry, ____ stressed out.
It can also make you ____ of happy moments from the past.
It satisfies not only ____ stomach but also the heart.
Comfort ____ differ around the world.
Let’s see what comfort foods our international readers ____
Jessica from USA
My comfort food ____ chicken soup.
In the ____ people eat this soup when they have a cold.
When I was a small child, I caught a very bad ____
My father made me a bowl of chicken soup so that I could get ____
The hot soup warmed ____ body, and I slowly started to feel better.
It was also very ____
Now, when I catch ____ cold, I eat chicken soup.
Maria from Brazil
In ____ there are many dishes that are made with cassava, a vegetable similar to a potato.
I love ____ chips the most.
____ when I had a bad day at school and felt stressed out, my best friend bought me a bag of cassava chips.
When ____ started to eat the chips, my stress suddenly disappeared.
The crisp sound of eating chips made me feel ____
Now, every time I’m ____ out, I eat cassava chips.
Then I feel good ____
Simon from France
I have ____ comfort foods, but I love madeleines the most.
A madeleine is a small cake ____ looks like a sea shell.
People in France enjoy madeleines as an afternoon ____
My grandmother always makes madeleines for me when I ____ her.
They taste best when they come right out of the ____
Then the kitchen is filled with a sweet ____
I especially like eating her orange madeleines ____ a cup of tea.
Every ____ I see or smell madeleines, I think of my grandmother.
Let me share my grandmother’s special recipe with you so ____ you can make orange madeleines, too.
Maybe madeleines ____ become a comfort food for you!
Grandma’s Special Recipe: Orange Madeleines
You need: 1 cup of flour, 2/3 cup of sugar, 2 eggs, some orange peel, 1/4 cup of butter, 1/8 teaspoon of salt
Melt the butter ____ let it cool.
Put the ____ sugar and salt in a bowl and beat.
____ the flour to the bowl and mix.
Add the ____ and orange peel to the mixture and mix.
Pour the ____ into the madeleine pan.
Bake in the oven for 10 to ____ minutes.