Letters from Our Readers: My Comfort Food
Comfort food is food that makes you ____ good when you are sad, angry, or stressed out.
It can also make you think of happy moments from the ____
It satisfies not only the stomach but also the ____
Comfort ____ differ around the world.
Let’s see what comfort foods ____ international readers enjoy.
Jessica from USA
My comfort food is chicken ____
In the USA, people eat this soup ____ they have a cold.
When I was a small child, I caught ____ very bad cold.
My father made me a bowl of ____ soup so that I could get well.
The hot soup warmed ____ body, and I slowly started to feel better.
It was ____ very tasty.
Now, when I catch a ____ I eat chicken soup.
Maria from Brazil
In Brazil, there are many dishes that are made with cassava, a vegetable ____ to a potato.
____ love cassava chips the most.
Once when I had a bad day at school and felt stressed out, my best friend bought me ____ bag of cassava chips.
When I started to ____ the chips, my stress suddenly disappeared.
The crisp sound of eating ____ made me feel better.
Now, every time I’m stressed ____ I eat cassava chips.
____ I feel good again!
Simon from France
I ____ many comfort foods, but I love madeleines the most.
A madeleine is a small cake that ____ like a sea shell.
People in France enjoy madeleines ____ an afternoon snack.
My grandmother always makes madeleines ____ me when I visit her.
They taste best when they come ____ out of the oven.
Then the kitchen is filled ____ a sweet smell.
I especially like eating her orange madeleines ____ a cup of tea.
Every time I see ____ smell madeleines, I think of my grandmother.
Let me share my grandmother’s special recipe ____ you so that you can make orange madeleines, too.
Maybe madeleines will become a comfort food for ____
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 and let ____ cool.
Put the eggs, sugar and ____ in a bowl and beat.
Add ____ flour to the bowl and mix.
Add the butter and ____ peel to the mixture and mix.
Pour the ____ into the madeleine pan.
Bake ____ the oven for 10 to 15 minutes.