This week: Warm toast with real butter, EYBD previews, recipes and more

April 21, 2023 by
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We all have hard days and during those trying times we look for comfort. Comfort can come in many forms – a call to a friend, a good book/cookbook, a favorite show, but most times comfort comes in the form of food. My favorite comfort food comes with a story.

Ann was in her late 60s and lived next door to me when I was growing up in a small town near St. Louis. Ann lived in a four-room structure with curls of peeled paint hanging from walls adorned with artwork and cross-stitched samplers. Buckets and pans would catch the rain that seeped in from the leaky roof. In the unforgiving heat of a St. Louis summer, an ancient fan, perched before a bowl of ice cubes, would whirl hot air around. The winter winds brought the cold faster than the tiny heater churned warmth in the living room. Despite the dilapidated condition of the building, Ann sprinkled the interior with antiques, quilts and other treasures.

Cinnamon toast with butter and honey

I would long for the moments I could spend in her presence. Every visit, she would serve me hot toast made with bread bought from the town bakery lathered with real butter and the best coffee in a fine china cup. While we nibbled and drank, we would discuss books and my desire to write. She was my best friend who just happened to have six decades on me. Although she never asked a single thing of me, I helped her with household chores. My unsolicited repayment was love and warm toast with butter.

What food memories or dishes bring comfort to you?

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  • redbird  on  April 21, 2023

    What a lovely memory. Ann sounds like such a caring, tender person.

  • fayegibson  on  April 21, 2023

    This is such a beautiful tribute. As I was reading it, I could smell the toast and coffee and feel the love permeating the room. Your words, indeed, evoke comfort. Thank you for sharing them. I can tell you treasure your memories of Ann.

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