Earlier today I was watching Nigella Lawson‘s show, and saw a simple recipe that she called her favorite comfort food. It couldn’t be simpler:
- Tear French bread into small pieces, place in a bowl
- Sprinkle some granulated sugar on top
- Bring whole milk just to a boil
- Pour over the bread
Simple. I made it and let me tell you, it’s absolutely lovely. I used Italian bread and added a drop or two of vanilla extract to the milk as I don’t have vanilla sugar.
The feel of warm bowl in the hand, the delightfully hot milk and its naturally sedative effects, the soft bread and sweet sugar are delightful. This is the kind of dish you want on a cold day, resting on the blanket that’s over your knees. Watch a movie, talk to a good friend or watch the snow fall outside with a bowl of hot milk and bread. You’ll be very glad you did.
