Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Today Erin of The Spiffy Cookie invited us to "Get creative and make a sweet or savory recipe using peanut butter and chocolate. I run #PBchocSat throughout the college football season (GO BUCKS) so I thought it would be fun for others to join me - whether you are a fan or not." So. Many. Possibilites. Here's the line-up of peanut butter-y, chocolate-y goodness... Buckeye Trail Mix by The Spiffy Cookie  A #PBChocSat Twofer: Dangerous Cupcakes and Homemade Snickers by Culinary Adventures with Camilla  Buckeye Crunch Popcorn by Palatable Pastime  Vegan Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Cupcakes by The Baking Fairy  Muddy Buddy Rice Krispie Treats by Kate's Recipe Box  Peanut Butter and Chocolate Strudel by A Day in the Life on the Farm  Peanut Butter and Chocolate Shortbread Bars by Karen's Kitchen Stories  Chocolate Peanut Butter Bundt Cake by The Redhead Baker  Peanut Butter and Chocolate Nice Cream by Cooking With Carlee...

This morning, in my inbox, there was a request to link up a few recipes for comfort foods. But - even with as many foodie tomes as are on my nightstand and as much as I think, read, and write about food - I couldn't really decide what qualified as a comfort food. I found a definition that made sense, but essentially described it as "a food that comforts." Hmmm. Okay. Well, everyone finds comfort in different ways, right? So, I did what I always do, I took the question to my friends via social media. "Can someone please succinctly define 'comfort food'?" I posed. The responses ranged from actual suggestions - mac'n'cheese, lasagna, and mashed potatoes & gravy - to sweet compliments. But the answer that made me laugh aloud and had the boys looking at me quizzically was my friend Kevin's response: "Any food you disapprove of." Now that makes sense to me. Hold on! Before you, dear reader, get indignant and come to my defense, ...