Meat loaf is one of the most popularly mentioned comfort foods. Although recipes vary as widely as the comforting memories that go with this dish, there are some unusual recipes and ingredients that people have mentioned. Cooking methods do not vary as much, but some have tried cooking meat loaf in a pan over a hot grill at a cook out. This is a situation where cooking time relies upon "feel".

Various fowl have been used for the meat portion of the recipe. Ground chicken and turkey meat are not unusual. More exotic meats include emu and ostrich. Ostrich in a recipe, although not surprising in recipes from Australia and New Zealand, actually is a favorite for a family from a midwest state in the USA. Flavor is enhanced by the addition of heat-adding spices. A similar treatment of emu is typical.

There are other exotic ingredients, such as rabbit, buffalo, moose, and even kangaroo. No matter what the exotic meat in the recipe, these serve as complements to ground beef. In general, rarely are there recipes that exclude ground beef as the primary ingredient. With each additional ingredient, appropriate spices are added to bring out the flavor of the complement meat. For those who do have a spin to the more traditional "ground beef only" recipes, the exotic meat loafs still are considered as comfort food.

Yahoo! News Search Results for comfort foods
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Rocco DiSpirito rehabs fatty comfort foods (Lifewise on Canoe)
Rocco DiSpirito used all of his culinary tricks to slash calories from the 150 fatty foods Americans love in his new book, "NOW eat THIS!"
Ground beef an all-star of comfort foods (Honolulu Advertiser)
There are so many delicious meals to make with ground beef. No doubt you have a favorite spaghetti sauce or chili recipes that use ground beef. Meatloaf and meatballs are the kind of comfort food that's perfect for a Sunday Night Supper. And what about a delicious, hearty combination with fresh Island eggs and locally grown greens for a Sunday brunch?
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Chef Rocco DiSpirito whips up some comfort foods under 350 calories. Rocco DiSpirito - United States - Business - Hospitality - Food Service
Smallest Finger Foods (Fox News)
New York-based caterer sparks national trend by miniaturizing comfort food, proving size may not matter after all
Almost like home (The Columbus Dispatch)
In 1970, Jules and Nita Sokol opened a restaurant on Parsons Avenue and greeted their first guests with a friendly "howdy, folks." The menu was simple, consisting mostly of burgers, fries and chili. This year, the next generation of the family continues the tradition - albeit with a broader menu of comfort foods - marking the chain's 40th anniversary.
Marvelous mistakes: When food goes wrong, sometimes it's so right (Milwaukee ...
Most new foods and recipes are the result of tireless tinkering by cooks or food companies seeking fresh flavors, textures or combinations. But some recipes and foods are discovered purely by accident.
Chef suggests dishes from Ireland (Louisville Courier-Journal)
The cooking of the British Isles has long been the subject of jokes ? like "the most popular form of Irish cuisine is McDonald's shamrock shake" ? but as recent visitors to England, Ireland and Scotland have discovered, the foods in those long-maligned places has been improving by leaps and bounds.
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ABC's Dr. Tim Johnson looks at the potential implications for patients. United States - Timothy Johnson - Government - Health - Conditions and Diseases
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Retro recipes (The Independent Weekly)
Old cookbooks are like vintage clothes - worth keeping.