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There will be a lot of comfort food consumed in the coming weeks. Tonight it’s meatloaf.

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Weeks? The coming four years.

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It looks delicious and I’m imagining an olfactory realization that it has an aromatic and savory flavor.

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What a beautifully written piece, Jamie. And yes, it’s the perfect antidote for our collective grief.

This is a gorgeous dish, and I wish it was in front of me right now. 💙

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What a beautiful story told with depth, wisdom, joy and pain. I feel like the idea of “comfort food” has wonderously changed in meaning for me now. Along with this mouth watering recipe.

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I love Jamie’s writing…so happy to see her here on The Contrarian. ❤️ I will definitely be making her harira, perhaps with a few tweaks: merguez sausages I’ve had in the freezer since summer, and canned tomatoes. Concessions to wintry New England.

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I’m so happy to see you here Jamie!

I’ll be trying this soon.

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I will be making my healthier version of my mother's Hamburger Stroganoff this weekend. I also plan to bake.

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Please fewer words and more recipes. And ripe tomatoes in January— you’re kidding, right?

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