Comforting Recipes

Comforting recipes are what my kitchen is all about. These are the meals that bring people together, slow life down, and make home feel like home. You’ll find cozy, flavorful dishes here that feed your belly and your heart. No fancy skills needed — just simple food made with love.

a plate of Jamaican fried cassava patties called bammy coolig on a paper towel
Comforting Recipes, Jamaican Food, Side Dishes

Easy Fried Bammy: A Classic Jamaican Side Dish for Breakfast and Dinner

Fried Jamaican Bammy is a beloved side made from cassava flatbread soaked in milk and pan-fried until golden and crisp You can smell it before you even hit the kitchen—my mom is frying Bammy again. The scent is buttery and warm, with that subtle hint of cassava that always takes […]

A pot of snow crab soup boil with corn, potatoes, sausage, and crab legs simmering in seasoned Caribbean-style broth.
Camilles Favorites, Comforting Recipes, Dinner, Jamaican Food, Sheet Pan & One Pot Meals, Soups & Sauces

Easy and Comforting Snow Crab Clusters Soup That Will Hit

This isn’t your average seafood boil. It’s a Caribbean-inspired, broth-based snow crab clusters soup that’s bold, satisfying, and soul-warming—no butter bath required. The Kind of Crab Soup You Sip, Dip, and Devour If you love snow crab, but you’re tired of greasy seafood bags or butter-heavy boils, this Caribbean-style crab […]

tri color rotini pasta salad with olives feta cheese tomato and cucumber
Camilles Favorites, Comforting Recipes, Kid Friendly, Lunch, Side Dishes

This Olive Garden Inspired Pasta Salad is a Delight at Any Event and Kids Love it

When you’re a busy mom like me, trying to get dinner on the table before a toddler meltdown strikes, you need recipes that feel like a lifesaver. That’s exactly how this easy kid-friendly Italian pasta salad became a go-to in our house. With 12 ounces of tri-color rotini bubbling away […]

Roasted Carrots Garnished with Parsely
Comforting Recipes, Kid Friendly, Sheet Pan & One Pot Meals, Side Dishes

These Garlic Parmesan Roasted Carrots are Wildly Addictive (and so EASY)

Roasted Carrots So Good, Nobody’s Asking for Dessert. I don’t know who needs to hear this, but carrots deserve better than being boiled into sadness and that’s exactly what inspired this Garlic Parmesan Roasted Carrots recipe — a moment in my kitchen where I said, “We’re not doing boring vegetables […]