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Top 5 Comfort Food Recipes

It's that time of year where it feels like Winter will never end. Everyone you know is sick with some type of ailment and there isn't much to do except hunker down and whip up some comfort food in the kitchen. These are the recipes I reach for when cabin fever sets in and I need a little self-soothing. Hope you make one (or all!) of these recipes this weekend and keep cozy, Spring is right around the corner!

-- Molly Adams, Senior Food Editor

Red Wine-Braised Beef Stew with Potatoes and Carrots
By @jakecohen

You know what they say, when all else fails, bust out the Dutch oven. Okay, maybe only we say that, but there are few things that a low and slow braise can't improve!

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Cacio e Pepe
by @thefeedfeed

Low carb diets and I had a messy break up about 10 years ago after a brief 4 hour attempt at one before my sister's wedding. I will never go back to that place. People need pasta, especially in February! This classic comes together in 15 minutes and requires only 4 ingredients and in the words of my comfort food idol, Ina Garten, "How easy is that?".

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Colcannon Style Twice Baked Potatoes with Leeks, Irish Cheddar and Crispy Bacon by @mollyjean4

Potato inside a potato? With cheddar and bacon? Yep, sign me up. Plus, these are loaded with kale, too. So #balance.

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Baked Mac and Cheese by @caseycorn

This would be an incredibly pathetic list of comfort foods without at LEAST one mac & cheese recipe. Good news is that this one is so good, it's the only recipe you'll ever need!

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Banana Bread with Chocolate Hazelnut Swirl by @jennygoycochea

There is something about the smell of freshly baked banana bread that can instantly improve my mood! Add chocolate hazelnut spread into the mix and I'll be content until Spring.

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