1.  Call it a new indulgence, a craving for comforting food or maybe a backlash against one too many plates artfully adorned with two al dente baby carrots.

2.  East-West columnist Mai Pham says the most comforting food she knows is this warm and gooey dish.

3.  I sometimes wonder why soup is such comforting food.

4.  The cooler days upon us beckon comforting food.