My ultimate comfort food is tuna noodle casserole. It has been a favorite of my mom's and mine for as long as I can remember. She makes it for dinner sometimes and we eat it warm, then we finish the cold leftovers for breakfast the next morning.

My mom never actually wrote down a recipe for it because she usually uses what she has around the kitchen and doesn't measure anything out, as she does for many things she makes. Most tuna and noodle recipes also involve baking time in the oven, but we eliminated that step throughout the years because we were ready to eat as soon as the stovetop heating was done.

Here is the basic recipe for my mom's tuna and noodles:

Add cream of mushroom soup and milk to cooked egg noodles on stovetop. Stir in onion, cheddar cheese, tuna, and peas. Turn heat to low and add curry, thyme, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. As soon as everything is heated through, it is ready to eat.

I made this as a late night snack, and shared it with members of my FYS. Only after finishing his serving did one of the guys tell me mushrooms make him sick, though. So although he enjoyed the treat, he was regretting his choice later, and I felt bad. Sorry Ross!