1. food that is simply prepared and gives a sense of wellbeing; typically food with a high sugar or carbohydrate content that is associated with childhood or with home cooking;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
comfort food
n 1: food that is simply prepared and gives a sense of
wellbeing; typically food with a high sugar or carbohydrate
content that is associated with childhood or with home
cooking