Creamy casseroles, buttery biscuits, and hearty stews that warmed the soul but weighed her down were the comfort foods Adria Moss grew up eating.
She didn’t want to give up that feeling of cosiness as she grew older and began to pay more attention to heart health. She claims, “I wasn’t prepared to give up comfort for cleanliness.”
So, she went searching for a way to have both.
She discovered how to recreate those childhood favourites using lighter ingredients through trial and error. She replaced olive oil with butter, blended cauliflower with cream, and began using herbs rather than fat to add flavour.
Her first victory was a dairy-free potato soup that was just as flavorful as the original. “It felt like a cosy embrace,” she says with a smile.
Adria prefers warm dishes with textures she loves, such as roasted root vegetables, fluffy brown rice, and plant-based protein brothy stews, on particularly cold days.
She asserts that having a lot of fat is not necessary to feel content. “All you need is care, flavour, and warmth.”
Even now, on chilly nights, her kitchen still has a homey scent. And that’s the kind of lasting comfort, she says.
