Good Food

Comfort Food

Most of us understand how a good meal at the end of a stressful day can be relaxing and soothing. Imagine how important the concept of “comfort food” would be in a war zone. Susan Marx just returned from Baghdad where she was employed as an aide worker for the U.S.

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By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Most of us understand how a good meal at the end of a stressful day can be relaxing and soothing. Imagine how important the concept of “comfort food” would be in a war zone. Susan Marx just returned from Baghdad where she was employed as an aide worker for the U.S. Agency for International Development. While there, she used food to get through the stress of being dangerously close to the chaos of war.

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Good Food

Comfort Food

Most of us understand how a good meal at the end of a stressful day can be relaxing and soothing. Imagine how important the concept of “comfort food” would be in a war zone. Susan Marx just returned from Baghdad where she was employed as an aide worker for the U.S.

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Good Food

Comfort Food

Most of us understand how a good meal at the end of a stressful day can be relaxing and soothing. Imagine how important the concept of “comfort food” would be in a war zone. Susan Marx just returned from Baghdad where she was employed as an aide worker for the U.S.

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