1. Real macaroni and cheese, made from scratch and baked# (my first exposure to this was only about 5 years go) 2. Tabouleh (never had a really good version, but I'm willing to keep trying) 3. Freshly baked bread, straight from the oven (If I'm making it, it's only fresh out of the bread machine) 4. Fresh figs# MMmmmm! 5. Fresh pomegranate# 6. Indian dal of any sort# 7. Imam bayildi* I have a recipe 8. Pressed spiced Chinese tofu* 9. Freshly made hummus# 11. Kimchi 12. Miso 13. Falafel (best falafel I've ever had was in my college's cafeteria) 14. Potato and pea filled samosas# (it's always a temptation to pick up a couple on my way to work) 15. Homemade yogurt 16. Muhammara* (I found a good recipe just now) 17. Brie en croute# 18. Spanikopita# (the more spinach, the better) 19. Fresh, vine-ripened heirloom tomatoes# I love my mother's garden 20. Insalata caprese# 21. Stir-fried greens (gai lan, bok choi, pea shoots, kale, chard or collards)# (yes, almost all of those) 22. Freshly made salsa# 23. Freshly made guacamole# 24. Creme brulee (the creme brulee in Washington state was so good that it has pretty much ruined me for creme brulee on this coast) 25. Fava beans* 26. Chinese cold sesame peanut noodles (much better if you just pop them in the microwave for a bit) 27. Fattoush (easy on the mint) 28. New potatoes# 29. Coleslaw 30. Ratatouille# 31. Baba ganoush# 32. Winter squash# 33. Roasted beets# (much better than most other beet preparations I have tried) 34. Baked sweet potatoes# 35. Plantains# 36. Chocolate truffles# 37. Garlic mashed potatoes# 38. Fresh water chestnuts (I really don't like water chestnuts, but I'd probably be willing to get suckered into trying fresh ones in an east asian country - once) 39. Steel cut oats# 40. Quinoa (meh) 41. Grilled portabello mushrooms# 42. Chipotle en adobo# 43. Stone ground whole grain cornmeal 44. Freshly made corn or wheat tortillas (still not a fan of corn meal products) 45. Frittata# 46. Basil pesto# 47. Roasted garlic# 48. Raita of any type# 49. Mango lassi# 50. Jasmine rice (white or brown)# 51. Thai vegetarian coconut milk curry# 52. Pumpkin in any form other than pie# (soup mostly, but other stuff, too) 53. Fresh apple, pear, or plum gallette (I had to add commas; don't judge me) 54. Quince in any form# (I believe this point is all your fault) 55. Escarole, endive or arugula# (college had a great chicken escarole soup - I loved when it came up on rotation) 56. Sprouts other than mung bean# 57. Naturally brewed soy sauce 58. Dried shiitake mushrooms (me neither, but I keep expecting someone to do something amazingly delicious with them) 59. Unusually colored vegetables (purple cauliflower, blue potatoes, chocolate bell peppers…)# (romanesque!) 60. Fresh peach ice cream 61. Chevre 62. Medjool dates# 63. Kheer most mediterranean desserts are not to my taste 64. Flourless chocolate cake 65. Grilled corn on the cob# 66. Black bean (or any other bean) vegetarian chili# 67. Tempeh ...probably 68. Seitan or wheat gluten ew! 69. Gorgonzola or any other blue veined cheese# (I make a mean roquefort dressing) 70. Sweet potato fries 71. Homemade au gratin potatoes (oddly, not a texture I like for my potatoes) 72. Cream of asparagus soup 73. Artichoke-Parmesan dip 74. Mushroom risotto# (easier than pie) 75. Fermented black beans
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2. Tabouleh (never had a really good version, but I'm willing to keep trying)
3. Freshly baked bread, straight from the oven (If I'm making it, it's only fresh out of the bread machine)
4. Fresh figs# MMmmmm!
5. Fresh pomegranate#
6. Indian dal of any sort#
7. Imam bayildi* I have a recipe
8. Pressed spiced Chinese tofu*
9. Freshly made hummus#
11. Kimchi
12. Miso
13. Falafel (best falafel I've ever had was in my college's cafeteria)
14. Potato and pea filled samosas# (it's always a temptation to pick up a couple on my way to work)
15. Homemade yogurt
16. Muhammara* (I found a good recipe just now)
17. Brie en croute#
18. Spanikopita# (the more spinach, the better)
19. Fresh, vine-ripened heirloom tomatoes# I love my mother's garden
20. Insalata caprese#
21. Stir-fried greens (gai lan, bok choi, pea shoots, kale, chard or collards)# (yes, almost all of those)
22. Freshly made salsa#
23. Freshly made guacamole#
24. Creme brulee (the creme brulee in Washington state was so good that it has pretty much ruined me for creme brulee on this coast)
25. Fava beans*
26. Chinese cold sesame peanut noodles (much better if you just pop them in the microwave for a bit)
27. Fattoush (easy on the mint)
28. New potatoes#
29. Coleslaw
30. Ratatouille#
31. Baba ganoush#
32. Winter squash#
33. Roasted beets# (much better than most other beet preparations I have tried)
34. Baked sweet potatoes#
35. Plantains#
36. Chocolate truffles#
37. Garlic mashed potatoes#
38. Fresh water chestnuts (I really don't like water chestnuts, but I'd probably be willing to get suckered into trying fresh ones in an east asian country - once)
39. Steel cut oats#
40. Quinoa (meh)
41. Grilled portabello mushrooms#
42. Chipotle en adobo#
43. Stone ground whole grain cornmeal
44. Freshly made corn or wheat tortillas (still not a fan of corn meal products)
45. Frittata#
46. Basil pesto#
47. Roasted garlic#
48. Raita of any type#
49. Mango lassi#
50. Jasmine rice (white or brown)#
51. Thai vegetarian coconut milk curry#
52. Pumpkin in any form other than pie# (soup mostly, but other stuff, too)
53. Fresh apple, pear, or plum gallette (I had to add commas; don't judge me)
54. Quince in any form# (I believe this point is all your fault)
55. Escarole, endive or arugula# (college had a great chicken escarole soup - I loved when it came up on rotation)
56. Sprouts other than mung bean#
57. Naturally brewed soy sauce
58. Dried shiitake mushrooms (me neither, but I keep expecting someone to do something amazingly delicious with them)
59. Unusually colored vegetables (purple cauliflower, blue potatoes, chocolate bell peppers…)# (romanesque!)
60. Fresh peach ice cream
61. Chevre
62. Medjool dates#
63. Kheer most mediterranean desserts are not to my taste
64. Flourless chocolate cake
65. Grilled corn on the cob#
66. Black bean (or any other bean) vegetarian chili#
67.
Tempeh...probably68. Seitan or wheat gluten ew!
69. Gorgonzola or any other blue veined cheese# (I make a mean roquefort dressing)
70. Sweet potato fries
71. Homemade au gratin potatoes (oddly, not a texture I like for my potatoes)
72. Cream of asparagus soup
73. Artichoke-Parmesan dip
74. Mushroom risotto# (easier than pie)
75. Fermented black beans