Here’s a list Matt and I compiled a couple months before Olive was born. These are foods or food experiences that we would like her to eventually have. There’s no time frame on these (especially since some she can’t enjoy till she’s 21) and this list will grow and grow, as she does. But this list is full of items we have felt connected to in one way or another. Some items are really high class. Some are junk food. Some are sophisticated, some are comfort food. Whether it’s simply outstanding flavor (Kow soy soup) or a memory (Granna’s Christmas eggnog), or even just the SMELL of certain things cooking, we want Olive to enjoy as many foods as possible and to create a list of her own some day. Here’s our list; ever growing:
- Pad Thai
- Fish Cakes
- Kow Soy
- Thai Tea
- Vietnamese Coffee
- Seared fresh tuna in Hawaii
- Wasabi
- Eggs Benedict
- French fries from Bouchon
- Sourdough baguette
- Isaphan from Pierre Herme
- Cassoulet
- Ragu
- a ripe summer tomato
- Matt’s homemade bacon
- duck confit
- fresh baked bread with cold butter
- homemade ice cream
- caramel (also homemade)
- bananas foster
- Macaroni and cheese – Keller
- warm banana bread
- homemade chocolate chip cookies
- grilled cheese sandwich
- tomato soup
- Granna’s eggnog
- Double Stuff Oreos
- Potatoes Sarladais
- Potatoes Gratin
- Almond cake
- Buttered popcorn
- Onion Rings
- Yeasted waffles
- apple cider
- potato salad
- deviled eggs
- Black’s bbq beef ribs
- avocados
- guacamole
- corn pudding
- Sticky Toffee Pudding
- Creme brulee
- brownies
- apple pie
- chess pie
- blue cheese and honey
- pears
- Zinfandel from Napa Valley
- Chex Mix from the oven
- Cheese ball and crackers
- sausage balls
- chicken fried steak
- challah
- cinnamon rolls
- brown sugar bacon
- soft scrambled eggs
- cheddar cheese souffle
- poppyseed chicken
- carrot and ginger puree
- properly roasted chicken
- Brussels sprouts with bacon
- thumbprint cookies
- Reese’s Peanut Butter cups
- chocolate truffles
- truffle risotto
- cheesy polenta
- grits cakes with tomato marmalade
- summer strawberry
- fresh whipped cream
- chili and cornbread
- BLT – all homemade
- baklava
- lamb gyro
- hushpuppies
- fish and chips with tartar sauce
- mashed potatoes with beef gravy
- meatloaf
- beef wellington
- chili cheese hotdog
- tater tots
- sopapillas and honey
- chili rellanos
- garlic naan
- chicken tikka masala
- pizza
- fried mozzerella
- chocolate malt
- Gin and Tonic
- beef stroganoff with marsala cream sauce
- cheese burger from the charcoal grill
- charcuterie
- manchego
- nutella
- peanut butter banana sandwich
- spinach dip
- pina colada
- crab cakes
- crab legs in butter
- crawfish etoufee
- The smell of mire poix in butter
- Bbq brisket
- Pork Ribs in Memphis
- A good apple – Sweet Tango, Honey Crisp
- Truly Fresh Coffee
- Fresh pineapple
- Roasted green chilis
- Buffalo wings
- Fried rice with fried egg
- Tacos al pastor
- Gumbo
- Lasagna
- Chips and salsa
- Macarons
- Cheesecake
- Croissant
- Stuffing
- Corn on the cob
- Pommeau
- Carnitas
- Cream soda
- Root beer float
- Red beans and rice
- Pulled pork sandwich with vinegar sauce
- Bread and butter pickles
- Raw honey
- Gougere
- Chipotles
- Pesto
- Roasted garlic
- Caprese salad
- Old fashioned donut
- Ramen
- Crepes
- Jalapeno pretzel
- Mufaletta
- East Side Kings pork bun
- Homemade apricot jam
- Toasted marshmallows
- S’mores
- Beef Burgundy
- Breakfast burritos
- Fish taco with crunchy cabbage
- Spaghetti Carbona
- Bagel and cream cheese
- Queso
- Shrimp and grits in Atlanta
- Biscoff spread
- Jerk chicken
- Creamed corn
- MomMom’s orange cake
- Dutch Honey Syrup
- Pigs in a blanket
- Salt and Vinegar kettle chips
- Osso Bucco
- Seared scallops
- Maple blondie ice cream
157. Scraping a vanilla bean and swirling the contents into a pot of simmering heavy cream. Then licking the remaining beans off your thumb.
I just now added that last one
25, 38, 47… check!
This makes me hungry. +1 to Matt’s bacon, if the world only knew(they’d be much fatter than they already are).