Fantasy Menus
All the food I want to cook for you and then some
Sometimes I think about food more than I actually get around to cooking it. In fact, the summer is so inspiring that I will gladly dream up 75 different ways to eat sweet corn and then just gnaw on a raw cob instead. This list of totally awesome dream menus are plucked directly from those moments and could be reality if only…
Corny and Horny for Summer
Grilled Corn with Nori Butter and Furikake Salt
Tomato Sandwiches on Sourdough with Loads of Grassy Olive Oil
Vanilla Ice Cream with Soy Sauce
Summer Heat
Smashed Cucumbers with Ponzu Tahini and Chili Crisp
Laab Tacos with Avocado and “Shrettuce” (shredded lettuce)
Makrut Lime Ice Cream Sandwiches rolled in Toasted Coconut and Crushed Peanuts
Big Summer Energy
Corn Butter Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Big Green Salad, Lemony Taragon dressing, all the market vegetables and greens
Homemade Coffee/Chocolate Fudgsicles
A Few Good Things
Summer Squash Carpaccio
Chicken Schnitzel Salad with Red onion, Sweet Corn, and Buttermilk Dressing
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie and Cracked Pepper Mascarpone
Stick it to Me
Papaya Salads (Som Tam) over fried eggs and labneh
Bone in Pork Chops with Fish Sauce Caramel
Szechuan Peppercorn Vanilla Ice Cream and Sticky Rice Krispies
Bad Breath Summer Club
Smoked Trout Caesar Salads with Giant Bread Crumbs
Smash Burgers with too many garlicky Pickles
Watermelon Popsicles, Tajin Sprinkles
Summer Crush
Gazpacho with Dilly Cucumbers and Radish Sprouts
Perfect Tuna Sandwiches, Potato Chips, and Celery Salad
Griddled Olive Oil Cakes and Plum/Raspberry Compote
Hot Hot Heat
Fattoush with Fried Pita and Summer Tomatoes
Cabbage Cooked in the style of Brick Chicken with Stone Fruit and Herby Sauce
Frozen Grapes served along ice cold Gin and Tonics
Gone Fishin’
Fish Crudo with tart Melon Curd and Spicy Green Peppers
Flatbreads with Pickled Grilled Vegetables and Whipped Feta
Coconut Mochi Cakes
Salivating just reading this damn list