Madness.

I just discovered the original food journal that began this whole blog thing...


The best part of this journal is that every single recipe is a food dream. I never actually created one of these meals after I thought them up. Some of them are recollections and alterations of of meals I created in college and others are completely theoretical.

Maybe I'll figure out how to make a few of them this summer...

~ Hummus 3 ways
1) With roasted red pepper, garlic and lemon
2) Cilantro and Lime with a hint of spice
3) Indian style with curry powder, cumin, garlic and roasted sesame seeds

~BBQ Thai Pizza
I used to make this all the time senior year- throw pizza dough on the BBQ. Use ready made coconut red curry sauce for the "sauce", top with veggies and mozzarella cheese.

~ Gnocchi with butternut squash cream sauce
I had a lot of left over squash- I think ricotta or marscapone was involved in addition to a hint of nutmeg. I vividly remember searing the gnocchi so it was crispy. Yum.

~Apple cinnamon flatbread
Thinly sliced apples, butter, honey, brown sugar and cinnamon. Need I say more.

~Coconut corn curry soup

~Earthlodge Veggie Enchiladas
WHERE IS THAT COOKBOOK?!

~Gloria's Guatemalan Broccoli Salad
Steamed broccoli, cooled then topped with lime juice, finely diced onion and tomatoes.

~ Nedy's Mashed Potatoes with Spinach
Can I just say Nedy was beautiful. Anyone with tan skin, blue eyes and overalls without a shirt should come exist in Moscow Idaho in the fall... Did I mention he was also an incredible vegan chef. Think mashed potatoes plus a few handfuls of spinach.

~Gnocchi with Figs and Gorgonzola
Gorgonzola cream sauce I'm guessing... I'll have to figure out how to incorporate those figs. I'm thinking some kind of fig sauce drizzled over the thick cream sauce... Salty but sweet. Could be good?

~Ricotta Lemon Scones
I could do that. Interestingly I have "add a dash of saffron" in the notes. Hm, cardamom instead?

~Cold Cabbage Salad with a Miso Tahini dressing

~Penne Carbonara with Chantrelle Mushrooms
This need to wait for the fall

~Watermelon Feta Salad
Still need to try this. Always on the back of my mind.

~Cacoa and Chai Cheesecake
Roasted then ground cacao, chai spices, raw brown sugar and honey. This sounds bomb. If only I could figure out how to make it.

~Cheese tarts in filo dough
Ricotta, cheddar, green onion, lime zest, cilantro and oven roasted tomatoes. Sounds so freaking weird. What was I thinking?! Maybe I had something Guatemalan with those flavors that actually worked...

~Soba Noodle Salad with a Tahini Orange Dressing.

~Spinach Dip (healthy)
Cook spinach with garlic and onions... cool and blend with nonfat yogurt, dill and creme fraiche.

~Cauliflower and cheddar soup

~Pepillan and Chirmol (YES!! I Vaguely have the recipes for my host mom's sauces!)
Pepillan Sauce is made from toasted pumpkin seeds, toasted sesame seeds, cumin, whole cinnamon sticks, roasted tomatoes, salt, vegetable broth. Thickened with wheat or corn flour.
Chirmol sauce (use a mortar and pestle) is made from roasted/boiled tomatoes, roasted jalepenos, onion, lime, vinegar, salt and garlic


Wow. I have officially sent myself into flashback mode.