Chocolate mousse topped with strawberries; Raspberry mousse with whipped cream, Lemon mousse topped with blueberries; Triple chocolate brownie a la mode, Apple cinnamon crisp a la mode, Bread pudding with raisins & vanilla, with buttery whiskey sauce:

Done.

(Actually, there’s still some left in the photo above, but it really was completely finished before we left. I wouldn’t lie to you.)

After eating nothing but americanos, eggs and apples for several days, I’ve been indulging in all the foods I was craving the past few weeks:

• Turkey burger with bacon & onion rings
• Chicken fried steak and eggs. I haven’t had this in years.
• Crab-cake benedicts. Yes, plural.
• Chicken tenders. What the hell is a “tender” anyway?
• Espresso almond brownie, Chocolate chip cookies, Oreo cream cake, Bostom cream pie, Princess cake. Probably some other terrible desserts that I have no recollection of eating.

All I’m missing is the pizza and ice cream. (Together.)

My not-so-secret problem

• Espresso Chocolate Chip Cookies
• 11 brownies from the Apple Cafeteria (details in an upcoming post)
• Belgian chocolate assortment

Grains & carbs

• Kashi Whole Grain Flakes cereal
• Kashi GoLean Crunch Honey Almond Flax cereal
• Organic stuffing mix

Vegetarian assortment

• Eggplant pesto
• Tomato & basil hummus
• Garlic mint cheese
• Sweet jalapeno spread
• Spinach bolani
• Lentil bolani

Bolani is a super thin flat-bread that’s filled with spinach, lentil, pumpkin or potato and baked in a clay oven. I buy it at my local farmer’s market and it contains no meat or meat products. All you do is break off some bread and put on whatever sauces/spreads you think will taste good together. Then try to eat it quickly before anyone asks you for samples.

The garlic mint cheese sounds weird, but I see it getting the most use. It tastes pretty darn good as a base— just throw some sweet jalapeno or eggplant pesto on top and it’s good to go.

Food’s food

• Organic strawberries
• Raspberries
• Cherries
• Navel oranges

Sweetish fish

• Salmon filets
• Lemon
• Brown sugar

One weekend, I got it into my head that I was going to create a salmon recipe that utilized a citrus sauce/glaze. I’ll write the details on this later (complete with pictures).