What are your all time favorite foods/ingredients?

Curry
Lamb
Grapefruit
Ginger
Pepper
Asparagus
Scallops
Bacon

Hops.

My favorite food is sesame chicken. Yum!

Sausage
bacon
pancakes

Onion. I hardly make anything without them.

Others I like include:

tomatoes
cucumbers
potatoes
bell peppers
hot peppers
andouille sausage
black pepper
cayenne pepper
Tabasco
green onion
malt vinegar
corned beef
celery
carrots
mayo(can’t make potato salad without it)
corn on the cob
butter(never margerine)
olives
cheese

Fresh-baked soft bread with butter, still warm.

Chocolate chip cookie dough rescued from the bowl right before being plopped on a baking sheet.

Bubble and squeak

Leftover turkey sandwiches made with Hawaiian rolls and canned cranberry jelly, the jiggly kind.

Brie baked with roasted garlic, eaten on Carr’s water crackers and red globe grapes.

Home fries, with lots of onion and mushrooms, just like daddy used to make.

The “Chinese vegetables” from every strip mall Chinese take-away in America. I’m aware this is not representative of real Chinese food.

Cucumbers, sliced and floating in a bowl of salted ice water.

I don’t care for mayonnaise or organ meats.

Bacon
Onions
Mushrooms
Cheese
Garlic

Really good pizza
Lasagna
Tomatoes and tomato sauce
Scrambled eggs with hot sauce
Peas right off the plant. Don’t ever cook them.
Cheese
Beet greens
All herbs

Individual Ingredients

Cheese, especially mozzarella (both fresh and aged) provolone, sharp cheddar, feta, white stilton, Cotija, queso blanco, Gruyère, pepper jack, Brie, labneh, and paneer.

Shiitake mushrooms

Nuts, especially pistachios, macadamia nuts, cashews and peanuts (which are technically legumes)

Most chilies, except habañeros

Garlic

Basil

Broccoli

Peanut butter

cardamom (duh!)

Olive oil

Most Asian noodles, such as soba, rice stick, bean thread and ramen

Butternut squash

Most beans (except lima beans and blackeyed peas)

Grape tomatoes right off the plant, not refrigerated.

Prepared Dishes

Wood fired pizza

Chiles rellenos

Cheese enchiladas

Hummus

Pickled things (carrots, cabbage, turnips)

Mole sauce

Most salsas

Deviled eggs

Huevos rancheros

Macaroni and cheese

Bean burritos

Baked potatoes with sour cream and chives

Potato cheese soup

Hot and sour soup

Pasta primavera

Palak paneer

Aloo gobi

Chana masala

Samosas

Most chutneys, especially tamarind, coconut and coriander

Sticky mango coconut rice

Peanut butter cookies

Pad see ew

Pesto sauce

Garlic bread

Onion rings

Potato salad

Tabouli

Inari

Tamago