food adventures

i typically make lunches
on days i'm off
i've been happily eating something i call, in my head
ambrosia salad
because it tastes like i think that hideous
gloopy stuff should taste
i make it with shredded wheat
grapefruit, shredded coconut, and
in this latest incarnation
dried cranberry pomegranet blend

i figure this is something that only i would like
but a girl at work asked to try it
and she said it was delicious
which
made me happy
a little
i haven't really had other people eating my food
and
when i'm writing it to you
a lot of it sounds weird to me


but today
today i made sushi rolls
i made the first one
and it looked good
but it tasted like, pretty much nothing
i used brown rice, cucumber, radish, avocado, and smoked salmon
[so i wouldn't have to worry about sushi grade]

so
i decided that sushi must have sauce of some kind that i can't see
so i made one
toasted sesame seed oil, wasabi powder
rice vinegar, mayonaise, salsa verde, "that green sauce"
chipotle salt, black truffle salt, smoked paprika
"slap ya momma white pepper blend"
garlic powder, ginger, and
a little worchester sauce
because i had no fish sauce
[which is what i really thought it needed]
because worchester has some anchovy or something

not too bad
they look nice
they taste, alright, i think
i guess i'll let you know tomorrow

i'm also going back to salads for dinner
[so i'm not carbing up before bed]
but
i've been bad for a while now
about using store bought dressing
which is full of crap

so
i made myself make dressings
well, one isn't finished yet
it is my best recollection of a diet dressing
i got from harpers bazarre or mirabella like twenty years ago
it has no oil at all
but it needs to steep a while
it's fresh garlic and fresh ginger chopped really small
[i just got a ninja master prep
to replace my blender
long, bizarre story]
with lemon juice
apple cider vinegar
and
i put some fresh rosemary in there too
i may put some salt too
after it's steeped for a while
i may mix it with apple juice
[which is what i think i remember]

the one i'm gonna use first
is the garlic ginger mix
with some toasted sesame oil
brown rice vinegar, with a little cider and ume too
a little truffle salt and soy sauce
and a half package of dried oyster mushrooms
all reduced to a coarse paste
spooned into a used dressing bottle
and then filled with water
so it's only 2-3 Tbs oil for the whole bottle

it's really not bad
it still maybe has a little more vinegar
could be a little smoother, less tart
i may still tweak it

but they're not all full of canola oil and preservatives, etc.

so, better

i might have to make a ceasar
i love ceasar
but the store bought is vile, even paul newman brand

i love you honey