All I wanted to do today was make stuffed french toast, but I ended up remembering a bunch of fun memories from the past. It's funny how these food associations work.
For instance, the last time I had french toast was over a year ago when I was stranded in norcal and my friend graciously let me stay the night at her place. My thankfulness for her hospitality only grew when I woke up in the morning and found her making french toast and juicing apples and carrots for me!
As for the ham and cheese one, I made it because I have an unusually strong inclination towards sweet and savory things so I wanted to make a mock Monte Cristo without having to drive all the way to Studio Diner for a deep fried one. The last time I was at Studio Diner was for a small group outing in 2009! But I do recall when I tried going there for the first time (after one of my photographer friends hyped it up for me), it was closed for a once in a blue moon cleaning, even though it's usually open 24/7. Good timing on my end, eh?
Later, I found a cucumber in my fridge that I had intended to put in sandwiches but never got around to using. So I decided to make cucumber salad. This then reminded me of a refreshing cucumber salad I had in Budapest last summer after a long and dehydrated day at the thermal baths, in an attempt to eat vegetables. There's also something very therapeutic about cutting vegetables into small pieces... I guess that's why I used to julienne carrots when I was really bored in high school. Actually, I was so into cooking back then, I got to ditch school for a day so I could shadow a pastry chef at the Prado!
Fun stuff - hopefully there will be many more culinary creations in the near future.
