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I keep writing about adding things to my list of summer culinary experiments. I figured it would help to have an actual list. I’ll put up new posts as I try the things from the list. Hopefully I’ll meet with some success and won’t have to go back to the– well, you know.

Spaghetti and meatballs – My mom had this amazing spaghetti sauce recipe. I don’t know that I’ve found a family without some sort of quasi-proprietary spaghetti sauce recipe. Unfortunately, my mom never wrote her recipes down, so this one is lost to the ages. I did chilli for the first time a year or so ago, and I’ve been meaning to do spaghetti ever since then.

Salsa – I mentioned this in Salsa Dance (S s s s A a a a L l l l S s s s…nevermind.) I’ve helped make a bunch of salsas, but I’ve never done one myself. I’m going to play around with flavors and textures. Maybe develop some sort of system, with a chart. I don’t know.

Morel mushrooms – I’ll probably be spending a lot of time at the drawing board here. I love mushrooms, and while I’ve never had a morel myself, I’ve heard they’re amazing. Unfortunately, they’ve never been successfully farmed, so they go for upwards of $30/pound. I intend to discover the secret to cultivating them in captivity. (Don’t get too excited, botanists have tried it and failed.) Worth a shot, though.

Corn dogs – Not a culinary brainbuster, but easily one of my favorite foods. I’ve never attempted them.

Margarita recipe – My favorite drink. (It’s not a girl drink!) Anyway, I’ve never made one.

Meatloaf – Another of my mom’s amazing recipes, lost to time. Most kids grew up dreading meatloaf night. We grew up looking forward to it. First I intend to figure out and emulate Mom’s recipe, then I’ll get working on my own.

Since I know me, and I know how undisciplined I am, I’m going to set an actual goal:  Within one week from today, I will try at least one of the things on this list.  (Probably salsa.)

Updates to follow…