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Good bread, spash of olive oil, a few slices of fresh mozzarella. Or...rolled up and crammed in my mouth.

Hurray! Since I moved away from a Capriotti's, I request it when I go home more than anything. The Bobbie is my favorite--it was the only thing I missed when studying abroad several years ago and was the first thing I ate when I got home.

Oh my goodness, I love the BFG and Phantom Tollbooth references! I always fantasized about the huge, dense chocolate cake that Bruce Bogtrotter had to eat in Matilda. I was convinced I, too, could meet that challenge if needed.

I've made this recipe a bunch of times (even boiling the corn if I can't grill it, and omitting the cilantro because I can't eat it), and it's so delicious: http://fortheloveofcooking-printablerecipes.blogspot.com/2009/07/grilled-corn-avocado-and-tomato-salad.html.

(Also, not my blog, just where I found the recipe).

We've definitely had a handful of meals that have been between $500-$600 for the two of us--Komi, minibar, Le Bernardin, The Inn at Little Washington, wd~50, Daniel. I don't regret any of them (though, honestly, I was not blown away by Daniel). Saving for delicious meals is our "thing", whether it's a couple of pizzas at 2 Amys or an amazing dinner with wine pairings at wd~50.

I was going to make a banoffee pie, but that's difficult to make for work (single-servings, etc.). So now I think I'm going to make banoffee whoopie pies! Banana cake with chocolate chips, cream filling with dulce de leche, and maybe some toffee bits. Or now I am totally craving McVities Biscuit Cake, maybe done in cupcake tins? I'm craving Brit sweets and want it all.

Try to buy local when we can and hit farmer's markets more. We've toyed with joining a CSA, but think that we need to make sure we can use what we get at farmer's markets efficiently before we commit to a CSA box.

I've been toying with a butter chicken recipe for weeks now that's getting better, but I still can't get QUITE right. I'm not giving up on it. :)

Okay, so I actually am watching right now and was waiting anxiously for this moment. After a couple of rewinds and pauses, we (fiance and I) figured out that it's just one of the coquitos that has fallen off the cutting board. Not a bug... At least not this time!

Bing's Bakery in Newark, DE has some really outstanding breads, cookies, and cakes. Their raisin cookies are just about the only thing that my mom won't share with anyone, ever.

i was all set to say count chocula, but then i read that someone said pizza. pizza, for sure. anything that's melty, really.

When my sister and I were younger and my parents would run out, we'd try to snack on whatever we wouldn't be allowed to eat when they were home. We kept a pretty healthy household, so our standby shameful snack became cool-whip on saltine sandwiches with sprinkles. I can't even explain how dry my mouth gets just thinking about these now, but we were excited about them then!

You should get to Arlington (Rosslyn, Courthouse, Ballston, Clarendon metro stops) at some point to try the Rebel Heroes banh mi truck--it's fantastic. You can check their location on twitter.
Pete's Apizza or 2 Amy's pizzas are both good, as is Good Stuff or Ray's Hell Burger for burgers. You could also always try the lobster burger at Central, if you like spending $35+ on a delicious crustacean burger.
Great restaurants: Blue Duck Tavern, Corduroy, Equinox (not sure if it's back open after a kitchen fire several months ago), Rasika, and The Majestic (in Alexandria).