If you're anything like me, then food plays a large part in your life and you fundamentally do not understand picky eaters. I've been blessed in many ways to be fortunate enough to have experienced all the foods I have.

From a young age, my parents introduced my palate to every texture and flavor of food from countless cultures. I also learned quite young that if you fail to finish what's on your plate, your odds of getting dessert are pretty slim. So I ate everything, and I still do.

Additionally, even at the age of twenty-one, I am blessed with the metabolism of a 14-year-old boy who is in the midst of a growth spurt. So there's truly never a limit to how much I can eat, besides maybe my wallet.

I'm also fortunate enough to be allergy-free, so there aren't any health limitations that prevent me from eating certain foods or dishes.

Lastly, my love for food stems largely from my mom's cooking. She's amazing, and very talented in the kitchen, so much so that she could honestly open a 5-star restaurant, no problem. I've grown up watching her cook and learning from how she pulls together magnificent homemade meals even on busy weeknights.

I lay in bed at night dreaming of my mother's cooking, missing it, longing for it. Among my momma's dishes, these are thetop 100 foods I crave at least on a weekly basis.

1. Cannolis
2. Chick-Fil-A Spicy Deluxe *without the cheese*
3. Grilled-cheese with tomato
4. Grilled shrimp with Old Bay seasoning
5. Risotto with grated Parmesan and Romano
6. Stauffer’s mac n’ cheese
7. String cheese
8. Gnocchi Sorrento
9. Cornichons
10. Prosciutto with melon
11. Baked brie with fig jam
12. Lobster rolls
13. OYSTERS—on the rocks with lemon
14. Frozen York Peppermint Patties
15. Cheese burgers with lettuce and tomato
16. Soft-boiled eggs with little toasts to dip in it
17. French toast with strawberries
18. Guacamole—homemade
19. Wings with blue cheese and ranch, celery on the side
20. Watermelon
21. Frozen grapes
22. Crêpes with Nutella
23. Justin’s dark chocolate peanut butter cups
24. Chicken fried rice
25. Shrimp chow-fun
26. Lasagna
27. Salt and vinegar, kettle cooked chips
28. Warm chocolate-chip cookies
29. Ramen with chicken flavor
30. Blackened-fish tacos
31. Avocado fries from The Porch
32. Bread pudding
33. Crème Brûlée
34. Blueberry bagels twice toasted with regular cream cheese from Bagel Station
35. Steel cut oatmeal
36. Trader Joe’s roasted red pepper and tomato soup
37. My mom’s turkey chili
38. Camino’s lemon ginger glazed cookies
39. Thin Mints
40. Frosted mini wheats
41. Sweetgreen salads
42. Avocado tomato salad from Mizu
43. Matzo ball soup from Pumpernick’s
44. Caprese salad
45. Bojangles’ chicken supremes
46. Pillsbury cinnamon rolls
47. Chocolate chip pancakes
48. Cookie cake
49. Grape tomatoes
50. Honeydew
51. Calamari with marinara sauce
52. Swizzler hotdogs
53. French fries from BB&T Stadium
54. Baked by Melissa’s mini cupcakes
55. Dark chocolate-covered, frozen bananas
56. Cuties clementines
57. The Station’s breakfast burritos
58. Pulled pork BBQ
59. Baked-potato soup with bacon, cheese, and scallions
60. Magnolia Bakery chocolate cupcakes with vanilla icing and confetti sprinkles
61. Kilwin’s toasted coconut ice-cream
62. Noosa Yoghurt: strawberry rhubarb
63. Shrimp and grits
64. Mini Oreos
65. Goat cheese on water crackers
66. Belgian waffles with powdered sugar
67. Turkey meatballs
68. White chili
69. Deviled eggs
70. Pad Thai
71. Salmon avocado sushi rolls
72. Tuna avocado sushi rolls
73. KitKat, the king size
74. Village Juice Black Magic
75. Burke Street Pizza with chili flakes
76. Steak, medium rare
77. Emma's mom's sesame-soy green beans. Shout out to Mrs. O'Neill.
78. My mom's lemon chicken
79. My mom's butternut squash soup
80. My mom's everything; seriously, mom, you rock.
81. Scallops in butter and white wine sauce
82. Dioli's roasted chicken sandwich, with extra red peppers
83. Avocado toast with an egg on top
84. Philly chicken cheese steaks with sautéed onions and mushrooms
85. Annie's bunny graham crackers, the variety pack in the tie-die packaging
86. Tiramisu
87. Bagel bites
88. Pirate's booty
89. Mozzarella sticks
90. Chicken Parmesan
91. Key lime pie
92. Cheesecake at Bistro '34
93. Tuna salad from The Carving Board
94. Chipotle burrito bowl with white rice, chicken, pinto beans, medium salsa, guac, cheese, and lettuce
95. The Pit 's omelets— preferably made by Netta.
96. Brynn's frozen yogurt with hot fudge sauce
97. Midtown blueberry pancakes and a side of bacon. #BlessUp
98. Samples from Trader Joe's and Harris Teeter
99. Doughnuts from Glaze in Charleston, SC
100. Mussels in white wine sauce