This blog is part of my New Year's resolution to improve my cooking and expand my food repetoire. As I was talking to Cisco (my husband) yesterday, I realized that though I'm a fairly good cook, overall, but it can be definitely hit or miss. And, I feel limited in the recipes I can pull off without disaster. So, I need to work on it. I had previously started a food blog with my dear friend Krista, but got out of the habit, and wanted to create one that I could really target to my cooking goals and interests, so that's why I've taken up a new one (though I will hopefully contribute more to the Recipe Coop, as well). I was really motivated to start this blog after happening upon some utterly fabulous food blogs by accident a week or so ago. First and foremost is A Cat in the Kitchen, but Anne's Food, Food and Thoughts, and Farmgirl Fare (which also has adorable pictures of her pet lamb Cary) have become fast favorites. I'm only worried that when the new semester begins I'll have a hard time getting back to work!
So, here are my resolutions ...
1. To experiment with new cuisines, including Indonesian (we've only made gado-gado so far), Ethiopian, and Scandinavian and Polish, thanks to "A Cat in the Kitchen," as well as "Anne's Food."
2. To be more adventurous with ingredients, especially by shopping at the nearby Midway Asian Market that, in addition to much needed ingredients for Chinese, Thai, and Japanese food also has a good selection of ingredients for Middle Eastern and Mexican cuisines.
3. To not eat out too much, because -- in addition to being expensive and not very time-saving -- it robs me of good opportunities to practice cooking :)
4. To learn how to preserve foods: mostly jams and jellies and peaches!
5. To master yeasted breads. Okay, at least figure it out enough, so that I'm not utterly terrified by recipes that call for yeast.
6. To get more involved in the local foodie events in Madison and the surrounding area -- and there are ever-so-many ...
I'm sure there's more, but this is a start ...
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