I'm not good at New Year's Resolutions. It's not that I can't keep them, it's that I start to cheat right from the get-go: I set resolutions I know I will absolutely achieve without even trying.
Big, fat, cheaty mccheater.
So, this year, I have decided (very resolutely I might add) to actually set some goals that might actually be a challenge.
One of my 2010 goals is to spend more time in my kitchen. B usually does the cooking around our house and since he's rather exceptional at it, I really don't protest and let him take care of it. (I wash A LOT of dishes.) For some reason, I'm a little uptight in the kitchen. I get intimidated about trying new methods and if I don't have a recipe, I won't even attempt it. My goal this year will not only be to spend more time in the kitchen, but to spend more time experimenting in the kitchen. Finding what tastes will work well together, what ingredients can I substitute for other ingredients, finding a couple of recipes I can whip up from what we have in our pantry and mainly, trying to get B to say "wow, this is really good" when he takes a bite.
So to that end, 2010 is off to a great start! I'm proud to say that I've already made some resolute progress in this area. New Year's Eve? I made this. It was positively scrumptious. Tonight? I made this. But because I tried to combine it with another Asian inspired recipe, it was...meh. Guess that is two recipes down, only about a thousand to go.
2 comments:
Kinda like your own little Julie and Julia, huh? Only without one cookbook to follow. Enjoy!
I'm totally with you on this one, Gayle. I suffer from a similar intimidation when it comes to cooking, so it's exciting to watch you dive in. Go Gayle go!
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