Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Culinary Resolutions

fSo, it's a little late (2 months, oops!) but I've seen a few lists of Culinary Resolutions making the local food blog rounds and, like that inescapable Facebook "25 Things" note, I finally couldn't resist. And since LDB celebrated its one-month birthday this past Sunday (!!), what better time to set some goals for the future?

La Dolce Bacon 2009 Culinary Resolutions:

* Make Thai food at home, to make up for the thousands of carry-out green chicken curries I've brought into the office


* Try making fresh pasta, even if it's just to give me an excuse to buy the pasta roller attachment for my Kitchen-Aid

* I've already been working on this, but one overall goal I have for this year is to make and eat more "meat secondary" dishes. I've been eating vegetarian mains much more often since I read this article, and it's nice to know that I can definitely remove meat from my meals a few times a week and be just as happy.

* Cook something with the following ingredients for the first time:
* Fennel
* Rhubarb
* Star anise (since I was gifted with a bottle for Christmas- thanks, Cat!)


* Make FISH! For a Floridian, my seafood skills are sorely lacking (except for shrimp, but that shouldn't really count) and I have never made fish at home.

* Poach an egg- it sounds easy enough when I read it in recipes, but I've never actually done it!


If you have any other suggestions that I should try this year, please let me know!
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  1. AnonymousMarch 9, 2009 at 7:02 PM

    Fennel is nice added to a salad...it's kind of like celery with different flavor (like licorice).
    I'll look forward to your Rhubarb recipe because I've never done anything with that either. As for the Star anise, I have only use this in my "make the house smell good" cooking pot and in crafts. Pernod is like a licorice liquor made from anise which I've used in a couple of recipes.
    Best wishes on accomplishing your goals.
    Cat

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