It’s a bit late for New Year’s resolutions, but what the hell. In 2008, I resolve to:
*Drink more coffee. I like coffee and cappuccino and lattes and all that crap, but I’m rarely willing to shell out $3+ for a shot of espresso and some hot milk. Food snob that I am, I’m also not willing to drink pre-ground, drip coffee. So this year I am acquiring a coffee grinder and a French press. Hey, the local coffee expert says my attempts will be at least as good as Starbucks'.
*Try more new recipes from my cooking bible, Please to the Table, especially soups, salads and appetizers. I’m a pretty lazy cook, actually. Sometimes all I want to make is roasted cauliflower or butternut squash, my equivalent of sticking a frozen pizza in the oven.
*Cook more with alcohol. French onion soup made with brandy. Chicken and pork in Calvados-spiked sauce. Coffee with steamed milk and Bailey’s. Fruit-infused vodka.
*Make more appetizers, period. Small plates are all the rage, haven't you heard?
*Pickle and marinate stuff. Attempt to make homemade sauerkraut, again. And pickled mushrooms.
*Give a dinner party, and, consequently, be praised for my cooking by people who are not related to me.
*Do all of the above and while sticking to my calorie restriction/optimal nutrition experiment five days a week. At least the optimal nutrition part.
*Have this blog noted just once in the local media. Come on, MKE and OnMilwaukee, it’s not like you have anything better to write about.
*Blog more. Ha.
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
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How did your resolution go? I resolved to cut down on coffee, you resolved to go up :-) I'm tickled that you call me the "local coffee expert"!
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