Well I started this blog with the goal of recording my cooking attempts and recipes and have loved seeing friends and family follow me on here! I have so enjoyed the past two months of blogging about my cooking adventures. 2012 was a wonderful year as I had the pleasure of visiting France, Scotland, the Hamptons, and California for many beautiful occasions such as friends’ weddings and showers, family birthdays, and to celebrate the holidays.

I have also been able to conquer some of my cooking/baking fears such as making a Julia Child recipe, roasting a whole chicken, and finding out what one does with tofu. I have also had the chance to try making some of family’s recipes such as: my grandma’s coffee cake, my mom’s meatloaf, my grandmother’s sugar cookies, and my dad’s turkey noodle soup. Please keep the recipes coming!

1. Make my own pie crust from scratch
2. Make more family recipes
3. Learn how to make a basic salad dressing
4. Make my own pizza dough
5. Perfect the omelette
6. Make homemade matzo ball soup, not just the box kind
7. Attempt a thick, homemade milkshake
8. Learn how to make authentic Pad Thai
9. Try to make my own sushi
10. Whip up a Bearnaise sauce

I have 365 days and counting…I hope I can make each of these come true! Happy New Year!