Sunday, December 30, 2012

resolutions


Have you thought about your new year's resolutions? I have started to jot down a few, some trivial and some meaningful. A fun one I have decided on is to cook my way though some of my favorite cookbooks in 2013. 


For the last few years, I have been a creative cook, creating meals from what needs to be used in the fridge or freezer, not thinking to go to my cookbook collection. When reorganizing the shelf the other day, I realized that so many of them are being ignored.


This year, I will try to get through most of Ina Garten's cookbooks. I love Ina's recipes (and her pretty homes). Her recipes are always delicious and her cookbooks are filled with beautiful photography. I have used her first one, The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook the most, bought it years ago when it first came out. It is full of bookmarks and stains.




I will blog about my journey through Ina's books, a la Julie and Julia and post about any yummy discoveries here and there. What are some of your resolutions this year?



  Happy New Year!



2 comments:

  1. You can't have too many cookbooks. Aside from the recipes, they incorporate different viewpoints and information, such as Jim Fobel's Baking Book, which although I bought it in Taiwan, is about his growing up in Ashtabula County, Ohio, and features family reminiscences along with the recipes, making it pleasant to read simply as a book.

    Happy New Year to you also!
    --Road to Parnassus

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  2. I'm excited about your resolution, Cindy ~ what a great idea! (I loved that movie.) I usually resolve to invite someone for dinner at least once a month, looking forward to trying out some of your recipe recommendations, I love Ina's cookbooks. It's been fun getting to know you this year, I always look forward to what you have to share each day. Wishing you all the BEST in 2013!

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