I'm not a big fan of resolutions traditionally (usually too vague and easily forgotten), but I've found checklists for specific tasks are a great way to keep myself on track throughout the year. Thus I thought it might be fun to share with you just
a few of the food and blog-related items on my to-do list for this year. Consider it a little peek at what's coming up on
6 Bittersweets =). Plus
I hope it'll encourage you to make and share some of your own foodie goals for 2012!
1.
Make my first: multiple-tiered cake,
fondant-covered cake, batch of
homemade doughnuts,
poppyseed strudel, French
macaron tower, and
choux pastry.
2.
Make a Black Russian (Kahlua vodka chocolate) cake from scratch that's every bit as decadently satisfying as the popular version using store-bought cake and pudding mixes CHECK -- see the post
HERE!
3. Decorate a cake with
gumpaste quilling à la
My Sweet and Saucy
4.
Use my new silicone mold-making kit and edible image-capable printer (awesome gifts from P and his family) to make fun decorations for cakes and cupcakes
5.
Try this unique and scrumptious-sounding cobbler with cherry tomatoes and caramelized onions The season's passed, so I've put this off until 2013...still excited though!
6. Share
more healthy and/or savory recipes on this blog
7. Learn to apply the
brush embroidery technique with royal icing à la the cookies below by Etsy seller
Sweet Ambs
8.
Upgrade my camera to a Canon 50D (my friend who'd agreed to sell his 50D to me changed his mind, so I'll need to save up a bit longer for this) and
expand my photography horizons beyond food/parties
9. Decorate a cake or cupcakes with
French macarons à la the ones below by
Cupcakes Couture of Manhattan Beach
10.
Come up with a reeeeally good tricksy recipe for April Fools Day O;-) Oops -- I ended up too busy to bake this April, but I've got some great ideas for 2013, I promise!
11. Recreate
Laduree's incredible
Orange Blossom French macarons at home
12. Convince as many people as possible of
how awesome the BBC show Sherlock is (FYI, season 1 is on Netflix Instant!) and of
how incredibly talented the actors Benedict Cumberbatch (photo collage top) and Michael Fassbender (photo collage bottom) are! (Yep, I know...not even a tiny bit related to baking or this blog but I regret nothing =D)
Oh and just a bonus tidbit of Sherlock candy...try not to swoon ;p
