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Looking Forward to 2010

Published on December 31, 2009 By Emily. Updated on December 31, 2009

My husband thinks New Years Resolutions are silly.  He think if one wants to change something, they should just do it, instead of waiting for the new year to make a commitment.  There’s probably some validity to that, but I like making resolutions.

There are about a million things I’d like to change in the coming year, but I tried to keep it to a reasonable few.  Hopefully by posting them, I’ll be more motivated to actually keep them!

Specific Goals for 2010:

  • Go to the gym at least twice a week

Brian and I are members at our local gym, but as winter has progressed and I’ve begun teaching full time (yay!) it’s been harder to get ourselves there.  Ideally, I’d like to get to the gym every other day, but I’m hoping that by setting a goal of two days a week, I can be successful.

  • Drink more water

This probably could’ve been my New Years Resolution for the past 15 years.  I have never consumed as much water as one is supposed to.  I could probably go through an entire day without drinking much more than my morning cup of tea (actually, I’m sure I have).  In terms of specificity for this goal, I’d like to make sure I empty my water bottle at least once during work and consume a big glass of water in the afternoon.  Again, the ideal would be even more liquid than this, but I like to start small.

  • Add new posts to Relishments at least twice a week.

My recipe pile keeps growing, and my cooking’s getting better, but sometimes it just doesn’t translate to the site.  Again, I’ll blame working for the drop in posts.  Hopefully I can make this site more of a priority and keep you “posted” on what’s happening in my kitchen.  Maybe I can even bring back Links of the Week (which would also help me stay on top of my reader!)

Not so specific goals:

  1. Learn to bake really good bread  (recipe suggestions welcome!)
  2. Learn to cook with tofu (recipe suggestions welcome!)
  3. Learn to make more things that I usually buy (bread, crackers, yogurt, etc)
  4. Maximize my freezer space
  5. Create original recipes

Happy New Year! Wishing you and your families a great 2010!

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Comments

  1. Sasha Irish says

    January 9, 2010 at 4:18 pm

    Here are a couple of my favorite bread recipes:

    MAPLE OATMEAL BREAD
    Ingredients:
    1 C. hot brewed coffee
    3/4 C. boiling water
    1/2 C. maple syrup
    1/3 C. vegetable oil
    1 C. uncooked oats
    1/2 C. sugar
    2 tsp. salt
    2 pkgs yeast
    1/4 C. warm water
    2 eggs, lightly beaten
    5 1/2 – 6 C. flour (white or wheat)

    Combine the first 7 ingredients. Cool to 110-115 degrees. Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add oat mixture, eggs, and 2 C. flour; mix well. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn out onto floured surface and knead in remaining flour. Knead until smooth and elastic (6-8 minutes). Place in a greased bowl; cover and let rise until doubled(about an hour). Punch down and turn onto lightly floured surface. Shape into 2 loaves; place into 2 greased 9×5 loaf pans. Cover and let rise about 30 minutes or until doubled.
    Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes, until browned.

    Or, if you want something less thick and sweet, there’s always CHALLAH
    Ingredients:
    4 3/4 -5 1/4 C. flour
    1 pkg yeast
    1 1/4 C. water
    3 Tbsp sugar
    3 Tbsp margarine
    1/2 tsp salt
    2 eggs
    1 egg yolk, beaten
    2 tsp water

    In a large mixing bowl stir together 2 C. flour and the yeast, set aside. In a medium saucepan heat and stir the 1 1/4 C. water, the sugar, margarine, and salt just until warm and margarine almost melts. Add margarine misture to flour mixture along with the two eggs. Beat with an electric mixer on low to medium speed for 30 seconds, scraping sides of bowl constantly. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes. Using a wooden spoon, stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can.
    Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 minutes). Shape dough into a ball. Place in a lightly greased bowl, turning once to grease surface of dough. Cover; let rise in a warm place until double in size (about 1 hour).
    Punch dough down. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface; divide into thirds. Cover; let rise 10 minutes.
    Roll each third into an 18-inch rope. Place on a large baking sheet and braid. Cover and let rise in a warm place until nearly double in size (30 minutes). Combine the egg yolk with the 2 tsp water, brush over braid.
    Bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when tapped.

  2. Emily says

    January 9, 2010 at 7:36 pm

    A challah recipe! You just made my day! Thank you, thank you, thank you Sasha!

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This year's word is "enrich" and I'm really excited about it.

I've written more about this year's theme on the blog. Click in the link in my profile or follow the link below to read the post.
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2. A reel from North Carolina where I could have watched birds all day.
3. The @thelazygenius book giveaway.
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9. The #AshuwillticookRailTrail
New on the blog: My 2022 reflections on last year' New on the blog: My 2022 reflections on last year's theme word - resume. 

I was able to get back to many activities that were meaningful to me this year and I'm calling this theme a success. Follow the link below or click the link in my profile to read more.
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New on the blog: My Favorite Recipes of 2022. For New on the blog: My Favorite Recipes of 2022.

For the fourth year, I've recapped the best new (to me) recipes I made this year in the hope that they'll give you some new dishes to try. This year's list is short, but delicious. It includes @budgetbytes My Favorite Recipes of 2022
Published on December 30, 2022 By Emily. Updated on December 30, 2022

It’s hard to believe that 2022 is basically behind us. Though overall this year found me getting back to the person I want to be (post-babies and “post”-pandemic), I did not try nearly as many new recipes this year as I used to. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised to see that I’d made note of any new-to-me recipes I wanted to share in this post. This year’s list is short, but delicious. It includes recipes from @budgetbytes, @smittenkitchen and @howsweeteats.
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