C'mon 2010. Let's go get the shit kicked out of us by love (or food).

ten things i want to attempt to cook in 2010.

1. i would really like to make my own pasta dough. this also would require the acquisition of a rolling pin... which i do not have... i'll have to get one of those. i would love to have a pasta thingy but a rolling pin is cheaper.

2. pot pie. i want pot pie! chicken pot chicken pot chicken pot piiiieee! okay, but not chicken. just veggies. maybe some fake chicken. mmmm.

3. turducken. ha, jk. toootally kidding. i want to try and make my own veggie patties out of tofu and veggies. i think it'll be fairly easy. we'll see though haha.

4. tortillas. i've never made a tortilla!! i want to do it.

5. tamales too! i'm mexican, it's in my blood. hopefully dna will make tamale creation easier for me. keep your fingers crossed!!!!

6. pesto sauce. i've made it before but it just hasn't been as good as i know it can be, so i want to try and perfect it.

7. keeping on the page of sauces: mole. i know there's like a thousand ingredients, but i really want to try and make a mole sauce. it's SO good!

8. gnochi. also something i've made before, but it was only once. i can do better.

9. potato croquettes. i love the ones i get from mitsuwa; i would really like to recreate those lil cakes of goodness.

10. hmm hmm hmm... what to put in the coveted no. 10 slot... well. there's this giada recipe i've wanted to try for awhile. it's called Lemon and Basil eggs over Foccacia. It's like a hollowed out piece of foccacia bread with eggs poured in it and baked. mmm.


***as an added thing, i would really like to expand my garden. it's pretty small right now, with just some herbs and such. but when spring comes i hope to plant some vegetables: tomatoes, green beans... maybe squash!? broccoli!? endless possibilities.