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1. bring lunch to work at least 3 times a week.
2. learn how to roast a chicken.
3. learn how to cook steak.
4. clean up kitchen entirely after dinner.
5. waste less food.

i was vegetarian for 19 years, so i am just starting to learn about meat!

also, i wanted to thank everyone who recommended coffee makers and rice/slow cookers to me recently. i now have a Sanyo ECJ-D55S Rice Cooker and a Black & Decker DCM2500B SmartBrew Coffeemaker and i love waking up to steel cut oats and coffee every day!

I would like to take a basic cooking class to learn better knife skills, mine are fair at best. I would also like to focus on adding even more whole foods that make me feel better and connected to my body. One way I have started is by taking advantage of some days I had off to make up a big batch of chicken soup, beef stew, and lasagna and freezing for when things inevitably get crazy and I don't have the time to make it. And keep reading this site daily for inspiration!

We're trying to cook every day--well, every weekday, at least.

1. Cook ahead and freeze so I never have to come home from travel to no meals in the house.

2. Don't let food go bad/moldy.

3. Bring lunch to work 3x/week. Minimum.

1. Bring lunch to week 4 times a week.

2. Go to the farmers market at least every 2 weeks.

3. Use the fruit/veggies from the farmers markets before they go bad!

4. Try new recipes and update cooking journal more than once a month.

By "bring lunch to week" I mean "bring lunch to work"...

Eat more whole foods, and natural "stuff"... and maintain a vegetarian diet (and try and convert my boyfriend... teehee.. not a chance!)

Buy only seasonal products.

Try some new vegetables, especially the "ugly" ones.

mfm, i love that you wrote learn to roast a chicken! i was vegetarian for a long time as well and just recently roasted my first chicken.

i was in tears but decided that if i am going to eat meat, i need to respect it and learn to prepare it and appreciate it every step of the way. i was so proud and my first roasted chicken was delicious!

1. Keep my knives sharpened.
2. Cook one new dish every week.
3. Don't take on too much when cooking for a group.

hey, christina, that's inspirational. i'm not exactly looking forward to it, but i want to be able to do it by myself.

mfm, it was a really emotional experience but i felt good afterwards knowing that i made it from start to finish--it was really important for me to learn to do that by myself as well, completely understand what you are saying.

My New Year's resolutions:

1. To keep my kitchen floor clean(er)
2. To take out the trash more often
3. To make dosai from scratch, finally