My normal holiday break ritual is to sit down with all my cookbooks, magazines, and favorite blogs and start meal planning for the year. I plan one month at a time. I am updating my master list of recipes so I have a quick reference when I sit down to map out the coming month. If you don't know what I mean, check out our January 2015 blog post about 5-Step Meal Planning.
Cooking (and eating) are a big part of my day and my life and therefore require a lot of my energy. I want to make sure it continues to bring me joy, not stress. To that end, I am setting out a list of goals, categorized as DOs and DON'Ts, for my cooking life in 2017. I might post these in the kitchen just to remind me. 😉
I WILL:
- Make some amazing NEW recipes to share with friends, family, and fans of the blog.
- Fearlessly try new techniques and complicated recipes.
- Master bread and pie crust and grilling. They will be conquered!
I WON'T:
- Stress out when my meal plan goes awry due to kids activities, working late, or a bad recipe.
- Beat myself up when I make hot dogs, hamburgers, or spaghetti for dinner. Life happens and I can't always make fancy stuff (or even healthy stuff) everyday.
- Avoid making certain foods simply because my kids won't eat them. I am going to make foods I want to eat, dammit!
Cheers to 2017!
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