Happy New Year!

Here are my resolutions for 2010:

Try something new:
The most fun I've had over the last year has been trying out new things:

• Rotisserie recipes (like Rack of Pork and Beef Tenderloin)
• Pickling last summer's bounty
• Entering the Taste of Akron steak cook-off

Oh, yeah, and writing a blog. What I love about food is that there is always something new to explore. I haven't decided what the next thing is, but I'm leaning towards one or more of the following:

• Ethnic cuisines:
• Greek
• Indian
• Japanese
• Yakitori
• Canning
• Homemade bacon
• Rotisserie Stuffed Cornish Game Hens
• *Yes, I know, Stuffing is Evil.  They said I was mad!  Mad!  Bwahahahaha!

**My brother-in-law Travis gave me a Japanese cooking package for Christmas - a cookbook, dried seaweed, kombu, dried sardines...now I know which one to lead with...

Use the cookbooks I have:
Instead of buying a bunch of new ones, dig into the cookbooks I already have. I bought some great cookbooks last year, which I enjoyed reading.  But I didn't cook much from them. A recipe here, a recipe there...and that was about it.  I read them more for inspiration and flavor combinations than as a direct source of what I'm going to cook. This year I will cut back on my cookbook purchases, and focus on what I already own.
*But…Steven Raichlen's Planet Barbecue is coming…and so is Rick Bayless's Fiesta at Rick's…and Robb Walsh's The Tex Mex Grill…and that's just in May.
**Darn. I've already broken this resolution, haven't I? It's just a matter of time.

Eat healthier, and blog healthier:
Yes, this blog has been very heavy on the Meaty Main Dish side of recipes. They're fun! I love cooking them, and writing about them. Not to mention eating them. But I don't feel like I'm giving an accurate picture of how I actually eat. I'm going to try to get more interesting side dishes posted in the new year. *But don't worry - I'm not giving up on the meaty main dishes entirely. In fact, I'm trying to line up a pork belly so I can give it a try on the rotisserie.

What do you think? Any suggestions? What are your cooking resolutions for the new year?  Leave them in the comments section below.

Happy New Year, everyone!

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