2014 - Where to from here?

I do like to set myself some goals to go for during the year, I find it helps motivate me to get out and try new things, as well as trying to improve my skills in things that I love doing. And for a bit of extra motivation I thought I'd make a bit of a public service announcement about it! Obviously I'm not completely gung-ho about these things, what with it being mid-January already (well, that was when I wrote this), but I'm hoping this post will serve as a reminder of some of the things I'd like to do this year. It may also give certain friends of mine ammunition to push me into trying things they've been bugging me about for a while!

 
1. Race a criterium

Yes Lee-Anne, I'm going to have a go! I don't think my excuse that my bike handling skills aren't up for it is valid any more (though I'm going to maintain I'm probably not fast enough - not something that has ever stopped me before), so I'm going to give it a go.

2. Bush walk somewhere I haven't been before

 

I love bush walking, it's what I grew up doing as a kid, but I always end up going to the same places. Not that there's anything wrong with that, I love to see the way the seasons change, the little details that are different every time I go (which is nowhere near as often as I'd like), but I'd like to go a little bit out of my comfort zone and go somewhere new. Suggestions welcome!

 





3. Keep the blog going and add some recipes

I have to say I'm truly in awe of people who manage to create an almost daily blog update (I'm looking at you DC Rainmaker), and while I'm not planning on going to that extreme, I'd like to keep the blog going, as I've enjoyed writing it. I'd also like to add some recipes to the recipe section, except that means I may actually have to measure things! This is going to be hard work!

4. Get back into bread making, especially sour dough

I love making bread, the texture, the smell, the process of converting flour and water into something that fills the house with house watering smells and then burns the mouth as it is eaten to soon. I love the taste of sour dough and the simplicity, no fancy ingredients, really, just flour and water. That being said, the last time I tried I ended up neglecting my barm and it turned pink! So maybe a bit more diligence this time. And I have to find more people to eat it, Mr Carl isn't the biggest fan of sour dough.

5. Charcuterie

This one is all your fault Leia! A friend of mine once taught me how to make bacon. She then gave me a book for Christmas about charcuterie. I think she's trying to tell me something. So, I'm going to try one recipe from this book. I may even pick a selection and let you all vote! 

So I think that's enough to keep me busy for the year. Hopefully some of you may yet join me in my endeavours, or at least eat the proceeds!