mealsforfriends

Hello Friends – I unintentionally just took an entire month or more away from my blogging. It seems like every year from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day I get way too over-busy with cooking and decorating and friends and family and parties….you know how it goes. Almost everyone I know does the exact same thing!  Anyway, I hope you all had a wonderful holiday month and enjoyed all the hub-bub just like I did!

Now that all the busy-ness is over it’s time to turn my attention to my Foodie New Year’s Resolutions – there is always room for change and that’s what the new year brings.  So here goes:

• Have more small dinner parties with friends.  In the past we have always hosted large parties which are fun but are a lot of work to put together and leave me very little time to actually relax and enjoy my food and guests.   So – one small dinner party (4-6 people) a month is my goal
• Work on pantry organization.   I’d post a picture of the current pitiful state of my pantry but you would be shocked and appalled at the mess….I can’t find a darn thing in there right now!   So – I am going to get everything out and sort, pitch, organize and get it under control, one shelf at a time or whatever it takes.
• Serve one vegetarian meal a week to my family.    My daughter and I are all in favor but I have to convince my dear hubby that it will not kill him to go meatless once a week….seriously!  So – I will find some delicious vegetarian recipes to add to my repertoire that will satisfy the entire family.
• Organize my favorite recipes into a software program (MasterCook) on my computer.   I have so many favorites recipes and such a huge collection to look through that it becomes frustrating to find what I’m looking for when planning my weekly menus.  So – continue to enter the recipes (I have only FOUR in my computer program right now) so I can access them easily when needed.
• Make weekly trips to the local Farmers Market when the season starts (here in Colorado that would be May) and get to know the local growers.  I did this last year but not on a consistent basis.  So – Tuesdays between 11 am and 3 pm, take my reusable shopping bags and head to the market.  AND plan my weekly menus around the fresh produce I find there.

Whew….If I can just accomplish those goals I’ll feel a lot better about the 2010 foodie year!   Of course I will keep you all updated by blogging about how I’m doing each week.

Finally I’d like to thank all of you who visited my site these past few months….as always, feel free to leave a comment or ask a question any time.

Cheers and Best Wishes for a Wonderful 2010!!