Yesterday I shared my 25 targets for January. In that publish, I discussed one in all my targets was to study to make some new-to-me issues and that I’d inform you extra about this as we speak!
In 2024, I set a objective to learn to make sourdough bread. I’m so thrilled to report that not solely did I learn to make sourdough, I really feel like I actually grew to become proficient at it.
After which I went on to learn to make sourdough pancakes, sourdough waffles, sourdough English muffins, entire wheat sourdough, and sourdough bagels.
Impressed by my sourdough success, I additionally tried my hand at making fermenting kombucha, sauerkraut, and water kefir. I wasn’t an enormous fan of the kombucha or sauerkraut, however we cherished the water kefir and I made many batches of it!
I additionally perfected French Bread and In a single day Artisan Bread this 12 months!
These successes within the kitchen gave me the thought to set a objective to attempt to grow to be proficient at 12 new-to-me issues in 2025. Most of those are meals associated, however not all of them space.
I polled my viewers on Instagram to get concepts for issues I ought to study after which took there concepts, thought of what would encourage me most and what had been issues I’ve actually wished to study to do. From all of that, I picked 12 issues I need to study in 2025. My objective is to concentrate on one space per thirty days.
Right here’s my listing:
12 Issues I Wish to Try and Change into Proficient at in 2025
1. Making Home made Focaccia (utilizing my sourdough)
2. Making Home made Yogurt (I’ve made this within the crockpot earlier than, however I need to learn to make it within the immediate pot and discover a recipe that all of us love!)
3. Making Home made Vanilla (are you able to consider I’ve by no means made this earlier than??)
4. Making Home made Noodles
5. Making Home made Mozzarella Cheese (This one actually feels essentially the most intimidating from my listing!)
6. Making Unhazardous Candles
7. Making Home made Croissants
8. Making Home made Pretzels
9. Making Home made Silver Greenback Metropolis Cinnamon Bread
10. Making Home made Lotion
11. Making Home made Hamburger Buns
12. Making Home made Mayo
I’ve a couple of different issues I need to study/strive: like making sourdough bread with mix-ins, making chocolate sourdough bread, and making home made cleaning soap once more. However I’m going to begin with the listing above after which if I really feel like I’m proficient within the factor I picked for every month, I can add one thing else that month to strive that’s not on the listing if I need to!
I’ll be documenting what I’m making an attempt and studying and experimenting with over on Instagram tales in additional real-time after which sharing a few of the journey right here in posts on the weblog!
What are you hoping to study in 2025? Inform us within the feedback!
Coming tomorrow: The listing of all of the books I learn in 2024 + my high 4 favorites!
P.S. Only for enjoyable, I believed I’d share a publish from 2012 the place I set this similar objective. Sadly, I didn’t do a fantastic job of following by way of that 12 months — a whole lot of it needed to do with me selecting issues I wasn’t actually excited to strive, selecting a selected month for every so then I felt boxed in, and likewise it simply being a season of my life the place I used to be touring a lot and exhausted a lot of the time. Actually hoping for higher success this coming 12 months!
