Mid-Year Review

We are more than halfway through the year, which means it's time for a mid-year review. How are your "new year's resolutions" coming along? Haven't thought about those in a while, huh? Here's the good news: it's not December 31st. There is still time. It is not too late to revisit your new year's resolutions and see if maybe now is a better time to try out a few of them. After all, when you made those resolutions we were heading into dark and dreary winter. Now it is summertime, the weather is beautiful, food is abundant - especially fresh seasonal produce at your local farmer's market - and the sun is shining on your kitchen. 


In January I suggested you make a simple new year's resolution - every week try to make at least one new recipe from a cookbook. Perhaps you read that post and thoroughly ignored what I wrote; or maybe you actually tried to heed my advice, but for whatever reason, you were not able to keep up a cooking regimen. Regardless of whether you have increased your culinary repertoire or not, the important thing is not to give up. You still have six more months to try and cook new recipes. There is ample time left to implement your new year's resolutions. Sometimes we just need a reminder, a nudge, or a gentle kick in the bum to reignite the motivation we once had at the beginning of the year. Don't give up - you've still got half a year to go and I still have lots of recipes to share.