I had the fortune of having a pretty extended vacation at the end of the year. It actually extended right into the New Year itself. I head home today and will be back in the office tomorrow - probably the first time in about three weeks. Essentially I'm starting my New Year a little late but my goals for the year are still goals.
The first goal for the year is to do more community service and volunteer work. I've already signed up for a committee assignment for an upcoming event at a local charity organization. I hope to continue projects such as this throughout the year but as always, schedule permitting.
The second goal is to expose myself to new food and cooking techniques. I know this sounds a little obscure and quite frankly questionable given the reach I already have (and the strange foods I don't hesitate to eat). However, after watching an episode of Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre Foods over the holidays, I realized there is a culinary place I have yet to explore. And no, it's not bugs and live slugs. In his Los Angeles episode he visited Ani Phyo, a well-known "raw" chef. While I have no intention of "going raw" I am curious of the recipes and the resulting products.
I purchased three "raw" cookbooks to get me started including Ani's "Raw Food Kitchen". I expect that the books will be delivered next week so I can get started on this new experience. The raw "lasagna" that Ani made on Andrew's show really looked delicious, especially the raw marinara sauce she prepared. I don't expect I'm going to love everything - the dehydrated seed pasted that substituted for bread certainly did not look appetizing - but my mind is open and quite frankly, my expectations are low. However, one never knows what she will find. Stay tuned!
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