"KitchenResolutions" news and stories

It's out of my hands to call it a resolution, but more than anything, I want a bigger kitchen. Then my close friend won't get that look of pain every time she sees me trying to juggle my towers of pots and pans, and tell me how she wishes she could buy me a bigger kitchen. But since that resolution rests on a lot more than my own motivation, I'm looking to other tasks to accomplish in the New Year.

Top on the list: Improve my knife skills. I'm about to get the most gorgeous set of Shun Kajis, and it'd be utterly ridiculous to pull them out and use them improperly. Better yet, I want to roast something to carve, grab something to debone, and basically tackle all of the things my super cheapo knives never could. (Sorry, $5 beloved Santoku.)

After that, there's so much that it's hard to pick which take precedence. Do I tackle my new Jacques Pepin's Complete Techniques Alinea at Home-style? (Without the skinning and preparing of the rabbit. That will never happen.) I definitely need to perfect my homemade pasta and tackle the world of homemade ravioli. I need to move beyond marzipan figures on the cakes I make. (Flowers?) I really must bake more bread. And I still haven't found the perfect madelline recipe. It'd also be great to learn how to make sushi, and I really need to whip up more Indian foods.

But what's important is to keep moving forward and keep improving, no matter what I choose to do. Help me choose, and share the kitchen hurdles that you yearn to tackle in the New Year below!