Yesterday I shared my 25 objectives for January. In that publish, I discussed one among my objectives was to study to make some new-to-me issues and that I’d let you know extra about this immediately!
In 2024, I set a objective to discover ways to make sourdough bread. I’m so thrilled to report that not solely did I discover ways to make sourdough, I really feel like I actually turned proficient at it.
After which I went on to discover ways to make sourdough pancakes, sourdough waffles, sourdough English muffins, complete 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 concept to set a objective to attempt to turn into 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, considered what would encourage me most and what had been issues I’ve actually needed to study to do. From all of that, I picked 12 issues I need to study in 2025. My objective is to deal with one space per thirty days.
Right here’s my listing:
12 Issues I Wish to Try and Turn into Proficient at in 2025
1. Making Do-it-yourself Focaccia (utilizing my sourdough)
2. Making Do-it-yourself Yogurt (I’ve made this within the crockpot earlier than, however I need to discover ways to make it within the on the spot pot and discover a recipe that all of us love!)
3. Making Do-it-yourself Vanilla (are you able to consider I’ve by no means made this earlier than??)
4. Making Do-it-yourself Noodles
5. Making Do-it-yourself Mozzarella Cheese (This one actually feels probably the most intimidating from my listing!)
6. Making Unhazardous Candles
7. Making Do-it-yourself Croissants
8. Making Do-it-yourself Pretzels
9. Making Do-it-yourself Silver Greenback Metropolis Cinnamon Bread
10. Making Do-it-yourself Lotion
11. Making Do-it-yourself Hamburger Buns
12. Making Do-it-yourself Mayo
I’ve just a few 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 number 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 prime 4 favorites!
P.S. Only for enjoyable, I assumed 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 means of that 12 months — quite a 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!
