It feels good to welcome a new year. I am excited to see what 2012 will bring.
I've never been much for New Year's resolutions, but each new year does feel like a chance for a fresh start. My goal in cooking is really just a continuation of a seed that started to grow in 2011.
The thing that I really want to do in 2012 is to bring friends and family closer over shared meals. Yes we all routinely share meals as much of eating is a social activity, but over the past few years, I have grown tired of only sharing restaurant meals with my friends and family. The few times I have had dinner parties it's been so great. People just relax and there's no time limit for clearing the table for the next group of diners or for figuring out where to go next.
So my cooking goal for 2012 is to have friends and family over for more shared meals, even shared preparations, rather that's cooking together or having potluck style meals.
