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@Arden: Ice-cream and bread? (Could be too basic for you!) I see sourdough there but I would like to do a world bread 365 this year...

Otherwise, how are you feeling?

@Arden: This sounds like a good challenge to keep your mind off things. I do about one batch of ice-cream a month. It really is so much better than store stuff. Hazelnut praline and disaronno is probably my fav at the moment.

Home made yogurt could be a good one too. (If you are more healthy than me!)

I'm now working on fine tuning my risotto and experimenting on pastas. But in no way close to your list - I'm saving the "making my own pasta" for DD when she's old enough (and interested).

Another thing on my list is making my own hummus and matzo ball soup.

I love this! I also want to work on my knife skills, and become more confident with cooking meats (knowing when they are done). I'm a novice when it comes to cooking and I'm always learning! I've been making my own bread, but ive only made quick breads. I really want a bread machine so i can do the real stuff! And an ice cream maker

That's a big list! Unfortunately I don't have time to do a lot of what I'd like.... but you did inspire me to pin a make your own mozzarella cheese recipe, hopefully I'll get to that one soon

You should try my grandma's pie crust recipe, it's very easy, but yummy and very flaky. It's for the top and bottom crust, so if you only want the bottom just half it. Don't over mix, I always use my hands. And it's very scamp so you have to roll it out super thin.
2 cups flour
1/2 cup oil
1/4 cup milk

@Arden: It IS fun! so far all of my breads have been based on one recipe, which i keep altering, and it gets better every time! but i find that without a bread machine, it's hard to get the proper rise on a quick bread...the bread i make is a little more like a banana loaf in size. maybe i just need to keep searching out different recipes! (i cant eat gluten, so it's somewhat limiting). this might be my reason for finally joining pinterest

Yep, I have one!

- homemade ravioli
- better my knife skills
- learn to make tortillas
- learn my grandmother's recipes - she gave me recipe cards at Christmas all filled out with her recipes. Her pies, cheese sauce, and yeast rolls are to die for.

@Arden: Oh, and in terms of bone broth, I make it overnight in my slow-cooker. It's ridiculously low maintenance! I then freeze the broth in ice cube trays and pop the cubes into freezer bags. Then I just grab however many I need any time I want to deglaze a pan, make a gravy or use as the base for a soup.