I’m awful at keeping up with things, particularly at crossing items off to-do lists. I am quite proficient at creating them, dare I say, downright fantastic. 152 days have gone by since I nearly missed the NYE countdown because of an heavy late night curry-induced coma. 152 days of not quite ticking off things on my food resolutions:
- “try a new recipe from a cookbook twice a month” – So far, I’ve gained 4 new cookbooks, but I haven’t tried a new recipe from any of them in months.
- “cook more Middle Eastern food” – Does buying the new Mediterranean seasonings from Trader Joe’s count?
- “eat out once a week” – You would think this is the easiest to complete on this list, but nay!
- “find Indian Chinese food” – Why is this still on my to-do list?
- “get going with bread-making” – NOT! I did buy another cookbook about making bread. This counts.
cook with alcohol(<— of course, this is the only one I’ve actually finished)
You see, I’ve gone off track and wandered into the woods. Have you wandered into the woods yet? Can we pinky swear that we won’t let our 2015 intentions go by the wayside?
So, I’m bad at finishing lists, and I’m no better at keeping up with monthly recap posts. I keep a journal to jot down things I did/liked after every month, and I’ve been meaning to share it with all of you, too. Because I know you want more of my musings. Let’s see what May had in store for me and for us.
- Vegetarian Carrot Top Pesto Pizza
- Churro Waffles with Cayenne Whipped Cream
- Soy Milk Pancakes with Sweet Lime Curd
- Double Chocolate Almond Cookies with Coconut – gf
- Vodka Infused Melon Balls – vegan + gf
- Strawberry & Rhubarb Chia Seed Jam – vegan + gf
- Cherry Bourbon BBQ Sauce – gf
- Vegan Peach Cherry & Blueberry Crumble – vegan + gf
- Caramelized Onion Hummus with Smoked Salmon – gf
In May, I ate cherries. Lots of it. I pitted them, then I put them in a crumble and BBQ sauce. I didn’t learn how to tie the cherry stem into knot inside my mouth, but I am ever the eager student and want to know how to do it. Someone, please teach me.
YOUR FAVORITE RECIPES
Shrimp Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce
Spinach Ricotta Lasagna in a Mug
RESOURCES
I read a TON of articles about how to improve the blog and photography, and I wanted a space to share them with you all (especially my fellow bloggers). Here are some great finds from last month:
- This photography guide from Serious Eats gives all newbie bloggers a great rundown about the basics of taking food photos.
- Create better collages for your recipe round-ups with this VIDEO tutorial from The Blogger Project.
- For those of you who are still debating over whether to promote long pins over short pins, you need to read Pinch of Yum’s experiment with all this.
- A no BS post on why it’s important to pick a niche for your blog, from Nagi at Food Bloggers Central. I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately!
- Very interesting piece about the best fonts, colors, and templates you should use to create the great images for sharing on social media.
That’s a wrap for the May recap! Let’s get ready for all the summer recipes. I hear corn is coming to town . . .
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Great month…although a little off on the goals there, haha!
Lisa says
Hahaha, I know. Need to get back on the wagon!
lindsay says
pretty sure I need a sample of all these. Can we make that happen?
Lisa says
YES! I really need to consider whether I’m going to MixedCon. Then I can meet you in person and cook for you!!
Linda @ Veganosity says
Okay, six things you didn’t do, what about all of the things you did stick to? Like the amazing recipes you made in May! 🙂
Thanks for the very helpful blogger links Lisa. I can use all of the advice available to me.
Lisa says
Thanks, Linda!! I hope those links help! I’m going to keep rounding up more every month, so stay tuned!
Liz @ Floating Kitchen says
Oh man. I just had a little panic about the fact that we are now halfway through the year! Ack! I don’t even know if I could find the paper that I wrote down my goals on. That’s some real talk. Great seeing you this past week, Lisa. Perfect way to end May! 🙂
Lisa says
Really, where does the time go?? In three months, we need to check back in and make sure that we’re on track with our goals. But first, go find that piece of paper!
Traci | Vanilla And Bean says
You totally keep a good running record of your resolutions, Lisa.. that was on my resolution list, and I’ve since forgotten where I put that piece of paper. I’m certain it is in a pile somewhere! You were one busy lady last moth! Look all all you accomplished! I’m inspired!
Thank you too for all the links for your blogger friends! I”ve got them on my to-do list. I’ve debated for months on the tall pins… I prefer regular size. But I ran my own little test too and it’s there’s just no comparison on long pins vs regular. My long pins did much better. So, I’ve started building long ones… a bit time intensive, but I’m getting better at it. Good to see some data from POY! Thank you for sharing!
Lisa says
Hahah, maybe it’s time to make mid-year resolutions! Totally a thing because I’m doing it too! And oh my gosh, and thanks for sharing your experience with long pins! It’s one of those things that I really don’t want to do at the end of the night after I’ve edited all my photos and drafted my post, but I’ll definitely have to look into it a bit more!