Something new every month...

In keeping with my goal to learn more about cooking this year I have decided to prepare a crazy new dish on the 30th of each month. Lyla was born on the 30th, so we will have a mini celebration for her each month and we will eat a fabulous new meal that we have never had. I would like for the meals to be completely out of my comfort zone and something that I totally thought I never could make. I will commence this on her birthday next November and make a beautiful cake for her birthday- one that I thought would be impossible for me to make. Baking is my favorite thing to do by far and I absolutely LOOOOVE birthdays so that will be exciting for me. For the month of January I am going to pick a Mexican dish. I think half the fun of this will be getting to read cookbooks all year long. What fun!!! I can't wait to see what I discover. I am also creating a cookbook for the farmers' market this year filled with recipes from farmers' and community members, so this will in fact be the year I learn about food.