My Kitchen Bucket List

Here is an ever evolving list of kitchen conquests I'd like to master: 

Breads / Desserts:
1.  Bagels
2.  Croissants
3.  Layer Cake (simple)  completed
4.  Layer Cake (complex)
5.  Homemade Butter cream Frosting
  completed
6.  Swiss Meringue Frosting
7.  Sourdough bread
8.  Stollen     completed
9. Cake Pops
10.  Whoppie Pies
11.  Charlotte
12.  Rolled Cake
13.  Cream Puffs
14.  Flourless Chocolate Cake
15.  New York Cheesecake
16.  English Muffins
17.  Parker House Rolls
18.  Ciabatta
19.  Challah
20.  Focaccia

Starters / Sauces: 
21.  Pie Crust
22.  Pizza Crust    completed
23.  Chicken Stock
24.  Vegetable Stock
25.  Seafood Stock
26.  Chimichurri
27.  Bechamel Sauce
28. Ketchup
29.  Mayonnaise
30.  Ceasar Dressing
31.  Mint Sauce

Soups / Stews:
32.  French Onion Soup
33.  Split Pea Soup
34.  Salmon Chowder
35.  New England Clam Chowder
36.  Gazpacho
37.  44 Clove Garlic Soup 
38.  Goulash
39.  Gumbo
40.  Mole 

Poultry / Meat:
41.  Braised Short Ribs
42.  Roasted Chicken
43.  Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic
44.  Braised Duck Legs
45.  Pulled Pork
46.  Beef Empanadas
47.  Rack of Lamb
48.  Pork Tenderloin
49.  Fried Chicken
50.  Chicken Parmesan
51.  Chicken Pot Pie

Seafood: 
52.  Roasted Branzino
53.  Broiled Mussels
54.  Lobster Rolls
55.  Ceviche
56.  Pan Fried Catfish
57.  Soft Shell Crabs
58.  Crab Cakes
59.  Pan Seared Scallops
60.  Oysters Rockefeller
61.  Salt Crusted Fish
62.  Shrimp Etouffe

Burgers:
63.  Veggie Burger
64.  Pork Burger
65.  Bison Burger
66.  Chicken Burger
67.  Turkey Burger
68.  Salmon Burger
69.  Beef Burger

Vegetables / Sides: 
70.  Leeks
71.  Fennel
72.  Brussels Sprouts
73.  Roasted Baby Artichokes
74.  Roasted Beets
75.  Scalloped Potatoes
76.  French Fries
77.  Potato Chips
78.  Acorn Squash
79.  Fried Green Tomatoes
80.  Collard Greens

International:
81.  Pad Thai
82.  Thai Curry
83.  Dumplings
84.  Chicken Tikka Masala
85.  Wiener Schnitzel
86.  Coq Au Vin
87.  Spanakopita
88.  Moussaka
89.  Falafel
90.  Jamaican Jerk Chicken
91.  Tamale Pie     completed

Eggs / Breakfast:
92.  Scotch Eggs
93.  Fried Eggs
94.  Poached Eggs
95.  Omelet
96.  Frittata
97.  Quiche
98.  Strata
99.  French Toast

For Groups / Parties 

100.  Low Country Boil

(Even though I've made some of these recipes before, I never blogged about them.  So, I'm going to re-attempt them here and document my progress). 


Jessica