Today I conquered another thing I’ve always wanted to be able to cook well: Soft white dinner rolls. My entire family loves them, and I’ve never been able to make them, only beginning yeast breads a few years ago, once or twice a month (which were only marginally successful until the last year).
This, after making the best pizza I think I’ve ever eaten for dinner yesterday. Things like this are not necessarily amazing feats, but they satisfy me more than one might expect because, well, some of them are hard won battles, and most of them are just so practical and good to win.
Here is a list of some of my kitchen wins over the last year:
- Soft White Dinner Rolls
- Shortbread
- Pie crust, and, by extension, pies (fruit and savory)
- sandwich bread
- Pizza Crust (also Pizza Sauce and the rest of the pizza)
- Enchilada Sauce
- Pita Bread
- Tortillas (flour and corn)
- Scones (I had these perfected, but I added a new flavor to my repertoire: rosemary fig)
- Hot Cocoa
I know I’m missing some. And there are many successes that I’ve had that I have not tried to replicate or came out good but not great.