But sometimes the easy way is not the most rewarding. I’ve decided I need to force myself out of my bubble, make myself tackle things that have intimidated me for years. Scary, complex, temperamental recipes: I’m going to face them head on. And I’m going to document it all right here, failures and all. First up: CROISSANTS. I think I’ll follow the thorough instructions from Cooks Illustrated, which you can view here. The Challenges: – Finding the right butter. European style. Hello $$$. Better start saving my pennies now. – Finding the time. CI says good croissants take about 10 hours from start to finish. – Finding the muscles. I guess making croissants could basically be called an arm workout, right? I’ll take that over the gym any day. – Finding the chocolate. Because you know I won’t be satisfied with just plain croissants. Or, ooh! Almond! Who’s with me? If you’re up for the challenge, whip up some croissants of your own by March 20th. Send me a photo if you want to. I’ll document my experience and also share the images/links to those who’ve taken the challenge as well. If it goes well we’ll make it a monthly thing. Let’s do this! Tell me, what else is on your culinary bucket list that you’ve been too timid to tackle?
