New Year’s resolutions are always tricky.  People start to have these diet and exercise goals that are over the top, they make crazy life statements and stress themselves out if/when they don’t achieve them.  I eliminate all of that and just go with food resolutions. Yes, that’s right…resolutions that have to deal with my love for food.  And I don’t mean I make resolutions surrounding what I will not eat anymore or how I can ‘get fit’ by eating more or less of something.  I make my food resolutions fun and somewhat attainable.

The question is: am I really keeping up with them?

In January, I shared my food resolutions for this year.  Here’s how we’re holding up:

I wanted to always keep a bottle of champagne in my refrigerator for celebratory moments and cocktails. I tried, then I made mimosas. So. Yeah. There’s still time for me to redeem myself with this.

Make lemon curd – nope. Tried this for 2013 too. Still haven’t achieved this.

Faux pho – yeah, no.

Learn more about food styling and photography – ding, ding ding!  This one, I’m accomplishing.  I’ve attended food styling and photography workshops with, Running With Tweezers, Tartlette and Local Milk. 

Purchase more books on food (not cookbooks) – eh, sort of. John bought me a cool book on little pies so, that counts, right?

Find more food & lifestyle blogs to connect with – I think I’ve done that. There’s still room for more.  Check out: Karis’ Vegetarian Kitchen, Chattavore and Kitchen 1204.

Experiment with new cocktails – definitely. I haven’t purchased the lavender simple syrup that I mentioned in the original post but I think I’ve done a great job making my own simple syrups and buying other random items for cocktail creations.  I have a hibiscus syrup that I can’t wait to use!

How are your New Year’s resolutions holding up?

{photo via: champagne}