Make It Homemade

To many home cooks, cooking and baking can seem almost like magic. At a restaurant or bakery, we see and taste beautiful foods that seem too complicated to make at home. I've been keeping a list of dishes, baked goods, condiments, and sauces that I would like to be able to make myself. 

Condiments, Spreads and Sauces

• Mustard
• Mayonnaise
• Ketchup
• Barbecue sauce
• Hollandaise sauce
• Lemon curd (or lime, or orange)
• Marmalade
• Apple butter - made November 2010

Baked Goods

• Soft pretzels - made March 2011
• Bagels
• English muffins
• Croissants
• Angelfood cake
• Macarons
• Meringue cookies
• "Toaster pastries" AKA Pop-Tarts 

Savory Dishes

• Eggs benedict (with homemade hollandaise)
• Pickles
• Souffle (any kind)
• Pot stickers
• Spaetzle
• Baked beans

Meaty Stuff

• Roasted chicken
• Chicken soup (with homemade chicken stock)
• Fried chicken
• Carnitas
• Pulled pork - made October 2010