With the start of a new year comes the discussion of what resolutions to make. As I began thinking about my resolutions for the new year and new decade, I decided to look back on the most successful resolution I have ever completed. Last year, I decided to draw inspiration from a previous resolution from my cousin. His completion of the 52 New Dishes Challenge inspired me to try it for myself. I am proud to say that I did indeed successfully complete this challenge and that I made so many wonderful things.
The challenge is a simple one: Make a new dish (or food component) every week, but you cannot do any repeats. I added the “food component” part because I knew that I had multiple dessert components that I wanted to try. While I was not able to make everything on my list, making something new every week made me realize that there are so many foods that are incredibly easy and/or quick to make. Thanks to this challenge, I was able to make many items that I have wanted to try, but had not yet attempted because I thought that it would take too much time or be too complicated to make. While I will not be doing the 52 New Dishes Challenge again this year, it has inspired me to continue to make new dishes and food components on a regular basis.
52 New Dishes is a wonderful New Year resolution that will surely expand your skills in the kitchen. Whether you prefer baking, cooking, or both, the options of what you will make are practically limitless. This resolution is great for anyone to try, but I think it would be especially great for families. This challenge could be a great bonding activity that gets kids introduced to the kitchen and will hopefully get them excited about making new things.
Without further ado, here were the 52 items from my 52 New Dishes 2019 New Year Resolution:
Week 1: Potatoes Au Gratin
Week 2: Beans
Week 3: Swiss Meringue Buttercream
Week 4: Black Bean Hummus
Week 5: Mirror Glaze Cake
Week 6: Puff Pastry
Week 7: Baked Asparagus
Week 8: Biscuits
Week 9: Raspberry Chocolate Bars
Week 10: Alfredo Sauce
Week 11: Pie Crust
Week 12: Bread Pudding
Week 13: Spaetzle (German Dumplings)
Week 14: Blondies
Week 15: Black Bean Burgers
Week 16: Sugar Cookies
Week 17: Dutch Baby (German Pancake)
Week 18: Churros (Baked)
Week 19: Galette (Blueberry and Lemon)
Week 20: Shaped Cake using Rice Crispy Treats
Week 21: Berry Sorbet
Week 22: Choux au Craquelin (aka Profiteroles or Cream Puffs)
Week 23: Soft Pretzels
Week 24: Artichoke Dip
Week 25: Watermelon Sherbet
Week 26: Chocolate Chip Cookies (made with almond flour)
Week 27: Neon “Firework Bark” – Working with Carbonated Crystals
Week 28: Shortbread/Homemade Twix
Week 29: Baked Patti Pan Squash
Week 30: Peach Compote
Week 31: Magic Shell
Week 32: Cheesecake
Week 33: Fruit Shaped Dessert
Week 34: Eclairs
Week 35: Lacey Cookies
Week 36: Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Week 37: Homemade Gnocchi in a Brown Butter Sage Sauce, and topped with Crispy Sage
Week 38: Baked Polenta
Week 39: Mint Flake Ice Cream
Week 40: Lemon Lava Cake
Week 41: Lady Fingers
Week 42: Tiramisu
Week 43: Modeling Chocolate
Week 44: Apple Tartlets
Week 45: Caramelized White Chocolate
Week 46: Chocolate Sablé Cookies
Week 47: Tempered Chocolate
Week 48: Potato Pancakes
Week 49: Croquembouche (Cream Puff Tower)
Week 50: Sugared Cranberries
Week 51: Honeycomb Candy
Week 52: Donuts (Baked Sourdough Cake)
Thank you so much for checking out this post! I hope that this post inspires you to make new dishes, and maybe even try the 52 New Dishes Challenge!
