30 Before 30: The Recipe To Do List REVISED!

I may have just finished my 30 Before 30: Recipe To Do List! Wait. Hang on. Let me rephrase that. I may have just finished WRITING my Recipe To Do List. Hah. Let's not get ahead of ourselves!

You may remember, I left off at number 24 with room to spare. I've come up with a few additions here and there, but haven't added them yet b/c what's the point of blogging one little list entry at a time? We'll we're ready now. Here is the COMPLETE list (with a few revisions):

1. Mocha Crepe Cake
2. Braised Short Ribs
3. Tiramisu (formerly Red Velvet Funnel Cake*, but I'm feeling a more urgent need for the Tiramisu right now)
4. Chocolate-Covered Caramel Pretzel Cupcakes (I'm excited for this one, and you should be too!)*
5. Meyer Lemon Tart
6. Ginger-infused Limoncello*
7. Croissants, from scratch
8. Chocolate Babka
9. Gordon Ramsey's Raspberry Souffle
10. S'more Cookie Bars
11. My own version of Petit Fours*
12. French 75 cocktail
13. Blackberry Champagne Baklava (Yeah, sounds good, right?)*
14. Ina Garten's Scalloped Tomatoes
15. Mini fruit-filled Kiss Pies (only, w/out using Hershey Kisses. Yuck...)
16. Cuban Potato Balls (inspired by this on Oh Joy!)
17. Caramel Stout Frosting*
18. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Cake (I'll probably end up altering this, too)
19. Homemade gnocchi
20. Vietnamese Coffee
21. Crunchy crust ice cream bars
22. Ice Cream. Possibly peanut butter... or something...
23. Beef Wellington
24. Mini Grilled Cheese on a Stick
25. Lemongrass Ginger Soda… or popsicles. Whichever comes first.
26. Biscuit Beignets with Strawberry Sauce
27. Upside-down cake (pineapple? peach?)
28. Dinner rolls—good, yeasty, delicious ones—from scratch.
29. Madeleines
30. Blondies (I know, so simple, but it's been YEARS) or Chocolate Pots de Creme... I can't decide

I've already made the French 75 cocktail, and I have a peach upside-down cake ready to blog so I'm off to a good start! But the REAL question is: am I happy with this? Sure, I think so. At least for now. I can always change it... right? But I promise, I'll only change it if it's something I really want to make—I won't cheat!

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30 Before 30: The Recipe To Do List

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Have you guys heard about 30 Before 30? It's basically a list of goals you set for yourself to achieve by the time you hit the big 3-0. Some goals are serious, some goals are fun. I've seen a lot of bloggers doing it, and it makes me think because one of these days… I'll be thirty just like everyone else. I still have time—approximately two years. But you need time to think of these things! Why not start now? New year, new goals. While the list of general life goals will take a little more consideration, I do, however, have an ever-growing "Recipe To-Do List," as I like to call it. I'm finally going to do something about it—I'm combining the two: 30 Before 30—The Recipe To Do List.

Sadly, it will probably take me awhile to get through it. There's not much time for making croissants from scratch or even testing out new cupcake creations. Maybe this can be a little fuel to make these things happen, and maybe give you guys a few ideas too. Or—even better—give you ideas of things you want to order! Now that's not a bad idea, right? ;-) Here's the list so far:

1. Mocha Crepe Cake
2. Braised Short Ribs
3. Red Velvet Funnel Cake*
4. Chocolate-Covered Caramel Pretzel Cupcakes (I'm excited for this one, and you should be too!)*
5. Meyer Lemon Tart
6. Ginger-infused Limoncello*
7. Croissants, from scratch
8. Chocolate Babka
9. Gordon Ramsey's Raspberry Souffle
10. S'more Cookie Bars
11. My own version of Petit Fours*
12. French 75 cocktail
13. Blackberry Champagne Baklava (Yeah, sounds good, right?)*
14. French macarons, Martha Stewart's version
15. Mini fruit-filled Kiss Pies (only, w/out using Hershey Kisses. Yuck...)
16. Cannoli Crunch Pie*
17. Caramel Stout Frosting*
18. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Cake (I'll probably end up altering this, too)
19. Homemade gnocchi
20. Vietnamese Coffee
21. Donuts to accompany that Vietnamese Coffee
22. Ice Cream. Possibly peanut butter... or something...
23. Beef Wellington
24. Mini Grilled Cheese on a Stick
25. …

* denotes recipes I plan to make up or alter... a lot.

Alright, so I'm just a little under 30. Hey, I have time—I have to seriously consider my options here! Plus, it'll be good to leave a few blanks since I'll have two years to do this. I'm sure something will change. From the time I started this post to the time I reread the list 2 days later, I already debated "Do I really want to commit to that?"

January's passing by quickly, so it's time to get crackin'! And if you make your own Recipe To Do List, holler at me. I'd love to hear about it! :-)