30 Dishes Before 30

I was reading several recipe blogs today, checking off lots of yummy things I could try to cook. While surfing the many delicious options available, I came across one blogger who was coming up with 30 dishes to make before she turns 30. I thought it was a great idea. And so I'm stealing it. In the next 8.5 months, my goal is to make 30 new dishes.

I've started a list today. The only rules I've made for myself is that the dishes have to be things I haven't made before. They also have to be homemade. And, finally they have to be shared and checked off on Myriad Musings so I am held accountable.

I've come up with a list of 48 potential items so far. I'd love more ideas for what one of my dishes could be. Some are main dishes, some are desserts, some are appetizers or side dishes. But, before I turn 30, I'll make 30 of these items. I welcome suggestions from any category.

Are you up for dinner on me? Send me a note, we'll make a dinner date. Because trying 30 new dishes before 30 requires dinner parties.

(Disclaimer: I don't plan to host 30 dinner parties. Some of these dishes may be made outside of a party setting. And my guess is that the parties I do host will include more than one of the dishes that are in my goal list.)

Dish List:

30 recipes to make before i turn 30- starting point

1. roast a turkey
2. pot roast
3. loaf of bread
4. homemade tomato soup
5. souffle
6. lemon meringue pie
7. real hollandaise sauce
8. chcolate mousse
9. crem brulee
10. homemade jam
11. shepherd's pie
12. pineapple upsidedown cake
13. homemade hummus
14. homemade naan bread (to go with an indian dinner)
15. Jucy Lucy burger (homemade)
16. chicken cordonblue (homemade)
17. Coq Au Vin (stew)
18. Bananas foster
19. Baked Alaskan
20. risotto
21. homemade key lime pie
22. minestrone soup
23. arleth's swedish rye bread
24. biscotti
25. homemade donuts
26. gazpacho (homemade)
27. homemade lemon curd
28. homemade nachos with the works
29. crab cakes
30. monkey bread
31. french onion soup
32. tiramisu
33. goulash
34. aioli
35. ravioli (homemade)
36. fondue
37. sangria
38. beef wellington
39. homemade marshmallows
40. homemade sausage
41. pork carnitas
42. calamari
43. egg rolls
44. pot stickers
45. sherbert
46. peanut brittle
47. fudge (successfully)
48. tamales