It seems this time of year everyone has some sort of best of the year list so I figured why not jump on the bandwagon & revisit the best (well most popular) posts of 2008...
#1 Dark Chocolate & Bacon Cupcakes
I'm not surprised this one came in at #1, the idea of putting bacon into cupcakes really surprised a lot of people. But let me tell you this is one great sweet & salty treat.
#2 Homemade Corn Toasties
A flash back to childhood comes in at #2. These breakfast treats are so simple & it was fun to see the way other people changed them up.
#3 Dreamsicle Cupcakes
These are also a flash back to a childhood favorite. I was so happy I was able to get that unreal orange color.
#4 Tamales
This was our first Recipes to Rival challenge & we really enjoyed spending the afternoon together making tamales. It was so much easier than we ever thought.
#5 Homemade Potato Chips
I was surprised this list of tips for making potato chips came in so high on the list. I guess we all love a really good chip.
#6 Creamy Wild Rice Soup
This one is near & dear to my heart. It took me years to finally perfect my wild rice soup recipe & this is one good soup!
#7 Baked Apples with Currants
When apples came into season this fall we did a whole series of apple recipes. This classic, so easy, dish beat them all in popularity.
#8 Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies
A Christmas favorite from Matt's family. I made them with dark chocolate cocoa which made them even more decadent.
#9 Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Caramel & Sea Salt
A classic flavor combination of caramel & chocolate taken up a notch with salt. These were based on a cupcake I love at Kara's Cupcake sin the Bay Area.
#10 Candy Cane Cookies
The first cookie in our holiday cookie series this season. These pretty cookies are flavored with peppermint just like the real thing.
Love the countdown!
ReplyDeleteA fraction of the good eats you've been serving up. Happy cooking in 2009!
ReplyDeleteyes indeed--your work this year has been incredible. i somehow missed the dreamsicle cupcakes--they're fantastic! here's to an equally successful 2009. :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your corn toasties with blueberries ~ a great way to start the day! I've also made my own chips which are so much better tahn store-bought!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to your recipes in 2009!
You know how we love those corn toasties and I'm intrigued about the bacon cupcake. Looking forward to another year of _A Good Appetite_!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
What a great year 2008 was, and I'm sure 2009 will be even better!!
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