I am not generally a fan of these posts on other blogs; it is just too hard to compress a whole year into something concise and readable. Case in point: my "Sayonara 2012" posts where I tried cramming everything about my year into long, monthly recaps.
This year I am sticking with my culinary exploits, and went through my photos to choose the best dish from each month. Some decisions were more difficult than others; where applicable, the runner-ups also get a mention below.
- Pumpkin Roll Cake--really not as difficult as I thought it would be.
- Sausage & Potato Calzones-- similar recipe here. Coming home to Keizo making gyoza was a close second.
- Simple but delicious Falafel Salad. This was also the month I started weekly meal roundup posts.
- Learning to make Pad Thai at home was a pretty big deal. I have made it several times since.
- Spanish Tortilla; in the baking category, Joy the Baker's Peanut Butter Pretzel Brownies takes first place.
- Should really be a tie between hiyashi chuka (cold summer noodles) and "Fingerling Potato-Leek Hash with Swiss Chard and Eggs" with homegrown chard. . Yum X 2.
- Peach Cobbler with Blueberry Topping made the most out of summer produce.
- Homemade Pickles--not these exact pickles, but others can be found here
- These versatile Black Bean Quinoa Patties made good veggie burgers as well as crumbled salad and nacho toppings.
- I could probably eat these Eggplant "Meatballs" at least every other week and not get sick of them.
- Apple Slab Pie--roll cakes and pie crusts, oh my! I think I brought my baking to a new level in 2013.
- Christmas Tree Cookies--similar recipe here
2013 saw a vast improvement in blogging from 2012, and I am excited to continue experimenting in the kitchen and documenting it all here in 2014.
Thank you for reading & Happy (almost) New Year!!
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