This has been an incredible year for my little blog. This time last year, I had my first day with over 100 visitors, and I was thrilled! Since then, I’ve gotten a little better with the camera and in the kitchen, and I have put out a lost of posts and recipes that I am really proud of. I love seeing what posts you guys love most. So here are your favorite recipes of 2012!
9. Spinach Artichoke Mac & Cheese
8. Salted Chocolate Cookie Butter Cups (vegan)
6. Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
5. Skinnified Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes
4. Skinnified “Fettuccine” Alfredo (gluten-free)
3. Vanilla Bean Cookie Butter Cup Cupcakes
annnndddd dun duh duh dunnnnnn
1. Cranberry Apple Chicken Salad
I have to say, I was pretty surprised by #1! I mean, I LOVE that recipe, and I literally make it all the time, but for some reason, I didn’t think you guys would love it as much as I do. However, it was the clear winner, and it has inspired an other awesome dish that is sitting in my fridge, and will be coming your way very soon. 😉
I also wanted to share my favorites from the year. Ummm, that’s hard. I truly do love every recipe I share. If I don’t love it, I’m not going to tell you to make it. That’s silly. But there are definitely some that stand out to me, so in no particular order, here are my 10 favorites. Some of them are repeats because you guys have great taste! 😉
- #3 & #4 above (probably my top two of all time actually).
- Skinny Mini Corn Dogs
- Brown Sugar Sweetened Condensed Milk (vegan)
- Spaghetti & Spinach Avocado Pesto (gluten-free option)
- Skinnified Chicken & Waffles
- Peanut Butter & Jelly Cookies (vegan)
- Cinnamon Chip Granola Cookies
- Hawaiian Macadamia Butter Cookies
- Fro-yo Cake with Nutella Cookie Crust
- Red White & Blue Cookies
Okay, I fibbed. That was 11, but I just really loved them!
YOUR TURN!! Tell me your favorite recipes of the year–from my blog, your blog, anyone’s blog, ANYWHERE! 🙂 Feel free to leave links to some of yours and hopefully get some love on your favorites!
I am going to make all of this. Right now.
Wow, 2012 was ONE DELICIOUS YEAR! And Cake Batter Dip, are you kidding me! OMG FANTASTIC – Extreme FOOD PORN, should be rated NC-17! LOL!!!
Here’s to 2013! 😉
Ooh, wow, Ari- wish I had found you much sooner… I’m drooling and I’m still stuffed from dinner! I need to try some of these, especially the salted chocolate cookie butter cups. What a great year you had!
OMG – so much amazingness Ari! I too wish that I had found your blog sooner! These all look amazing and your photos are gorgeous. Can’t wait to see what else you create!
Omg I wanna go home and make these now, too!! I loved chicken and waffles!! I still want the vanilla beam cookie butter cop cupcakes!! They make me drool! Think I might make the chicken salad tonight actually!
Ari, what a wonderful year you’ve had. So much hard work, SO SO much running, and so many amazing sweets and other recipes. I am LOVING those vegan peanut butter and jelly thumbprint cookies! I’ve been meaning to make a non-vegan version of those. And the skinny mini corndogs?? adorable!!! I’ll take a bowl of mustard and ketchup (not mixed together!) and a huge plate of those and be happy for life. 🙂 So glad we’ve become bloggie friends. 🙂
Yum! I love these roundups 😀 I’m so glad we found each other this year too. I’m looking forward to seeing so many more amazing recipes from you!