My Top 10 Recipes of 2011
As the year draws to a close, I thought I’d share my 10 favorite recipes of 2011. I hope you’ll put these into your regular rotation, as I have. When I looked back at the recipes I posted this year, my first thought was:
“Wow, I’ve been busy.”
I had 62 posts this year. Only a little more than one per week, but that’s a big accomplishment when you have a very intense full-time job like mine. I somehow managed to avoid working most weekends (yay!), which allowed me to keep cooking and blogging.
My second thought was:
“Oh my God, I’m almost vegan!”
Out of those 62 posts, only 6 were not vegan (usually baked goods where I threw in an egg.) While total veganism isn’t something I’m striving toward, I’m pretty happy about this trend, which has just happened naturally.
Anyway, it was hard to whittle my list down to 10 favorites. It pains me to not include my roasted corn and potato chowder, pasta with romesco marinara or vegan banana oat french toast, among others. I hope you’ll go back and try those, too.
Happy New Year!
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I agree, cooking vegan comes naturally when trying to incorporate whole foods.
I forgot about your baked beans – those have been on my to-try list for a while. 
Let me know how you like the beans, Janet. If you can’t find dried pasilla chiles, let me know and I’ll send you one! They are flat and fit nicely in an envelope
Yum to all. But I especially want to try the thin-mint cookies and the mango/avocado soba salad.
Two good choices, Dulcy!
Cathy, You are an inspiration! I find I’m almost a vegan too! And so much healthier after stents and after applying your inspired cooking! Thank you for your hard work! Paula
Paula, thanks so much. You inspire me, too!
I have all the ingredients needed for those blueberry scones (and even got a bag of oat flour for Christmas that I *formerly* had no idea what to do with)…I think my Friday evening is going to become even happier than already planned 😀
You certainly have been busy! Happy New Year Cathy- hope we can meet up here in upstate NY sometime in 2012 😉
Ahhh yes, the scones are fabulous. Your photos are simply mouth watering as well! I’m all over the Moroccan Stew, I just made a load of preserved lemons!