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2011 has been a great year for Amanda’s Cookin’. 142 more posts since 2010, and hundreds more thank you’s to hand out! This year was a fun one for me. At the end of the summer I was finally able to move the blog to WordPress. That also allowed me to provide you will a recipe index and better printable versions. This blog has grown by 150% since the previous year and I can’t thank all of you enough for visiting and trying my recipes!
I’m excited about the new year to come and all the new recipes I have been saving to try. When putting this post together, I was surprised to see that the #3 most popular was my lasagna, which I added when I first started this blog. It has been in the top 10 every year! There are a couple other repeats from last year’s top 10 as well.
Here are the most visited recipes for 2011, and below that I’ve included some of MY all time favorites. Recipes I have made again and again and again. Here’s wishing a Happy New Year to everyone, see you in 2012!
1. Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Bars 2. The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Ever 3. Italian Lasagna (with meat) 4. KFC Coleslaw recipe 5. The Best Meatloaf Recipe Ever 6. Homemade Italian Bread 7. Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes 8. Making Pizza on the Grill 9. Cherry Cake with Cherry Cream Cheese Frosting 10. Easy Homemade Candy Bars
These are MY all time favorite recipes from 2011.
Deep Dark Chocolate Cake – This is the best chocolate cake ever. EVER.
Bruschetta – This is way better than any bruschetta I’ve ever had at a restaurant.
Perfect Sunday Roast – The best! In fact, It’s on my menu next week.
Pineapple Upside Down Cake – Been making this for years. Hubby’s fave.
Homemade Peppermint Ice Cream – I have made this more times than I can count. Yum!
Homemade Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream – Another favorite ice cream from this year!
English Trifle Cheesecake – I haven’t actually made this a second time,but plan to. So incredibly good. A hit with everyone!
Beef Stir Fry with Tomatoes and Peppers – Made this numerous times. In fact, made this the other night and substituted some brown gravy sauce I found in the Oriental section of the grocery store. Fabulous!
Farfalle with Green Beans and Pecans in Fire Roasted Tomato Sauce – Have made this probably 20 times! LOVE – it’s my favorite pasta.
Homemade Salsa from Canned Tomatoes – Hundreds of times. Nuff said.
See you all in 2012 with more recipes. Thank you all for hanging out with me! :)
Everything looks scrumptious. I have candy canes left and should make that peppermint ice cream. My daughter loves mint!
Happy New Year Amanda! :)
Great list and now I am hungry.
So many delicious recipes Amanda! You are one fab cook. I know I don’t comment very often, but I do always take a gander and drool on my keyboard! Happy New Year! Here’s to a lot more delicousness in 2012! xxoo
So weird that you stopped by and commented Marie! I was JUST browsing around your blog the other day! :) Nice to see you my friend :)
Yummy stuff! So glad you’re blogging and sharing! Happy New Year, Amanda!
Great round up. I always love to compare the difference between my blog’s most popular posts and my own favourites. I love the look of your lasagna – I can definitely understand why it’s so popular.
Happy New Year to you!!! Congrats on your blogs wonderful year!!! Delicious round up
Happy New Year Amanda….All of the food looks amazing, cant wait to see what 2012 will bring.
What an awesome list – nice post!
Your pictures are fantastic, your round up has sooooo many fabulous recipes in it Im gonna end up bookmarking them all. Fantastic Amanda!
thanks so much Bunny, so nice of you!
All of these recipes look awesome! I really need to try the ice cream ones! I always make the standard vanilla or the easy orange sherbet.