Wishing you and yours a very happy new year!
The past year has flown by. It’s been a busy year – finishing up my Master’s thesis, travelling in Tanzania, starting medical school – and I have been very fortunate. While I’ve had fewer new cooking adventures (to be remedied in 2013), I have certainly enjoyed many old favourites with friends and family!
Gourm(eh?) continues to exceed expectations. It’s hard to believe that a small project for me and Sitelle to share recipes has turned into a blog that has received over 30,000 hits! We look forward to sharing many more in 2013 – including a few more Canadian specialties.
To start off 2013, I wanted to share the five most popular recipes from 2012. Bon appetit!
– Catherine
5. Lotus Land Linguini
This pasta from rebar was initially cooked to fulfill a peanut craving. The lotus land linguini turned out to be a fun and tasty dish enjoyed by all – the leftovers were perfect as a picnic lunch the next day on a wintertime outing to Peggy’s Cove!
4. Whitewater Cinnamon Buns
Waiting for the cinnamon buns to finish rising
These cinnamon buns from Whitewater Cooks were nice and cinnamony, and perfect for a late morning brunch!
3. Spicy Steamed Fish, Gambian Style
Sitelle shared many of the recipes she picked up while living in Gambia – and this one looks divine!
2. Christmas Cookies
Swedish Pastries (Thumbprint Walnut Christmas Cookie)
Slice-and-Bake Icebox Cookies
Christmas baking is a favourite family tradition, and these two cookies are my great-grandmother’s secret recipes. They continue to be loved year after year!
1. Benachin
Another of Sitelle’s Gambian dishes was our most viewed of 2012, and this is certainly a dish meant to be shared with company!
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