Can you believe it’s New Year’s Eve!!?!?! Some of you may have already celebrated in your part of the world but here in Southern California we’ve got about 4 hours left until the ball drops.
I came across a very creative end-of-year post over on one of my favorite blogs today… Quiet Life. The idea was so good I thought I’d do something similar here on my blog :) After all, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery! So without any further adieu, please click to see some of my favorite creations of 2008.
January – I hadn’t started blogging yet so let’s just skip this month, shall we?
February - these “truffles” were so good that every time there’s an eating occasion, I’m asked to make them
March – Bread pudding is comfort food to me. There’s tons of variations but it’s a timeless classic that’s always good!
April – My dear friend Beth’s Orange Poppy Seed Bread is so phenomenal you really must make it!!!
May – I created a tutorial on how to make my favorite Buttercream Icing. All these months later I’m still amazed at how much wonderful feedback I get about this icing. While I can’t take credit for coming up with the recipe, I do take credit for giving it wider exposure. If you’re ever in need of a really good buttercream icing, definitely make this one!
June – I made these amazing Red Velvet Cupcakes and paired them with my very own recipe for cream cheese icing that can be piped. I can’t tell you how proud I was of myself! LOL
July – For my birthday I revisited Dorie Greenspan’s recipe for the Perfect Party Cake… my favorite cake!
August – These Garlic Knots are so yummy – I could eat them every single day!
September – Another bread post… honey yeast rolls… at last I conquered my fear of yeasted bread
October – My first attempt at making Pots de Créme… and wow was it yummy!
November - These turkey cupcakes just make ya smile. No, they’re not made of turkey ;-)
December – These snowflake sugar cookies tasted as good as they looked!
And there ya have it! Some of my favorite creations of this year! Thanks to everyone who reads my blog, leaves comments, emails me, etc. It truly means the world to me. I hope you all have a wonderful and safe New Year’s Eve!!!
My favorite picture is October. Love the green mint on top.
Those garlic knots are the most delicious things I’ve ever seen! I remember reading your post a while back, but this time I’m taking the recipe with me! :)
It all looks wonderful and reminds me that their are still many recipes of "yours" that I have yet to try! Can’t wait to see what you bake up for 2009!
Happy New Year to ya!
~ingrid
Love your round-up — everything looks delicious. Great job on the blog.
Nancy