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Happy New Year - 2012




You can tell I'm not doing anything celebratory tonight since I'm putting up a new post just hours before midnight.  Such an exciting life. I thought I'd post the top 3 recipes for 2011 that got the most hits on my blog.  So, here's the countdown.
#3.    Saucy Chicken






This recipe is officially called Thai Fish Sauce and Lime Chicken from Cooking Light 2005 and it is delicious. Thai food is always a big favorite when it comes to recipes.  Good choice, all you bloggers, for hitting on this one.
#2   Almond Roca





I'm surprise since I just posted this recipe.  It's the #2 most hits already and I just posted it on December 5th!  I guess people can tell a real winner when they see it because this recipe has been passed down from generations.  Candy is not an easy recipe to make, either.  My husband makes this recipe so I can't really take the credit.  He learned it from his mom who learned it from her mom who learned it by watching it being made from the window of a candy shop.  Great story.






This has consistently been a big hit on my blog.  I just made this recipe for Christmas Eve again!  It is an excellent recipe that goes with a lot of meals.  I think it's #1 because of the story about Mrs. Wilkes' Boarding House that goes with this recipe.  The story is almost as good as the almond roca recipe. 
Good choices all you readers out there.  Let's see what 2012 brings us!  
Happy New Year!
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