Tastiest Top Three

Looking back on 2017, I thought I'd let you know which recipes were the most popular. It was a good year. Or should I say, it was a yummy year! I am happy to announce that coming in at #3 is my favorite recipe for 2017, my Lemon Curd and White Chocolate Truffle Cake. I was obsessed with this cake and made it three times last year. Obviously, I made it for Easter for the first time (thus the Easter eggs on it). I also made it for Lauren's birthday...again it was totally delicious and perfect for our celebration.

I also made it when we had some of Bruce's business associates over for dinner when they were in town for the International Speciality Coffee Convention.

They look very business-like in this photo but they were actually a very fun group and they loved the cake. I made a point of not serving a lot of carbs for this dinner (the main coarse was our favorite Herbes de Provence Crusted Lamb Chops) so the cake was a welcomed sight for dessert when I brought it out and there was no waiting around to eat it. (I'm so glad that annoying wall in the dinning room is now gone!) The first two most popular recipes are on the healthy side and both the recipes were in January 2017 when everyone wanted to eat healthy after the holidays. So, in the #2 spot, is my Shepherds Pie made with ground turkey.

I made this recipe a couple times this year and it is also the ultimate comfort food recipe. In the #1 spot for 2017 and close behind the Shepherd's Pie is Quinoa Fiesta Enchilada Bake.

I'm glad this one got the #1 spot because it is a really good recipe. It's a nice gluten-free enchilada recipe and it's a good casserole you can bring to events. I made this recipe to take over to Lauren's for dinner and it would also work well for taking over to potlucks. And for dessert, you can serve the lemon curd cake. Perfect.

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