MY FAVORITE RECIPES OF 2020
A glance back at my undisputed top choice new plans here on the blog in 2019.
Salmon Tacos with Delicious Citrus Salsa
This year denoted the tenth commemoration of this little corner of the web. Furthermore, amazing, what a year it has been. ♡
Here on the blog, I shared 131 new plans, concentrating particularly on filling in certain holes for great plans that all of you have been mentioning throughout the years (lasagna, hamburger stew, potato plate of mixed greens, shepherd's pie, deviled eggs, caramel sauce), figuring out how to make significant staples without any preparation (pasta, gnocchi, hummus, brisk salted onions, sun-dried tomatoes), making straightforward side serving of mixed greens plans for each event (Italian, Mexican, Mediterranean, sesame ginger, and kale), and offering more veggie lover supper plans for those of you concentrating on more plant-based dinners (veggie lover gumbo, mushroom sweethearts pasta, cauliflower curry, vegetarian pho, butternut macintosh and cheddar and then some). You have appeared for everything, making this a record-breaking year for the quantity of visits to this site… which is something that I despite everything battle to understand. However leaves me feeling progressively thankful for you and your essence here than at any other time. Much obliged to you.
Off camera, Barclay and I settled on the choice to stretch out our underlying designs to remain in Barcelona for a long time and proceed with (in any event) a third. Furthermore, I need to state, our previous hardly any months here have been our best yet. Something new just appeared to "click" for us around our multi year point in Barcelona, and we've wound up feeling progressively comfortable here with our sweet companions, with the way of life, with the language, and with this otherworldly city than any time in recent memory. ♡ Our experience living abroad keeps on being probably the best benefit of my life. Also, I owe my most profound gratitude to every one of you for assisting with making this uncommon season conceivable. Your proceeded with help of this blog has permitted me to experience a fantasy I would never have envisioned even 10 years back when this blog started — transforming this website into my all day work, permitting me to work remotely from homes the world over, and accomplishing significant work I love every single day. Your help genuinely means the world to me. So once more, much obliged.
I have some quite energizing plans at my disposal during the current year ahead, and trust that it might be one of our generally solid, flavorful and rousing yet. So stay tuned for beneficial what might be on the horizon! What's, in all seriousness, thank you, thank you for being here as we push ahead into our second decade together. (Also moving into the thundering 20's as one tomorrow — woot!) I'm sending a biiiig, warm, Spanish embrace your route today from here Barcelona. What's more, wish you a brilliant beginning to your new year ahead.
Right away, here is my last post to finish off this year — 19 of my undisputed top choice plans from 2019!
Custom made Pasta
Custom made Pasta: Our excursion to the Amalfi coast the previous spring persuaded me that it was high time to (at long last) ace the specialty of natively constructed pasta. Turns out, it's a lot simpler (and snappier!) than you may might suspect. Likewise, essentially ensured to kick any most loved pasta formula up a uber indent. I brought home my absolute first little pasta creator, which I tell you the best way to use here. Or then again I've likewise included guidelines for how to turn out hand crafted pasta with a moving pin as well!
Pepperoncini Chicken Noodle Soup
Pepperoncini Chicken Noodle Soup: This was the year that I found the best fixing ever to add to chicken noodle soup — pepperoncini peppers! Prepare to begin to look all starry eyed at the inconspicuous tang and kick that they add to this comfortable solace nourishment. I sure did.
Hummus Toast
Hummus Toast: Everybody thinks about avocado toast. In any case, hello, 2019 was the year that I began to look all starry eyed at hummus toast! It's an extraordinary alternative for blending things up with your toast schedule, and exemplary hummus sets incredible with both sweet and flavorful garnishes.
Vegan Gumbo
Vegan Gumbo: As somebody who totally cherishes a decent bowl of exemplary gumbo (with andouille wiener), I'll concede I was distrustful about how scrumptious a veggie lover gumbo formula could be. Turns out — amazingly great. I stacked it up with huge amounts of healthy veggies. What's more, when joined with a rich brilliant Creole sauce (gotta make that roux) and served over rice, this veggie lover gumbo formula was a 100% victor.
Mexican Side Serving of mixed greens
Ordinary Mexican Serving of mixed greens: on the off chance that you missed it, I really shared 5 of my preferred regular side plates of mixed greens this year, including this Italian Serving of mixed greens, Sesame Asian Plate of mixed greens, Mediterranean Serving of mixed greens, and Kale Plate of mixed greens. In any case, hands-down, the one we make regularly in our home (shock, shock) is this simple Mexican side serving of mixed greens. Since such a large number of our preferred Mexican dishes incorporate a liberal serving of tortillas, beans, or potentially cheddar, it's constantly pleasant to have a crisp green serving of mixed greens on your plate also to adjust things. Furthermore, the dressing on this one is delightful!
Cilantro Lime Slaw Formula
Cilantro Lime Slaw: Simple to make in only 10 minutes! Also, I'm letting you know — when you check out it, you're going to need to serve it with all the fixings. I'm particularly inclined toward heaping it on burgers and fish tacos. In any case, it likewise stands well all alone as a straightforward side serving of mixed greens and transports consummately to potlucks!
Catalan Chickpeas and Spinach
Catalan Chickpeas and Spinach: I shared a couple of bona fide Catalan plans on the blog this year, however this one is most likely my top pick. It's a copycat variant of my preferred dish from a 90-year-old tapas joint in our neighborhood, and I could actually eat it regular. The fixing rundown may appear to be a touch of an odd mashup, yet trust me, it works.
Stunning Mexican Breakfast Meal
Stunning Mexican Breakfast Meal: Stacked up with the entirety of my preferred fixings, simple to prepare ahead the day in advance, and — I would say — an absolute group fave. Don't hesitate to make yours veggie lover by swapping mushrooms (or vegetarian frankfurter) for the meat right now, you might want.
Groundbreaking Prepared Fish Tacos: As much as I love exemplary, southern style, brew battered fish tacos, I frequently end up picking them on a menu since I'm desiring something light! Enter… this refreshingly more beneficial fish taco formula that (yes) completely changed me. It highlights fish that is prepared (not singed) with a firm panko outside layer, that marvelous cilantro lime slaw (referenced over), a snappy and sublime chipotle crema, and whatever fixings you love best. All out success.
Broiled Broccoli and Farro Bowls
Broiled Broccoli Farro Bowls: This formula effectively wins my preferred wipe out-the-cooler, upbeat mishap of-a-formula grant of 2019. It's brimming with feel-great fixings, simple to modify with whatever grains and cooked veggies you have in the ice chest, and hurled with my preferred fantastic tahini dressing. We've made this one over and over since and consistently appreciate it!
Comfortable Cauliflower Curry Formula
Comfortable Cauliflower Curry: My sweet spouse gets the kudos for this one! His cauliflower curry has gotten a standard in our supper revolution this year. It ticks the entirety of our most loved boxes — speedy, simple, solid, consoling, vegan, and ultra-delightful. Furthermore, when scooped up over rice — or, Barclay's top pick, tri-shading quinoa — this Indian curry is the ideal method to heat up on a crisp winter night.
Korean Gochujang Lettuce Wraps
Snappy Gochujang Lettuce Wraps: 2019 was likewise the year that we began adding gochujang to everything! I particularly adored these 20-minute lettuce wraps, which are made with a 4-fixing gochujang sauce and your decision of protein and veggies. It's the ideal sound supper, tidbit or even a brisk bite that will make them return for additional. So flavorful!
Thai Curry Chicken Wild Rice Soup
Thai Chicken Wild Rice Soup: After previously having made my Comfortable Fall Wild Rice Soup a thousand times this winter, I concluded the time had come to add another wild rice soup to my pivot. What's more, this Thai chicken soup completely hit the spot. It's without gluten, simple to make in the Moment Pot or on the stovetop, and brimming with the best comfortable Thai curry flavors we as a whole love.
Salmon Tacos with Avocado Orange Salsa
Super-Straightforward Salmon Tacos: This was my absolute first formula shared on the blog in 2019 and kept on being one of my faves throughout the entire year. Flaky salmon is *perfectly* cooked and made with the most heavenly chile-cumin rub. A snappy and delicious avocado-citrus salsa refutes the requirement for any additional sauce. What's more, inside and out, they structure the most tasty, light and solid tacos. Reward — they can be made in under 30 minutes as well!
Italian Potato Plate of mixed greens
Italian Potato Plate of mixed greens: Fundamentally the entirety of my preferred fixings consolidated into a scrumptious cold potato serving of mixed greens. Ideal for summer potlucks, flame broil outs and picnics, and brimming with the best flavors!
Burst Tomato Spread
5-Fixing Burst Tomato Spread: You've gotta put this one on your rundown for cherry tomato season this year! My mother served this up as a spread with dried up bread the previous summer, and everybody around the table could. not. stop. talking. about how heavenly it was. On the off chance that you haven't just attempted it, this one is an unquestionable requirement!
Whiskey Caramel Sauce Formula
Whiskey Caramel Sauce: We served this sauce basically constant this past summer on everything from frozen yogurt to organic product, brownies, cheesecakes, pies and the sky is the limit from there. It just takes 10 minutes to make, and our companions all go insane for it.
Greek Salmon Serving of mixed greens Bowls
Greek Serving of mixed greens Salmon Dishes: We make some variant of these dishes in any event a couple of times every month and love them. They likewise work extraordinary with all the more a sesame vinaigrette (I like the one from this formula) or made with flame broiled shrimp rather than salmon. Anyway you make them, this formula consistently tastes so crisp and delightful!
Simple Breakfast Tacos
Breakfast Tacos: Truly, this is the third taco formula on this rundown. (Are you amazed?) Everybody needs a strong breakfast taco formula in their back pocket, however, and t
Salmon Tacos with Delicious Citrus Salsa
This year denoted the tenth commemoration of this little corner of the web. Furthermore, amazing, what a year it has been. ♡
Here on the blog, I shared 131 new plans, concentrating particularly on filling in certain holes for great plans that all of you have been mentioning throughout the years (lasagna, hamburger stew, potato plate of mixed greens, shepherd's pie, deviled eggs, caramel sauce), figuring out how to make significant staples without any preparation (pasta, gnocchi, hummus, brisk salted onions, sun-dried tomatoes), making straightforward side serving of mixed greens plans for each event (Italian, Mexican, Mediterranean, sesame ginger, and kale), and offering more veggie lover supper plans for those of you concentrating on more plant-based dinners (veggie lover gumbo, mushroom sweethearts pasta, cauliflower curry, vegetarian pho, butternut macintosh and cheddar and then some). You have appeared for everything, making this a record-breaking year for the quantity of visits to this site… which is something that I despite everything battle to understand. However leaves me feeling progressively thankful for you and your essence here than at any other time. Much obliged to you.
Off camera, Barclay and I settled on the choice to stretch out our underlying designs to remain in Barcelona for a long time and proceed with (in any event) a third. Furthermore, I need to state, our previous hardly any months here have been our best yet. Something new just appeared to "click" for us around our multi year point in Barcelona, and we've wound up feeling progressively comfortable here with our sweet companions, with the way of life, with the language, and with this otherworldly city than any time in recent memory. ♡ Our experience living abroad keeps on being probably the best benefit of my life. Also, I owe my most profound gratitude to every one of you for assisting with making this uncommon season conceivable. Your proceeded with help of this blog has permitted me to experience a fantasy I would never have envisioned even 10 years back when this blog started — transforming this website into my all day work, permitting me to work remotely from homes the world over, and accomplishing significant work I love every single day. Your help genuinely means the world to me. So once more, much obliged.
I have some quite energizing plans at my disposal during the current year ahead, and trust that it might be one of our generally solid, flavorful and rousing yet. So stay tuned for beneficial what might be on the horizon! What's, in all seriousness, thank you, thank you for being here as we push ahead into our second decade together. (Also moving into the thundering 20's as one tomorrow — woot!) I'm sending a biiiig, warm, Spanish embrace your route today from here Barcelona. What's more, wish you a brilliant beginning to your new year ahead.
Right away, here is my last post to finish off this year — 19 of my undisputed top choice plans from 2019!
Custom made Pasta
Custom made Pasta: Our excursion to the Amalfi coast the previous spring persuaded me that it was high time to (at long last) ace the specialty of natively constructed pasta. Turns out, it's a lot simpler (and snappier!) than you may might suspect. Likewise, essentially ensured to kick any most loved pasta formula up a uber indent. I brought home my absolute first little pasta creator, which I tell you the best way to use here. Or then again I've likewise included guidelines for how to turn out hand crafted pasta with a moving pin as well!
Pepperoncini Chicken Noodle Soup
Pepperoncini Chicken Noodle Soup: This was the year that I found the best fixing ever to add to chicken noodle soup — pepperoncini peppers! Prepare to begin to look all starry eyed at the inconspicuous tang and kick that they add to this comfortable solace nourishment. I sure did.
Hummus Toast
Hummus Toast: Everybody thinks about avocado toast. In any case, hello, 2019 was the year that I began to look all starry eyed at hummus toast! It's an extraordinary alternative for blending things up with your toast schedule, and exemplary hummus sets incredible with both sweet and flavorful garnishes.
Vegan Gumbo
Vegan Gumbo: As somebody who totally cherishes a decent bowl of exemplary gumbo (with andouille wiener), I'll concede I was distrustful about how scrumptious a veggie lover gumbo formula could be. Turns out — amazingly great. I stacked it up with huge amounts of healthy veggies. What's more, when joined with a rich brilliant Creole sauce (gotta make that roux) and served over rice, this veggie lover gumbo formula was a 100% victor.
Mexican Side Serving of mixed greens
Ordinary Mexican Serving of mixed greens: on the off chance that you missed it, I really shared 5 of my preferred regular side plates of mixed greens this year, including this Italian Serving of mixed greens, Sesame Asian Plate of mixed greens, Mediterranean Serving of mixed greens, and Kale Plate of mixed greens. In any case, hands-down, the one we make regularly in our home (shock, shock) is this simple Mexican side serving of mixed greens. Since such a large number of our preferred Mexican dishes incorporate a liberal serving of tortillas, beans, or potentially cheddar, it's constantly pleasant to have a crisp green serving of mixed greens on your plate also to adjust things. Furthermore, the dressing on this one is delightful!
Cilantro Lime Slaw Formula
Cilantro Lime Slaw: Simple to make in only 10 minutes! Also, I'm letting you know — when you check out it, you're going to need to serve it with all the fixings. I'm particularly inclined toward heaping it on burgers and fish tacos. In any case, it likewise stands well all alone as a straightforward side serving of mixed greens and transports consummately to potlucks!
Catalan Chickpeas and Spinach
Catalan Chickpeas and Spinach: I shared a couple of bona fide Catalan plans on the blog this year, however this one is most likely my top pick. It's a copycat variant of my preferred dish from a 90-year-old tapas joint in our neighborhood, and I could actually eat it regular. The fixing rundown may appear to be a touch of an odd mashup, yet trust me, it works.
Stunning Mexican Breakfast Meal
Stunning Mexican Breakfast Meal: Stacked up with the entirety of my preferred fixings, simple to prepare ahead the day in advance, and — I would say — an absolute group fave. Don't hesitate to make yours veggie lover by swapping mushrooms (or vegetarian frankfurter) for the meat right now, you might want.
Groundbreaking Prepared Fish Tacos: As much as I love exemplary, southern style, brew battered fish tacos, I frequently end up picking them on a menu since I'm desiring something light! Enter… this refreshingly more beneficial fish taco formula that (yes) completely changed me. It highlights fish that is prepared (not singed) with a firm panko outside layer, that marvelous cilantro lime slaw (referenced over), a snappy and sublime chipotle crema, and whatever fixings you love best. All out success.
Broiled Broccoli and Farro Bowls
Broiled Broccoli Farro Bowls: This formula effectively wins my preferred wipe out-the-cooler, upbeat mishap of-a-formula grant of 2019. It's brimming with feel-great fixings, simple to modify with whatever grains and cooked veggies you have in the ice chest, and hurled with my preferred fantastic tahini dressing. We've made this one over and over since and consistently appreciate it!
Comfortable Cauliflower Curry Formula
Comfortable Cauliflower Curry: My sweet spouse gets the kudos for this one! His cauliflower curry has gotten a standard in our supper revolution this year. It ticks the entirety of our most loved boxes — speedy, simple, solid, consoling, vegan, and ultra-delightful. Furthermore, when scooped up over rice — or, Barclay's top pick, tri-shading quinoa — this Indian curry is the ideal method to heat up on a crisp winter night.
Korean Gochujang Lettuce Wraps
Snappy Gochujang Lettuce Wraps: 2019 was likewise the year that we began adding gochujang to everything! I particularly adored these 20-minute lettuce wraps, which are made with a 4-fixing gochujang sauce and your decision of protein and veggies. It's the ideal sound supper, tidbit or even a brisk bite that will make them return for additional. So flavorful!
Thai Curry Chicken Wild Rice Soup
Thai Chicken Wild Rice Soup: After previously having made my Comfortable Fall Wild Rice Soup a thousand times this winter, I concluded the time had come to add another wild rice soup to my pivot. What's more, this Thai chicken soup completely hit the spot. It's without gluten, simple to make in the Moment Pot or on the stovetop, and brimming with the best comfortable Thai curry flavors we as a whole love.
Salmon Tacos with Avocado Orange Salsa
Super-Straightforward Salmon Tacos: This was my absolute first formula shared on the blog in 2019 and kept on being one of my faves throughout the entire year. Flaky salmon is *perfectly* cooked and made with the most heavenly chile-cumin rub. A snappy and delicious avocado-citrus salsa refutes the requirement for any additional sauce. What's more, inside and out, they structure the most tasty, light and solid tacos. Reward — they can be made in under 30 minutes as well!
Italian Potato Plate of mixed greens: Fundamentally the entirety of my preferred fixings consolidated into a scrumptious cold potato serving of mixed greens. Ideal for summer potlucks, flame broil outs and picnics, and brimming with the best flavors!
Burst Tomato Spread
5-Fixing Burst Tomato Spread: You've gotta put this one on your rundown for cherry tomato season this year! My mother served this up as a spread with dried up bread the previous summer, and everybody around the table could. not. stop. talking. about how heavenly it was. On the off chance that you haven't just attempted it, this one is an unquestionable requirement!
Whiskey Caramel Sauce Formula
Whiskey Caramel Sauce: We served this sauce basically constant this past summer on everything from frozen yogurt to organic product, brownies, cheesecakes, pies and the sky is the limit from there. It just takes 10 minutes to make, and our companions all go insane for it.
Greek Salmon Serving of mixed greens Bowls
Greek Serving of mixed greens Salmon Dishes: We make some variant of these dishes in any event a couple of times every month and love them. They likewise work extraordinary with all the more a sesame vinaigrette (I like the one from this formula) or made with flame broiled shrimp rather than salmon. Anyway you make them, this formula consistently tastes so crisp and delightful!
Simple Breakfast Tacos
Breakfast Tacos: Truly, this is the third taco formula on this rundown. (Are you amazed?) Everybody needs a strong breakfast taco formula in their back pocket, however, and t