Closet Cooking: December 2012

My Favourite 12 Recipes of 2012

My Favourite 12 Recipes of 2012
The end of 2012 is almost here and I thought that was a great opportunity to take a look back at the year and collect my favourites recipes. With this being 2012 I figured that it would be appropriate to choose my favourite 12 recipes rather than the normal 10 recipes and that works out perfectly at one for each month. It is interesting to note that some of the recipes that were my favourites are also on the most popular list and and some are different. Of course grilled cheese sandwiches make a good showing along with the greatest discovery of the year, the bacon jam!

A hope that everyone has a Happy New Year!

Bacon Guacamole Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Roasted Cauliflower and Aged White Cheddar Soup

Corned Beef Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Guinness Caramelized Onions

Sweet Chili Chicken Rice Bowl

Asparagus and Double Smoked Bacon Popover

Vietnamese Caramel Salmon Banh Mi

Pineapple and Shrimp Fried Quinoa

Maple Bourbon Bacon Jam

Chicken and Avocado Enchiladas in Creamy Avocado Sauce

Rolo Cheesecake Bars

Pizza Quesadillas (aka Pizzadillas)

Chocolate and Maraschino Cherry Shortbread Cookies

What were your favourite Closet Cooking recipes from 2012?

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25 Amazing Appetizers for New Years Eve

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25 Amazing Appetizers for New Years Eve
2012 is almost over and that means that it is time to throw a party to say goodbye and to welcome in the new year! Of course any party is going to need plenty of tasty appetizers and snacks so I figured that it was good time to round up some of my favourite recipes for a New Years Eve party! This last year was definitely a tasty one so there are lots of new options to choose from along with the tested and true recipes from previous years and together they are bound to leave your guests talking about the food at your party well into the new year!

Firecracker Shrimp with Sweet Chili Sauce

Greek 7 Layer Dip

Crispy Baked Onion Rings

Ahi Tuna Tostadas

Crispy Rolled Shrimp Tacos

Roasted Red Pepper and Feta Fritters

Cucumber and Feta Rolls

Baked Goat Cheese Salsa

Portobello Mushrooms Stuffed with Spinach and Artichoke Dip

Artichoke Bread

Crispy Baked Eggplant Fries with Marinara Dipping Sauce (aka Eggplant Parmesan Fries!)

Spinach and Feta Quesadillas

Roasted Heirloom Tomatoes in Fontina

Blue Cheese Guacamole

Grilled Lemongrass Chicken

Kolokythokeftedes (Zucchini and Feta Balls)

Chicken Satay with Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce

Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip

Thai Lemon Shrimp

Parmesan Crusted Baked Zucchini Sticks with Marinara Sauce

Garides Saganaki (Shrimp Saganaki)

Marinated Feta with Olives and Roasted Red Pepper

Coconut Shrimp with Apricot Sweet Chili Dipping Sauce

Hummus

Baked Brie with Sundried Tomatoes

Still looking for more appetizer ideas for your New Years Eve party? Check out my New Years Eve Party Appetizers Pin Board on Pinterest.com

25 Most Pinned Recipes in 2012

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25 Most Pinned Recipes in 2012
In 2012 I discovered and became totally addicted to pinterest.com and with the end of the year here I thought that it might be interesting to see which Closet Cooking recipes were the most popular on pinterest.com. Here are the 25 most popular Closet Cooking recipes on pinterest.com! Most of them you will be familiar with but there were a few surprises in the list that keeps things interesting!

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