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Closet Cooking’s Birthday: 2012 and 1500 Recipes!

[heart_this] · May 11, 2012 · 56 Comments

A few days ago I noticed that I was quickly approaching post number 1500 and then I realized that I had just missed Closet Cooking’s 5th birthday on April 29! As both of these milestones are pretty big, I though I would take a break and instead of sharing a new recipe for post 1500, I would take a moment to reflect on those milestones.

1500 Closet Cooking Recipes!


Not all of my posts have recipes in them but a lot of them have several recipes so that means that there are now more than 1500 recipes on Closet Cooking! I find it difficult to believe that I could have written 1500 recipes over the last 5 years… I wonder, if you were to compile all of the recipes into a printed cookbook, how thick would it be?

One thing that I do worry about with all of the recipes is that it might not be easy accessing recipes that are not on the front page. You can use the search form in the sidebar to find specific recipes and there are the labels/tags and of course the recipe index but it is still not easy. If you have some suggestions about how I can make it easier to find recipes on Closet Cooking I would love to hear them!

Closet Cooking’s 5th Birthday!

Happy Birthday! (It’s better late than never.)

Wow, I cannot believe that it has already been 5 years! Back when I started Closet Cooking, if you had asked me where I saw it in 5 years I would not have guessed that it would be here! I have a habit of switching hobbies every 1 or 2 years and yet food blogging seems to have captured my heart. Now I cannot even imagine myself not making and sharing tasty new recipes with you here on Closet Cooking and I am now looking forward to the even tastier year 6 to come!

As I took a look back at the last year of recipes I realize that year five was the tastiest year yet! It was just packed with amazing recipes! I wanted to round up my 10 favourite recipes from the last year and when I finished going through them all, I had about 50 tabs open with a “must make” recipe on each of them. One thing that I did notice was that year 5 of Closet Cooking was The Year of the Grilled Cheese Sandwich as they made a really large showing in the list of my favourites. It was hard work narrowing the selection down to just 10 but I was able to do so and here they are:

Bacon Guacamole Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Bacon Guacamole Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quesadillas with Swiss Chard Pesto

Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quesadillas with Swiss Chard Pesto

Buffalo Chicken Chili

Buffalo Chicken Chili

Roasted Cauliflower and Aged White Cheddar Soup

Roasted Cauliflower and Aged White Cheddar Soup

Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Bacon Double Cheese Burger Dip

Bacon Double Cheese Burger Dip

Corned Beef Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Guinness Caramelized Onions

Corned Beef Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Guinness Caramelized Onions

Buffalo Chicken Potato Skins

Buffalo Chicken Potato Skins

Duck Tacos with Chipotle Cherry Salsa and Goat Cheese

Duck Tacos with Chipotle Cherry Salsa and Goat Cheese

Jalapeno Cornbread Grilled Cheese with Chipotle Caramelized Onions, Refried Black Beans and Guacamole

Jalapeno Cornbread Grilled Cheese with Chipotle Caramelized Onions, Refried Black Beans and Guacamole

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  1. Rachel K.R. says

    May 11, 2012 at 11:03 pm

    I'm a fan, even though I've only found your blog recently. Such a great read with amazing photographs.
    Never ever tire of the food you share.
    Thanks so much.

    Reply
  2. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    May 11, 2012 at 11:27 pm

    Wow, happy bloganniversary and congratulations on the achievement!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  3. Banana Wonder says

    May 11, 2012 at 11:30 pm

    Congrats! Congrats! Your recipes and photos are the most drool-worthy of the blogosphere. Keep up the great work, Keven!

    Reply
  4. Andrea says

    May 12, 2012 at 12:15 am

    Happy blog birthday! I love following your recipes.

    Reply
  5. [email protected] says

    May 12, 2012 at 12:16 am

    congratulations Kevin, I am a fan of your blog, and I have enjoyed every recipe I have attempted from your blog. Keep up the good work! 🙂 p.s. the fact you're Canadian is just a big bonus! 🙂

    Reply
  6. Becky says

    May 12, 2012 at 12:33 am

    Happy Anniversary and thank you for all the great recipes and inspiration. May you have many more.

    Reply
  7. AlanaMarie says

    May 12, 2012 at 12:47 am

    Congrats! You have one of my favorite food blogs. You make your recipes so easy and delicious.

    Reply
  8. Esi says

    May 12, 2012 at 2:11 am

    I've been a fan since the beginning. Congratulations on 5 delicious years!

    Reply
  9. Kanchan says

    May 12, 2012 at 2:15 am

    Congratsss and yeah thats a huge milestone 🙂 keep up the good work 🙂

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  10. Proud Italian Cook says

    May 12, 2012 at 2:16 am

    Kevin, Happy Blogiversary to you!

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  11. Michelle @ Brown Eyed Baker says

    May 12, 2012 at 3:00 am

    Congratulations on your five years, Kevin! Mine was in February; isn't it crazy how fast time goes, and how much things change?! Your recipes are always amazing, and I still drool every time I see that guacamole bacon grilled cheese. I really need to make it immediately!

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  12. Jeanette says

    May 12, 2012 at 3:39 am

    Congratulations Kevin! Wow, what an accomplishment – that is a lot of recipes. It would be a ton of work, but perhaps it would be easier to find recipes if you had each recipe listed with links to the recipes from your recipe index.

    Reply
  13. Gavin says

    May 12, 2012 at 5:52 am

    Congrats on the milestone! When I was living in Vancouver your blog inspired me to head back to the kitchen and begin cooking again. Four years later, I now live across the street from Kensington Market for fresh ingredients and still read every update – great work!

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  14. Anonymous says

    May 12, 2012 at 7:56 am

    Congratulations on your anniversary!

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  15. Joanne says

    May 12, 2012 at 9:57 am

    Congrats Kevin! that is SUCH a crazy insane achievement!! Here's to five more years (at LEAST) of deliciousness

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  16. janet @ the taste space says

    May 12, 2012 at 10:18 am

    Congratulations on 5 splendid years, Kevin! Here's to many more! 🙂

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  17. JS says

    May 12, 2012 at 11:21 am

    Congratulations on year 5! Great work!

    Reply
  18. bellini says

    May 12, 2012 at 11:21 am

    Congratulations on so many milestones Kevin!!! We look forward to many more years to come!

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  19. almostveg says

    May 12, 2012 at 11:29 am

    Congratulations!!! You have a great blog.

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  20. North of Wiarton & South of the Checkerboard says

    May 12, 2012 at 11:31 am

    Kevin, Congratulations on your Milestone of 5 years of Closet Cooking. I will be sharing this with my Recipe Exchange, as you are one of my most favs to always drop in on to see what you are creating.

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  21. Debs @ The Spanish Wok says

    May 12, 2012 at 11:43 am

    Congrats on the double celebration.

    You have many amazing recipes and you post so regularly and wonder how you manage to find so much time to cook. I never seem to have the time to prepare all the dishes I'd like to do. Therefore, I have a long list of dishes to do, the list gets longer and longer and very few ticked off LOL.

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  22. NotesFromAbroad says

    May 12, 2012 at 2:06 pm

    Happy Anniversary !
    I look forward to trying out quite a few of these recipes when we have moved back to the US .. where I am better able to manage shopping for certain ingredients.
    besitos !

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  23. Kim says

    May 12, 2012 at 2:13 pm

    Congratulations and Happy Birthday. I have to go back and revisit some of these recipes now. I'm looking forward to the next year of recipes.

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  24. Kim says

    May 12, 2012 at 2:14 pm

    Congratulations and Happy Birthday. I have to go back and revisit some of these recipes now. I'm looking forward to the next year of recipes.

    Reply
  25. apartahotel says

    May 12, 2012 at 4:27 pm

    Un buen blog, tiene temas muy interesantes para comer y preparar comida 🙂 saludos.

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  26. Unknown says

    May 12, 2012 at 5:21 pm

    Congratulations, Kevin. I so enjoy your enticing recipes and your pics are some of the most drool-worthy ever! I find myself trying (and enjoying) your creations more than any other blog I follow. Look forward to many more. 1500 in 5 years…wow!

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  27. Ricki says

    May 12, 2012 at 10:32 pm

    Happy Blog Birthday, Kevin! As others have already said, what an amazing accomplishment! You're a true inspiration for the rest of us who write food blogs. Glad to have met you and spent some time getting to know you in person! 😀

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  28. Shannon says

    May 12, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    Happy anniversary! Your blog is an inspiration! Keep up the good work, Kevin!

    Reply
  29. Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) says

    May 13, 2012 at 1:08 am

    Congratulations on your blog birthday. It takes a lot of dedication to create and publish recipes for five years!

    Reply
  30. Kathryn says

    May 13, 2012 at 4:10 am

    Happy belated 5th blog birthday:)

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  31. Katrina says

    May 13, 2012 at 4:45 am

    Happy 5th year, Kevin. I've enjoyed your blog for at least 4 of those years and love your amazing photos and delicious looking food. Keep 'em coming!

    Reply
  32. Ann says

    May 13, 2012 at 6:09 am

    You get me more excited about cooking than any blog! I've loved your recipes and am always excited to see a new one in my inbox. Congratulations on 5 years, what an amazing feat!

    Reply
  33. Zsofi Anna says

    May 13, 2012 at 10:19 pm

    Happy 5th! Those sandwiches look fantastic–the black bean/sweet potato one looks A-MAZING!
    Congratulations on all your hard work and sticking with it.

    Reply
  34. Kathleen Richardson says

    May 13, 2012 at 11:10 pm

    Truly the Year of the Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Kevin. Anyways, congratulations on your milestones. Keep it up 'cause you give us such pleasure.

    Reply
  35. Nikki @Pennies on a Platter says

    May 14, 2012 at 4:03 am

    Happy 5 years! I'm so glad to be in good company as Pennies just celebrated 5 years this last February, too. Time flies when you're having fun, huh? 🙂 Keep up the great work!!

    Reply
  36. Rogerio Rinaldi says

    May 14, 2012 at 9:31 am

    We love your blog is wonderful and we are always here giving all the news.
    We wish you a great week.
    Super Glorinha kisses.
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  37. Brent (Cookapalooza) says

    May 14, 2012 at 12:55 pm

    I'm always amazed by the quality and quantity of recipes you post. Congrats Kevin!

    Reply
  38. Nicole Papantoniou says

    May 14, 2012 at 1:58 pm

    huge fan of your blog. love your entries, especially this roundup. congratulations on this big milestone!

    Reply
  39. Jada says

    May 14, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    Congrats!!

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  40. sewa mobil jakarta says

    May 14, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    Very nice, thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  41. Rona says

    May 14, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    Wow! That's one hell of a lot of work you've done. Thanks for the time and the great recipes. I cannot believe I haven't made that bacon guac grilled cheese yet… I have all the ingredients but the bread… must pick some up on the way home!! Thanks again!

    Reply
  42. Rachel says

    May 14, 2012 at 5:46 pm

    Congrats! I've always loved scrolling through your posts and seeing all the wonderful photos you take! Keep up the good work! 🙂

    Reply
  43. Nicole says

    May 14, 2012 at 8:33 pm

    Congratulations! That's quite an accomplishment and worth bragging about!

    Reply
  44. WokandSpoon says

    May 14, 2012 at 8:39 pm

    Congrats! I notice a common theme in those recipes – cheese!

    Reply
  45. elly says

    May 15, 2012 at 1:21 am

    Congrats on 5 years and 1500 recipes – that's quite an accomplishment!

    Reply
  46. John says

    May 15, 2012 at 1:38 pm

    Congratulations on your blog 5th year birthday! With 1,500 posts it looks like you have been posting pretty much every day and this by itself is a great achievement!

    My 2 favorites are your Bacon Guacamole Grilled Cheese Sandwich and the Buffalo Chicken Potato Skins – both great recipes.

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  47. ann kiyoko says

    May 15, 2012 at 7:47 pm

    When I started following this blog a few years ago, there were a little over 700 people following. Now there are around 21,000 more–testimony to a great blog. Happy 5th Birthday and Congratulations!

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  48. Tamsin says

    May 15, 2012 at 9:43 pm

    Congratulations! As you can find recipes by meal and by ingredient I don't have any suggestions to improve on how to find them – it already seems pretty easy to me. Having read your blog for a while I can see how you've improved and become more confident, in terms of your recipes, ingredients and photography. Long may it continue.

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  49. Cooking Rookie says

    May 16, 2012 at 8:33 am

    Happy Birthday! And to all the readers 🙂

    Reply
  50. Alessandra says

    May 16, 2012 at 12:33 pm

    Happy five years, that's great. I just started revealing my cooking adventures and I hope to have great accomplishments such as yourself. All your food looks great, going to have to make a list of must tries. It looks like maybe someday you should consider your own restaurant. Happy blogging for many years to come.

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  51. Shae L. says

    May 16, 2012 at 8:21 pm

    I've been a fan of your blog for several years, and as a matter of fact am going to make your Tilapia Piccata tonight. I do have a suggestion for all of those recipes. I know you did an e-book, but I think you should consider doing a blurb book. I love buying cookbooks that I can have on my bookshelf. The great thing about blurb, too, is that you don't have to print up a large inventory. They can be printed as people order them. Check them out at http://www.blurb.com. I learned about blurb at the Palm Springs Photo Festival.

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  52. Culinary Cory says

    May 19, 2012 at 3:17 pm

    Congrats on 5 years of blogging! That's awesome.

    Reply
  53. Katie says

    May 20, 2012 at 4:24 pm

    Congratulations and Happy Birthday to your blog! I love reading your blog and finding inspiration for my own cooking. Thanks for all of the delicious posts, and keep it up!

    Reply
  54. vanillasugarblog says

    May 22, 2012 at 2:34 pm

    definitely a HUGE congrats to you
    you were one of my inspirations for starting a blog
    i hope you get a cookbook deal and soon!!

    Reply
  55. Sewa Mobil Jakarta says

    November 12, 2013 at 2:27 am

    Aw! It make me hungry now!

    Reply
  56. Anonymous says

    February 12, 2014 at 2:35 am

    I can see why this was year of the grilled cheese – each of the grilled cheese photos just leaped out from the screen at me and were the most delicious looking recipes ever!! I found your blog because I too just have made (almost) 1500 recipes and was wondering if anyone in blog-land had a similar milestone. I'm half way through my own goal, which is to cook every single recipe in my cookbooks. In your post, I see that you noted that your cooking has gotten better than ever – that is so cool; I think it's a combination of more and more experience but also knowing which flavors you love!

    http://usemybooks.wordpress.com/

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