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The Best of 2011

The past six months have been so exciting and full of learning. My blog is almost 6 months old and I’ve had so much fun posting about great recipes, crafts, and more. When I started my blog I told my husband I wanted to give it six months and see where it took me. Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought that I would be where I am now. It has been such an amazing journey and I am so looking forward to the next six months and beyond. Here are the ten posts that received the most views this past year.

This first post – “Breakfast Burrito Bonanza – A Freezer Meal Idea” – has had over 71,000 views (and counting!) in under 5 months which is just crazy talk. I’m just glad you guys like breakfast burritos 🙂  The idea behind this post was to come up with a convenient yet yummy breakfast. My husband loves taking these to work with him because he feels like he’s getting a home-cooked hot breakfast. Just add some salsa and you are good to go!

Breakfast Burrito Bonanza – A Freezer Meal Idea

Coming in second is my “Baking Bacon” post. A step by step guide on how to make perfect bacon every time.

Baking Bacon – A How-To Guide To Making Perfect Bacon Every Time
Third most popular post is on “How To Make Colored Sugar”. I came up with this fun idea because I had run out of colored sugar and my boys needed to decorate! I shared this with my Grandma and Aunt at our annual cookie decorating party and they were like “No way!” Yep. So easy and will save you tons of money in the future.
How To Make Your Own Colored Sugar

Fourth most popular was this “Stained Glass Fall Leaves” tutorial using tissue paper. A really fun way to add a stained glass look to any shape you desire.

Stained Glass Fall Leaves


Coming in at number five is “Two Easy Ways To Remove Jar Labels”. I love reusing jars and thought I’d share my solution for dealing with those pesky labels.

Two Easy Ways To Remove Jar Labels


“Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup” was the sixth most popular post. This soup is a must-have when I go to Olive Garden. I love making this at home too because it just warms you from the inside out. DELICIOUS!

Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup
Coming in at number seven is “10 Creative Ideas For Leftover Halloween Candy”.  If your kids get way too much candy at Halloween (like mine!) then you might want to check out my ideas for using it up.
10 Creative Ideas For Leftover Halloween Candy
This delicious recipe for Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies comes in at number eight. So yummy and green to boot! Can’t go wrong here 🙂

Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Number nine is my Scrappy Pumpkins.  A fun way to use up extra scrapbook paper and decorate for the Fall. Beautiful, easy, and fun – a perfect craft!

Scrappy Pumpkins
And finally rolling in at #10 is my Candy Corn Fudge post. Combining two of my favorites into one ridiculous good recipe!

Candy Corn Fudge
I can’t wait to see what 2012 brings!

Please be safe tonight and I’ll see you next year!
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Comments

  1. Six Sisters says

    Such great ideas! Thank you for linking up to “Strut Your Stuff Saturday.” We would love to have you come back next Saturday and share more ideas! -The Sisters

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  3. HI THERE! says

    Great round up Trish! I have been searching for some more creative breakfast ideas and love those burritos! I will definitely be trying this! Thanks so much for linking up to The Creative Spark. I’ll be featuring this on my Facebook page. Enjoy your Sunday!
    Jenn 🙂

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  5. Trish - Mom On Timeout says

    @Lori

    That’s not weird! My blog is hosted on Blogger and that’s one of the features of Blogger. You can see how many views each post gets. So I go to Stats, Overview, and then click on All-Time and I can see that as of right now the Breakfast Burritos have had:

    Breakfast Burrito Bonanza
    Aug 3, 2011, 111 comments
    75,524 Pageviews

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  15. Michelle says

    I love recaps, it’s always nice to look back. This recap is great, I will have to try those mint cookies and I will be trying your label removal tips! Thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply

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Some of my favorites…

Strawberry Cake Roll with one slice cut off at the end sitting on wood board topped with powdered sugar and fresh strawberries.
Slice of hummingbird cake recipe on a white round plate sitting in front of cake stand with rest of cake on it.
Top down look at croissant french toast bake in baking dish made with blueberries and topped with a dusting of powdered sugar.
Top down view of recipe for cream cheese mints on parchment paper flattened with the tines of a fork. Four pastel colors are shown: pink, blue, green and yellow in a symmetrical grid layout.
Close up of Strawberry danish with cream cheese topped with a glaze and fresh strawberries.