Best Dessert Recipes of 2011

So far this week, we've revisited the best breads, soups and main dishes of 2011. Today is Best Dessert Recipes day of the Countdown to 2012. As you might imagine, I had no lack of dessert recipes to choose from in the past year! It was a bit difficult to narrow it down - specifically to pick just one ice cream - but I made some hard decisions and came up with these eight.

I hope these will provide you with some good dessert inspiration. Happy New Year!

Cherry Coconut Bars



Coconut Macadamia Chocolate Chip Ice Cream



Raspberry Custard Bars



Berrymisu



Frozen Mocha Cheesecake Loaf



Caramel Banana Crepes



Tiramisu



Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies



Check out all the great dessert round ups at Finding Joy in My Kitchen. This post is also linked to Mangia Monday's Best of 2011.

So far this week, we've revisited the best breads, soups and main dishes of 2011. Today is Best Dessert Recipes day of the Countdown to 2012. As you might imagine, I had no lack of dessert recipes to choose from in the past year! It was a bit difficult to narrow it down - specifically to pick just one ice cream - but I made some hard decisions and came up with these eight.

I hope these will provide you with some good dessert inspiration. Happy New Year!

Cherry Coconut Bars



Coconut Macadamia Chocolate Chip Ice Cream



Raspberry Custard Bars



Berrymisu



Frozen Mocha Cheesecake Loaf



Caramel Banana Crepes



Tiramisu



Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies



Check out all the great dessert round ups at Finding Joy in My Kitchen. This post is also linked to Mangia Monday's Best of 2011.

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Countdown to 2012: Best Dessert Recipes of 2011

Today as 2011 comes to an end, I will be sharing my favorite dessert recipes from the past year. All this week I have been joining SnoWhite at Finding Joy in My Kitchen for the Countdown to 2012 New Year's Party. Here's a sampling of the most viewed desserts from my kitchen this year:


 1. No-Bake Cookie Balls

 
 
2. Lemon Cookies

3. Blueberry Cream Cheese Pound Cake

4. Rocky Road Cheesecake

5. 14-Karat Cake

6. Coconut Cream Pie

7. The Rose Cake

**For more dessert recipes visit the Countdown to 2012 New Year's Party at Finding Joy in My Kitchen.**

Happy New Year!

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Today as 2011 comes to an end, I will be sharing my favorite dessert recipes from the past year. All this week I have been joining SnoWhite at Finding Joy in My Kitchen for the Countdown to 2012 New Year's Party. Here's a sampling of the most viewed desserts from my kitchen this year:


 1. No-Bake Cookie Balls

 
 
2. Lemon Cookies

3. Blueberry Cream Cheese Pound Cake

4. Rocky Road Cheesecake

5. 14-Karat Cake

6. Coconut Cream Pie

7. The Rose Cake

**For more dessert recipes visit the Countdown to 2012 New Year's Party at Finding Joy in My Kitchen.**

Happy New Year!

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Sweets for a Saturday
Sweet Indulgences Sunday

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Countdown to 2012: Crockpot Favorites 2011

Today I am looking back at my favorite crockpot recipes from 2011. I'm joining SnoWhite at Finding Joy in My Kitchen for the Countdown to 2012 New Year's Party. Here are several of my crockpot recipes that received lots of views this year:


1. Savage Chili

2. Hot Bacon Cheese Dip

3. Southern Baked Beans

For more great crockpot recipes visit The Countdown to 2012 New Year's Party here.

**Tomorrow: Favorite Dessert Recipes of 2011**

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Foodie Friday

Today I am looking back at my favorite crockpot recipes from 2011. I'm joining SnoWhite at Finding Joy in My Kitchen for the Countdown to 2012 New Year's Party. Here are several of my crockpot recipes that received lots of views this year:


1. Savage Chili

2. Hot Bacon Cheese Dip

3. Southern Baked Beans

For more great crockpot recipes visit The Countdown to 2012 New Year's Party here.

**Tomorrow: Favorite Dessert Recipes of 2011**

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Foodie Friday

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Coundown to 2012: Best Main Dishes

I'm joining SnoWhite at Finding Joy in My Kitchen for the Countdown to 2012 Party this week. Today we are featuring the best Main Dish recipes of 2011. These are some of my main dishes that got a lot of views this year, but for more main dish recipes visit the party here!

1. Baby Back Ribs

2. Mexican Chicken

3. Buffalo Hot Wings

4. Oven Fried Pork Chops

5. Ranch Chicken

**Tomorrow Crockpot Favorites will be featured.**

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Countdown to 2012
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Its a Keeper Thursday 
Momtrends Friday Food

I'm joining SnoWhite at Finding Joy in My Kitchen for the Countdown to 2012 Party this week. Today we are featuring the best Main Dish recipes of 2011. These are some of my main dishes that got a lot of views this year, but for more main dish recipes visit the party here!

1. Baby Back Ribs

2. Mexican Chicken

3. Buffalo Hot Wings

4. Oven Fried Pork Chops

5. Ranch Chicken

**Tomorrow Crockpot Favorites will be featured.**

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Countdown to 2012
Tastetastic Thursday
Its a Keeper Thursday 
Momtrends Friday Food

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Best Main Dish Recipes of 2011

It's Main Dish Day on the Countdown to 2012. I had a really hard time narrowing these down - there were several great ones I left out just because I had too many to choose from, unlike the soup and stew category! I guess I know where my cooking focus needs to be this winter! The recipes below represent a great variety between meat, fish, vegetarian options and both cold and warm weather main dishes. They're all incredibly good, and I hope you'll try them in 2012.

Pumpkin-Seed Crusted Tilapia



Sweet Corn Pizza



Curried Chicken Salad with Blackberries



Spinach, Mushroom and Goat Cheese Pizza



Jambalaya



Spinach, Mushroom and Ricotta Crepes



Bourbon Chicken



Spicy Pasta with Sweet Potatoes



Head on over to Finding Joy in My Kitchen for more main dish round ups! This post also linked to Mangia Mondays Best of 2011.

It's Main Dish Day on the Countdown to 2012. I had a really hard time narrowing these down - there were several great ones I left out just because I had too many to choose from, unlike the soup and stew category! I guess I know where my cooking focus needs to be this winter! The recipes below represent a great variety between meat, fish, vegetarian options and both cold and warm weather main dishes. They're all incredibly good, and I hope you'll try them in 2012.

Pumpkin-Seed Crusted Tilapia



Sweet Corn Pizza



Curried Chicken Salad with Blackberries



Spinach, Mushroom and Goat Cheese Pizza



Jambalaya



Spinach, Mushroom and Ricotta Crepes



Bourbon Chicken



Spicy Pasta with Sweet Potatoes



Head on over to Finding Joy in My Kitchen for more main dish round ups! This post also linked to Mangia Mondays Best of 2011.

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Countdown to 2012: Best Soups and Stews of 2011

This week I am joining SnoWhite at Finding Joy in My Kitchen for Countdown to 2012. Today's feature is favorite soups and stews from the past year. Here is my favorite from 2011:

1. Dove's Nest White Chili

For more delicious soups and stews visit the Countdown to 2012 Party at Finding Joy in My Kitchen.
Tomorrow: Favorite Main Dishes

This week I am joining SnoWhite at Finding Joy in My Kitchen for Countdown to 2012. Today's feature is favorite soups and stews from the past year. Here is my favorite from 2011:

1. Dove's Nest White Chili

For more delicious soups and stews visit the Countdown to 2012 Party at Finding Joy in My Kitchen.
Tomorrow: Favorite Main Dishes

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Best Soup and Stew Recipes of 2011

This series counts down to 2012 by looking back on the "best of" in 2011. Hosted by SnoWhite over at Finding Joy in my Kitchen, it's a fun way to revisit what I've made over the last year. In this case, it was a wake up call. MAKE MORE SOUP!!!

Well, really, it's not that I haven't made a lot of soup. I just didn't make a lot of NEW soup recipes. I enjoyed a lot of soup, namely spicy sweet potato and sausage soup, potato soup, beef and barley soup with mushrooms, shrimp and corn chowder, and winter squash and apple soup, just to name a few.

But, they weren't from 2011.

However, what I did make in 2011 turned out to be two of my favorites OF ALL TIME.

Irish Stew



and Cauliflower Cheddar Soup



were my only new soup tries in 2011. But they were tremendously delicious. Maybe that's why I didn't try more new recipes? In any case, I hope you'll try them, and in 2012 I will endeavor to make more NEW soup. Sounds like a good resolution to me. (And, oh yeah, I still haven't made pie crust from scratch. These resolutions are starting to pile up.)

Head on over to Finding Joy in My Kitchen for more great soup and stew round ups!

This series counts down to 2012 by looking back on the "best of" in 2011. Hosted by SnoWhite over at Finding Joy in my Kitchen, it's a fun way to revisit what I've made over the last year. In this case, it was a wake up call. MAKE MORE SOUP!!!

Well, really, it's not that I haven't made a lot of soup. I just didn't make a lot of NEW soup recipes. I enjoyed a lot of soup, namely spicy sweet potato and sausage soup, potato soup, beef and barley soup with mushrooms, shrimp and corn chowder, and winter squash and apple soup, just to name a few.

But, they weren't from 2011.

However, what I did make in 2011 turned out to be two of my favorites OF ALL TIME.

Irish Stew



and Cauliflower Cheddar Soup



were my only new soup tries in 2011. But they were tremendously delicious. Maybe that's why I didn't try more new recipes? In any case, I hope you'll try them, and in 2012 I will endeavor to make more NEW soup. Sounds like a good resolution to me. (And, oh yeah, I still haven't made pie crust from scratch. These resolutions are starting to pile up.)

Head on over to Finding Joy in My Kitchen for more great soup and stew round ups!

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Countdown to 2012: Best Bread Recipes of 2011

I am joining Snowhite at Finding Joy in My Kitchen this week for her Countdown to 2012 New Year's Party. Each day a different category will be highlighted. Today I am sharing some of the favorite bread recipes from my 2011 posts:

1. My Mother's Yeast Rolls

 2. Multigrain Bread

 

3. Sourdough Bread

4. Cornbread

Tomorrow: Favorite soups and stews

I am joining Snowhite at Finding Joy in My Kitchen this week for her Countdown to 2012 New Year's Party. Each day a different category will be highlighted. Today I am sharing some of the favorite bread recipes from my 2011 posts:

1. My Mother's Yeast Rolls

 2. Multigrain Bread

 

3. Sourdough Bread

4. Cornbread

Tomorrow: Favorite soups and stews

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Best Bread Recipes of 2011

I'm joining the Countdown to 2012 over at Finding Joy in my Kitchen, counting down the "best of" recipes on Cook with Sara each day til the New Year. Today's feature is BREAD - which I take loosely to mean muffins, scones and quick breads in addition to yeast breads. I'm a carb lover (and am eating blueberry breakfast cake as I write this! - post on that coming soon!) so I had to do some serious narrowing down of all my bread posts in 2011.

Here are six of my favorites from 2011 - join me in getting your carb on!


Strawberry Scones




Beer Bread




Lemon Poppyseed Muffins





Strawberry Banana Muffins



Banana Scones




Lemon Ricotta Blackberry Muffins




Be sure to visit Finding Joy in my Kitchen to get more great bread inspiration!

I'm joining the Countdown to 2012 over at Finding Joy in my Kitchen, counting down the "best of" recipes on Cook with Sara each day til the New Year. Today's feature is BREAD - which I take loosely to mean muffins, scones and quick breads in addition to yeast breads. I'm a carb lover (and am eating blueberry breakfast cake as I write this! - post on that coming soon!) so I had to do some serious narrowing down of all my bread posts in 2011.

Here are six of my favorites from 2011 - join me in getting your carb on!


Strawberry Scones




Beer Bread




Lemon Poppyseed Muffins





Strawberry Banana Muffins



Banana Scones




Lemon Ricotta Blackberry Muffins




Be sure to visit Finding Joy in my Kitchen to get more great bread inspiration!

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Hot and Spicy Party Mix

My son Daniel and I always make party mix at holiday time. We have been tweaking our recipe for several years, and this Hot and Spicy version is one we enjoy, and I think you will like it too. This would be great to make for your New Year's Eve party or just anytime!

Print Recipe

Hot and Spicy Party Mix
10 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons Sriracha hot sauce
2 tablespoons chipotle tabasco sauce
2 teaspoons seasoned salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
3 cups corn Chex cereal
3 cups rice Chex cereal
3 cups wheat Chex cereal
3 cups Goldfish crackers
3 cups Goldfish pretzel crackers
2 cups deluxe nuts

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Line a large roasting pan with heavy aluminum foil. Melt butter in the pan in the oven, then stir in Worcestershire sauce, Sriracha sauce, tabasco sauce, seasoned salt, garlic salt, and onion powder. Stir in corn Chex, rice Chex, and wheat Chex, stirring until evenly coated. Add Goldfish crackers, Goldfish pretzels, and nuts, stirring all until coated with seasonings. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool, store in airtight container.

We like to use Worcestershire sauce, Sriracha sauce, and chipotle tabasco sauce to spice up our party mix.

Goldfish pretzels and the deluxe mixed nuts are additions we like too.

I like to line my roasting pan with foil for the party mix just so there will be less clean up afterward. There are enough other dishes to wash!

We love this Hot and Spicy version of Party Mix at our house! How do you make your party mix for the holidays?




This recipe was shared with:

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This Chick Cooks
Junk in Their Trunk
Momnivore's Dilemma Creative Juice Thursday
PinInspirational Thursday
Full Plate Thursday 
Tastetastic Thursday 
Its a Keeper Thursday 
Momtrends Friday Food 
Foodie Friday 
Melt in Your Mouth Monday

My son Daniel and I always make party mix at holiday time. We have been tweaking our recipe for several years, and this Hot and Spicy version is one we enjoy, and I think you will like it too. This would be great to make for your New Year's Eve party or just anytime!

Print Recipe

Hot and Spicy Party Mix
10 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons Sriracha hot sauce
2 tablespoons chipotle tabasco sauce
2 teaspoons seasoned salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
3 cups corn Chex cereal
3 cups rice Chex cereal
3 cups wheat Chex cereal
3 cups Goldfish crackers
3 cups Goldfish pretzel crackers
2 cups deluxe nuts

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Line a large roasting pan with heavy aluminum foil. Melt butter in the pan in the oven, then stir in Worcestershire sauce, Sriracha sauce, tabasco sauce, seasoned salt, garlic salt, and onion powder. Stir in corn Chex, rice Chex, and wheat Chex, stirring until evenly coated. Add Goldfish crackers, Goldfish pretzels, and nuts, stirring all until coated with seasonings. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool, store in airtight container.

We like to use Worcestershire sauce, Sriracha sauce, and chipotle tabasco sauce to spice up our party mix.

Goldfish pretzels and the deluxe mixed nuts are additions we like too.

I like to line my roasting pan with foil for the party mix just so there will be less clean up afterward. There are enough other dishes to wash!

We love this Hot and Spicy version of Party Mix at our house! How do you make your party mix for the holidays?




This recipe was shared with:

A Holiday Haven
The Shady Porch Rock n Share
This Chick Cooks
Junk in Their Trunk
Momnivore's Dilemma Creative Juice Thursday
PinInspirational Thursday
Full Plate Thursday 
Tastetastic Thursday 
Its a Keeper Thursday 
Momtrends Friday Food 
Foodie Friday 
Melt in Your Mouth Monday

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Countdown to 2012: Best Breakfast Recipes of 2011

This week I will be joining the New Year's Party at Finding Joy in My Kitchen for the Countdown to 2012. Today the featured recipes are the best breakfasts of 2011. Here are some of the favorites from my blog posts in the past year:


1. Easy Granola Bars

2. Glorious Morning Muffins

3. Crunchy Granola

Tomorrow: Favorite Breads of 2011

This week I will be joining the New Year's Party at Finding Joy in My Kitchen for the Countdown to 2012. Today the featured recipes are the best breakfasts of 2011. Here are some of the favorites from my blog posts in the past year:


1. Easy Granola Bars

2. Glorious Morning Muffins

3. Crunchy Granola

Tomorrow: Favorite Breads of 2011

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