Reader favorites from the year include a little something of everything. Is your favorite on the list? In addition to the 12 recipes chosen by readers, I’ve tacked on a few personal favorites that are staples in our house!
Weren’t we just wearing shorts and flip-flops?
Somehow, we’re not only on the brink of a new year, but a new decade! What better time to reflect, reminisce…and remember our favorite recipes!
As such, I pulled together the top 12 recipes of 2019 (plus a few personal favorites), as determined by comments, emails, Pinterest and firsthand feedback from my ever-fabulous, faithful readers. Our stroll down memory lane is also the perfect time to thank you for all those comments, emails, etc. I truly appreciate everyone who makes that effort after cooking one of my recipes.❤️
As always, I welcome your suggestions as to what you’d like to see on these pages in the coming year. The monthly “Favorite Things” post I shared this past year began thanks to reader requests. Do you want to see more of those or something new and different? And what sort of recipes are you hoping to cook more of in 2020: plant-based, quick meals, breakfast foods, packable lunches or healthy snacks? Or maybe you’d welcome theme-based recipe collections, more prep-ahead tips, and/or meals that rely on grocery store convenience items (like slaw mix or rotisserie chicken)? I’m open to any and all ideas, so please weigh in.
Most importantly, I wish you a New Year filled with health and happiness and look forward to many new shared kitchen adventures! 🎉
So let’s get started with your 2019 favorites
Homemade Breakfast Sausage Patties - Love sausage but trying to eat healthier? This recipe went viral on Pinterest and for good reason. Ground pork and a short list of spices create a healthy alternative that tastes just like more the processed traditional sausage. Use it anyplace you’d ordinarily rely on bulk sausage (or sausage that has been removed from its casings).
Hi Ann ~
I was delighted to read the “2019 Reader Favorites” posted last week … and even more excited when I realized that I have made more than half of these recipes in the past year! I have plans to make the Sausage and Cabbage Stew and Chicken Cacciatore early in the new year … can’t wait!
One of our “family faves” this year has been your Crustless Zucchini Pie; I have made it five times since Thanksgiving and have shared the recipe several times … what a wonderful brunch item! Also, my Christmas gift for friends this year was your Sea Salt Hot Fudge Sauce; I packaged each in a (clean) pint ice cream container and included a gift card to purchase ice cream! Everyone loved it!
Many, many of the recipes in my looseleaf recipe file are from Fountain Avenue Kitchen … you are truly my “go to chef” for all occasions! I’ve decided that in 2020 I will create a new binder for just FAK delights! Many thanks for all that you do … and Happy New Year to you and your family!
Anne, this is the best comment…thank you! I’m thrilled you have made and enjoyed so many of the recipes, and I love how you packaged the hot fudge sauce for gifts. What fun! I’m sure your friends were delighted! I also love it when readers tell me that they have a binder of my recipes – how wonderful that you have enough to create one in 2020. I may not have gotten around to writing a cookbook yet, but my fabulous readers have figured it out on their own! Thanks again, Anne, and Happy New Year to you, too!
Thank you so much for the GF recipes/adaptations. Love what you do.
My pleasure, Vicky…and thank YOU!❤️