2015 in Review

  

I finally got all my new calendars up, so I’m very much aware that 2016 is well underway (as if the explosion of political ads weren’t enough of a clue). I’m finally getting a chance to review all the good stuff that went across these pages last year, however, so allow me a few moments to reminisce.

Here, with no fanfare, is a simple list of my 13 favorite recipes from 2015. There’s no significance to the number 13. This is just the list I came up with when reviewing posts from the last year.

Flourless Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Bourbon-Vanilla Pumpkin Pie

Pear and Apple Crumble Pie

Wheat Berry and Squash Salad

White Bean Salad with Green Olives and Tarragon

Barbecue Beans

Bean Salad with Mole Vinaigrette

Creamy White Onion Soup

Oatmeal Cherry Bars

Chocolate Irish Cream Cheesecake

Irish Cream Brownies

Orange Pound Cake

Crispy Light Wheat and Cinnamon Waffles

Really, 2015 was a very busy year, sometimes painfully so. It wasn’t always easy to post regularly, and this space became more about how to get things on the table quickly than I ever thought it would. Not all of my favorite posts from last year fall into that category, however, such as a couple of delicious pies, cheesecake, and a fancy soup, so I still had time to mess about a little. That’s the kind of lovely cooking I really enjoy, and the kind of cooking I hope to do more of in the coming months.

Something, some little tickle in my subconscious, tells me that The Messy Apron may be a bit different in the days ahead. That it may evolve a bit as a journal on cooking and eating, become less rigidly about recipes, celebrate ingredients and lifestyle. But I don’t know. We’ll just have to see. How exciting!