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    December 29, 2016

    Most Popular Recipes 2016

    It's time for the annual Most Popular Recipes of the year report already?! How does that happen? I feel like it was just summer, and yet Christmas was three days ago!  Let's take a trip down memory lane with these great recipes from the past year, and an old favorite or two. There is something for everyone here, from salads to dinners, appetizers to drinks, and more. I've separated the most popular recipes by season, along with individual photos, so you can easily save your favorites, or all of them.

    Most Popular Recipes 2016

    Most Popular Recipes 2016- There is something for everyone here, from salads to dinners, appetizers to drinks, and more, separated into Spring recipes, Summer recipes, Fall recipes, and Winter recipes.

    Most Popular Recipes Winter 2016 

    Most Popular Recipes Winter 2016- Loaded Crab Poutine, Honey Garlic Salmon, Chorizo and Black Bean Chili, Margherita Naan Pizza.

     

    January was a great month for #SundaySupper recipes for me, and Loaded Crab Poutine was my favorite recipe of the month. It has homemade potato chips, fresh crab, diced tomatoes, green peppers, and scallions then topped with a Gouda cream sauce and blue cheese crumbles, this stuff is amazing!

    Loaded Crab Poutine

     

    Sweet, garlicky, and slightly spicy Honey Garlic Salmon was by far the most viewed new recipe of February, as well as number 8 for most views this entire year. It's healthy and quick and easy to make, ready in less than 30 minutes!

    Honey Garlic Salmon

    The most popular recipes of March came at the end of the month with Chorizo and Black Bean Chili, ironically made on the first day of Spring, and Margherita Naan Pizza. Made with Mexican beef chorizo and a secret, delicious ingredient, the chili is to die for!

    Chorizo and Black Bean Chili

     

    Naan flatbread topped with mozzarella cheese slices, sweet cherry tomatoes, basil, and olive oil, this Margherita Naan Pizza is incredibly easy to make and ready in about 20 minutes.

    Margherita Naan Pizza

     

    Most Popular Recipes Spring 2016

    Most Popular Recipes Spring 2016- Eggplant Parmesan, Cheesy Baked Garlic Chicken Strips, Baked Seafood Stuffed Avocados, Slow Cooker French Dip Au Jus.

     

    Something amazing happened the first week of April when I finally had a photo accepted by Foodgawker! It was this gorgeous and delicious Eggplant Parmesan.

    Eggplant Parmesan

     

    Cheesy Baked Garlic Chicken Strips was another of the most popular recipes in April. They make a great finger food for both kids and grown-ups!

    Cheesy Baked Garlic Chicken Strips

     

    May was a fun month! I took part in #BrunchWeek, and made a total of six recipes for it. My personal favorite, and still popular today, is Baked Seafood Stuffed Avocados. They are filled with crab and shrimp, and would be perfect for an elegant New Year's Eve dinner party.

    Baked Seafood Stuffed Avocados

     

    At the end of May I shared Slow Cooker French Dip Au Jus, which is perfect year round! Just a few minutes to prepare and hours later you have a delicious dinner everyone will love.

    Slow Cooker French Dip Au Jus

     

    Most Popular Recipes Summer 2016

    Best Recipes Summer 2016- Watermelon Punch, Grilled Cajun Blueberry BBQ Ribs, Creamy Cucumber Salad, Crispy Fried Green Tomatoes.

    It was a typical Summer here. In my world Summer starts on my birthday, June 1, and ends when the kids go back to school at the end of August. I never manage to share a lot of recipes in the Summer, only a total of six this summer, but they were mostly all favorites. Watermelon Punch is the perfect summertime cocktail, with fresh pureed watermelon, lemon-lime soda, watermelon flavored rum, and vodka, it’s a refreshing grown-up beverage we make for cookouts all summer long.

    Watermelon Punch Recipe

     

    Grilled Cajun Blueberry BBQ Ribs are rubbed with Cajun seasoning, slow cooked, and topped with an easy to make blueberry BBQ sauce. They were my favorite grilled recipe of the summer.

    Grilled Cajun Blueberry BBQ Ribs

     

    Creamy Cucumber Salad is a recipe I've been making for many years and finally shared this summer. With garden fresh cucumbers, onions, and sour cream, it is a cool, refreshing summer salad great for cookouts or light dinners.

    Creamy Cucumber Salad

    Crispy Fried Green Tomatoes was the hit at the end of summer. I make mine a little different than the traditional Southern version, with Panko breadcrumbs mixed with garlic, onion, and a little kick of cayenne pepper.

    Crispy Fried Green Tomatoes

     

    With a warm September, these summertime recipes stayed at the top until October, along with my all time most popular recipe for years, Broccoli Cheddar Pasta Salad (Walmart Copycat Recipe).

    Most Popular Recipes Fall 2016

    Most Popular Recipes Fall 2016- Homemade Cayenne Pepper Sauce, Cheesy Chorizo Puff Pastry Tarts, Browned Butter Garlic Parmesan Scallops, Overnight Eggs Benedict Casserole, 14 of the Best Christmas Recipes.

    Homemade Cayenne Pepper Sauce made with fresh cayenne peppers and jalapenos right out of my garden was the most viewed from September. Trust me, once you make it yourself, you will never want store-bought again!

    Homemade Cayenne Pepper Sauce, more flavorful than store-bought with fresh cayenne peppers, jalapenos, hot cherry peppers and garlic, so easy to make!

     

    October was all about these Cheesy Mexican Chorizo Puff Pastry Tarts, a spicy, cheesy, flaky appetizer great for munching on during the game or for a party!

    Cheesy Mexican Chorizo Puff Pastry Tarts are a spicy, cheesy, flaky appetizer everyone will love!

     

    Melt in your mouth Browned Butter Garlic Parmesan Scallops were the most viewed new recipe of November, but the most viewed recipe for the month was last year's Slow Cooker Stuffing with Bacon Onions and Sage. The scallops are quick to make, fancy enough for a special occasion like New Year's Eve, yet simple enough for a weeknight dinner.

    Melt in your mouth Browned Butter Garlic Parmesan Scallops, quick to make, fancy enough for a special occasion yet simple enough for a weeknight dinner.

     

    December was all about Christmas and New Year's, with Overnight Eggs Benedict Casserole with homemade Hollandaise in the beginning of the month.

    Overnight Eggs Benedict Casserole, perfect for Christmas breakfast or brunch!

     

    Three days before Christmas I shared a last minute roundup of 14 of the Best Christmas Recipes that many loved. It turns out that I'm not the only one that does things last minute!

    14 of the Best Christmas Recipes-Celebrate the season with 14 of the Best Christmas Recipes from Rants From My Crazy Kitchen and my fabulous foodie friends! Today I am sharing some delicious Christmas food, from main courses to gifts, that everyone will love.

     

    I can't wait to see what the new year will bring! I'm sure there will be more of something for everyone. This coming year will be my fifth year sharing recipes here, and I'm looking forward to sharing many more. Have a great New Year's everyone!

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