Most Popular Recipes in 2013

2013 was a pretty crazy year for me on several fronts…including major hip surgery, an insane year at work, and buying my first home, which was a huge learning experience and has been pretty amazing. (Also stressful…I mean, when my garbage disposal threatens to go out, I have to fix that nonsense myself. Ugh, being a grown-up.)

And then there’s this blog, which blew my mind this year by growing exponentially. Seriously, visits grew over 1200% in 2013 (that’s insane!), without me doing anything that different. What was surprising is that some of the most popular recipes in 2013 were some of the ones I posted back in 2012. So in case you missed some of these, here are the top 10 recipes everyone seemed obsessed with in 2013. Excited to see what delicious goodness 2014 has in store!

Baked Potato Soup (a.k.a. the best soup ever!)

I don’t accept soup as an actual meal, but this stuff is amazing and easy and healthy. Also, bacon garnish.

Crockpot Breakfast Casserole

Again, easy (check), fairly healthy (check), crockpot (check), bacon (check)…I’m sensing a theme here.

Roasted Okra

Mmmm, okra. Tastes just as good as fried, and okra’s surprisingly awesome for you.

No-Bake Cookies a.k.a. Haystacks

You can never go wrong with no-bake. Or a peanut butter-chocolate combo.

Aunt Tina’s Amazing Chicken Salad

This stuff is like crack. Tangy, creamy, chicken-y crack.

Tomato, Spinach, & Roasted Garlic Pasta with Ricotta

Oldie but goodie. The roasted garlic (which you can make in a microwave) really elevates this basic pasta dish.

Crockpot Thai Peanut Chicken

My first foray into Thai food, and super easy. Again, with the crockpots…

Healthy Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins

These were amazing. Now I just want to make these again, right now.

Dark Chocolate Lava Mug Cake

Has kept me company on many a Saturday night…five minutes start to finish.

No-Bake Reese’s Peanut Butter Bars

One of my favorite desserts my mom makes. In the whole world.