2009 was a year of much baking, a bit of blogging, and many wonderful interactions with savvy kitchen folk I’ve met through this site.
In the spirit of starting a new year, I thought I’d provide some highlights from the past.
Cinnamon Quill recipes from ‘09:
A few splendid sites born in ‘09 (far from conclusive):
Healthy Tasty Chow (healthy takes on favorite cuisine)
Every Last Cookie (a whole bunch of Martha Stewart cookies)
The Edible Perspective (a food diary with all kinds of recipes)
New Grain Recipes (sophisticated gluten-free fare)
Wheatless and Meatless (and wonderful)
The Healthy Plate (a fun place for food and words)
Gluten Free Betsy (food, products, and news)
Gluten Free Gourmand (fresh and adventurous food)
Gluten Hates Me…(food + life)
Some curiously successful recipes from the blogworld in ‘09*:
One Bite More’s Macaron recipe (see above photo for proof)
Closet Cooking’s Cranberry Sauce w/ Pinot Noir
Dreena Burton’s Festive Chickpea Tart
Nooschi’s Best Guacamole w/ Secret Ingredients
Gluten-Free Easily’s Flourless Pizza Crust (really)
Sippity Sup’s Cheddar Cheese Pancakes
Veggie Belly’s Pea Fritters
Diet, Dessert, n Dogs’ *Raw* Key Lime Pie (you won’t believe it)
Picky Palate’s Garlic and Olive Oil Baked Potato Chips
Hey, That Tastes Good’s Milano Cookies
(*Some recipes require small revisions to make gluten-free, FYI.)
And now, to look ahead; coming soon to The Cinnamon Quill nearest you:
-My obsession with Elana’s Pantry’s chocolate chip cookies (including results of using alternate sweeteners)
-Gluten-free ‘Krispy Kreme’ style donuts that are baked, and dairy-free; including chocolate and cider adaptations.
-Vegan brownies
-More bread variations, including soft pretzels + bagels
-Scones with homemade cinnamon chips
-Many more dairy-free recipes
-One year blog birthday
Thanks for these incredible lists of recipes and new blogs! I’m off to check out some of those you mentioned. And I’m definitely looking forward to what you bake up in 2010–your take on the chocolate chip cookies and Krispy Kremes sound amazing!
Oh, and Happy New Year!
Your key lime pie is a standard in this house!
Hey there!! I was so excited to see an update from you in my Google Reader list and then even more excited that my blog was mentioned! Thanks so so much!! I really need to start baking again. Maybe just start with 1 recipe per week. Love love love all your photos!
ohmygoodness! those macs look wonderful (and oh! for the curiously successful. i felt exactly the same way when my first batch appeared with feet!)
Yes, I was so pleasantly surprised! Your directions are superb, though. I made mine using pecans/almonds with a chocolate-maple filling. Thank you for your wonderful tutorial.
I look forward to strolling with you through some of those recipes for 2010. I spent some time looking at some of those links. Lots of fun sites. Happy New Year!
Those donuts look amazing! Can’t wait to try them and I love that they are baked.
What are these donuts you speak of?
Coming soon
all of it looks amazing! thanks for the peek ahead
What a surprise!! Thank you so much for mentioning my blog, I am honored
I look forward to your yummy recipes this year, and wish you a very happy 2010!
Love xxx
Thank you:) Geez, I’m super-late on this comment. I NEED that doughnut recipe asap!! I’ve had strange doughnut cravings but only gave in once because I don’t want to do any more damage to my body or the baby but I really think I need them – I”m so excited for it!!! May I request a maple topping with nuts? Okay, okay, beggars can’t be choosers:)
Aww…as you can see I’m a bit behind on catching up on blogs!!
a. Thanks for deeming my blog splendid! It started out as something to do while I was bored and morfed into something I truly love! So thank you for reading!
b. Love the recap! These are some great sites/recipes! Can’t wait to see what else you have in store for this upcoming year.
So awaiting the donut recipe! Missing that terribly since going gfree.