Goodbye 2019!

Happy New Year! Another year of blogging down! As I always say this time of year, I’m proud of us for keeping up with Bon Appetit Baby! for another year. With pregnancy and new parenthood, we’re still not blogging quite as much as we used to, but we’re still here! This was a big year for us, clearly. We welcomed our daughter to the world in July. We’ve learned (and are still learning) how to be parents to her. The rest of the events of the year pale in comparison to her, but we definitely ate some good food!

Speaking of, for New Year’s Eve this year, we didn’t blog our meal, but it was amazing! Selim made a stock from all manner of bones that we’ve been saving (chicken, turkey, pork ribs), cooking them down for hours with alliums, herbs, a few Asian touches (miso, fish sauce), and a couple surprise twists (loomi, cinnamon sticks). It sounds weird maybe, but the man is a genius when it comes to make unique sauces and soups. The result was the most delicious broth I think I’ve ever had! We used it as the base for a ramen that we shared with my parents and siblings for a fun New Year’s Eve dinner. I attempted ramen noodles from scratch, but didn’t quite get it right. They were fine, but I didn’t get that super chewy texture and yellowish color. They were certainly edible, but not exactly what I hoped for…

As we’ve done in previous years, we’re going to share some favorites, fun facts, and statistics from the past year of the blog. We obviously don’t write this blog for money or anything, so to be quite honest, we rarely look at our statistics except for when writing the year end review. It’s fun to see! So without further ado…

2019 Year in Review

Favorite Dishes of the Year:

♥ Ally: Pasta with Clams & Sausage, Maple & Mustard Pork with Shallots, & Sausages & Roasted Veggies in Agrodolce

♥ Selim: Rainbow Rice Krispie Treats, Pumpkin Chip Bread, & Herby Stuffed Dates

Visitors: 

♥ 6,628 visits to the site, from 4,363 unique visitors! We’re always shocked to see this!

Nationalities of Visitors:

♥ US, Canada, UK, Australia, Germany, Netherlands, France, Ireland, New Zealand, India, South Africa, Italy, Chile, Singapore, Japan, Turkey, Algeria, Switzerland, Philippines, Poland, Spain, Mexico, Israel, Nepal, Bermuda, UAE, Austria, Sweden, Hong Kong, Finland, Denmark, China, Romania, Brazil, Faroe Islands, Russia, Cyprus, Thailand, Serbia, Greece, Norway, Bahrain, Belgium, Portugal, South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Latvia, Hungary, St. Kitts & Nevis, Guatemala, Qatar, Colombia, Kenya, Ghana, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Guam, Ecuador, Nigeria, Azerbaijan, Tunisia, Jordan, Vietnam, Lebanon, Ukraine, Dominican Republic, Namibia, Argentina, Morocco, Kuwait, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Taiwan, Puerto Rico, Luxembourg, Croatia, Macedonia, Czech Republic, and Costa Rica!

Most Viewed Post & Most Pinned Post: 

♥ Another year, another win for Bay Scallop Risotto

Accomplishments This Year: 

♥ A Brand New Kitchen! (Our second-most viewed post this year)

♥ Had a baby. She’s the best!

♥ Joined The Kitchn’s Cookbook Club

 

Here’s to 2020! Hopefully it’s another year full of delicious food!