Woohoo! 14?! Crazy. This year had some fun adventures during school vacations, more swimming than ever, and the kids seeming so much older. I cooked a lot of burritos/wraps, they’re a favorite of mine and some really fun appetizers. This is my chance to look back on the past year and set some intentions for the year ahead. I bring you some superlatives:

Best Burger: Pizza Burger with pepperoni grated into the burger.

Most Underrated: Street Corn Pasta Salad is addictive and the perfect taco side but maybe looks not so cute. It’s so good.

Most liked: Greek Chicken Burritos were the fan favorite on instagram for the year.

Goals for this past year:
Year of small businesses/artisans/writers: this was mostly good, though a few misses on Etsy so I didn’t tag creators who I wasn’t happy with
More meatless meals: this happened on occasion but I didn’t really prioritize it
sandwiches and salads: yes! So many hot wraps/burritos!
a focus on going to new or places we don’t get to all the time: this went so-so but it’s a fun one when it does happen!
redo photos: I was so glad to refresh some that needed a makeover!
What I’m reading: I’m up to 44 books read this year!

Goals for this upcoming year:
Year of replacements/upgrades! I realized I have some not-beloved things that are due for a better version or that are worn out and I just keep using without thinking about a better one.
Restaurant Recreations – It has been awhile but this if a fun one
Special ingredient focus – this could be a nice push to use some ingredients I don’t always reach for
More fish – I may have said this before and not made it happen so we’ll see how this goes
maybe I’ll add another or see how it goes