Well, in just a short time 2009 will be but a memory.  It seems appropriate that I should be writing my 100th post this evening as we reflect on the old and usher in the new.  When I started this adventure,back in May, I had no idea what to expect, and I guess I still don’t.  I never expected that writing a blog would be so time consuming.  I can’t imagine how those that post every day can pull it off.  I am amazed and awed.  Between work, family, and friends it gets difficult to find the time to write, let alone come up with recipes, cook and photograph it all.  But while it can be time consuming, I also find it a very rewarding experience.  Sure, I don’t have a huge audience, but that doesn’t matter terribly much, to me.  I’m just happy sharing my love of food and the passion it instills in me.  I have seen my readership grow, slowly, but steadily so hopefully I am doing something right and people are enjoying what they are reading.

Since it is the year end I thought I would look over my past 99 posts and present my Top 9 of 2009.  Yes, I know, everyone is doing it, and it seems rather cliched, but hey, if it works why not go with it.  It was difficult enough to pick out my favorite 9 posts from the past year, there is no way I can put them in order so, in no particular order, I present to you my Top 9 Favorite Posts of 2009:

Pink Grapefruit Sorbet Still one of my all time favorite sorbets. Light, tart, and refreshing.

The Ultimate PB & J A grown up way to enjoy the flavors of childhood. I look forward to this every summer when concord grapes come in season.

Adventures in Cookie Baking Any time I get to spend with my daughter is time well spent even if it doesn’t go the way I expect it to.

Making Sauerkraut This post came as a revelation to me. I’d had never made my own sauerkraut before and now it will be difficult to go back to the store bought stuff ever again.

Creamy Sage Polenta with Sausage Ragu I love comfort foods and it doesn’t get much more comforting than this, even if you aren’t Italian!

Mint Juleps I make no apologies about being a big fan of Bourbon and one of the great ways to enjoy it is in a properly made Julep.

The BLT-A Case for Food Snobbery Even some of the most “pedestrian” of foods can benefit from a little food snobbery, at least sometimes.

Caramel Filled Apple Dumplings I still think about these little bundles of goodness-and I really like the picture I took for this post!

Halibut with Fennel and Grapefruit When I can get my wife to rave about a fish dish, I know I am on the right track!

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