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December 31, 2015 Random Musings

Thank You 2015

2015 Collage

And here we are again, on the last day of 2015! I’m not very good with words, so here’s a quick recap of what had happened this year!

Travel

Sunset
Having relocated to a country near Europe, our holiday destinations for this year had naturally became places in Europe (as air tickets are relatively cheaper!) Our first trip was in April to Naples and Amalfi Coast in Italy. We visited one of the most beautiful coasts, hiked one of the most scenic paths and stuffed ourselves silly with all the delicious food.

Deer Park

In August, we embarked on a one-week trip to Denmark – we visited the hometown of Hans Christian Andersen, relived our childhood in the theme parks, immersed ourselves in the greenery of Ærø and saw the most number of wild deer I’ve ever seen in my life.

aurora

But I guess the most epic and most memorable trip has got to be our 22-day Iceland trip. Everything about Iceland is beautiful (except for the prices haha) and we experienced a lot of first – watching fat and adorable seals sun-tanning away, chasing after whales, catching the aurora, locking ourselves out of our car… I’m really slow in churning out the posts lately (let’s blame the holiday season heh), but I’ll pick up the pace in 2016 before my next trip – so do keep a look out for them!

Recipes

A whooping total of 32 sweet recipes and 31 savoury recipes (excluding guest posts) have been published in 2015, which is a first and achievement for me! Leaving the workforce has given me more time to experiment with recipes and being away from home makes me yearn for more home-cook food, which increases the number of savoury recipes this year. Hopefully I’ll do even better in 2016! I peeked into the statistics and these are the top posts:

All-Time Top Posts

15-Minutes Mushroom Sauce 3-Minute Easy Chocolate Sauce No-Bake Baileys Cheesecake
mushroom sauce chocolate sauce baileys cheesecake

These 3 recipes have been the most popular posts for as long as I can remember! I still make both sauces very often – though I now use cream instead of milk+cornstarch for the mushroom sauce because X prefers a creamier sauce.

2015 Top Posts

30-Minutes Braised Soy Sauce Chicken Pandan Hokkaido Chiffon Cupcakes Mom’s Chinese Potato and Minced Pork Stew
Braised Soy Sauce Chicken Wings Pandan Hokkaido Chiffon Cupcakes Chinese Potato and Minced Pork Stew

I’m really surprised that the braised soy sauce chicken and minced pork stew top the chart for 2015’s posts – perhaps the ability to make them in 30 minutes appeal to the readers? The chiffon cupcakes are such a delightful treat that I’ve made two more versions – lemon and blueberry – you must try them out!

And… that’s all for 2015! Thank you, dear readers, for your continuous support for the blog and if you have ever tried out any recipes on the blog, please let me know! I hope 2015 has been an amazing year for all of you and may the year 2016 be an even more fun and exciting one ahead! See you all in 2016!



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  1. bentodays says

    January 5, 2016 at 6:16 pm

    Happy New Year Jasline! Love all your food and travel posts, looking forward to more this year!

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  2. Karen says

    January 4, 2016 at 5:02 pm

    Looking forward to more travels and delicious recipes…wishing you all the best in this new year.

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  3. Sharon D. says

    January 4, 2016 at 6:40 am

    Happy New Year, Jasline! 😀

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  4. Raymund says

    January 4, 2016 at 1:29 am

    Have a Prosperous and Happy New Year to you and your family!
    You should be really thankful, with all your travels you made you are truly blessed

    Reply
  5. ChgoJohn says

    January 4, 2016 at 12:15 am

    Wishing you the very best that 2016 has to offer, Jasline!

    Reply
  6. Amelia says

    January 1, 2016 at 5:41 pm

    Hi Jasline, Happy New Year to you. Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos and wonderful recipes.
    The Northern light is amazing.

    Best regards,
    Amelia

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  7. SavoringTime IntheKitchen says

    January 1, 2016 at 5:21 pm

    Happy New Year, Jasline! I’m taking a relaxing break after the holidays myself 🙂 What a gorgeous photo of the northern lights!

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  8. Monica says

    December 31, 2015 at 6:20 pm

    Your photos are just stunning! I’m very happy I found this spot to visit in 2015. Wishing you and yours a happy, healthy, adventurous New Year!

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  9. Bam's Kitchen says

    December 31, 2015 at 1:50 pm

    Happy New Year Jasline! Wishing you a super 2016. Wow, those Northern lights are absolutely stunning. I love all of your recipes but I have seemed to have missed your Pandan Hokkaido Chiffon Cupcakes and those sound and look so delicious. I am on my way over to check out your recipe! Take care

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