Shockingly Delicious Top Recipes of 2012 – Your Choices

December 29, 2012
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A baker’s dozen of the most popular, most-viewed recipes on Shockingly Delicious in 2012.

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Spinach Gruyere Potato Gratin

December 27, 2012
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Cheeses and spinach combine to enrobe Idaho Russet potatoes with garlicky goodness, in a side dish that is rich, comforting and reminiscent of hot spinach dip.

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Food Bloggers L.A. Cookie Exchange

December 22, 2012
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Food Bloggers Los Angeles share fabulous cookie recipes in their annual Christmas cookie exchange.

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Mulled Wine for the End of the World

December 21, 2012
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Seasonal, swanky, spicy and slightly sweet, this Mulled Wine will warm you up in front of the Christmas tree.

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Super Accurate Fortune Cookies — Funniest Christmas Treat Ever!

December 18, 2012
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Stuffed with sardonic, snarky, sarcastic, snort-out-loud fortunes, brightly colored and flavored, these Super Accurate Fortune Cookies are the perfect funny gift for Christmas

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National Blogging Day of Remembrance

December 17, 2012
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Blogs go quiet today in honor of the victims of the school shooting tragedy on this National Blogging Day of Remembrance.

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Prosciutto Goat Cheese Rolls with Fig Preserves and Arugula for #SundaySupper

December 16, 2012
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This appetizer is a party in your mouth, with salty prosciutto, tangy goat cheese, sweet fig, peppery arugula and aromatic lemon and garlic.

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Persimmon Ice Cream

December 13, 2012
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Persimmon Ice Cream: A gorgeous holiday dessert with a lovely orange color and a beguiling, sweet, sophisticated flavor perfumed with vanilla.

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Best Ever Pecan Pie Bars for #SundaySupper

December 9, 2012
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Sweet but not cloying, rich and perfect when cut into small squares, these are the best Pecan Pie Bars. You won’t miss the wedge of pie!

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Preserved Meyer Lemons

December 5, 2012
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Preserved Lemons, also called lemon pickle, is a traditional condiment in Moroccan and Indian cuisines.

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Cooking Class: How to Make Ham Stock in the Slow Cooker

December 4, 2012
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Don’t throw out that ham bone! Cook it with vegetables and aromatics, and hours later you have ham stock for your soup, or to cook beans or lentils.

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Eggnog Rum Pound Cake for #Bundtamonth

December 1, 2012
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Perfumed with the heady fragrance of rich eggnog and frisky rum, this Eggnog Rum Pound Cake is a perfect dessert for the season.

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A Few of My Favorite Things — November 2012

November 30, 2012
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Charm necklaces and apricot bars, chickpea snacks and heirloom apples, help with baking and a new coffee…these are a few of my favorite things.

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Introducing Feijoas

November 29, 2012
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Sized and shaped like a green egg, with a beguiling fragrance of pineapple, papapa, lemon and maybe a touch of eucalyptus, feijoas are delicious!

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Winter Soup of Sweet Potato, Sausage, Kale and Farro (Secret Recipe Club)

November 26, 2012
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Hearty, heart-warming and healthy, this easy cold-weather soup uses up Thanksgiving leftovers nicely!

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Introducing 4 Persimmon Varieties

November 25, 2012
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Persimmons are fall’s jewels — lovely to look at, delicious to eat. Here’s the scoop on 4 varieties — crisp or super soft.

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Cooking Class: Homemade Turkey Stock with a Secret Ingredient

November 24, 2012
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An easy turkey stock (with a secret ingredient) lets you use every part of your Thanksgiving turkey. Soon it will be soup!

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Happy Thanksgiving 2012

November 22, 2012
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A simple “thank you” for Thanksgiving 2012.

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Dates Stuffed with Chile Chevre

November 19, 2012
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Sweet, sticky dates are stuffed with tangy, spicy, earthy fresh goat cheese to make the easiest, best appetizer for the holiday season.

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