Happy New Year! Not only is it a new year but we are heading in to a new decade and a new decade for me as far as age goes. I'll be the big 3-0 this year and although I can't say I am overly excited to be leaving my 20's, I have a feeling this is going to be a good year... at least I'm optimistic that it will be a good year.
I'd like to take a look back at the blog throughout 2009 and pick some of my favorite things...
January
January was a huge month for me. It was the the month in which I discovered the joys of homemade bread for myself. My mother had baked bread when I was a child but I have long been afraid of baking yeasted breads and this was the month I felt the fear and dove right in. I'm so grateful to have started with the
River Cottage Family Cookbook's Raisin Bread recipe, it was heavenly!
February
Valentine's Day! I will always be excited for Valentine's Day, I just love it!
March
March! My blog turned One on March 7! It was exciting to think about how I had grown and learned in the first year and how much I had begun to really love blogging.
April
I started a new adventure to chronicle on my blog: cake decorating.
May
May is a special month for me, it's the month in which I got married so I always get a little giddy when May rolls around. It's also Mother's Day, which is really exciting too! I think what I enjoyed most though was our trip to Maine for our anniversary and the mouthwatering lunch we had at
Duck Fat in Portland.
June
My
birthday was my favorite thing this month. We went to Plimoth Plantation. We couldn't have wished for a more beautiful day weather wise and it was really a lot of fun!
July
Super exciting month! I joined Tuesdays with Dorie as well as the Daring Bakers and participated in my first challenges.
August
August was fun. I finally did a post on
my favorite cinnamon rolls and I made these rockin'
cupcakes for a family party! All in all a great month!
September
September marked my first year going to the local
Greek Festival and I hope to go for as long as we live in Massachusetts. The food was phenomenal and it was so much fun. I also participated in this month's Daring Bakers, which took my cooking to a whole other level when I successfully made
puff pastry from scratch. Amazing feeling to watch it puff up in the oven. It tasted delicious and I was so proud of myself! I also made a ton of other delicious things in September: Alfajores, Irish Soda Bread, Spinach Bagels and Bakewell Tart were some of my tops favs of the year!
October
October was a bit of a tough month as my computer was infected with a virus for most of the month. But I did make
homemade danish pastry this month and it was a smashing success!
November
My Little Princess Turned 4!
December
Well, what can I say about December?