Once in a blue moon (okay, once a month), I check my blog’s statistics. You know, to find out which recipes are worth keeping and which ought to be retired. It’s like housekeeping. As a housekeeper, I’m the anti-thesis of hoarding. I do hate clutter in my house and I hate clutter in my blog.
In the process of checking the blog’s statistics, two things happen:
- The blog gets a pruning (and, occasionally, a redesign) and
- I discover what my readers like.
It was surprising, really, the list of recipes that readers go back to again and again. Some of these recipes are buried deep in the archive because they’re quite old. In case you’ve missed them, here are the top five.
Pancakes from scratch – “From scratch” simply means there are no pre-mixed ingredients in the recipe. In short, no pancake mix. And they were the best pancakes I’ve ever made. Get the recipe.
Bok choy and mushroom egg drop soup – If you have ready-to-use flavorful and well-seasoned broth, the only prep work here is slicing the mushrooms, cutting the bok choy stalks and beating the eggs. Cook time is a mere 15 minutes. Get the recipe.
Arroz amarillo (yellow rice) con achiote – Every region where rice is a staple has its version of yellow rice. But what ingredient is used to give the rice a yellow hue varies. Get the recipe.
Shrimp miso soup – We love the basic miso soup with tofu and wakame at home. But did you know that you can add more to the basic recipe? Get the recipe.
Japanese beef rice bowl (gyudon) – Sweet and salty, gyudon is thinly sliced beef cooked with softened onion slices in a mixture of dashi, sake, mirin and soy sauce, and served over rice. We like to add eggs and scallions. Get the recipe.
