I started off 2009 looking back at the previous year of cooking. As we embark upon 2010, I thought it would be a fitting way to start this year as well! You can see the Looking Back at 2008 post here.

Last year I posted my intention to post more recipes… I eclipsed my 2008 list by three whole recipes, so I call that a success, however limited! I don’t have any specific goals for 2010 except to continue trying new recipes and sharing them here with all of you! Thanks for reading and commenting, I appreciate every single one of you!

January
Taco Soup, Take One
Chop Suey
Scrabble

February
Potato and Double Corn Chowder
Taco Soup, Take Two – Far better than take one!
Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake

March
Cherry Fluff
Fiesta Taco Casserole

April
Reeses Pieces Peanut Butter Brownies
PW’s Creamy Mashed Potatoes

May
Salisbury Steak
Sausage and Cheese Stuffed Shells
Jenn’s Favorite Salad

June
Coconut Lime Banana Bread

July
Jello Shots

August
Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

September
No new posts.

October
Cheesecake Marbled Brownies
Amaretto Apple Streusel Cupcakes

November
No new posts.

December
Coconut Fudge Cups
Peanut Blossom Cookies

Thanks for a great year here at Jenn Cooks! I look forward to sharing the coming year with each of you. I wish you all a healthy and happy new year!

I didn’t do nearly as much cooking last year as I wanted to, but I still managed to make a few things. Starting a new year tends to make people reflect on the past, and make plans for the future, so I figured it wouldn’t be a bad plan to do the same thing on my blogs as well.

As far as plans for the future, I’d just like to post more often in 2009. This will require me to continue to try new dishes on a consistent basis– an area I’ve struggled with in the past. I have 101 Things in 1001 Days list on my other blog, and one of my goals was to cook 50 things I’ve never made before. I’m partway through that list, but I still have quite a ways to go. I also have a few recipes backlogged that I’ll be trying to get posted over the next several weeks.

As far as the past, below you’ll find a summary of what I’ve made and posted about in the past year. Enjoy!

January
Turtle Pumpkin Pie
White Chicken Parmesan
Chili Mac
No Bake Cookies

February
Macaroni and Cheese Casserole
Chocolate Chip Cookies

March
Peanut Butter Fingers
Peanut Butter and Pickle Sandwiches

April
No recipes! Bad food blogger!

May
Dump Cake

June
Chicken Salad

July
No recipes! Slow summer?

August
Puppy Chow
BLT Sandwiches

September
No excuses, just no cooking either.

October
Chili

November
Pizza Soup

December
Chocolate Mint Pudding Pie
Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
Corn Bread Topped Italian Sausage Pie

I look forward to cooking and sharing with you in the coming year. I hope it is both a happy and a healthy one for you and your families.

Another less than exciting Monday’s Menu for you today. Here’s what I had for dinner:

Cheddar brats, mustard potato salad and amish macaroni salad. Usually I like my brats more grilled than that, but that can be a little difficult to accomplish on a George Foreman grill. Someday I’ll have a house, and therefore I’ll be ABLE to have a REAL grill. *sigh* The salads are from the deli counter at a local grocery store. It was some nice summery food which helped out a little bit with the winter blues. Certainly not very carb friendly though!