I always like those end-of-year lists many newspaper food sections publish of the editor's favorite recipes. Theoretically all of the ho-hum and so-so recipes have been weeded out for me leaving only the cream of the crop and thereby increasing my chances of cooking something I'll want to make again and again. To me, that's the ultimate test of how good a recipe is -- it becomes something you make on a regular basis.
A lot of these newspaper recipes disappear fairly quickly into archives where they can only be viewed for a price, so if you see anything you want to try, print it out rather than bookmarking it.
LA Times Top Ten Recipes of 2006
Seattle Times' Best Recipes of 2006
San Francisco Chronicle's list of the top recipes from each of the last 20 years
Chicago Tribune's Best Recipes of 2006
Toronto Star's Top 10 Recipes of 2006
The San Jose Mercury News' Top 5 Recipes of 2006
The Atlantic Constitution Journal's List of Favorite Recipes from 2006
NPR's Kitchen Windows Year's Best Recipes
This one I just stumbled across but it seems like a good thing to have standing by: best chocolate chip cookie
And just in case you're feeling the urge to shed a few pounds (and who isn't at this time of year?): Bon Appetit Editor's Picks: Recipes to Jump Start Your Diet
what a great post. i love looking through them seeing what to cook this wekend. thx!!
Posted by: aria | January 03, 2007 at 07:13 PM
This list is wonderful! Thanks for taking the time to post all these links. I'm going to cook this weekend, too.
Posted by: Vanessa | January 03, 2007 at 07:43 PM
Thank you for putting that together. I've printed a couple that sound just right!
Posted by: anna maria | January 03, 2007 at 10:47 PM
Oh, boy. That was a really neat idea!!
Posted by: Tanna | January 03, 2007 at 11:14 PM
At last I know how much butter is in a stick!!!!
Can someone tell me what 'grits' are, please?
I am still amazed at how similar our cultures are and yet how foreign.
I'll be printing some of these out to try when the weather gets a bit cooler.
Posted by: Cazza | January 04, 2007 at 02:45 AM
THANK YOU for summarizing these lists here for us. You're the best! :)
Posted by: Christine | January 04, 2007 at 05:20 AM
how useful and thoughtful! thanks Julie!
Posted by: ann | January 04, 2007 at 11:51 AM
Thanks for doing that; it was fun looking through the lists, and I printed out several recipes!
Posted by: Lisa | January 04, 2007 at 02:38 PM
Thank you so much for that!!! You're fabulous to do that for us.
Posted by: sher | January 05, 2007 at 01:11 PM
Thank you for putting together this list! Very thoughtful. I'm hoping the posts stick around long enough for me to browse through them all. And thanks, too, for your nice words about my truffles. I'm already thinking about next year's flavors.
Posted by: sarahalisonmiller | January 05, 2007 at 09:45 PM
Happy New Year !!!
I love the lists and will make some things off it. Lamb popsicles?
Maybe not. We miss your funny comments to our comments.
The peanut brittle was a huge hit in my home. Next stop will be the chocolate chip cookies.
Salud !!!!
Posted by: the bee | January 07, 2007 at 01:47 AM
great! I love a list, and a list of lisft even more. thanks.
Posted by: lobstersquad | January 07, 2007 at 01:58 PM
A fine idea. I'm off to explore,
Posted by: lindy | January 07, 2007 at 11:29 PM