OK, so I didn’t bake this cake for the occasion but instead took this back in February when I baked this chocolate cake for a friend’s birthday. But this is also a birthday – my blog’s birthday! I can’t believe it’s been two years already. I thought this might be a good occasion to feature a few posts from the past that have proved very popular as well as a few of those for which I have a soft spot.
Top Posts
- Budae Jjigae = Army Stew – This Korean stew with Spam and hot dogs and ramen has proved to be the most popular post on the blog!
- Pork with Basil and Chili – This recipe is straight from a cooking school I attended in Chiang Mai. This is a perfect one dish meal when served on rice.
- Byron’s Burgers – I visited the first Byron’s burger restaurant in Kensington soon after it opened.
- Loco Moco – again, a slightly trashy combo of white rice, hamburger, fried egg and gravy has set everyone’s tastebuds tingling!
- Banana Leaf Rice at Samy’s Curry, Singapore – One of my favourite things to eat in Malaysia and Singapore is banana leaf rice and I even went on a search for a dal recipe that matched what I ate there.
- New Orleans Style Barbecued Prawns – A recipe for grilled prawns (in the oven) that’s great for a starter.
- A Tribute to my Mother – This post, written about six months after my mother passed away, received many responses. I featured a recipe for lemon squares that I used to bake with my mother when I was a teenager.
- If I Had to Choose One Fruit… – That would be the mangosteen! I adore its luscious sweet-tangy flesh.
- Kimbap-ba-doo-wap! – This post features one of my most popular photos on Flickr. Who can resist a maki sushi-like roll filled with lots of goodies?
- Tomato and Egg, Chinese Style – This classic Chinese dish requires only a few ingredients and is very budget friendly!
I Like These!
This isn’t an exhaustive list – it’s hard to choose favourites amongst one’s blog posts!
- Red-Cooked Belly Pork – Here’s a classic Hunan pork belly preparation and it’s the first recipe I ever posted on the blog!
- Bánh Mi for Me – Shame I can’t get the right kind of light baguette for these Vietnamese sandwiches. Still, the flavours are all there!
- An Indian Fakeaway – I ran with the idea of a “fakeaway” when I first heard the word coined on a BBC article written when the recession was starting to affect many people’s lives and their everyday eating.
- Llet Merengada -I’ve never seen this milky concoction outside Spain… I could use some of it in this heat!
- Sprattus Sprattus – I have good memories of that time I fried up so many tasty little sprats, thus stinking up our flat for a good three days!
I’ll be updating my About page soon too so keep watch over that! A big thank you to everyone who’s dropped by! I love reading your comments and emails and do drop a line to say hi if you haven’t before! And once again, I hope to meet (or “meet” online) more of you in the future!
Wed, 27 May, 2009 at 08:13
Happs happs T&T and many more to come!
Wed, 27 May, 2009 at 09:06
happy blog birthday! to another year of more delicious posts and adventures!
Wed, 27 May, 2009 at 10:31
happy blogaversary! i’ll definitely be trying out some of your recipes soon, once i figure out where to find all the ingredients (surprisingly hard to come by in Dublin… sigh)
Wed, 27 May, 2009 at 10:45
Happy Bloggaversary Su- Lin (just the day after mmm-yoso!)
Oh and thank you for all your hard work 🙂
Wed, 27 May, 2009 at 12:32
Happy anniversary!
Wed, 27 May, 2009 at 13:59
Happy blog birthday!!! which reminds me, I think I missed mine.I remember it’s sometime in May too.
Wed, 27 May, 2009 at 14:57
Happy birthday to you and your blog. Many years to come we hope. 🙂
Wed, 27 May, 2009 at 15:02
Happy Birthday to Tamarind & Thyme! My personal favourites have been the Beef Rendang and the Roasted Artichokes.
Wed, 27 May, 2009 at 15:19
many congrads on your blog’s bday!!
Wed, 27 May, 2009 at 17:31
Happy Blogaversary! Looking forward to looking at those links you posted. They sound yummy!
Wed, 27 May, 2009 at 17:34
Happy blogiversary! I’m so happy you started this blog as your outlet. Your posts are always a great read, tasteful, and the dishes sound and are so tasty!
Wed, 27 May, 2009 at 22:52
hippy happy hoppy birthday xx
Thu, 28 May, 2009 at 00:28
♪Happy happy happy birthday♪
your messages and pictures here make me very happy!
I’m always waiting for your new post.
And I want to visit London someday.
Good days!
Thu, 28 May, 2009 at 10:55
Happy blog birthday T&T!! My favourite of your posts have to be your New York restaurant reviews, particularly Momofuku Ssam Bar, that’s how I found your blog and I’ve been a regular ever since, I always enjoy your posts.
Thu, 28 May, 2009 at 11:49
Congrats – I enjoy reading your blog, and I’m excited to see you wrote a post on making your own banh mi. : )
Thu, 28 May, 2009 at 11:54
Happy Bday to your blog! 🙂
Thu, 28 May, 2009 at 12:19
Yay! Happy birthday Tamarind and Thyme! Fabulous cake too. I am trying to lose weight right now so, thanks a bunch 😉
Thu, 28 May, 2009 at 15:37
Happy blogversary Su-Lin. If I’d known I would have baked you a cake. Looking forward to reading you for another year.
Fri, 29 May, 2009 at 02:21
Well done for doing what you set out to do so well.
Fri, 29 May, 2009 at 05:59
happy aniversary!
will you bake this cake when i have my birthday next? 😉
Fri, 29 May, 2009 at 12:07
Happy 2nd anniversary!
I’ve learnt a lot about food from your blog… And how to eat well. Thanks.
Fri, 29 May, 2009 at 19:16
Happy Blogaversary!!!!
And thanks for treating us to a great round-up of popular and favourite recipes! Since I’m new to your site, it’s nice to have them all bundled up 🙂
Fri, 29 May, 2009 at 20:26
Happy Blogiversary, and many of ’em!
I really love reading about all this delicious food … and, any excuse for cake!
Sat, 30 May, 2009 at 06:26
Happy Blogga-versary Su-Lin! Here’s to many more!
Sun, 31 May, 2009 at 07:49
Congratulations! Doesn’t time fly?! Looking forward to many more great posts over the next and coming years…
Sun, 31 May, 2009 at 19:33
HAPPY BLOGIVERSARY! Best wishes for wonderful continued blogging!
Mon, 1 Jun, 2009 at 00:40
Congratulations! Here’s to another year of delicious blogging!
Mon, 1 Jun, 2009 at 06:33
Thank you, everybody, for your kind words and your congratulations!