Top 10 most popular recipes of 2021

Hi friends!  As the year comes to an end, I wanted to share with you the Top 10 Most Popular Recipes of 2021 from Marilena’s Kitchen.  I had fun going over the insights and analytics of the blog these past few days so I could find these most-viewed recipes of the year according to you, my readers!

Thank you all for following along with me, for reading my posts that come your way each week, and for taking the time to share your thoughtful comments and e-mails about my recipes and photographs.  It means the world to me.  It is very humbling to know that my Mediterranean blog has such a wonderful community, and for that, I am very thankful to all of you!

☙ Top 10 most popular recipes of 2021 ❧

1. Greek Shrimp Saganaki with Feta

https://marilenaskitchen.com/2017/05/19/greek-shrimp-saganaki/

2. Greek Bean Soup 

https://marilenaskitchen.com/2017/11/02/traditional-greek-bean-soup/

3. Bread in a Pot

https://marilenaskitchen.com/2020/03/27/bread-in-a-pot/

4. Greek Feta Cheese Bread

https://marilenaskitchen.com/2016/06/18/greek-feta-cheese-bread/

5. Lamb Fricassée

https://marilenaskitchen.com/2020/04/17/lamb-fricassee-with-avgolemono/

6. Oven-Baked Greek Meatballs

https://marilenaskitchen.com/2017/04/21/traditional-greek-meatballs/

7. Salmon Baked in Filo

https://marilenaskitchen.com/2021/01/15/how-to-make-delicious-salmon-in-filo-pastry/

8. Ground Meat Kebabs

https://marilenaskitchen.com/2017/05/26/ground-meat-kebabs-on-skewers/

9. Summer Roasted Vegetables

https://marilenaskitchen.com/2020/07/30/greek-summer-roasted-vegetables-briami/

10. Greek Meatball Soup Avgolemono

https://marilenaskitchen.com/2017/01/31/greek-meatball-soup/

Whether you are planning a small gathering this New Year’s Eve, or, just a quiet evening with your family, you can find some last minute inspiration for your get-together in this post I wrote last year about Mediterranean Small Bites! ??

https://marilenaskitchen.com/2020/12/30/mediterranean-small-bites-for-new-years-eve/

The Greek tradition of New Year’s Cake (vasilopita) 

At midnight on New Year’s Eve, as one year transitions to the next, families in Greece serve this simple, orange-infused cake to celebrate the arrival of the New Year.  After pouring the cake batter into the pan, the baker closes his or her eyes, and secretly places a special coin into the unbaked cake.  After the New Year’s Cake is baked and cooled, it is sliced–one slice for each person present, one slice for the house, and, one slice for Christ. The person who finds this coin in their slice will have the best of luck for the year ahead (and also gets to keep the special coin).  Here is the recipe for the Greek New Year’s Cake (vasilopita)

https://marilenaskitchen.com/2015/12/31/greek-new-years-cake-vasilopita/

Wishing you all a very happy and healthy New Year!

I hope you get to spend your New Year’s Eve with people you love, as you count down to 2022!