Best of 2011: Dinners, Desserts & Side Dishes...

Hey everyone...hope you enjoyed my top travel list yesterday.  Today brings my favorite recipes countdown...although I JUST couldn't narrow down my main dishes to 10...so you get 20!  I also tacked on my top 5 favorite desserts & side dishes for good measure.  Get your shopping lists ready and try out some new dishes in the New YearJ

TOP 20 DISHES:

#20:  Pulled Chicken Chili



#19:  Sweet Potato Tamale with Peanut Butter & Roasted Garlic Shrimp

#18:  Very Veggie Pesto Pizza

#17:  Rice Ball Casserole

#16:  Spring Pappardelle

#15:  Crispy Gnocchi with Pesto & Goat Cheese

#14:  Red Pepper "Chicken Parm"

#13:  Stuffed Waffles (Pumpkin, Pina Colada & Blueberry)

#12:  Spinach Gnudi

#11:  Sliders

#10:  Tortellini with Roasted Butternut Squash & Pear Sauce

#9:  Smoked Cheese Pizza

#8:  Pad Thai Noodles

#7:  Pasta with Cheese & Black Pepper

#6:  Grilled Veggie & Polenta

#5:  Gnocchi with Squash & Kale

#4:  Enchilada Casserole

#3:  Grilled Onion & Fontina Grilled Cheese

#2:  Bucatini with Bacon Sauce

#1:  Caprese Salad Bake

TOP 5 DESSERTS:

#5:  Pumpkin Donut Muffins

#4:  Bacon Peanut Butter Pie

#3:  Roasted Garlic Ice Cream

#2:  White Chocolate & Coconut Stuffed Pretzels

#1:  Salted "Kick Ass" Carrot Cake

And finally:  TOP 5 SIDE DISHES:

#5:  Low Cal Flavored Rice

#4:  Sweet Potato Panko Fries

#3:  Crispy Roasted Garlic Potatoes

#2:  Smashed Potatoes

#1:  Guilt Free Spinach & Artichoke Dip

OK...so hope you enjoyed & tomorrow I'll be back to our 'regularly scheduled program.'  And as a tribute to both a "healthy start to New Years" AND the fact that the mercury dropped about 10 degrees in NJ lately, the theme of the next few days is going to be LOW CAL COMFORT FOOD.  It should be tasty...stay tuned!