As promised, here are the top 15 recipes that I shared on OSG in 2012. This time, I’ve included some of your reviews just for fun. I probably don’t say this enough, but I appreciate it so much when you take time out of your day to let me know your review of a recipe, whether positive or negative. Not only does it help me improve and learn as a cook, but it helps other readers get a sense of the recipe and find out if any substitutions worked out. Thanks for a great year.
Let the countdown begin…
Tisha writes, “I just made this entire meal for my family of 6, and everyone loved it – even my kids! The walnut taco filling was fantastic and had a terrific punch of flavor that we have all loved about the veggie ground we used to use. I plan to use this walnut ground for other dishes too – maybe even in a pasta sauce!”
14. Black Bean, Sweet Potato, and Red Quinoa Soup
Julie writes, “I made this last night and everyone was happy. The soup is flavorful enough, with nothing too overpowering (always a concern when using cumin) so that even my 3 year old gobbled all hers right up. The most fun part (for kids…and for grownups too truth be told) was that we each got to decorate our own bowl with the fixins!”
13. Healthy Chocolate Chia Pudding
Kara writes, “I’m not ashamed to admit that I just ate this for breakfast. Chia before gym = a great workout. Take that PMS!”
Colleen writes, “I’ve been making this recipe since you posted it, and it is great! We make garbanzos/chickpeas in the pressure cooker all the time, so we have them on hand for different recipes. Besides wraps, we’ve had this on salads, and just plain. A keeper!”
11. Slow Cooker Naked Apple Butter
Jeanette writes, “Great recipe! I just made this apple butter and it came out delicious. I love the simplicity of it (just apples!) and the different ways you can use it. I will be making more of this. Thanks for posting this recipe.”
10. Early Morning Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal
Susan writes, “Had this for breakfast – it was like heaven in a bowl on a cool fall morning. Kept me fueled for hours and thru my am workout.”
9. Creamy Avocado Spaghetti Squash Pasta
Sue writes, “I made this recipe last night. It was amazing!! So light and fresh with tons of flavor. I feel so good after I eat it!”
8. Mini Peanut Butter Cups in a Jar
Robyn writes, “These were so very good…only shared one with hubby….the rest were all mine!!”
7. Layered Salad with Oil-free Orange Ginger Dressing
HD writes, “Made this for lunch this week (packed the salad in five containers and the dressing in a sixth) and really liked it! It’s a super-easy idea for work lunches and it kept me full from 12:00 all the way to 5:00, through my hour-long strength training class and then right up to 7:00 or so when I had a chance to have dinner!”
6. Spicy BBQ Chickpea Burgers and Baked Crispy Fries
Renee writes, “I made these last night…SO GOOD! Whenever I make something from your blog, my husband always asks if the recipe comes “husband approved” (like the crispy tofu!). Whether or not these were approved by your husband, these were approved by mine!”
5. Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip
Vivienne writes, “I just made this, and it is unbelievably delicious!! I was too lazy to make cashew butter, so I used peanut butter instead. Kids loved it too! I could just eat this all day…”
4. Glazed Lentil Walnut Loaf revisited
Natalie writes, “Just wanted to let you know I made this last night. I had made the lentils the night before so I had to chop and put together. I changed the glaze a bit – I made it with ketchup, brown sugar, water and dry mustard. It was good last night, but absolutely phenomenal for lunch today (as I type this). I think next time I’ll make it on the weekend when I have more time so I can just heat it up one night for dinner. Easy and delicious.
PS – I was really surprised how similar to a meatloaf this is. My boyfriend commented that you almost get the same texture as with ground beef! But so much better for you!”
3. All Natural Pumpkin Butter from Scratch
Andrea writes, “Just made this deliciousness this morning!! Out of this world good! I just had a baby and am excited at how good the puréed sugar pumpkin was all by itself! Baby will love it!”
2. Roasted Butternut Squash with Kale and Almond Pecan Parmesan
Suzie writes, “Have cooked this butternut squash recipe twice in a week- my husband adores it. The nut Parmesan is fabulous and I will use it on a multitude of other dishes- thank you.”
1. Creamy Pumpkin Pie Smoothie for Two
Cassidy writes, “I made this and drank the whole thing in one sitting. Oh my sweet Jesus, was it GOOD. Thanks for sweetening up my Halloween with this treat.”
For #16-30 in 2012, please see this post.
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Love the creamy avocado spaghetti squash pasta! So good!!
I knew that pumpkin smoothie was a winner! Also, hi :) I’m a longtime reader but seldom commenter – just wanted to say that I think you’re super inspiring and after a lot of prodding, I’ve finally set up my own little blog. So, so thrilled to finally be joining this healthy living community! Thank you, Angela!
Great list! Angela, I would also love to see a list of your personal favorite recipes from the last year.
That peanut butter oatmeal was delicious! I am going to make the pumpkin smoothie this morning!
I discovered your blog last Fall and I’ve been a real addict since!! Love the innovative recipes and all the pictures… I’ve been talking to all my friends about your avocado pasta sauce (amazing!!!).
I am so in love with the pumkin pie smoothie; good choice for number one! I’m not a vegan but I like to eat different kinds of meals all week long. I got to try your chickpea wraps et lentil loaf!
Thank you!
P.S. Sorry for my english
Those all look delicious but that taco salad looks especially great!
Such a timely summary! I made the chickpea salad wraps on Sunday for lunch. Quick, easy and sooo good. I’m having leftovers for lunch today. We add a little bit of jalepenos (pickled or fresh) to give it a little heat. YUM! Thanks for the inspiring recipes – keep them coming!
I haven’t had the chance to make any of these recipes yet, but I’m totally planning on doing it soon…especially the pumpkin pie smoothie, peanut butter cup in a jar, and the peanut butter banana oats! Yuuuuuum!
These all look so seriously delicious~I’m especially intrigued by the taco salad! And your burger looks so fat! haha but in a good way.
I love the way you’ve brought you’re readers into your roundup. That, alongside your how-to posts creates such a great community spirit which I feel is really coming across so well recently. Good work!
Thanks for doing this recap! I always love these posts because I can catch up on recipes that I forgot about or missed in the first place! I’m eying that chickpea salad wrap…oh boy does that look good!
I love the lentil loaf! So great to make on a weekend and save for those busy week days.
The Glazed Lentil Walnut Loaf Revisited is one of the very first recipes I made as a vegan…it showed me that I can still make amazing food my family appreciates while being so much healthier and cleaner. That one recipe has led me to cook countless wonderful vegan meals since! Thank you!
Angela, thanks for the year in review. Can’t wait to try the creamy avocado spaghetti squash pasta. It looks delicious! Can you tell us more about the supplements you take and how often you use them? Thanks, love the blog;)
The pb-banana oatmeal makes we want to get out of bed earlier in the morning. There aren’t many things that can do that! The smell of the bananas in the coconut oil awesome!
The raw taco salad looks really good….
A quick question about the pb cups though , I made CCK’s chocolate bar pie but it had a tiny bit of an aftertaste….I used mori-nu and while my non soy drinking testers thought it was delicious….I wasnt too impressed….My QUESTION is whether there is an aftertaste in the pb cups too…they look really good though!
Hey there – I don’t recall there being an aftertaste in the cups.
k thanks!
I’ve made the chocolate chia pudding and the creamy avocado spaghetti sauce – both super yum! I really need to make that lentil loaf soon – it’s been on my “to make” list forever!!
Awesome list!
I’m girl with a major sweet tooth and I think my favourite OhSheGlow recipe so far is the chocolate torte, the no-bake one made from avocado, that thing is amazing!!
[Maybe this list does not include desserts or something? Or how did that not make it on here haha]
From this collection above I really want to try the kale almond pecan butternut squash:)
I wanted to mention my fav recipe of yours – from 2011 – the 5-ingredient Cheeze sauce. I make this all the time! I love it. Last night I had it over spiralized carrots and zucchini. mmm.
Yummy!!
I made both the lentil loaf and the peanut butter cups for a dinner party last night for a bunch of my friends who aren’t vegan. By the end of the night one of the couples announced they were inspired, and going vegan too! (except for bacon).