The only sad thing about how many great recipes we have on our site (humble brag! humble brag!) is that some get lost in the crowd. Just when we think we'll never eat anything but celery salad for the rest of our lives, we taste pan-fried giant beans that make that celery number seem like a spring fling.
Now's the time of year for reflection, however -- the time to stop moving forward, if only for a moment, and remember what was great about the past twelve months before all of it is absorbed into the internet's black hole. In the spirit of retrospection, here are 12 dishes, organized by month, that had us jumping up and down and humming to ourselves. Some of our editors have dubbed this "The Best Round Up Ever." What Food52 recipes would you add?
January
Slow-Cooked Tuscan Kale with Pancetta, Breadcrumbs, and a Poached Egg by Alexandra Stafford
February
Almost Flourless Chocolate Cake with Meyer Lemon Whipped Cream by Kenzi Wilbur
March
Weeknight Soy Sauce-y, Peanut-y Tofu by Nicholas Day
April
Chickpea Bolognese by inpatskitchen
May
Slivered Celery and Walnut Salad by hardlikearmour
June
Roasted Potato Salad with Mustard-Walnut Vinaigrette by Shannon
July
Vegan Peach Crumble Coffee Cake by Gena Hamshaw
August
Avocado and Marinated Kale Salad Sandwich by fiveandspice
September
Charred Broccoli and Lentil Salad by EmilyC
October
ABC Kitchen's Butternut Squash on Toast by Kenzi Wilbur
November
Heidi Swanson's Pan-Fried Giant White Beans with Kale by Genius Recipes
December
Spicy, Peanutty Udon with Kale by Laura
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A 2014 discovery of mine (though it's been on the site since 2011) is the Winter Spring Summer Fall Chicken Mousse. I made it for Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, and everyone raved and kept asking for the recipe. I'm bringing it to a small New Year's gathering as well along with Bowery Punch. Very Excited!
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