best of 2012

It is hard to believe that another year has come and gone so quickly. Many wonderful things have happened this year, I have met and become friends with loads of amazing people through blogging, I am truly one lucky girl, having each and everyone of you in my life has made me a better person. SMBP has been such an inspiring creative space for me, I have learned so much about the people that take the time to visit and leave a kind word or two. It is so much fun to look back and see how I have grown in terms of being more adventurous in the kitchen and photography, not only do I love creating and sharing recipes, I am equally in love with photographing the food and sharing those images with you too.

So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for visiting, inspiring me on a daily basis and well, just being absolutely wonderful & caring - you make the world a better, tastier & kinder place.

To wrap up this wonderful year here's

SMBP's BEST of 2012

Maple Chipotle Sweet Potato Burger

this was one of my favorites too!

Creamy Avocado Chipotle Sweet Potato Soup

a truly healthy & tasty soup

Pumpkin Black Bean Soup

Justin & I still make this a few times a month - so good!

Walnut Bella "Meatball" Subs

crazy, CRAZY good

Salted Caramel Layer Cake

THANK YOU Richa for that crazy good salted caramel!

Rustic Tomato Tart

almost too pretty to eat

Acorn Squash Ravioli with Thyme Garlic "Butter"

my first attempt at homemade ravioli - it was so worth it

Smokey Tempeh Sliders

homemade slider buns too- you can't go wrong with these

Mexican Quinoa Stuffed Green Peppers

my favorite way to stuff a pepper

Baked Donuts ~ 3 Ways

you can't go wrong with baked donuts, but three ways? Get outta town!

enjoy!

a smbp thanksgiving round up!

 butternut squash & apple bisque 

 roasted mini veggie tartlettes 

with thanksgiving just around the corner i wanted to share with you a few of my favorite fall recipes that would be a beautiful addition to any holiday table.

whether your guests are vegan or not most everyone is sure love one of these vegan holiday dishes!

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Jumping in with both feet

Where did that saying come from anyway? I had been contemplating starting a Blog for the past year to share my love of food & gardening- what better time of year than now.

With my ever growing Cookbook obsession, errr collection it has been decided that I will start 2011 cooking, eating, blogging about my love of food, cooking disasters- I am sure there will be plenty of those, along with features on my favorites Farmers, localvore movement and organic gardening.