One year ago today, on February 8, 2018 I brought together three of my favorite pastimes, cooking, photography and writing in one modest blog. With the launching of Rosemarie’s Kitchen, I dared to invite strangers to pull up a chair, help themselves to a cup of coffee and chat a while as we cooked together. Food was always the number one subject, but not the only one. There were memories, and rants and thoughts that floated out across the pages. Many of you have been here from the beginning, others joined in later as the adventure continued. It’s been one heck of a year.
I wanted to say thank you to everyone. Thank you for taking a moment out of your day to spend it here with me. Thank you for the “likes” and the comments and the words of encouragement. I say . . .

And now my culinary look back on the last 12 months and those recipes most favored . . .
February 2018
Awesome Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

March 2018
Easter Appetizers That Are Sure to Please

April 2018
Anne’s Awesome Bacon-Spinach Quiche

May 2018
Calling on Home Cooks for

June 2018
Awesome Garlic Chicken Thighs

July 2018
Best Pineapple-Up-Side-Down Cake

August 2018
Baked French Toast with Streusel Topping

September 2018
Fabulous Filipino Barbecue

October 2018
C.A.B.G Times Four

November 2018
Crock Pot Chuck Roast with Brown Gravy

December 2018
Cheese Sauce for Steamed Vegetables

January 2019
Would you believe my recipe for the cheese sauce was number one two months running? Yeah, I was surprised, too. So here’s the second most viewed runner up . . .
Lemon-Garlic Mahi-Mahi with Pan Seared Asparagus

I am so excited about our second year of cooking adventures. I’m getting back to my roots of simple, basic cooking with a heavy Okie-Southern spin. I hope you come along and share your thoughts and memories. That’s what my kitchen is all about – a place to sit and talk and reminisce and most of all eat good food.
Happy one year mark. You’re a hit with me!
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