Happy 2018!

Happy 2018! 2017 was a great year of food for Tara’s Multicultural Table. Total views for the year were 640,009 with an average of 1,800 per day- up from 509,924 in 2016! The countries with the most visitors were the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Philippines, South Africa, Netherlands, France, and New Zealand. Thank you all so much for your support and I am excited to see what new recipes 2018 brings.

Disclosure: I received the cookbooks in exchange for my honest reviews. All comments and opinions are my own. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you purchase something through the link, I may receive a small commission at no extra charge to you.

Here are the most popular 2017 posts:

• Niku Udon (Japanese Meat Udon)
• Fish Suruwa (Fijian Fish Curry)
• Stroopwafels (Dutch Caramel Waffle Cookies)
• Duk Mando Guk (Korean Rice Cake and Dumpling Soup)
• Bajan Chicken and Potato Roti
• Hambagu (Japanese-Style Hamburger with Tangy Sauce)
• Queso Fundido (Melted Cheese with Chorizo)
• Tomato Choka (Trinidadian Roasted Tomatoes)
• Curried Vegetable Turnovers
• Mee Goreng Mamak (Malaysian Fried Mamak Noodles)

And here were the most viewed posts in 2017 (none were actually from 2017):

• Rgaïf- Msemen (Moroccan Square Flat Bread)
• Parmesan Garlic Grilled Corn
• Hottokēki (Japanese Hot Cakes)
• Blinchiki/Blini (Russian Crepes)
• Fatayer bi Sabanekh (Lebanese Spinach Turnovers)
• Chorizo Croquetas (Spanish Chorizo Croquettes)
• Poffertjes (Dutch Mini Pancakes)
• Musaka (Serbian Potato Moussaka)
• Russian Mushroom and Potato Soup

And my personal favorites of the year:

• Chocolate Covered Pretzel Hot Chocolate
• Duk Mando Guk (Korean Rice Cake and Dumpling Soup)
• S’mores French Toast
• Canadian Pecan Butter Tarts
• New York Style Pizza
• Cheung Fun (Steamed Rice Noodle Rolls
• Spinach and Egg Dumplings
• Gambian Spinach with Peanut Sauce
• Pasta con Salsa Caruso (Uruguayan Pasta with Caruso Sauce)
• Smith Island Cake

Favorite Cookbooks:

I started doing regular cookbook reviews in 2015 and have come across some incredible books over the past three years. Here are my ten favorites from 2017 (not necessarily released in 2017, but I reviewed in 2017):

Bangkok

Malaysia

Tasting Georgia

Our Korean Kitchen

Homemade Pasta Made Simple

East/West

Passione

The Cooking Gene

LA Mexicano

The British Table

Here are some of my favorite kitchen products that I came across this year:

I have really enjoyed working with a variety of bento products to make fun lunches like this Cat Bento and Star Wars Bento.

I used these molds to make Strawberry Balsamic Chocolates

I also made Lemon Ricotta Ravioli using this Imperia Ravioli Maker Set

We also traveled to some great places:

New York City:

• NYC (Central Park, Chinatown, Flatiron District)
• NYC (9/11 Memorial, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island)
• NYC (Rockefeller Center, Times Square, Chelsea Market, Greenwich Village)

Maryland:

• Maryland: Baltimore (Maryland Science Center, Fells Point)
• Maryland: Baltimore (National Aquarium, Little Italy)
• Maryland: Baltimore (Port Discovery and Inner Harbor)
• Maryland: Cambridge
• Maryland: Easton and Oxford
• Maryland: Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay
• Maryland: Ocean City
• Maryland: St. Michaels

Philadelphia:

• Pennsylvania: Philadelphia (The Franklin Institute, Old City, and Independence National Historic Park)
• Pennsylvania: Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences, Reading Terminal Market, Rittenhouse Square)
• Pennsylvania: Philadelphia (The Logan Hotel)
• Pennsylvania: Philadelphia (Please Touch Museum, Chinatown, Franklin Square)

DC Area:

• Virginia: Old Town Alexandria
• Virginia: Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center
• Washington DC: Smithsonian National Museum of American History

Happy New Year Everyone!