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Happy New Year

Happy New Year!

As the sun sets on 2013, I have been reflecting on the past year. I have so much to be thankful for, and it was especially exciting to see how much My San Francisco Kitchen has grown since I started it back in 2011. I have met so many incredible people along this journey, and have had the chance to work with some amazing companies this year. I am so grateful for all of the friendships I have made and opportunities I have been given. In 2014, I hope to continue to learn about cooking, photography, recipe development, and continue to meet new bloggers!

Here is a look at how My San Francisco Kitchen has grown in the past year compared to 2012:

2012 2013

Unique Visitors: 220,274 609,147

Facebook fans: 1,225 3,575

We just got back from a family vacation to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. It was amazinggg. It was really great to be able to enjoy the beauty and peacefulness of the nature in the area, and spend time with my loves! Those sequoias are GIGANTIC!

I hope you had a fun New Year’s Eve last night, and wish you all the best for the New Year!

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Cauliflower Cakes

I used to think cauliflower was the most boring vegetable, since it is not very flavorful on its own. Now it is one of my favorite vegetables to cook with, because it is a great canvas for many different flavors! In this recipe adapted from Cooking Light magazine, cauliflower and potatoes are drizzled with olive oil and roasted in the oven, then shredded in a food processor and tossed with eggs, spices and cheese and rolled in panko bread crumbs before they are baked in the oven to get crispy. They make a great healthy side dish, or topping for salads. I love dipping them in a sour cream herb sauce that you can easily make at home – just mix sour cream with chives, pepper, and garlic. Fabi loved these, which always makes me feel good.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Due to my crazy pharmacy schedule, I have been pretty passive when it comes to growing my freelance business and My San Francisco Kitchen. I have been receiving requests multiple times per month regarding my freelance work, so I decided to add a media kit to my contact page that I will update each month with My San Francisco Kitchen stats. Check it out if you are interested in advertising with me, or just want to know more about My San Francisco Kitchen! I think it will be neat to track the growth of my website by reviewing the stats each month. If you have a website, do you track you statistics? How often do you check them?

[ Missing photo: forming the cakes – this got pretty messy and the camera didn’t want to watch x( ]

Cauliflower Cakes

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Prep time

45 mins

Cook time

25 mins

Total

1 hour 10 mins

Type: Side

Serves: 4

Ingredients

3 cups cauliflower florets
1 russet potato, peeled and quartered
2 tbsp olive oil
½ yellow onion
2 eggs
½ cup shredded white cheddar cheese (or fontina, gruyere…)
1 tsp thyme
½ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
½ cup shredded Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
1 cup panko breadcrumbs

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Place potatoes and cauliflower on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil.
Bake for 30 minutes.
Transfer to a food processor, along with onion, and pulse until chopped very well.
Scrape mixture to a mixing bowl and add eggs, white cheddar cheese, thyme, salt and pepper. Mix well with a spoon.
In a shallow bowl, mix the Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and panko.
Use you hands to form cakes and dip each side in the breadcrumb mixture, carefully.
Place onto a greased baking sheet.
Bake for 25 minutes, until slightly browned.

Makes 16 cakes

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New Features on MSFK: Recipe Box & More!

I am excited to announce that I have partnered up with ZipList to offer a few new features on My San Francisco Kitchen! By signing up for ZipList for free, you will be able to save your favorite recipes on My San Francisco Kitchen and many other recipe sites all in one place. You will find your personal recipe box containing your saved recipes in the menu bar above, and by mousing over it you will also find links to local grocery deals, your personal meal planner, and shopping lists.

Once you sign up for ZipList, start saving your favorite recipes by clicking the blue “Save” button on the top right corner of the recipe.

You can download the mobile app to access your recipe box, meal planner and shopping lists conveniently on your phone. No more paper lists needed! Touch the items to checkoff as you shop. Use the barcode scanner on your phone to scan items in your pantry, or add ingredients you need directly from your saved recipes in your recipe box.

Learn about the other mobile features and how to set up the app here.

My favorite feature has to be the personalized meal planner – add recipes from your recipe box to your preferred days of the week, then sync it up with your Google calendar so you can plan out your meals for the week!

I hope you are just as excited about the new features on My San Francisco Kitchen as I am! If you have any questions, feel free to send me a message or leave a comment on this post.