I posted 40 meal plans this year, which means I was on top of dinner more than 75% of the time. That’s a lot of planning for dinner! The number also surprised me, because — at least during this fall — I felt I’d let meal planning get away from me. It’s helpful for me to look back and realize I did do a good job, overall.
I spent more time on other Chick in the Kitchen outlets this year than ever before. You can follow me on Twitter, Like me on Facebook, and follow my boards on Pinterest as well. I hope you will. I often post items in those three places that won’t necessarily make it onto my blog, and I love interacting with my readers on Facebook, especially.
As in the past two years (2009 and 2010), I took a look at my site statistics to get a feel for what you were reading. This year, the majority of my traffic came from the U.S. and Canada, with the UK, Australia, and Germany rounding out the Top 5. A little more than half of my traffic comes from search results, and almost 30% comes from referrals (someone linking to the site).
In fact, I’m making the Gigantes to bring to our friends’ house on New Year’s Eve — it will help offset the enormous quantity of pigs in blankets we’ll eat.
With that, I wish you a happy and healthy 2012! Thank you for reading and sharing with me.
Did you miss me? I missed you! If I’m not updating here, you’ll probably find me on Twitter, so make sure you’re following me there, too.
As 2010 comes to a close, I want to thank you. Yes, you.Thank you for reading. Thank you for commenting. Thank you for emailing. Thank you again. I write this site for me, but I am always grateful and humbled to hear that you find it useful or entertaining, too. And a special thank you to Merrie, for telling me she was waiting to read this year’s stats.
Top 5 Search Terms Lots of people want to make turkey meatballs in their Crock-Pot!
1. turkey meatballs slow cooker
2. slow cooker turkey meatballs
3. zucchini chocolate chip muffins
4. turkey meatballs crockpot
5. slow cooker coq au vin
Top 5 Countries Reading CITK
1. United States (about 87% of my traffic)
2. Canada
3. United Kingdom
4. Australia
5. Mexico
Wishing you a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2011!
I’m taking a break this week while the boys are off from school. I’ll be back with a meal plan for the week of April 5th. Happy Spring, Happy Passover, Happy Easter!
I'm Dara, the Chick in the Kitchen. Living in the suburbs of Manhattan with my two school-aged boys and husband. Feeding my family something more diverse than a different shape of pasta each night. Read more about me and CITK, and keep in touch:
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