Merry Christmas 2013
Top 10 Recipes of 2013, 4th Blogiversary, and Giveaway
2013 has been an amazing year of growth for Roti n Rice. As she celebrates her 4th Blogiversary today, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your valued and continued support. I appreciate your visits day after day to read my ramblings and check out my recipes. Many thanks also for subscribing to my feed and for cheering me on at Pinterest, Facebook, Google+, and Twitter. THANK YOU!
I would also like to thank my dearest hubby, Ro-Ri San for his unconditional patience and support of my work, without which this blog will not be what it is today. He has spent many hours helping me with the props, photography, editing, taste testing, and critiquing of my recipes. Many of the beautiful dishes and props you see in the photographs are gifts from him. My two wonderful boys have also been amazingly patient and good natured with their mom for her endless photography sessions.
As the year comes to a close, I would like to line up my Top 10 Recipes of 2013. These are the most pinned, shared, and viewed recipes of 2013. As always, there are returning favorites and a few pleasant surprises…..
Simply click on the link or image to view recipe.
No. 10 – Slow Cooker Chicken and Vegetable Curry, I was delighted that a curry made it to the list.
No. 9 – Coconut Candy, an old favorite updated with new pictures in August 2012. This picture is a personal favorite.
No. 8 – Jian Dui (Sesame Seed Balls), popular from the very beginning.
No. 7 – Tang Yuan (Glutinous Rice Balls) with Red Bean Paste Filling, the very heart of the Chinese Winter Solstice Festival.
No. 6 – Pineapple Banana Smoothie, a fantastic smoothie and a real surprise it made it to Top 10!
No. 5 – Baked Eggs in Shredded Cheese and Potato Cups, a very tasty and fun recipe!
No. 4 – Slow Cooker Honey Spare Ribs, a meat lover’s delight!
No. 3 – Honey Castella, the top recipe for 2012 still holding strong. A very popular recipe in Southeast Asia.
No. 2 – Baked Spicy Garlic Potato Wedges, when garlic met potato it was truly a match made in heaven.
The No. 1 post for 2013 is Minnesota’s hometown dish – Chicken Wild Rice Soup – HIP HIP HOORAY! This dish is a Pinterest favorite with over 106,000 pins, close to 5,000 likes and shares on Facebook, and more than 120,000 pageviews here on the blog! Thank you so much for continuing to pin, like, share, view, comment, and try out this recipe.
As a small token of my appreciation for all who have visited, commented, and tried my recipes, I am giving away this much asked about Birkmann silicone cookie stamp. Similar cookie stamps are seen in these 2 posts – Shortbread Stamped Cookies and Peanut Butter Stamped Cookies. Everyone is eligible (world wide) to enter by leaving a comment on this post. A winner will be picked using a random generator on Tuesday, January 7th, 2014. All the best!
Happy birthday to RotinRice, and a happy new year to everybody!
Thank Michele and Happy New Year to you and your family!
We would also like to thank you for faithfully maintaining Roti & Rice… I throughly enjoyed every blog post and always will…very inspiring:)
Thank you so much for your kind words, Annie! I am happy to hear you enjoy my posts and recipes. Happy New Year!
Happy 4th Birthday, Roti & Rice !! Would like to thank you so much for your delicious recipes shared to us… Looking forward to more great recipes from u in 2014
….Happy New Year 2014 !
Thank you Julia! I am happy to share my recipes. Happy New Year!
Thanks for a great year of recipes. Looking forward to what you’ve got in store in 2014!
Thanks Ingrid! Happy New Year!
I love that chicken wild rice soup, it will be made over and over again at my home.
I am glad to hear that you made the Chicken Wild Rice Soup and enjoyed it. Happy to share the recipe and Happy New Year!
Thank you for inspiring us with your beautiful recipes. Wishing you a happy blogiversary too~ 🙂
Thank you Ramona for your support always! Happy New Year to you and your family!
Would love to add this to my cookie cutter collection! Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
Happy 4th anniversary and many more to come!!! Keep up the great work. I know sometimes some forget to appreciate the work you are doing. Just keep your head up and smile because your avid fans like me love your blogs and great recipes. It had expanded and improved my cooking. Thanks again.
Many thanks Hippomommy for your kind words and support always! I am very glad to hear my recipes have helped you expand and improve your cooking. To a more delicious New Year for you and your family!
Happy New Year! Ithank you for faithfully maintaing Roti &Rice. I always look forward to reading your post. Really interesting.
Thank you and happy New Year, Imelda!
Congratulations and keep up the wonderful work!!
Thank you and Happy New Year!
Hi Biren,
Happy New Year 2014! Thank you very much for always thinking of me and I love love this cookie stamp to bits 😀
Happy 4th Blogiversary and hope many more to come!
Many thanks for your support always, Ann! Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Made your peanut cookies which brought me straight back to my childhood 🙂
I love the peanut cookies too and it is time to make another batch for the coming CNY. Happy New Year!
Happy 4th Birthday and wishing everyone a Happy New Year.
Thanks Carol! Happy New Year!
Congrats on your blog 4th birthday. Of all the top 10 dishes, I liked the most is the Chicken Wild Rice Soup. I have bookmarked this but still have yet to cook. Wishing u s Blessed New Year.
Thank you Cecelia! I hope you get to try the Chicken Wild Rice Soup soon. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! I wish to win to cute cookie stamp! TQ!
Happy New Year!
Happy 4th Birthday and happy new year! Thanks for sharing all the great recipes. Keep up the good work 🙂
Thank you Min! Happy New Year!
Happy Anniversary! I have enjoyed yoru blog and the food you share! You have helped me pull my family out of the very DEEP rut we had been in food-wise! Looking forward to more great food in 2014!
Thank you Lisa! I am glad to hear my recipes have helped. Happy New Year!
Thank you for sharing your inspiring recipes!
Looking forward to many more to come…
Happy 4th Blogiversary!
Thank you Celina! Happy New Year!
Happy New year and congrats for such successful blogging! that beautiful cookie stamp might just be the thing to get me to blog a new post that has been a long time coming….all the best and may beautiful things shower down on you in 2014
Thank you Zurina for your kind words. All the best to you as well. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year & Happy 4th Birthday…
Thanks for sharing those wonderful recipes & photos…
Thank you Wai Soh Man! Happy to share my recipes. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you Biren, a very nice roundup, I like the old fashion coconut candy best, reminds me of my growing up days….:D
Happy 4th Anniversary to Roti n Rice blog (: ty for inspiring and look forward to seeing more of your bakes and creations! Happy new year my dear!
Jasmine
Happy New Year! Enjoy browsing your recipes and looking at your beautiful food photos. Love your giveaway gift. Wish me luck!
Happy New Year To You n Family. I love your blog. Thank you for the giveaway. I hope I can win this cookies cutter.
Happy New Year and Happy Anniversary To Your Blog. I am trying my luck to win this for my wife to give her a surprise as I am sure she will love this. Thank you for sharing all your nice recipes.
Happy 4th Birthday!!! Thanks for your wonderful recipes and the giveaway.
Happy 4th birthday to yr blog & Happy new year to you & family 🙂
I love the cookie cutter, hope I can be the lucky winner 😉
Happy 4th Blogiversary & Happy New Year!
Hi Biren, this is my first time visiting your blog, thanks to Ann Low’s introduciton. Your stamped cookies look very lovely. I’m sure it’ll be just as fun to use the cookie stamps as well. I’ll be “seeing” more of you in your Facebook and email postings. Happy New Year.
happy anniversay… thanks for sharing all the yummy recipes
Happy 4th Biogiversary & Happy New Year Roti & Rice and Biren! Thank you for sharing your wonderful recipes and maintaining Roti & Rice… Well done! I have tried many of your recipes and I have tried Jian Dui & Pineapple Banana Smoothie from the Top 10 Recipes and they are keepers! I will try the others and looking forward to more great recipes in 2014!
Hello Biren, I am a subscriber of your blog and I thank you for the wonderful recipes that you share. You have started 2014 with an anniversary giveaway. How I wish I can be a lucky winner of the cookie stamp and am looking forward to more exciting recipes. Thank you and wishing you a blessed New Year.
Happy New Year Roti n Rice n looking forward to your interesting recipes,thank you for sharing,keep up your Great Blog!
Happy New Year Biren and look forward to seeing more of your lovely recipes.
That is a great cookie stamp. 🙂
Happy blogiversary!
These look great. I can’t wait to try them!
Fantastic recipes and beautiful photos. Love your site! So glad I found it!! Happy New Year!
I too, have pinned and shared the soup recipe. Gonna make a pot today rather than go out in all this white stuff …. Be safe and be warm in 2014 to all!!
This is so cute! I would love to win that stamp for my friend.
Happy New Year.
Just stumbled up on your site, pinned just about all of your Top 10 for 2013. Great recipes-can not wait to try them! Happy New Year!! and P.S– love the stamp too!
Happy 4th anniversary to Roti and Rice blog and Happy New Year to you too. I knew your blog thru Anncoo Journal. I like your blog and I love the no. 9 pink coconut candy. It is hard to find the candy selling in the shop either Singapore or Malaysia.
Digging the fusion recipes! Happy New Year
These recipes all look so great I can’t wait to try them out! Happy new year!
I’m making the Chicken Wild Rice Soup today…I can’t wait to try it and it is the perfect day since we have a snow day:)!
Just found Roti and Rice and love it! Will be trying a few recipes this weekend.
Thanks!
Happy new year and happy 4th anniversary! Your blog is fantastic and has given me many many wonderful and successful dishes enjoyed by the entire family. Your blog is one which I go to all the time when I need inspiration. Thank you again for sharing all those recipes, they are much appreciated. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing many more recipes. Cheers!
p/s. How is your dad? I hope he is recovering nicely.
Thank you DongXing for your support and kind words always. You are one of my very first followers and one who has actively promoted my blog…THANK YOU!
My dad is doing much better. Many thanks for asking. Will give you more details when we get a chance to chat.
I love your blog and tried a few of your recipes. Even the friends I shared in Facebook…love your recipes. Thanks for sharing and being an inspiration Biren! May God bless you richly and abundantly this year.♥ 🙂 Hugs!
Thank you for your kind words and for sharing my recipes. May God bless you too!
Happy Blogiversary! This cookie stamp is too cute – I’d love to try your peanut butter stamped cookies:)
Happy 4th Anniversary to Roti n Rice!! And wishing you many more blogiversaries!! Love your countdown on your Top 10 2013. I have tried your #10 and it was divine 🙂
And well done to your other half for all the lovely, gorgeous and mouthwatering photography. Well, as they say, “It takes 2 to tango” and you have definitely tango’d yourself to one of the best food blogs in such a short span of time! Great job, Biren!
Hi Biren!
I am so happy to have encountered your blog via Fb! Many of your native recipes resemble Filipino food recipes with a twist. I love it!
Thank you!
Thank you for inspiring me with fabulous recipes!!! Keep up the amazing work! Happy New yr! 🙂
Hi Biren,Happy 4th Annivisary to Roti N Rice!I am grad that i jus happen to get to yr blog while i was looking for Hup Toh Soh recipe.I fell inlove at first sight in yr blog with the simple n interesting recipes you ve posted,i dont knw if i stand a chance to win the stamp though i like it ver much but i am really glad that i found yr blog thats a WIN!!!…TQ
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Selamt Tahun Baru 2014 dari Malaysia,Biren. Noticed that you are still a malaysian at heart even though you are living in the US.Luv all your recipes.