Archive for January 1, 2012

New Hopes and Old Stats

Hats off to the New Year

Happy New Year!

Strange as it may seem with my love of lists, I’m not one for making new year’s resolutions, spinning ten ways in which 2012 will be the best year ever (!), or penning an extensive plan outlining detailed goals for the next 356 days on a parchment scroll.

As much as I appreciate fresh beginnings, I’m so over the holidays and am ready to get on with it already. There are are many things I hope to do, but mostly I am thankful to wake up each day and have a 24 hour reset button to try again.

I intend to eat more plants, more kale, more quinoa, more consciously, more wisely and less sugar, less refined flour, less meat and less mindlessly. As always, I’ll share beloved recipes, interesting information and stories along the way.

This morning we lingered over breakfast, watched the seasonally confused squirrels leap between trees and cooked up Pam Anderson’s perfect pancakes. (You know you’re a foodie when then mention of Pam Anderson brings to mind cookbooks rather than Baywatch.) While running, I ran out of miles before mentally thanking people who have impacted my life. And just like my dad would have, we ate black eyed peas to mark the new year.

So, hats off to 2012 – whatever it may bring – and let’s get on with it already!

If you’re interested or are part web geek like yours truly, I’ve listed two sets of 2011 statistics for Gidget Eats below.

2011 Posts With the Most Views

1. Disney’s Quick Service Dining Plan and my Food List
2. Oriental Supermarket and Mr. Chen’s Restaurant
3. Dishing John Wayne
4. Country Hopping at Epcot’s World Showcase
5. Cake Balls, a Pretty Investment
6. Gidget Eats Does Disney World
7. Chitlins, Aisle 13
8. Good Eats at The Magic Kingdom
9. Eating Overachieving at Hollywood Studios
10. Sombra Mexican Kitchen

Ten Amusing Keyword Search Terms – words people used to find my blog

1. what is chitlins – there is a lot of curiosity about chitlins, this is ironic because I’ve never cooked or eaten chitlins
2. cookie food truck – still a great idea if you ask me
3. what to eat before a half marathon – please don’t eat what I ate!
4. asian sensation festival food – I don’t know of one, this requires more research and a possible trip
5. chicken and rooster love – weird
6. pepe o’malley drink
7. i love being asian – don’t we all
8. asian tease – ewwww
9. asian midget – close but not quite
10. google gidget
11. should i go to ship island or orange beach – good question and hard to say, but I recommend both whole-heartedly