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LWD Best of 2016

December 30, 2016 By Deanna Piercy 3 Comments

The Best of 2016:

2016 has been a busy year here on Life With Dee. There have been 225 posts this year, including this one! That includes 22 Timely Tunes posts written by my son, Christopher Piercy, as well as 4 guest post recipes. That’s a lot of content! Let’s do a little review, shall we? Here’s the LWD Best of 2016:

LWD Best of 2016

Most Popular Posts

These 10 posts received the most traffic this year:

1. Easy Jambalaya in the Instant Pot

2. Why I’m Bringing Back the House Dress

3. Resources to Help You Create a Beautiful Life

4. Company Ready in 5 Easy Steps

5. 9 Steps to Take Control of Your Day

6. 5 Best Tips For Keeping Food Fresh

7. Brazilian Black Beans ~ An Instant Pot Recipe

8. My Morning Basket

9. Butternut Squash Risotto ~ An Instant  Pot Recipe

10. Lessons From Madame Chic ~ A Book Review: Part 1

 

This next one had the fifth highest number of page views, although it was originally posted in 2012:

1950s Housewife

LWD Book Club

In March I started the LWD Book Club. Each month I select three books to share. Here are the links:

March 2016 – Gracious Living in a New World, Living Forward, Beach Town

April 2016 – Summer in Tuscany, Lessons From Madame Chic, Heidi

May 2016 – Savannah Blues, Crescent, Money Making Mom

June 2016 – Slow Love, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, The Champagne Diet

July 2016 – Eat That Frog, The Enchanted April, Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald

August 2016 – Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-free Productivity, The Cavendon Luck, Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn

September 2016 – The Cozy Life: Rediscover the Joy of the Simple Things Through the Danish Concept of Hygge, A Room of One’s Own, The Light of Paris

October 2016 – Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, West of Sunset

November 2016 – Finding Your Own North Star, An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, A Spool of Blue Thread

December 2016 – Winter Solstice, Little Women, A Christmas Carol

Instant Pot Recipes

Instant Pot Recipes were a big hit this year. There will be many more to come in 2017. Here are the ones from 2016:

Brazilian Black Beans

Butternut Squash Risotto

Easy Jambalaya

Low Calorie Vegetable Soup

Lentil Tacos

Cabbage, Potatoes and Sausage

 

Timely Tunes

Favorite Songs of 2016

Guest Post Recipes

Crawfish Bisque

Layered Salad Cake

Coffee Tiramisu

Lemon & Rosemary Baked Chicken With Asparagus

Note: LWD is currently accepting recipe guest posts for 2017. Click here for the guidelines:

Pinterest Recipe Reviews

I also did a series of Pinterest recipe reviews. Here are the links:

Apple Fritter Bread

Dark Chocolate Cranberry Scones

The Best-Ever Enchiladas

Earl Grey Martini

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken and Veggies

Pork Loin in Cognac Sauce

I have one more yet to try from this original selection – Hawaiian Sweet Rolls. Hopefully I’ll get to those in 2017!

And speaking of 2017, I’ve got a lot of exciting plans for Life With Dee. I’ll be sharing more in the days to come but for one thing, in the coming year each month will have its own theme. Not only will this theme be reflected in the posts but also in book club selections.PLUS! There will be some interviews with experts in the theme of the month. All of this information and more will then be collected in easy-to-access pages within the blog for future reference.

I’m truly excited about 2017 and look forward to bringing you more content to inspire you to “create a beautiful life“.
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Comments

  1. Tori says

    December 31, 2016 at 2:23 am

    Themes for the month… Sounds fun!

    Reply
  2. Oma Wheelwright says

    January 27, 2017 at 5:14 am

    Hello, I read your blog daily. Your humoristic style is awesome, keep up the good work!

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