Happy Fifteenth Anniversary to I’m Turning 60… !!
I want to thank each of you for visiting, whether it's been on a daily, weekly or occasional basis!
Also, a big Thank you! to those who've told their friends to visit!
I especially want to thank everyone who has been kind enough to comment over the years.
I really appreciate it when you tell me that your family enjoyed a recipe, or that it brought back memories.
I also like it when you ask if I have a recipe for a particular dish.
I’m Turning 60… continues to be more popular, with more than twice as many visitors - than its older ’sibling’ blog Winnipeg is Better Than Chocolate!
Really!!
I’m Turning 60… - with 1,158 posts - has had over 1,610,000 visitors since July, 2010, when Blogger started keeping track of both blogs.
That's more visitors than its ‘elder sibling’ blog, Winnipeg is Better Than Chocolate, which has 2,835 posts, and has received over 756,000 visitors.
That's less than half the number of posts with over twice as many visitors!
Let’s get back to the recipes which deserve the credit for all these visits!
The weekly, as well as the monthly, top ten choices have frequent changes, especially during holiday seasons.
The current all-time top twenty posts are:
Carmela Soprano's Ricotta - Pineapple Pie (Cheesecake)
26.9K
Carmela Soprano's Penne alla Vodka / Penne in Cream Sauce
21.3K
Carmela Soprano's Sfogliatelle / Shfooyadell' (Baked Ricotta-Filled Pastries)
18.6K
Carmela Soprano's Ziti al Forno / Baked Ziti with Tiny Meatballs
18.4K
Anna Sultana's Imqarrun il-forn - Baked Macaroni, Maltese Style
18K
Carmela Soprano's Peppers and Eggs Sandwiches
17.7K
Carmela Soprano's Anginetti / Italian Lemon Knot Cookies with Lemon Glaze
16.2K
Carmela Soprano's Braciole / Stuffed Beef Rolls in Tomato Sauce
12.4K
Anna Sultana's *Ross il-Forn* - Baked Rice, Maltese Style
10.5K
Carmela Soprano's Manicotti with Ricotta Filling / Filling for Large Shells
9.4K
Carmela Soprano's Sunday Gravy (Tomato Sauce with Meat) and Homemade Meatballs
6.84K
Carmela Soprano's Meat Sauce and Lasagne #2, with Basil Leaves
6.01K
Carmela Soprano's Pizza Rustica recipe / Pizza Gaina / Italian Easter Pie with Ricotta and Meat
5.84K
Carmela Soprano's Scungilli in Hot Tomato Sauce l Preparing Conch and Friselle
5.74K
Anna Sultana's Ful bit-tewm - Broad Beans and Garlic, Maltese Style
5.06K
Carmela Soprano's Italian Easter Sweet Bread
5.03K
Carmela Soprano's Mom's Pear and Grappa Pound Cake
4.39K
Anna Sultana's Imqaret - Deep-fried Date Slices, Maltese Style l Jelly Doughnuts
3.61K
Anna Sultana's Christmas Cookies, Maltese Style
3.53K
Carmela Soprano's Rigatoni with Sweet Sausage and Tomato Sauce
3.44K
These 20 recipes have received 218.89 K visitors!
When Covid came to Canada, I gathered recipes for two as well as recipes according to type of ingredients, and shared the posts on Facebook. Here they are:
Bread Recipes made with Yeast, Baking Soda, Baking Powder or Sourdough Starter
Anna Sultana's Roasted Cornish Game Hens / Chicken and Meat Recipes for 2 Links
Anna Sultana's Lemon Cranberry Muffins / Baking Powder Substitutes
/ Brunch, Dessert and Drink Recipes for 2
Anna Sultana's Pull-Apart Pizza
/ Cheese, Egg, Vegetable, Meatless and Fish Recipes for 2
Anna Sultana's Pork Chops in Lemon Caper Sauce / Wine Substitutes for Cooking
/ Links for Capers Recipes
Anna Sultana’s Milkless, Eggless, Butterless Cakes (Chocolate or Raisin)
and Two-Egg Sponge Cake
Anna Sultana’s Coconut Cake, Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting, Boiled Frosting
and Quick Fudge
Please, if you haven’t already, do try a few of the recipes on these lists.
Just copy the name of the recipe and place it in the space under ‘Looking for a recipe?’ and click ‘search’.
Hope you find these grouped listings useful.
I'm always amazed at learning where you live.
I expected visitors from the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom since many Maltese immigrated to these countries, especially after World War II.
The other top countries are a pleasant surprise.
The top twenty countries and their visitors are:
United States……….…... 750 K
Singapore………….….…158 K
Canada…………….……. 124 K
Malta……………..….....… 83.5 K
Australia………………….. 73.1 K
United Kingdom….........…. 49.9 K
Hong Kong………..…….....44.1 K
Russia……………….…..... 35.7 K
Türkiye………….…......…. 29.4 K
Germany………….…...….. 27.9 K
France…………..….….….. 18.7 K
Ukraine………..………….. 11.9 K
Sweden………...…….....….. 7.89 K
Indonesia………..……...….. 6.03 K
Netherlands……..….…..….. 5.88 K
Philippines………..…....….. 4.83 K
Unknown Region…........….. 4.15 K
Brazil………….…....…..….. 4.02 K
China…………...….…….… 3.14 K
Other……………..…...… 166 K
During the years there have also been visitors from Italy, Finland, Poland, Spain, Macedonia, Mexico, Afghanistan, Thailand, Slovakia, Ireland, Denmark, Bangladesh, Israel, Moldova, Malaysia, Kuwait, Greece, Kenya, Vietnam, Czech Republic, Bermuda, Namibia, Cyprus, India, Japan, South Korea, Norway, New Zealand, Madagascar, Armenia, South Africa, Iceland, Kyrgyzstan, Tanzania, Argentina, United Arab Emirates, Belgium, Tunisia, Taiwan, Paraguay, Columbia, China, Jamaica, Portugal, Bahamas, Kazakhstan, French Guiana, Côte d’Ivoire, Bangladesh, Egypt, Kenya, Oman, Hungary, Belarus, Switzerland, Czechia, Lebanon, Austria, Venezuela, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, Lebanon, U.S. Virgin Islands, Gibraltar, Jersey, Nigeria, Serbia, Equador, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Albania, Romania and Luxembourg.
It is a small world after all!!
I don't post regularly and I don’t put my blog posts’ links on Facebook.
I do post a link on Twitter whenever there is a new post.
If you feel more comfortable using Twitter, just click on the Twitter link '@ImTurning60' and we’ll keep in touch that way.
I'd also like you to tell me what recipes you want to know about.
It's easy to do - just click on 'Comments' and write.
Would you like more holiday recipes, or more easy, cheap, quick meals or…?
Thanks again for visiting!
I hope you'll drop by again real soon.
Stay safe and well!