I'm Turning 60... has reached 500,000 Visitors!!

THANK YOU!  THANK YOU!  THANK YOU! 

I’m honoured and delighted to see that 500,000 people have found 'I'm Turning 60...' since I first began writing this blog on October 20, 2009. I really hope that each of you found a recipe that you liked and that you’ve decided to try other recipes in my blog.

According to the stats, people from the United States account for over 250,000 visits, while Canadians account for about 50,000.

The other top visitors are from Malta, Australia, Russia, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ukraine and Romania. 

During the years there have also been visitors from Turkey, Italy, Finland, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands, Macedonia, Mexico, Afghanistan, Thailand, Slovakia, Ireland, Denmark, Bangladesh, Sweden, Israel, Moldova, Malaysia, Singapore, Kuwait, Greece, Kenya, Vietnam, Czech Republic, Brazil, Bermuda, Namibia, Cyprus, India, Philippines, Japan, South Korea, Norway, New Zealand, Madagascar and China.

During the past month there have also been visitors from Azerbaijan, Ecuador, Lithuania, Pakistan, Bolivia, Armenia, Luxembourg,  Latvia, St. Lucia, Indonesia and Argentina!

It is a small world after all!!

'I'm Turning 60...' continues to be more popular than my other blog, 

'Winnipeg is Better Than Chocolate!'  

If you live in Winnipeg or are planning to come for a visit - or you're just curious - please take a look at it.

Okay… enough with stats, numbers and countries. 

Let’s get back to the recipes which deserve the credit for all these visits!

If you haven’t already, please do try the recipes on these lists.
They’re not popular because people don’t like them!

Here are the current all time top ten posts:

Anna Sultana's Imqarrun il-forn - Baked Macaroni, Maltese Style 

Anna Sultana's Ross il-Forn - Baked Rice, Maltese Style 

Anna Sultana’s Christmas Cookies, Maltese Style

Carmela Soprano’s Pizza Rustica recipe / Pizza Gaina / 

               Italian Easter Pie with Ricotta and Meat

Carmela Soprano's Ziti al Forno / Baked Ziti with Tiny Meatballs

Carmela Soprano's Anginetti / Italian Lemon Knot Cookies with Lemon Glaze 

Carmela Soprano's Peppers and Eggs Sandwiches

Anna Sultana's Bebbux bl-Arjoli / Snails with Arjoli Sauce, Maltese Style

Anna Sultana's Imqaret - Deep-fried Date Slices, Maltese Style

Carmela Soprano's Sunday Gravy (Tomato Sauce with Meat) and Homemade Meatballs

During the past month these have been the top posts:

Anna Sultana's Grilled Grouper with Mustard Sauce, Maltese Style

Anna Sultana’s Chicken Pot Pie

Tourtière Pie with Cheddar Cheese
Anna Sultana’s Corned Beef Hash
An Old Fashioned Christmas by Margaret Ullrich
Oh, Winnipeg Christmas Tree by Margaret Ullrich

Happy Seventh Anniversary, I’m Turning 60! by Margaret Ullrich

Happy Year of the Rooster, 2017 / Chinese New Year Tradition

Anna Sultana's Imqarrun il-forn - Baked Macaroni, Maltese Style 

Hoito Restaurant’s Finnish Pancake Recipe, a Thunder Bay Favourite

During the Easter season these were popular posts:

Carmela Soprano’s Pizza Rustica recipe / Pizza Gaina / 

               Italian Easter Pie with Ricotta and Meat

Saffron Paska (Saffron Easter Bread)

Carmela Soprano's Italian Easter Sweet Bread

Carmela Soprano's Ricotta - Pineapple Pie (Cheesecake)

The popularity of these posts tells me a few things:

You want traditional recipes, both for regular meals and holiday dinners.

You like easy recipes, such as the Peppers and Egg Sandwiches, as well as challenging recipes, such as Pizza Rustica. You also like cheesecake recipes.

Some of you are on the lookout for recipes that you had enjoyed eating in restaurants.

I was very touched to see that a few stories I had recycled from my radio hosting days are still being read.

Okay… holidays will always be with us. I’ll start post more recipes for Christmas and Easter, and not just Italian and Maltese recipes. Some traditional holiday favourites, like fruitcakes and peppernuts, are better if they’re baked in advance and given a few months to ripen.

I’ll post some easy recipes that will be handy for when you’re in a rush, as well as a few challenging recipes for when you want to impress your guests.

I’ll also post a few more cheesecake recipes, as well as recipes cooks shared when we were on vacations.

I was on the radio for nine years. I have quite a few stories that I wrote for the shows that haven’t been posted on this blog. Here's hoping that you'll enjoy them, too.

I'm also pleased to see that people have been reading the twice monthly posts that have information about the moon, stars and planets. Yes, they are also the posts that often have a recipe for an alcoholic drink, along with a few fun facts.

Since I don’t post on a daily basis, why not become a subscriber?

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Thanks again for visiting!

Hope to see you again real soon!