Foodie Obsessions of 2012

2012 saw me losing a whole unexpected lot of weight, yet making sense of a more mature tasting palette which introduced certain kinds of food that I'd have previously strayed away from. To commemorate my favourite foodie discoveries/loves of the past year, here they are as a pictorial summary of tastiness.


An inevitable first choice - my breakfast for the past year, give or take a few days...the ultimate obsession.

A discovery from Vilnius, Lithuania - Saltibarscaiai soup with a side of roast potatoes. Looks weird, but tastes incredible!

My boyfriend's grandma's cottage cheese pancakes, which we tried (and failed) to recreate back in England. Nevertheless, this was compensated by copious amounts of cottage cheese consumed in its raw form, mixed with yoghurt and/or fresh/dried fruit.

Fish in all shapes and forms - favourites including salmon, haddock, prawns and scallops. Though tuna still can only be consumed in moderation...

Manuka honey - a late bloomer in the year, and an acquired taste - goes down wonderfully in a camomile tea with fresh lemon juice (not to sound incredibly upper-middle class or anything!)

Soup as a go-to, fill-me-up meal. Best made thick with ingredients, including potatoes and meat. Absolutely no watery soup allowed!

2012, aka the year I became ever so slightly addicted to coffee - and finally ended my aversion for overpriced takeaway coffees a la Starbucks (am I able to walk past a Starbucks without ordering a hazelnut latte? Unlikely).

Finally acquiring the taste for beer (albeit Lithuanian beer). Aloe vera juice can be seen in the blurry background - another liquid treat that's impossible to find in England. WHY!?

A love affair with homemade juice, particularly carrot mixed with a bit of pumpkin and apple. 100% goodness in a glass.

So there we have it. 2012 has been a pretty good year food-wise; 2013, you got some competition! Apologies for having to repeat photographs from previous blog posts! What were your culinary highlights of 2012?! ♥