The Best of 2025

See ya, 2025. Don’t let the screen door hit you on the way out! (Seriously though, what a year!)

The biggest milestone of 2025—for us at least—was the launch of Fresh Baked Puns, finally putting some of my favorite food puns on tshirts, tea towels, stickers and more (psst! If you missed it, I just added Live Laugh Loaf totes and aprons to the shop! The aprons in particular are extremely limited in quantity, so if you want one, I wouldn’t wait too long.)

I’m currently in the sketching phase for the next two designs coming very soon… let’s just say you butter be on the mailing list if you want first dibs.

Puns aside, we published only 26 recipes this year. The lowest count yet, continuing with the trend of focusing more on quality over quantity. But you know what? I’m darn proud of those 26 recipes and the work that went into them! I think I tested the pecan bars 6 times? 7 times? I honestly can’t even remember any more, I just know I went through a lot of pecans.

Anyway. I’ve done a best of post every year for the past 16 years (!!) and I’m not about to stop such a long-standing tradition despite the fact my brain is half mush—I mean, cookie dough—at this point in the year.

As for what’s in store for 2026… I already have a few recipes in the works that I know you’re going to love. I just need to hunker down and photograph the darn things. Then edit the photos. Then write the recipe and the post. Then promote it… (seriously though, every post takes hours and hours to pull together these days, no wonder I’m not publishing as frequently as I used to).

And while I’ve never been the resolutions type, I’ve got a few big goals in addition to trying to develop some better habits this coming year, including:

What about you? What are you most excited for in the new year?

(Click through to see which recipe came out on top!)

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Farewell, 2025! It’s been… something. Can’t say you’ll be missed. Here’s to a 2026 filled with food, fun, and plentiful puns.