We all say it every year—the days flew by! 2024 was packed with amazing experiences, recipes and fun. My latest cookbook, Zoë Bakes Cookies, hit bookstores in September and made it on the New York Times Best Sellers List, an incredible accomplishment thanks to support from so many of you! I also got to meet lots of you during my book tour, which was a BLAST! I launched Zoë’s Baking Academy and hundreds of you participated, baking a recipe each month and showing off your skills. I can’t wait to see what we bake up together in 2025. I was nominated for an Emmy Award along with Andrew Zimmern for the holiday special we created for Magnolia Network (we had so much fun). This newsletter continues to be where I share all of my favorite moments, recipes and interviews and I am thrilled it continues to grow. In fact, many of you have just upgraded to my paid “Extras” membership. Thank you for supporting my work!
Top 10 Recipes of the Year
Each year I take a look back at the most-visited recipes on ZoëBakes.com and every year is a bit surprising. My pavlova has been in the top 10 ever since I published it back in 2018, but this year it was knocked out of the top spot by Pizza Dough! If you’ve made any of these top recipes this year, please consider leaving a rating/review. It’s a free way to help support my work because it helps others find my recipes more easily.
Join Me in Puglia, Italy!
It turns out that you are as excited about traveling to Sicily as I am and signed up for the trip in a snap, so I’ve added another trip to Italy with Via Rosa Italy! This time I’m headed to Puglia and I’d love for you to come with me. The trip was made available to the Sicily waitlist folks first, so there are only a few spots left. The last trip sold out in a day, so don’t hesitate if you love Italian food and want to join me on this journey!