You read it right. It is at the end of August and why did she just publish the 2025 list just now? Well, life happens and I happened to be in the weed for the past couple of years. That makes I am so behind on my recipes posting.
But hey, there is a saying: it is better be late than never, right?
So before we go into last year top loved recipes, if you're interested in you can always check out the top candidates for 2024 and 2023.
15 most popular recipes of 2025
So just like that 2025 has already ended way long ago and the rest of 2026 about becomes a history. And here I am, sitting here and writing this post right at the end of August 2026. You can laugh now if you want.
Long story short, as a blogger and also just become a parent for more than couple of years (yes, you read it right - I am a mother now), I am a complete wreck. My life has turned upside down and it definitely affected my blog one way or another.
But that is another story for another time. Right now, we will just focus on these amazing recipes of 2025.
Grab your apron and pick a few recipes listed below and please, please, let me know how it went. A hot bowl of homemade chicken pho or spicy beef noodle (bun bo hue) will give you a good head start for the upcoming chilling season.
Don'f forget my absolute loved-recipes of all time: fluffy condensed milk bread and garlic butter Cajun seafood boil. Bonus: if you have time, read the comment section to se how much love people give for these 2 recipes.
I hope you'll find plenty of inspiration from the recipes below and thank you for reading this long overdue post with a kind heart.
Cheesy Ground Beef Nachos
These cheese nachos take around 45 minutes to make from scratch and I promise they'll taste A-mazing. All you need are a pound of ground beef, a bag of your favorite nacho chip, and lots of cheese. Everything else can be replaced with whatever you have in your fridge or just don't use them at all. It's your call!
- Total cooking time: 45 minutes
- Special equipment: 8-in cast iron skillet
Soft Milk Dinner Rolls
These fluffy and soft dinner rolls are suitable for both first time baker and frequent baker. Don't be afraid of trying to make these rolls at home. I guarantee you they will turn out so perfect that you can't even believe it. Don't be intimidate by the cooking time because it is technically baking bread from scratch, you just need to be a little bit patient.
- Total cooking time: 4 hours 30 minutes
- Special equipment: 8-in baking pan
Cantonese-style Oven Roasted Duck
Well well well, making duck is totally different from making chicken (or turkey) because it takes way too long to finish. But hear me out, it's totally worth your time. This roasted duck is soft, loaded with savory flavor and of course very tasty. Want to challenge your cooking skills? TRY this!!!!
- Total cooking time: 1 day 8 hours 10 minutes
- Special equipment: baking sheet with cooling rack
Homemade Crispy Pork Belly
This homemade crispy pork belly recipe will show you how to make such perfectly crackling skin of a roast pork belly with a secret step.
- Total cooking time: 14 hours 45 minutes
- Special equipment: baking sheet with cooling rack
Spicy Beef Noodle Soup (Bun Bo Hue)
Many people around the world love this Vietnamese authentic Bun Bo Hue. This spicy beef noodle soup and its plating are somewhat sophisticated, but it's all worth your time. You'll love the unique flavor of the broth and the excellent add-on ingredients that help make this soup one-of-a-kind.
- Total cooking time: 4 hours
- Special equipment: cooking pot
Oven Roasted Whole Chicken With Sweet & Spicy BBQ Sauce
A complete guide to perfect oven-roasted whole chicken glazed with an excellent sweet and spicy BBQ sauce: this easy-to-follow recipe makes the chicken super juicy, delicious, and tender.
- Total cooking time: 1 day 1 hour 30 minutes
- Special equipment: cooking twine
Creamy Condensed Milk Flan
This is probably my favorite dessert to make of all time. It is easy to make and requires only 4 ingredients: eggs, sweet condensed milk, sugar and water. You will love this, your child will love this, and your whole family will ask you to make this over and over again. Don't know what to make for dessert this weekend? PICK this.
- Total cooking time: 6 hours 30 minutes
- Special equipment: 4-oz ramekins
Foolproof Basque Burnt Cheesecake
With more than 11,000 shares on Pinterest and countless of compliments, this Basque Burnt Cheesecake is YOUR must-try this weekend. All you need are: cream cheese, egg, heavy cream and flour. Everything else is optional. And you can never, ever "burn" this cheesecake even if you intend to (wink).
- Total cooking time: 1 hour
- Special equipment: 8-in nonstick springform pan
The BEST Garlic Butter Cajun Seafood Boil
I just keep coming back to this one and only Cajun seafood boil recipe whenever I'm craving for Cajun crawfish or anything else related. The reason this is the ONLY Cajun boil recipe on my blog is because it's so good, I don't really need to create another one. Don't believe me? Read the comment underneath the recipe, you'll understand why.
- Total cooking time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Special equipment: large mixing bowl
How To Make Authentic Chicken Pho From Scratch
A very easy-to-follow recipe that can guide you to successfully make the most authentic Vietnamese chicken pho from scratch. Compared to its sister version, beef pho, this pho ga has a clearer broth, lighter fragrance, and is quicker to make.
- Total cooking time: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Special equipment: large cooking pot
Braised Pork Spare Ribs
So delicious and cleaning hassle-free! You only need one skillet to cook this braised pork spare ribs recipe (suon ram man). It is a classic Vietnamese home-cooked meal featuring the most tender and savory pork ribs.
- Total cooking time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Special equipment: cooking pan
Old-fashioned Butter Pound Cake
Although some had skeptical opinion about this old-fashioned pound cake recipe, most definite loved it. Just a heads up, it is an old-fashioned recipe which is why you won't see milk in the ingredient.
- Total cooking time: 2 hours 10 minutes
- Special equipment: loaf pan
Soy Sauce Chicken Thighs
These baked soy sauce chicken thighs are savory, delicious, and marinated in an Asian-style chicken marinade with pantry-ready ingredients.
- Total cooking time: 6 hours 50 minutes
- Special equipment: roasting pan
Super Easy Cranberry Spritzer (Non-Alcoholic)
This recipe was a hit around the holiday season last year. With just a few ingredients mix together, then you'll have such a refreshing and festive drink in just 15 minutes.
- Total cooking time: 15 minutes
- Special equipment: drinking glass
Fluffy Condensed Milk Bread
If you look at the top most-viewed list of previous years, you definitely see this recipe. It remains one of the top recipes on my blog since the day it was first published. And of course it has a reason for that: the recipe simply WORKS so well for almost everybody.
- Total cooking time: 5 hours 10 minutes
- Special equipment: loaf pan
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