{"id":3088,"date":"2010-05-13T09:56:22","date_gmt":"2010-05-13T15:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/?p=3088"},"modified":"2010-05-13T09:57:12","modified_gmt":"2010-05-13T15:57:12","slug":"what-youre-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/13\/what-youre-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"What You&#8217;re Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t really pay much attention to my blog rankings, site visits, and all of that nonsense.\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;m just here because I enjoy blogging!\u00c2\u00a0 But I did take a few minutes to check out Google Analytics this week, and found out some very interesting things&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, the most popular posts on my blog include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/05\/beer-bread\/\">Beer Bread<\/a>&#8211;I&#8217;m going to toot my own horn here a little, because this is currently Google rank #1 for &#8220;beer bread&#8221;!\u00c2\u00a0 (Is it a major faux pas to discuss Google ranks?\u00c2\u00a0 Is the first rule of Google rankings that you don&#8217;t talk about Google rankings?)\u00c2\u00a0 Well, I was excited.\u00c2\u00a0 I know rankings change daily, if not hourly, but I took a screenshot, just to prove it and to save it for posterity&#8217;s sake.\u00c2\u00a0 (And yes, I do have way too many tabs open on my browser.\u00c2\u00a0 Thanks for noticing that.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3090\" title=\"Picture 4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picture-4.png\" alt=\"Picture 4\" width=\"557\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picture-4.png 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Picture-4-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/11\/apple-fritters\/\">Apple Fritters<\/a>-also the post with the most comments.\u00c2\u00a0 Glad to know you folks love apple fritters as much as I do!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/09\/gastroparesis-always-feeling-like-you-just-ate-thanksgiving-dinner\/\">Always Feeling Like You Just Ate Thanksgiving Dinner<\/a>&#8211;the first post I wrote about The Littlest Apple&#8217;s gastroparesis.\u00c2\u00a0 In a Google search for &#8220;gastroparesis in children&#8221; or &#8220;gastroparesis in toddlers&#8221;, this shows up 3rd.\u00c2\u00a0 Yet another sign that there is not enough information about this topic, if you&#8217;re coming to me for info!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/22\/pants-for-skinny-kids\/\">Pants for Skinny Kids<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/22\/strawberry-margarita-cupcakes\/\">Strawberry Margarita Cupcakes<\/a>&#8211;my favorite adult beverage in cupcake form!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/02\/slow-cooker-red-beans-and-rice\/\">Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/17\/playroom-makeover-in-progress\/\">Playroom Makeover<\/a>&#8211;still in progress.\u00c2\u00a0 Honestly, I haven&#8217;t done anything to the room since this post.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/02\/creamy-nutella-cheesecake-with-chocolate-ganache-and-toasted-hazelnuts\/\">Creamy Nutella Cheesecake with Chocolate Ganache and Toasted Hazelnuts<\/a>&#8211;One of the first original recipes I posted.\u00c2\u00a0 Delicious dessert!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Obviously the recipes still reign supreme, given that my original content was recipes, recipes, recipes.\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;m still glad I branched out, and I hope you are too.<\/p>\n<p>And just for kicks, here are some other Google Searches that brought some of you here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>do fruit snacks make your butt look big?<\/em>&#8211;Well, it might not be the fruit snacks, <em>per se<\/em>, but they sure aren&#8217;t helping matters.\u00c2\u00a0 Exactly how many fruit snacks are you eating?!\u00c2\u00a0 Also, if you have to ask, then the answer is undoubtedly YES.<\/li>\n<li><em>Fiji water prices at HEB<\/em>&#8211;Too expensive!\u00c2\u00a0 I know because I used to buy it all the time.\u00c2\u00a0 And why are you still buying bottled water anyway?\u00c2\u00a0 Get yourself a pitcher with a filter.\u00c2\u00a0 Drinking Fiji water will not make you cooler, but it will make you poorer.<\/li>\n<li><em>my favorite appetizer of all time<\/em>&#8211;well, I don&#8217;t know what YOUR favorite appetizer of all time is (and I&#8217;m not sure that Google is familiar with your particular food preferences), but one of <em>mine<\/em> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/01\/warm-goat-cheese-toasts-with-rosemary-pecans-and-honey\/\">Warm Goat Cheese Toasts with Rosemary, Pecans and Honey<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 The other is Buffalo Chicken Dip (recipe coming soon).\u00c2\u00a0 I can&#8217;t get enough of either of these!\u00c2\u00a0 And they WILL make your butt look big.<\/li>\n<li><em>mcmama&#8217;s kids names<\/em>&#8211;Well, I know one of them is Stellan, but you should probably ask <a href=\"http:\/\/mycharmingkids.net\/\">McMama<\/a>, don&#8217;t you think?<\/li>\n<li><em>potty monster<\/em>&#8211;are you talking about the loud automatic flush toilets in some public restrooms?\u00c2\u00a0 If so, those ARE scary.\u00c2\u00a0 No wonder The Littlest Apple refuses to use public restrooms!<\/li>\n<li><em>what to read after twilight and outlander<\/em>&#8211;Those are tough acts to follow, but if you want another series may I suggest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/25\/good-reads-into-the-wilderness-by-sara-donati\/\">Into The Wilderness, by Sara Donati<\/a>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/13\/what-youre-reading\/\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t really pay much attention to my blog rankings, site visits, and all of that nonsense.\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;m just here because I enjoy blogging!\u00c2\u00a0 But I did take a few minutes to check out Google Analytics this week, and found out some very interesting things&#8230;. 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