It was a year of classics, with GT readers keeping our recipes for crowd-favourites such as rice paper rolls, tomato and burrata salad, egg-yolk pasta and boeuf bourguignon on high rotation.
The desserts that wouldn't quit included Flour and Stone's Lemon Dream cake, Persian love cakes, lemon tarts and Black Star Pastry's world-famous strawberry and watermelon cake.
Winter was a time for warmth and comfort, like those nostalgia-inducing lemon delicious puddings, curries and beef rendang. Plus, those classic soups can never be beaten, with the pea and ham soup ranking high on the list yet again. But it was the simple, summery Eton mess that took home the crown, which is a fitting way to see out the year.
Ready? It's time to give these popular recipes an encore.
![**[Eton mess](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/eton-mess-8790|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_etonmess5358.jpg)
![**[Eggplant parmigiana](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/eggplant-parmigiana-11486|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_eggplantparm5358.jpg)
![**[Black Star Pastry's strawberry and watermelon cake](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/strawberry-and-watermelon-cake-8958|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_strawberrywatermeloncake5358.jpg)
![**[Pumpkin ravioli with sage brown butter](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/pumpkin-ravioli-with-sage-12321|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_pumpkinravioli5358.jpg)
![**[How to make a lemon tart](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/lemon-tart-14224|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_landscape_c147b922-gt0615mc-lemontart-rscalfjj565358.jpg)
![**[Beef and potato Massaman curry](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/beef-and-potato-massaman-curry-12281|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_massaman5358.jpg)
![**[Persian love cake](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/persian-love-cake-8867|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_persian5358.jpg)
![**[Dan Hong's crisp eggplant with fish-fragrant sauce](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/crisp-eggplant-with-fish-fragrant-sauce-8163|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_crispeggplabt5358.jpg)
![**[Bar Alto's mussels with chilli, garlic and white wine](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/mussels-with-chilli-garlic-and-white-wine-9229|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_museels5358.jpg)
![**[Roasted cauliflower salad with yoghurt dressing and almonds](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/roasted-cauliflower-salad-with-yoghurt-dressing-and-almonds-12690|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_cauliflower5358.jpg)
![**[Tony Tan's guide to making roti canai](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/roti-canai-14197|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_roticanai5358.jpg)
![**[Quinoa salad with pomegranate, pumpkin and ashed goat's cheese](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/quinoa-salad-with-pomegranate-pumpkin-and-ashed-goats-cheese-13471|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_quinoasalad5358.jpg)
![**[How to master your Christmas ham glaze](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/glazed-ham-11819|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_hamglaze5358.jpg)
![**[How to make shortcrust pastry](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/shortcrust-pastry-14079|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_shortcrust5358.jpg)
![**[Mixed tomato salad with burrata](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/mixed-tomato-salad-with-burrata-12155|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_0215gt-fast-salads-tomato5358.jpg)
