2009 was the year that CL recruited a host of talented and experienced home cooks and professional chefs to write recipes for us. The result was more than 200 recipes ranging from peanut butter cookies to braised rabbit, and almost everything in between. Here are our ten favorite savory concoctions of the year (find the top ten sweet recipes here). Of course, if these don't get your pots thumping and saliva flowing, check out the CL Cookbook, where you'll find all the recipes from this year and CL's past.

By Sarah Howard

CL recipe blogger Sarah Howard has a habit of turning simple comfort food into something a little more elegant, without losing the homey feel. These enchiladas marry green and red chile flavor into one coherent, delicious whole.

Whole-Roasted Duck with Chorizo and Wild Mushroom Confit

By Louis Thornton

Louis Thornton wonders why duck gets such short shrift in television cooking shows and food magazines, when it is such a versatile and delicious protein. Then he proves his point with this incredible conflagration of spicy chorizo, earthy mushrooms and rich fowl.

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This article appears in Dec 30, 2009 – Jan 5, 2010.