{{- $count := .Get 0 | default "5" -}}
<ul>
  {{- range first (int $count) (sort (where .Site.RegularPages "Section" "blog") "Date" "desc") -}}
    <li>
      ({{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}) <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}">{{ .Title }}</a>
    </li>
  {{- end -}}
</ul>