The Rules:
1. Thank and link the person that gave you the award.
2. Pass this award on to 15 blogggers that you have recently discovered and think are fantastic!
2. Pass this award on to 15 blogggers that you have recently discovered and think are fantastic!
My nominees:
1. Mary Ellen's Cooking Creations: Mary Ellen's blog was one of the first I ever followed in my Google reader. She has inventive, tasty weeknight friendly recipes and I love tuning in to see what she comes up with next.
2. Elly Says Opa: I have used more recipes from this blog this year than any other. Elly's blog has some great weeknight friendly meals in addition to tasty ethnic cuisine (her favorites being Greek and Mexican, yum!).
3. Paved With Good Intentions: I discovered this blog last week and spent several hours (at work, I'm so bad!) reading back to read all about ThatGirl's fantastic trips. She and her husband like to take small weekend trips to explore California in between the big trips, just like me and my husband. Great travel pics and a nice writing style.
4. Simply Satisfying: Another great weeknight meal source. This blogger was also the first person to link to one of my recipes, so she'll always be special to me!
5. The Rookie Chef: This cooking blog has a great writing style and I love that she doesn't take herself too seriously. I love the progress that her blog shows, as everything she posts these days looks pretty non-rookie to me!
6. Lemons & Love: I love that this blog has a good ratio of baking to cooking recipes. I have definitely marked a lot of her recipes to try soon.
7. And a Cookie for Dessert: I love both of this blogger's blogs, but I'm nominating her cooking blog in the hopes that she has more time to post on her food blog soon (she has two beautiful babies to take care of, though, so it is tough!). Brooke's taste in recipes is similar to my own and she has a great writing style.
8. Macaroni and Cheesecake: In addition to having about the cutest blog name ever, this blogger inspires me. She likes to spoil her husband and friends with tasty baked goods and is the type of party guest who always brings something yummy. I would love to be more like that!
9. Le Petit Pierogi: I've been following this blog for a while, too. This was the first blog I linked to from mine. She's also got a great mix of sweet treats and delicious dinner options.
10. Confections of a Foodie Bride: The first recipe on her blog right now is deep fried goodness. That's enough for a nomination for a Beautiful Blog in my book!
11. A Taste of Home Cooking: This blogger recently had a baby girl and still manages to post more often than me with delicious recipes. I'm inspired by her ability to keep blogging about food when she is so busy.
12. Jenn and Food, Perfect Together: This blog has had some nice healthy options lately, which is much appreciated at the beginning of the new year. Many of her recipes are Weight Watchers friendly!
13. Cooking This and That: When I'm looking for something with a little extra pizzazz, I know I can find it on this site. She has a knack for taking something with simple ingredients and adding a polished, unique touch. Lots of great party ideas here.
14. Elizabeth's Edible Experience: Normally, I don't follow blogs that have lots of step by step pictures. This is probably the only one that I follow that does the step by step. Elizabeth does a great job with showing only the most important steps, and her recipes are great.
15. Crockpot Tuesdays: This blogger has so many crockpot ideas, and even though I haven't made anything from her blog yet, I have several recipes marked in my Google Reader and just seeing how often she uses her crockpot inspires me to pull out my own, especially at this time of year!
Thanks to all these fantastic bloggers for making this last year my best ever for cooking. I look forward to making more of your yummy favorites in 2010!
Thank you so much for the award! What an honor!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! How nice!
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