Last week I received this very nice comment:
Hi Stephanie,
I am visiting to nominate you for a Liebster Blog Award, the award for small blogs (under 200 subscribers) that deserve more attention. Your friend Lisa H. put me on to your site and I think my gluten-free friends will love it (I am a picky omnivore with a passion for seasonal food). Read more about the award and rules on my Apple Cake post at The Kale Chronicles.
Cheers! Sharyn
Sharyn, thank you so much! In the spirit of paying it forward and helping my readers find some new blogs they will love, I’m nominating the following five blogs for the Liebster Award. Please visit them soon!
Eating Clean Recipes
I met Jen last January at Food Blogger Camp and we instantly connected because of our love of light, healthy cooking. Jen consistently creates healthy, delicious-looking dishes and snacks and I appreciate her pretty photographs as well.
Olives for Dinner
I love Erin’s sense of humor as she works out how to eat for herself (vegan) and her husband (meat and potatoes). While this blog is not gluten-free, I get tons of recipes and inspiration from her.
Leafy Greens and Me
Tanya and I started corresponding after I wrote and told her that I feel like she’s my alter-ego, posting exactly the sort of dishes I would make that day. Except that she’s a trained chef and sommelier, and a full vegan after dealing with cancer. And she’s prolific! Posting delicious-looking recipes nearly every day. Yum.
Liz the Chef
“Cooking from my family’s heart.” Liz is a local food blogger who is new to the scene. We met at Camp Blogaway and also see each other through local food blogging events. She’s funny and having a great time figuring out blogging. She also has a passion for Meyer Lemons. She’s not a trained chef; she has a very funny story about how her blog got its name.
The Copycat Cook
Sondi is another blogger who might be me in a parallel Universe. Her recipes are super-creative and I can’t wait to meet her in person. Vegetarian, gluten- and dairy-free recipes mean that I can make nearly everything on her blog. Mmmmm.
The Liebster Award is given to blogs with fewer than 200 subscribers by a blogger who feels they deserve more recognition.
Rules are:
1. Thank and link back to the blogger who gave it to you.
2. Reveal your top 5 bloggers and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.
3. Copy and paste the award on your blog.
Today’s post is part of our mission to help you build a healthy life through food and lifestyle choices. Look for posts on Mondays featuring gluten-free, sugar-free recipes made with healthy plant-based ingredients.
Stephanie- Thanks so much for introducing my blog to your readers. Clearly I’m in good company- I really appreciate your blog and the 4 others you listed were new to me. Such great work being done.
Thanks,
Jen
Jen, you are so welcome! I’m happy to pay it forward with people and blogs I love. :)
Hi Stephanie,
This is so fun! What a nice award, Congrats.
I’m totally GF, well, for almost 2 years. Now I’m trying to go sugar free too. I’m suffering from awful joint pain that I’m sure it is due to inflamation. I just spent a month beginning to eliminate it and boy is it hard! Mostly because I have terrible “unconsious” eating habits. At the beginning it didn’t even register that I was putting sugar in my mouth. Ugh.
I have a long road but I’m so happy I have your blog to refer to!
Cheers on your award and thanks for a being a place for me to learn,
Kel
Kel, thank you. I’m so happy that my blog can help you. It was very difficult for me initially going off sugar. Especially that first month. I felt terrible! and anytime I felt terrible my instinct was to reach for sugar to help me feel better. But I can say that after 3 or 4 weeks, I did start seeing an improvement, and for me it was a huge motivator to keep going. I hope it also helps your joint pain. You might want to look at my recommendations page… I have a whole list of products that passed my test.
Wow, talk about making my day – no, my month! Thank you so much for your nomination. It means the world to me. Your are such a kind and generous cook/writer/friend.
Liz, you are exactly the sort of blogger the award was designed to honor. Keep up the great work, and you’re welcome!
Hi Stephanie – thank you so much for the link love! This is awesome, I’m so honoured. I’ve always wanted to visit San Diego – hint hint. ; )
You are so welcome. I meant every word.