Zesty Cook » awards http://zestycook.com Food made simple. Food you love. Food you eat. Tue, 22 May 2012 14:15:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Zesty's Favorites of the Week II http://zestycook.com/zestys-favorites-of-the-week-ii/ http://zestycook.com/zestys-favorites-of-the-week-ii/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:00:16 +0000 zesty http://zestycook.com/?p=935 Happy Friday everyone! Well folks another week has passed and more food has been consumed. How is everybody doing?  As you know, I started a ritual last week where every Friday I would feature some excellent food blogs and display some of the great content around the world. Before we get started, I have to [...]]]>

Happy Friday everyone! Well folks another week has passed and more food has been consumed. How is everybody doing?  As you know, I started a ritual last week where every Friday I would feature some excellent food blogs and display some of the great content around the world.

Before we get started, I have to first say a special thank you. I received the “Premio Arte Pico was given to me by: Jo@KitchengirlJo@blogspot.com

This is an interesting one that originates from Uruguay and is called the Premio Arte Pico from a blogger who makes dolls. You can visit her site here.

The acceptance of Premio Arte Pico has some rules:

1) Pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award, creativity, design, interesting material, and also contributes to the blogger community, no matter of language.

2) Advertise name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.

3) Each award-winner, has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.

4) Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of “Arte y pico” blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.

5) Share these rules.

I would like to pass this award onto:

  1. Jenny@PickyPalate - where you will find something for even the pickiest eater around. Drop in to find great family friendly recipes and check out her nice design. Good work Jenny!
  2. Caitlin@SeeBrideRun - here you will find not only great food ideas… but a super creative writing style that will keep you coming back for more.  Great job Caitlin!
  3. Lindsay@happyherbivore – over at Lindsay’s pad you will find great whole food recipes, interesting articles as well as a very clean design to get around.  Keep up the good work Lindsay!
  4. Heather&Mark@HangryPants – These two have got it going on… great site – great pictures you will be glad you dropped in.
  5. Sarah&Alex@BrokenYolks – Talk about energy… these two have more energy than you can imagine.  Always interesting posts and so informative.  Great job guys!

Zesty’s Favorite Posts of the Week

Katheats – Pumpkin Party – Can you really beat pumpkin anything this time of year?

Dr. Nicole Sunden – 55-healthy-school-lunch-ideas – Super Ideas.. great Site

Culinary Cory – Twice Baked Potato Wedges – Potatoes anyone… oh so good!

VeggieGirl – Baing Bread? Is it possible after all – I am such a huge bread baby…. looks amazing

Megan’s Munchies – Caramel Apple Kiss Cupcakes – Caramel and Apples… zesty comes running … great post megan!

Carrots and Cake – Low Fat Baked Zita – Oh wow – some good old fashion baked pasta… bowl please!

Erin Cooks – The Sunday Saga of Ravioli – Homemade Ravioli… that is high end… awesome work Erin!

Herbs and Spices Recap

As promised, I went through and compiled all your entries and came up with the most common list according to Zesty’s Top 10 herbs and spices based on everyone’s comments.  Thanks again for a great response.  A lot of people had agreed or just varied slightly and there were a few that some spices that no one mentioned.  Without hurting anyone’s feelings – I just went through and noted the common ones and created the new list.

  1. Garlic
  2. Ginger
  3. Rosemary
  4. Basil
  5. Cumin
  6. Cinnamon
  7. Cilantro
  8. Chili/Cayenne
  9. Thyme
  10. Parsley

Well I hope everybody has a fantastic Friday and a great weekend!  Let me know what you think of all the great links I shared with you.  Take Care

Zesty

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Hey folks… It’s Friday!!! I wanted to switch things up a bit and share some great blogger friends with all of you as well as pass on an award that was graciously given to me earlier this week.  I am planning on doing one of these posts each week and feature a number of fun and exciting food blogs.  Let me know if you think this is valuable as we share each others ideas.

Excellence Award

I was very fortunate and excited to receive the Excellent blog award from Natasha over at Healthy and Gourmet.  Thank you Natasha!

So now I would like to take this time to pass it on to three great blogs. For these winners if you would be so kind and choose three of your favorite blogs and keep this award moving along.

And the lucky winners are:

  1. Carrots and Cake – Tina over at Carrots and Cake will show you a great way to find a healthy balance in your everyday lifestyle.  Go check her out – you will be very glad you dropped in.  Her blog is very professional and easy to find the information you are looking for right away.  Keep up the good work Tina.
  2. Krista’s Kravings – Krista will show you a great attitude and fun and exciting ideas on how to create a healthy lifestyle and be accountable for what you eat.  Krista always come off as very optimistic in her writing and is full of energy  – you will be happy you stopped by and make sure you bookmark for great meal ideas.
  3. Southern Plate – Christy will definitely show you some killer recipes from the South.  Head on over to Southern Plate and I promise you will have meal ideas for many days to come.  I am really impressed with the quality of recipes as well as the simplicity of them.  Great job Christy!

Zesty’s picks of the week

VeggieGirl – Ever want some healthy eating ideas?  How about a passion for nutritional cooking or just want to look at some great pictures?  If you answered yes to any of these – i suggest stopping by VeggieGirl you will be happy you did!

The Hungry Mouse – Over at Jessie’s blog you will definitely find innovative food ideas… exceptional photography, not too mention fresh new content daily.  Witty comments and a great writing style is defintely in store at The Hungry Mouse.

Megan’s Munchies – One of my first food blogger buddies – Megan is sure to serve up some outstanding recipes.  Whether they are quick meal ideas for a busy lifestyle or home baked cookies to satisfy your sweet tooth you will definitely find something to your liking.  If you like Pumpkin – this is the blog for you.  Keep up the great work Megan.

Katheats - I happen to bump into kath’s blog about 4 weeks ago.  All I can say is wow.  This blog is a great read.  Kath’s writing style is very interesting and for me motivational.  She is very up beat and positive and has a great outlook on life.  Stop by Kath’s internet haven for great healthy food recipes  – you will be very happy you did!

PinkPeppercorn -  Great recipes… stunning pictures… and an amazing reader experience.  You will find yourself reading through all her posts.  How about kicking it up at PinkPeppercorn?

Thinkinsidetheicebox - This spot has it all…. great pictures, great recipes and you can tella huge passion for food.  I also found great tips and tricks in the kitchen.  be sure to check out this one… you may learn something.

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