Zesty’s Favorites of the week

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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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20 Responses to “Zesty’s Favorites of the week”

  1. 1
    Megan says:

    Congrats on the award! You defintely deserve it! I love the winners you picked and I see lots of my favorites in your picks of the week! Thanks for the shout out my blogging buddy!

  2. 2
    Tina says:

    Thanks for the award and your kind comments! :)

  3. 3
    VeggieGirl says:

    Congratulations on your award; and oh my, thank you so much for awarding me one as well!! I’m touched!! :-)

  4. 4
    coco says:

    thanks for visiting my blog!
    The blog review is so useful and i’m sure who got into that list will be happy to see how others think about their blogs.
    And your blog is amazing!

  5. 5
    Kath says:

    Thanks for the shout out Zesty!!!!

  6. 6
    Beadie says:

    Great blogs, thanks for introducing me to some new ones!

  7. 7
    ZestyCook says:

    Thanks Megan - and your welcome :)

    Thanks VeggieGirl!

    Thanks Coco for your kind words. Appreciate it!

    Kath - No proble, your blog is great.

    Beadie - thanks for stopping by.

  8. 8

    All of these blogs are phenomenal!! And congratulations on your award - you deserve it for having such an “excellent” blog :)

  9. 9
    Krista says:

    Thanks SO much for my very first award! The smile it put on my face is still there!

  10. 10
    Bob says:

    Congratz on the award!

  11. 11
    mi says:

    firstly, i LOVE your blog. and thank you for visiting mine! i’m most definitely subscribed to this now. and i loved this post - i always love blog posts when other bloggers are featured - fun, friendly and feart-warming (sorry i wanted to keep the alliteration)

  12. 12
    Jessie says:

    Congrats! You deserve it!

    And…aww, man…thanks! The Hungry Mouse loves you!

    +Jessie

  13. 13
    Juliet says:

    Congrats on the award, and thanks for the shout out! I’ll be checking out all of great blogs you listed.

  14. 14
    Erin says:

    Thanks for this list! I’ve not visited all these blogs and I’m excited to check ‘em out.
    Your blog is gorgeous!

  15. 15
    miss v says:

    congrats on the award… and thanks for all the great links!

  16. 16
    rubybean77 says:

    Congrats! You totally deserve the EXCELLENT award! You ROCK!!

  17. 17
    Laurie says:

    Thanks for tuning me in to so many fantastic blogs! I love finding other blogs that other foodies are reading. And I agree you so deserve the Excellent award.

  18. 18
    Sunday Baker says:

    I can’t wait to check out all of these blogs! Your blog is great too!:)

  19. 19
    ZestyCook says:

    Thanks everyone - I will be doing this every friday so you will see more great link posts each week.

    zesty

  20. 20
    Reeni says:

    I guess my award came too late, you’ve already received one! Congrats you deserve it!

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