Blog hits 1yr mark today - Blog Anniversary
Today hits the one year mark since I started blogging.It is such an exceptional day for me because through food blogging, I have met and became friends all over the world. Food blogging was a platform for me to explore my passion to cook and it also gave me an opportunity to not only read and look at the pictures of my friends blogs, It also made me more passionate about what I EAT and how I EAT.
Through blogging, I have also been able to share with you what I do everyday in my kitchen and how and what things are important to me and what holds a special place in my heart. So, in celebration of this special day, I told Noel that I will make some yummy dishes in the evening after his football club so he was so excited to go to school wondering what I am gonna make as he saw me buying some chocolate yesterday . When I started this blog I had some countless ideas and used to imagine how it will be what I wanted to do with it and what focus it would take. It seems after a year, I felt what a great time I had. I figured now is as good a time as any to point out some great things happening and see how far it’s come…
I am celebrating my blog’s anniversary in style as MY TV APPEARANCE next week on www.itv.com/bestdish, do have a look at those amazing dishes which came through all the way for a studio cookover. Win or loose, its putting in your 100% and enjoy what u do is more important then anything else so I am over the moon that atlast I am gonne see myself on TV not once but two full episodes!! So really excited!! My episodes are on 4th and 5th of October. You can catch up on their website as well.
I wouldn’t be doing justice to myself and to my BLOG and how far I have come without mentioning few of the great people whom I met in this blogging world who influenced me, advised and suggested some great things to me. A huge thank you and big hug to each one of you
Indira @ www.nandyala.org/mahanandi
Sailu @ http://www.sailusfood.com/
Bee @ http://www.jugalbandi.info/
Cynthia @ http://www.tasteslikehome.org/
Asha @ http://foodieshope.blogspot.com
Meeta @ http://.whatsforlunchhoney.blogspot.com/
Sig @ http://blog.sigsiv.com/
Girls you all Rock and here’s your Virtual Treat : Amazing Chocolate Souffle, courtesy to http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/ as I found this recipe on their website and I am trying it for the first time for you all and other lovely fellow bloggers who kindly visited my site and send their valuable inputs, comments and suggestions which means a lot to me.
This one is specially made for u all n thank u very much!!!
Hope it continous this way as I cherish each and every valuable comment you make and so far this year, while it has been one hell of a roller coaster ride, it had been unforgettable. Thanks to those that have made my year so fantastic!!!
Celebrating my blog anniversary in Style!!!
I was pretty pleased with the outcome, trying something for the first time and the end result was incredible chocolate souffle:
here’s how made it,
Things needed:
dark chocolate: 100gm chopped coarsely
plain flour: 60gm
eggs: 3
butter: 75gm
sugar: 85gm
Preheat the oven to 180C and butter 2 large ramekins.Melt the chocolate along with butter in a bowl over simmering water.
Beat the eggs and sugar till they are very very light and fluffy .
Fold flour first and then chocolate mixture.
Pour the mixture into ramekins and bake for 8 to 12 minutes. The Souffles should raise and form a firm crust and it will be slightly runny in the middle.Noel couldn’t wait for dinner to finish so that he could have this as afters!!!All in all turned out to be an amazing dish!!
My heartiest congratulations Padmaja. As you said, its the effort that counts. Souffles have risen up so beautifully :). How come you are already on Friday, the 28th?
Hi there you have a great blog,lovely recipes. Feel free to visit my blog too
Jeena xx
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Thank you suganya!!
ya not too bad for a first timer eh!! and hey thanks for pointing that out about the date, will amend that now!!
Hi Jeena!! welcome to my blog and oh yes i would love to love visit u’rs as well!!
hey padmaja, Congratulations and good wishes on your 1-yr anniversary! hope you have many such food-filled eyars ahead!!:)
Congrats Padmaja! The souffle looks heavenly!
Hey Padmaja,
Congratulations for the blog anniversary and also for your TV appearances! Great going, dear! and yummy souffle’ to celebrate such a yummy occassion :).
Once more, wishing you many more delectable years of blogging!
Padmaja, Congrats
Shn
congrats on the 1st anniv, Padmaja!
keep it up!
souffle’ looks good!
Padmaja,
Congratulations on you 1st aniversary and the soufle looks so good
Congratulations Padmaja! Wishing you many more years of fruitful food blogging.
best wishes,
Indira
Congrats & the very best to you!
Congrats! Souffles look perfect. Keep many more coming.
Padmaja, darling, it is an honour and pleasure to call you friend. Hearty congratulations… look at the amazing accomplishments in a year eh? Would you have thought that all these fantastic things would be happening a year ago today when you created this blog? It’s quite a ride.
All the praise and opportunities that have come your way and will continue to come your way, you deserve! You are one classy lady.
Congratulations again my friend and here’s to many more years of blog anniversaries.
Hugs and all my love.
congratualtons, padmaja. wishing you and your blog many more great dishes and fabulous annviersaries.
Congratulations Padmaja… Happy blogbirthday to SpicyAndhra… Keep up the great work girl… Hugs to you and you know that the feeling is mutual… Can’t wait to catch you on TV…
Hey sweetie! I am so touch for the mention here - I think we all learn from each other and in the process find some great friendship. Not bad eh? Now how did you know I love chocolate souffle?
Thanks for sharing all your lovely recipes with us and I congratulate you to your blog anniversary. Look forward to much more!
Congratulations, and celebrations … (to music)
Congratulations, and jubilations …
congrats on completion of the first year! hope to see many more years of blogging ahead
Congratulations for completing a successful blogging year.. Best wishes for many more to come…
congratulations Padmaja… a year and going stronger… the souffle is yummy!!
mansi desai
thank u for dropping by and ya i feel its an achievement really!! 365 days blogging eh!!
Musical
Nice to see u here and ya can’t wait to see myself on TV
Mishmash
Nice to see you here and thank u
Sreelu
thank u dear, it means a lot to me
TBC
It feels wonderful to complete an year of amazing blogging!!!
Cynthia!!
I never imagined it would be like this when i started blogging n so it feels so wonderful to go through these emotions right now!
When i started blogging, i thought it would give me an opportunity to explore myself and it was a roller coaster ride!!!
You all girls were always there for me, what an amazing bon we all have, supporting each other , helping each other, constructive ideas, would u find anything like these between people whom we haven’t seen one another.
I feel privilaged to be a small drop in this amazing ocean called food blogging!!hey hey i will stop here, i am becoming emotional!!
Bee
Wish It happens bee, thanks for dropping by
Sig!!
thank you so much, I will treasure your friendship sweetie, glad i started blogging as i met some amazing people like u all!!
Meeta!!
I feel so wonderful that i started blogging same time last year meeta but not in my dreams i thought i will meet some wonderful people like you all!!
I am so glad i did it!!
and oh yes, chocolate souffle and you!!
Roopa
Thank you dear for dropping by and hope it continues that way!!
Timepass
Welcome to my blog, so wonderful to see u here
Raaga
Thank you so much and those souffles were indeed heavenly!!
so simple to make as well
Congratulations.. Padmaja!!! Wish you more happy anniversaries ahead!!!
The chocolate souffles looks yummy!!!
Congrats once again girl!!
Dear Padmaja, many congratulations on one year and here’s wishing you and Spicyandhra much more wonderful blogging
Cinnamon!!
Thank you very much dear!!!those souffles were yummy yum!!do try
Arundati Rao!!
Welcome to my blog, and hope I continue food blogging!!!but when i have wonderful readers like you, i think it will keep on going!!!thanks
Congratulations Padmaja, happy blogging days and hope to see many more ahead!
Congratulations and happy first blog anniversary Padmaja.Enjoy!:))
Lovely Souffles.
Padmaja….Hearty Congrats on finishing 1 year…..The treat u gave us is very very tempting
Congratulations Padmaja… what beautiful looking souffles.
Congragulation. What a excelent way to celebrate.. Souflles looks delicious.
Congrats P !! All the best for the show and its all about having fun while doing things that interest ypu. Your recipes are v good ( as usual).
Congrats on completing a year of sucessful blogging Padmaja!:))
Hi Padmaja! congratulations my dear. Souffles looks great and lovely color. Thanks for sharing with us.
Padma
Thank you very much for visiting my blog, and ya it means a lot to me when someone like u all wish me dear!!
Asha!! Atlast, was waiting for u’r blessings dear!! Your words mean a lot to me and not to mention your encouragement and enthu!!
Sirisha!! Wish I could call u all for real dinner at home!! u don’t know guys how encouraging you all were throughout this year!!Come home!!
Happycook!!
thank you very much for your wonderful wishes!! I am still so ecstatic dear
Pooja!! ya what u have said is very true, as long as you enjoy what u do, nothing matters!!
Latha!thnks for visiting and ya it feels wonderful
My heartiest congratulations Padmaja!!! Look forward to many more anniversaries!
The souffles looks sooooooooo yum!
Hearty congrats to u. Thanx for the visual treat. Looks super yummy.
wow padmaja… we both started blogging at same time:) my heartiest congratulations to u for completing one year and i am surely looking forward to many more yrs of glorious food and friendship.
i am excited to hear abt ur TV appearance on ITV. i will surely watch u in action;)
and the souffles looks wonderful and u have got the perfect risen souffles.
Manasi!!
hey thank u so much for visiting and wishing me as well!!
Good to see some genuine friends around who are genuinely happy for some one else!!
thanks dear
Sia!!
I am still so apprenhensive as how i will look on tv but really looking forward to it!!
and hey do watch please and give me u’r precious and genuine comments as i know very few people are like you!!
so thanks dear!!
Pushpa!! thank you for dropping by and feel so wonderful to cross an year mark!!
Congratulations padmaja…great going…wishes for many more fruitful years to come…and do host the tv episode for others who can’t access that channel!
Srivalli
Thank you very mcuh and Most certainly will try to post those videos on my blog next week!
It was fun participating now the frightening bit about how i look, how did the editing come out n all.
But Srivalli with so many wellwishers around, everything else seems so secondary!!
thank u sweetie
happy anniversary, padmaja! you have a very nice blog!!
thank you for visiting my blog!!!
Dear padmaja, heartiest congratulations! and great recipe too, will catch you on TV
lissie!!
thank you very and nice to see u here
bindiya!!
welcome to my blog and hope i am not gonna embarrass myself!!!can’t wait to watch though
Happy Anniversary !! hope you have many more blog anniversaries.
Happy Blog Anniversary my dear……….you are mange very nicely whole year and sharing lots of information. Choco Souffle is nice dessert .:)