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Hey all!

I know it has been awhile. After graduating from culinary school, and getting active trying to build my catering business, I kinda dropped the ball here.

I will be trying to post a recipe every week or so, so keep and eye out!

Happy eating!

One Year Blogaversary!

Hard to believe, but it was one year ago today that I put into action the plan to blog about food. A lot has changed in that year. I made the decision to pursue becoming a chef. The classes I've taken have only confirmed that I have found a path that fits me.

Thought I'd share some statistics. Including this one, I've made 142 posts, with more than 7,100 views. The busiest month has been this one, with already over 1,300 views. Which is cool, because it means my readership is still going up. The most viewed post was the one about last falls Black Hat Tea. Facebook had the largest number of referrals to my site, with Google close behind. While about 80% of my views are from the US, there are some countries with a fair number. Russia is the largest non-US country, but I am disqualifying it, because a significant portion of that is spam attempts. That leaves the UK as the number one non-US country, closely followed by Germany.

I can't begin to tell you how much I've appreciated everyone that has read my ramblings over the last year. I hope you have benefited from my experiments in food. I'd love to see more comments in the future, maybe get some real conversations going.

For the one year anniversary, I'd like to announce a contest. I'd love a spiffy banner to go over the top of the blog. I have no design skills whatsoever. I'm hoping my friends and readers out there can help. I'm offering a meal for four, to be negotiated, for the winning banner. You must be within a 3 hour drive of San Diego, or someplace like Las Vegas, where I visit regularly, to claim your prize. I'll do breakfast, lunch, tea, or dinner.

Thanks again for reading, it has been an incredible journey so far, and I expect it to only continue to get better from here!

Happy eating!

Apologies for Not Blogging Much

Sorry I haven't been blogging as much this month. I've been crazy busy. The month began with Gaslight Gathering, and will be ending with Potrero War. Recovery from the former, and preparation for the latter have kept me hopping, on top of finishing my culinary class. I helped run the hospitality suite and one of the teas at Gaslight, and I am in charge of running the rapier events at Potrero and, as Captain of the Guard, am responsible for setting up for Court Sunday afternoon.

On top of that, my refrigerator died. We lost a lot of food, pretty much everything in the freezer, and a lot that was in the fridge. While we were dealing with that, I didn't get to do much cooking. The good news is that it is fixed, and we were still in warranty for parts, so we only had to pay for the labor.

Hopefully June will be better month for blogging. We have the World Tea Expo, and I am taking a chocolate class. Those both should be good blog fodder.

Blog News: Milestone

Just this morning, this blog received its 100th hit for the month of April. This marks the first time ever that I've had more than 1000 hits in one month. Yeah, I know, in the blog world this is small potatoes. I read blogs that get that  much traffic in one minute.

Still, this is very significant for me. Thanks to every one who reads this blog. I appreciate you all, and hope we can continue to build this ever larger.

Please let me know if there is anything you'd like to see me talk about. I'm always open to suggestions.

New Blog Network!

Hey, cool news! I was invited to join a food blog network, Cook Eat Share. I've added the link button on the right. I'll be adding recipes from the blog as time permits.

Check them out! Looks like a lot of really good chefs over there.