Foodie Blogroll Award - Lemon Tree

Back at the end of March I got an email from Jenn at the Foodie Blogroll saying I'd won their bi-weekly contest. I was shocked. I never win anything. My prize was a $50 gift certificate to be used at From the Farm, an online farmers market. I had a really tough time picking a prize since everything sounded fantastic, but finally I decided on a dwarf lemon tree:


I planted the tree in a large container and kept it inside for a few weeks until the weather got a bit warmer. It's now out back in the direct sun and I really hope it thrives. I don't live in a good citrus tree climate, but since I can bring the tree inside in the winter I'm hopeful it'll survive. For now I'm anxiously waiting for the first fruit to appear.

Refreshing...Like Lemonade Award

Erica over at Erica's Kitchen recently gave me the Lemonade Award. Thank you so much, Erica!


I've seen this award on quite a few of my favorite blogs lately, and I always hate picking just a few people for these awards because I love ALL my blogging buddies. Can I cop out again and just tell you to look at my blogroll on the righthand side of the page for some fantastic recipes? Well, even if I can't, I'm doing it anyway. So there! :P

I Love You This Much Award

My friend Colleen over at Cooking This and That recently gave me the I Love You This Much Award. Thank you SO much! I'm so glad that I was able to encourage your blogging in the early days. You rock!


I'm not going to pass this along to specific people this time since I always have such a hard time choosing from all my fantastic blogging friends and I don't want to leave anyone out. Instead I encourage you to check out my blogroll on the righthand side of this page and visit the amazing blogs found there.

E for Excellent

Friday was a good day for me in the blogging world. Lisa over at Lime in the Coconut gave me the E for Excellent blog award. I'm really feeling the love in the foodie blogging community these days! Thank you so much, Lisa!

I'm going to pass this award along to:

Brooke at ...and a cookie for dessert
Melissa at Alosha's Kitchen (even though I know she's already gotten it)
Colleen at Cooking This and That
Jenn at Jenn and Food, Perfect Together
Kelly at Kelly Cooks...and Other Amazing Feats
Mary Ellen at Mary Ellen's Cooking Creations
Amy at Skinny Food by Amy
Dani at The Average Cook
Katie at A Byootaful Life
Joelen at Joelen's Culinary Adventures

Now it's your turn to spread the love. Please find at least 10 more blogs of any kind which you deem to be excellent (but if you only know of a few, that's OK too). Post about the blogs you picked, linking back to me and to them. Once you’ve posted, return here to let me know your post is up, and of course let your 10 award winners know too.

Finest Foodies Friday

I just got an email from my buddy Melissa over at Alosha's Kitchen...that sneaky girl nominated me for one of the new Foodie Blogroll features Finest Foodies Fridays. I am beyond honored to be nominated! I'm seriously grinning from ear to ear. That Melissa, she really knows how to make a girl feel special. :)

To anyone stopping by to check out A Taste of Home Cooking because of the mention on Finest Foodies Friday, hello and welcome! I hope you like what you see. Feel free to pull up a chair and stay awhile.

Blogging with a Purpose Award

Jaime over at Burnt Toast gave me the Blogging with a Purpose award.


I've seen her blog on my Site Meter statistics but I haven't had a chance to really check it out, so I was incredibly flattered that she thought of me for this award. Thank you Jaime!!

UPDATE: I know I need to choose people to give this award to, but as you can tell from my lack of posting, things at home have been a bit crazy lately. Between a sick cat, work headaches, an allergy-suffering husband and dinner commitments with friends I haven't been cooking much let alone updating my blog. I promise to update this post again with award recipients.