~ Me & KE: Another Year Older & Better than Ever! ~

Yesterday was my birthday.  Exactly two years ago I pushed "publish" on my first Kitchen Encounters blog post.  For those of you who don't know, my blog was my birthday present from my husband Joe.  This is my 416th post, to date just under 200,000 of "you" (I dislike the word "hits") have visited my site, and, my subscribers and FB foodie friends list grows almost daily (I dislike the word "peeps" too)!

Yesterday, I celebrated my birthday by taping my 30th cooking segment (another happy milestone) for WHVL-TV's Centre of it All show.  I cooked my birthday dinner on TV and enjoyed every last moment of it!

In the scheme of the blogging world's pie, my slice is small, but, KE is being noticed by some pretty important people, which is gratifying.  The cookbook many have been asking for is no longer on my wish list, it's on my to-do list!

My talented, published, writer, artist, photographer and BFF told me at the outset: "You've got your own style." "Be yourself, be original, have fun, and beware of writers and bloggers who try to 'teach' others how to blog."  Thank you Gary!

~ Bejeweled Brie Torte ~ , my very first KE blog post, can be found in Categories 1, 11, 18 & 21!

"We are all in this food world together." ~ Melanie Preschutti

(Recipe, Commentary and Photos courtesy of Melanie's Kitchen/Copyright 2012)