it's my blog birthday!

Today, my blog is one year old!

(And yes, I made a paper birthday crown to celebrate.)

One year ago today, I posted my first recipe:

chocolate chip cookies with dark chocolate and nutmeg.

A lot has happened since that first post!

Peanut butter cupcakes were featured in a Tasty Kitchen post.

Bakerella added my football cake pops to her Pop Stars gallery.

(and they've become my most popular post... ever!)

And just last week, Gourmet Live, the blog for Conde Nast's Gourmet Magazine, 

featured pop rock cake pops as their image of the day!

I got married, and thanks to my wonderful family and friends, 

my kitchen became 127351725 times more awesome.

I've been through several site re-designs and added a ton of features like

post categories, a search box, email subscriptions, a mobile template for 

viewing on your supercool smartphone, and some "about me" type pages. 

(I'd love to hear your ideas for other improvements though!)

I also started a foodgawker account and a twitter account 

and created a Facebook page to stay more connected to my readers.

Because really, I owe all of this to YOU, my readers! 

Thank you so much for following the blog, and for your comments 

and encouragement. I never imagined that a few images and recipes

could have such a huge impact on my life.

I truly love sharing my photos, food, and life with you all, 

and look forward to the next year of deliciousness!

xoxo

Jamie