Holidays are great! Not only is there the holiday part where you get to relax & rest & take a bit of a breather, but you also get to catch up on all those things you didn’t get to do in the mad rush towards Christmas.
One of the first things I’d like to share is over the last couple of months I’ve been really flattered to receive some awesome awards, & part of the pleasure of receiving these prizes are you get to pay it forward & grant some fabulous folk in our foodie fold the same recognition. Pretty cool right?
Now the rules of engagement seem a little muddy here, so I’m going to take a little poetic licence & change things up a bit, & first of all introduce you to three fabulous food bloggers who have bestowed these awards. Chef Jodie from Mood Food & Sarah from Oh For The Love of Food gave this little blogster The Lovely Blog Award while Priyanka from The Healthy Diary has granted the Stylish Blogger Award. Thanks so much guys.
Chef Jodie - Mood Food
Chef Jodie is a professional chef in London UK, having trained at Gordon Ramsays restaurants & calls her blog ‘Mood Food’ because that’s what cooking is all about! Jodie has recently opened her restaurant called Baity Kitchen (which means ‘my home’ in Arabic)
Sarah - Oh For the Love of Food
Sarah’s love of food shines bright in her blog & she often gives a shout out to vendors or merchants in her Sth Australian state. When Sarah writes about a dinner party she’s attended or recipe she’s conquered, you feel you’ve indulged in every morsel!
Priyanka - The Healthy Diary
Priyanka admits she can eat, think & breath food & she writes her blogs in a diary fashion where she shares with us her daily thoughts often engaging her readers to answer questions.
Quiet now…., little drum roll please!
Now, its time for me to do a little award granting of my own & I look forward to seeing who all you guys choose to award as you pay it forward as well!
Rebecca - The Intolerant Chef
ONE LOVELY BLOG AWARD
The reason for her own intolerances stemmed from Rebecca’s personal health journey, “Gluten & Lactose are not my friends & I have many chemicals that refuse to tolerate me, and insulin finds me hard to resist”. Despite all this, Rebecca has a super positive attitude & is a healthy, happy person who loves cooking saying “I like to think I’ve risen above the prejudices of a bread & milk filled world”.
Boogie - The Boogie Blog
STYLISH BLOGGER AWARD
Boogie kicked his blogging career off because his grandma was an amazing cook & unfortunately her recipes were rarely written down. It was a nice way to have a digital copy of these recipes & they’re accessible from any phone or computer. He cooks/bakes & takes so many pictures of his food that not blogging about them would be absurd!
Hannah - Wayfaring Chocolate
ONE LOVELY BLOG AWARD
A 23-year-old PhD student, who spends rather a lot of time dreaming about/thinking of/partaking in/writing about chocolate and travel. Her blog is a blend of chocolate reviews, travel tales, cooking, thinking, and anecdotes about her life.
Oz - Kitchen Butterfly
ONE LOVELY BLOG AWARD
This Food Struck Nigerian now living in the Netherlands philosophy is – “Combine. Experiment (except with Celery, not too keen on). Share and Forgive – absolutely (in cases of recipes gone awry, forgive thyself O determined cook), because with food, tomorrow is another day. Oh and measure with kitchen scales… when you can! It took me a while to get the hang of it – proportions are sometimes (not always) the key to success”
Ananda – A Pinch of Love
ONE LOVELY BLOG AWARD
Experimenting with food is something Ananda enjoys apart from researching, it’s a stress buster! When she isn’t working, you will find her in the kitchen or muddling with her camera. Why A Pinch of Love? Food is the driving force of her life, she wishes to treat it with love, not only does it fulfill the hearts desire or hunger, but it reaches the soul….That’s the way she see’s life!
Heidi - Apples Under My Bed
ONE LOVELY BLOG AWARD
Her snack of choice as a child – crisp, sweet local Red Hill apples, and yes folks, she left the cores under her bed. She loves food and cooking. She constantly dreams about travel, where she’s been and where she’s planning on going next. Heidi is a Dietitian and loves that she gets to talk about food all day long.
Michael - Me My Food & I
ONE LOVELY BLOG AWARD
Michael grew up in the kitchen, following his Chef mom from kitchen to kitchen. He believes that home-cooked meals are the best excuse for a good time and the easiest way to make any good time better. That’s why he started his blog – Me, My Food & I. He wanted to share his stories and the food that brings people together.
Sean - Spectacularly Delicious
STYLISH BLOGGER AWARD
Sean’s mission of Spectacularly Delicious is to share his life long collection of show-stopping recipes and culinary presentations that will amaze and astound. His site is not for the novice or the faint of heart; you need to know your way around the kitchen to pull off many of these triumphs.
Laura - La Diva
STYLISH BLOGGER AWARD
Laura is a spunky, engaging, super saucy, fun gal who has been cooking since she was eight years old, combining her knowledge of the kitchen with over 23+ years experience as a cocktail bartender. Laura offers cooking & cocktail classes, as well as catering services.
Krista - Rambling Tart
STYLISH BLOGGER AWARD
Krista is a Danish-Canadian who loves to write, travel & cook! She’s been traveling & exploring for the last 18 years & loves every amazing, embarrassing & wonderful moment which shines through clearly in her beautiful photos as she shares her experiences with us all.
Chef Kathy - Northern Italian Food & Wine
STYLISH BLOGGER AWARD
Kathy splits her time between the seacoast of northern Massachusetts & the mountains of Maine & has recently spent time in Northern Italy working with a team who offers a unique biking, hiking & skiing tours with a strong food & wine component.
Celia - Fig Jam & Lime Cordial
STYLISH BLOGGER AWARD
Celia is a baker extraordinaire, she pickles and preserves, she tempers chocolate, and offers up lovely thoughts on life too. She goes into the specifics on ‘chocolate making’, ‘jams, jellies and sauces’, ‘bread’ and a whole bunch more. Oh, and how can I forget the chooks….
OZHARVEST AMBASSADOR
At the risk of being ‘that girl’ who cleans up on the big awards night, I’m really excited to announce that late last year I was named Australian Capital Territory Ambassador for OzHarvest, a charity that ‘rescues’ wasted food from food retailers, caterers, hotels, restaurants & other food outlets, & delivers by refrigerated vans on the same day to refuges & charities, allowing them to provide meals for the disadvantaged in our community.
Not only is this charity & all it does something that’s close to my heart, I also get to hang out at some swanky events, do the odd speaking engagement & generally spread the word.
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Anna,
Congratulations on your awards. How fun to be able to award others too that you’ve encountered in your journey. I love the idea of the OZ Harvest. What a great cause to be a part of and I’m sure being an ambassador is really rewarding for you too. Sounds like you’re really on a roll…no pun intended
.-= Don Enck´s last blog ..Say Goodbye to Fitness Wishes & Hello to Fitness Success =-.
Thanks so much Don
The paying it forward bit is the best of it don’t you think 
Great to catch up with you on Twitter today too 
Congratulations on the beautiful awards you got and for giving them to all these bloggers.
Thanks Katerina
Pretty chuffed I am 
Oh, you can totally be “that girl” who cleans up on awards night, Anna! You absolutely deserve them all! A huge congrats, especially for being named Australian Capital Territory Ambassador!
.-= Faith´s last blog ..Raw Brownie Batter — In the Raw…Daily Dessert Indulgences =-.
Teeehhee
Thanks Faith, very proud of my new Ambassadorship for sure 
Anna, congratulations on your awards! Definitely well deserved. I love that you didn’t just include links to the other bloggers, but pictures as well. I also remember you posting about OzHarvest a while back. I’m so proud of you for giving back to your community like that. Off to a great start for 2011, I’d say.
.-= lequan´s last blog ..Super Easy Sesame Chicken =-.
Hey there Lequan
Thank you so much Lovely, it was fun being able to introduce everyone to some new & not so new bloggers with the awards too, there is truly so many amazing foodie bloggers out there isn’t there?
Aren’t you kind, love! Thanks for the award, it’s a great honour to be mentioned in such esteemed company!
You so totally deserve it Celia
You probably have stashes off awards tucked away I’m sure, but it’s nice to spread the love & introduce people such as your lovely self to the foodie world who ‘tsk ‘tsk…. may not have heard of you’ – one can never have too many readers daaarrrllling 
Anna that’s so great that you are now the ambassador for Oz Harvest. Such an important organisation. That’s awesome.
Some lovely looking blogs in there too. I look forward to having a read of them all!
.-= cityhippyfarmgirl´s last blog ..QLD Flood Appeal Auction =-.
Thanks Brydie, I’m seriously excited about being asked to be Oz-Harvests Ambassador for sure. In a few weeks time I’m going to be MC’ing a trivia night at the Nat. Press Club…., but not just any trivia night… its for the Chefs Network & the subject matter is all about food!!!!! Fingers crossed Anna remembers all those French pronunciations – should be heaps of fun though & it’ll be great to get around all those chefs & make sure they know about OzHarvest huh
Congratulations on your lovely award. You are a wonderful blogger and I totally appreciate your passion for what you do. I especially appreciate your participation in OzHarvest – I can’t think of anything better than to help others with food that would otherwise go to waste (you know my preoccupation with wasting food)!
.-= Ameena´s last blog ..trying too hard =-.
Wow., thanks Ameena
Yes, you & I do share a certain preoccupation with wasted food do we not!!!!?? 
It’s so cool to be able to actually do something about it now, its amazing how much waste (or potential OzHarvest bounty…. depending on how you look at it) comes from Supermarkets & food outlets, its incredible but on the other hand a seriously cool feeling being able to spread the word 
oh my congrats on your Oz Harvest award! It sounds very well deserved
.-= Lisa (bakebikeblog)´s last blog ..ACT Sprint Distance Triathlon – race recap =-.
Thanks so much Lisa, I’m pretty chuffed about it
Congratulations on your well deserved awards.
What a great cause the Oz Harvest. Congrats on making this for the people in your community and for last, but not least, for the world.
You’re a great girl, Anna.
Best wishes,
Roxana
.-= A little bit of everything´s last blog ..Pull apart cheesy herb bread =-.
Thanks so much Roxana
OzHarvest is an amazing cause & it does such fantastic things for hungry folk in our community, its such a great feeling being named Ambassador for Canberra 
Hoping everyone loves the foodie folk nominated for the Food Blogging Awards, I love it when I discover new & interesting peeps 
Aw, thanks Anna! But most of all, congratulations and so much appreciation your way for being the Golden Girl for OzHarvest
Here’s to making a difference!
.-= Hannah´s last blog ..Homemade Walnut- Coconut- and Cinnamon Butter =-.
No, thank you! I’ve loved following your sweet adventures and getting to know you this past many months. OzHarvest is awesome, I feel so lucky, it’s an incredible cause, doing wonderful things for our community.
Congratulatins Anna, and thankyou so much for sharing the love! How lovely to be singled out! You must be so proud, and rightly so, about Oz Harvest. Keep spreading the word, it’s people like you who make all the difference.
.-= InTolerantChef´s last blog ..Gingerbread =-.
Thank YOU so much Bec, that is one of the nicest things to say & hope I do justice to the role. Thanks Lovely
Super big congratulation Anna for your OzHarvest Ambassador. Hats off to you for doing such a noble service, you really have a great heart. Awe thank you so much for the award, i’m honored to receive it, it was so very sweet of you take efforts to post them vividly Hugs to you
.-= Anand Rajashekar´s last blog ..Inherited recipe – Okra curry – Okra soup kolambu =-.
Your so welcome Anand & thanks so much
I’m looking forward to checking out all the blogs you put forward too 
Great list and great bunch of guys and girls that deserve it!
.-= Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella´s last blog ..Pender Lea Post Office- Jindabyne & The Lott- Cooma =-.
Absolutely Lorraine, I couldn’t have said it any better
Anna, first of all, CONGRATS!! You truly deserve all the awards. Sorry for not visiting your blog sooner (I’m still trying to finish that freakin essay and I’m pleased to say it’s almost done!). Anyway, you are such a talented chef and I look up to you as a mentor, and also a wonderful friend. Hopefully we can meet one day and cook and eat.
Secondly, THANK YOU! for the award. I am so honoured and very pleased to be introduced to some of your foodie friends. I look forward to visit their sites. I’ll be blogging about this soon and you can meet some of my foodie friends too. Again, thank you. Have a wonderful weekend!
.-= Michael Toa´s last blog ..Soda Bread =-.
Wow Michael….., so cool! Lets lock it in my friend to catch up ‘one day’, love nothing more than hangin’ out with buddies cooking & eating too
I can’t wait to read your post & meet your foodie friends too, so thrilled you’ve enjoyed receiving the award. Have yourself a great weekend too Michael 
Thank you so much Anna! This is so lovely
and congratulations on being named OzHarvest Ambassador, what a fabulous honour! You’ll be wonderful!
Heidi xo
.-= Heidi – Apples Under My Bed´s last blog ..Saigon Snapshot =-.
Awwhhh thanks Heidi, glad you’ve enjoyed the award
Congratulations! I look forward to reading those blogs. I already read Celia’s and love it.
.-= Debra Kolkka´s last blog ..Water everywhere =-.
Wow Deb….., I’m so impressed you’ve had a moment to pop on by – you must be so darn busy with the floods, thanks so much for keeping us all informed & knowing your safe & still dry is a godsend huh. Keep up with that amazing attitude, our thoughts are with you Deb
Celia’s blog is awesome isn’t it…. love it
Congratulations on your awards! You listed so many great looking blogs that I haven’t seen before. I can’t wait to peruse the list and find a few new favorites. Have a great weekend and I’m looking forward to cookie tomorrow!
.-= Julie M.´s last blog ..Family Friendly Fridays- Pretzel Toffee Crusted Chocolate Cake =-.
Thanks Julie
Glad to share my blogging buddies & so happy to share the love with y’all 
Have a great weekend too, keep warm….., hope its stopped snowing 
This is the right blog for anybody who wants to find out about hospitality. You understand so much its almost onerous to argue with you (not that I really would need…HaHa). You undoubtedly put a brand new spin on a subject thats been written about for years. Nice stuff, just nice!
Thanks Lucas, great to connect with you (no argument there my friend)
Congratulations with all of your awards – they are CERTAINLY well deserved – and I loved learning about some of your favourite sites and people. Isn’t it wonderful to find such vibrant like-minded spirits through this kind of (intense) hobby? Wonderful. The best gift one can give another is the gift of friendship – and the next best – is the sharing of personal friends.
Valerie
.-= A Canadian Foodie´s last blog ..Cordon Bleu- Revisiting this Retro DIsh and an Easy Peasy Solution to “Holding it Together”! =-.
Cheers Valerie!
Being OzHarvest’s Ambassador is such an honor. Blogging is such an addictive hobby, I love catching up with all my foodie friends from around the globe every few days. Have a wonderful weekend lovely.
Anna, congrats on the Oz Harvest award. It’s very cool when you can do something you love and help people at the same time. And thanks for reading and the shout out on my blog. I’m relatively new to the blogsphere, but having a great time meeting new people who share the same passion for good food!
.-= kathy bechtel – chefbikeski´s last blog ..Who’s Crazy Enough to Make their own Ricotta Cheese =-.
Congratulations back at you Chef
Its a pleasure to give you the shout out my friend, love the depth of knowledge you share in your posts accompanied by a great recipe, I’ve made a couple of them & they’re great.
Congratulations Anna. You so deserve it. I always look forward to your posts. I hope all is well with you and the flooding. It will be great to visit some of the recipients.B:)
.-= Beth@thescreenporch´s last blog ..Gnocchi a la Parisienne- French Fridays with Dorie =-.
Thanks so much lovely!
We are safe and sound here in Canberra, no flooding down our way, just ALOT of rain. Have a wonderful weekend. 
Congrats to you on all your awards! You definitely deserve them.
I like how you choose to present your picks to pass the awards on to. Very classy & stylish!
Val
.-= Val Wilcox´s last blog ..Celebrate YOU! =-.
Why thankyou Val
Sometimes these cute little awards can be looked on like a bit of a chain letter & we wanted to really take a new slant on the old paying it forward theme, I love it when I find fabulous new blogs & learn lots from them, there’s nothing nicer than being in the position to ‘introduce them to my world’.
aaaah!!! you’re so sweet! i’m so flattered!
.-= boogie´s last blog ..Chilaquiles =-.
Thanks Boogie Man
Looking forward to meeting your fave peeps down the track 
Congrats Anna! I think what OzHarvest are doing is pretty fantastic and it must be a great feeling to be their ambassador.
.-= Jen´s last blog ..watermelon salad and lamb cutlets =-.
Thanks Jen
Yes, its a real honour & I’m really excited to be given the opportunity to be a spokesperson for such a worthy charity, there is so much food that goes to waste when it really doesn’t need to – this way, everyone wins 
Great to see the One Lovely Blog Award paid forward with such thought Anna – I agree that it can be too easy to just add a list of blogs – I appreciate being introduced to several bloggers who I haven’t come across before too!
.-= Sarah @ For the Love of Food´s last blog ..NYE 2011- Not 43 and windy after all! =-.
I’m with you on this one too Sarah – I’m a big believer in ‘Paying It Forward’ but I didn’t really get the whole blog awards until you gave us One Lovely Blog Award & wrote so thoughtfully about the bloggers you introduced to us all, so I thought I’d carry it on. Hope you enjoy meeting some of the interesting bloggers that I love
What a wonderful surprise. And honor. Big smile on a sunny snowed in Sunday. Thank you Anna. Sean
Your very welcome Sean – Spectacularly Delicious is nothing if not one very stylish blog & I’m thrilled to share it all over the blogosphere
Congratulations my friend 
congratulations on your award Anna!!
Thanks so much
Thank you for the mention. I have been so out of touch with my blog and all others for that matter. Not enough time in the day! WHAT HAVE I DONE?? I hope to be back here more and more often as i take control of my restaurant! Thanks again anna! x
.-= joudie’s Mood Food´s last blog ..Baity Kitchen Mood Home from home =-.
Hey there Chef
Sounds like your new restaurant has taken off big time which is super good. Wish I was in London & I’d drop on by. Absolutely love, love, love the colour scheme & the menu sounds divine too 
Can’t wait to start reading about it all in your blogs. Best of luck with it all Joudie 
How cool is that! I’m so glad that you get to help people that need it! What a sweetheart.
Congrats on your awards! You deserve them!! I really love visiting your blog to see what you’re up to so much that I am catching up on all the posts I’ve missed!
The blogger on your list I follow religiously is Boogie and I’m so excited you awarded him!! I will have to visit the others and see if I can make more friends out of them. Thank you for sharing!
Awwhhh, thanks so much Dionne
That means a lot to me & yes, I’m super proud to be Ambassador for OzHarvest, its a fantastic charity. Me too…., I love Boogie’s work…., what an awesome photographer huh 
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