10 Pictures and Awards!

I’ve recently been given a number of awards from blogging friends, thank you all!

First there is E for Excellence, which I was awarded by three lovely ladies - Elle of Feeding My Enthusiasms, Rosie of Rosie Bakes a Peace of Cake and also Anna of At Anna's Kitchen table. I’d like to pass it onto

Peabody of Peabody’s Culinary Concoctions
Helen of Tartlette
Kate of Aapplemint
Aran of Cannelle and Vanille and
Lynn of Cookie Baker Lynn

Then there was the You Make My Day award which the lovely Maria of The Goddesses Kitchen gave me, thank you Maria!

I and going to pass this one onto Amanda at Little Foodies, who is I hope getting better every day after her operation – you are missed, hope you will be back before too long - I think of you often!

Finally, Anna from At Anna's Kitchen Table and Erica from Oh My Apple Pie also tagged me for Top Ten Pictures meme, this was really fun to do, and here are ten, seven from my pre-blogging days and 3 from here. I’d like to pass this onto

Pat of Pat’s Food Blog
Brilynn of Jumbo Empanadas
Shaun of Winter Skies Kitchen Aglow
Ilana of I Love Risotto and
KJ of A Cracking Good Egg

1. Chocolate Amaretti Cake from Giada De Laurentiis's Everyday Italian.
2. Carrot and Ginger Cupcakes from Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook.

3. Victoria Sponge from nigella Lawson's How To Be A Domestic Goddess.

4. Gateau St Honore, my first Daring Baker challenge.

5. Snowman Cake. I was given a cake to decorate to raise money with a guess the weight of the cake.

6. Paella from Ina Garten's Barefoot Contessa at Home.

7. Cappucino Cupcakes from Nigella Lawson's How To Be A Domestic Goddess.

8. Peppermint Crisp Pie from Tessa Kiros's Apples For Jam.

9. Supremely Fudgy Brownies from Lisa Yockelson's Chocolate Chocolate.

10. Last but by no means least, Fudge Buttons from Dorie Greenspan's Baking From My Home To Yours, one of my very favourite pictures!