In February of 2009 I started this blog and here I am, one year and 285 posts later. I can't believe it!
I wanted to take this opportunity on my blog's one year anniversary to thank you all for being faithful readers of my little stories and recipes. My blogging journey wouldn't have been the same without your comments and feedback. I have made some great friends in this food blogging community to which we belong. It has been a wonderful year.
Also I received a lot of beautiful messages from my readers via e-mail which were full of gratitude and appreciation. I received emails from many Colombians, who like me, moved to another country. From Americans married to Colombians. From people in other countries who have adopted Colombian children, who are trying to teach those children Colombian traditions. I received emails from people born in the United States of Colombian parents who are trying to learn to cook Colombian food. And from people who visited my country and fell in love with our food. Thank you so much for those beautiful messages, I really appreciated every one of them.
I want to thank my family in Colombia for all of the recipes and for all the wonderful memories. I am glad they all love this blog and feel apart of it.
I want to thank my husband for all the hard work he does behind the scene. He handles all that technical stuff that you can't see as a reader, but that is crucial for the site to run properly. Thank you to my parents-in-law who are always a great support and thank you for my Mac 🙂 I love it!
As a small token of my appreciation, I am having a giveaway for my readers. It is really easy to enter this give-a-way. There are just a few simple rules:
1) You must live in the United States, for shipping reasons.
2) You need to be an email or feed subscriber or follow me on Facebook , Twitter or Google Friend Connect.
3) Leave a comment to this post telling me how you are following me.
And that's it. I will be announcing the winner two days after this posting. Good luck!
Danielle
Happy Blogaversary!!! I know I follow you on google reader....I'm can't remember if I follow you on twitter or not, but I can always fix that 😉 Same with facebook.
grace
wow, erica, congrats on reaching such a milestone! keep up the very excellent work. 🙂
traci
Happy Blog Anniversary! I follow you on google reader. By the way, Elias is eating the ajiaco RIGHT NOW! We had enough for days. The recipe was perfect. I am also going to follow you on Facebook now that I know you have it.
yay! great idea to do a giveaway.
Janis Bland
Happy anniversary! I just LOVE your site, and it's a huge help for me.
I follow on Facebook and through RSS feed. Fingers crossed! 🙂
Kitchen Butterfly
Happy anniversary....and even though I don't live in the US....I understand how much it means!
Natalie
I am a Paisa living in the U.S. and follow you on Facebook.
You have no idea how happy I was to find your blog, it brings me so many memories of growing up in Colombia. Thank you! <3
Simply Life
congrats on one wonderful year! I can't wait to see what the next one is like!
Oysterculture
Congrats on your blog anniversary. Cannot believe its been a year. You have certainly had a positive impact on so many people showing the incredible diversity of Columbian food and then some! I for one am very grateful! I follow you on Twitter and RSS.
Lyndsey
I just recently found you and can't wait to folow you into your second year. I follow you on google friend connect...but I'll look for you on twitter! Congrats!
Enrique
Happy Blogoversary, Erica! I've been following you on Facebook for a few weeks now and LOVE your posts. I love the recipes and I love sharing the posts with others on Facebook. It's such a great way to stay culturally connected while so far away. Thanks so much!
Enrique in San Francisco
Sook @ My Fabulous Recipes
Happy Blog Anniversary, Erica! That is really neat! I am following you on facebook now so please enter me in for the giveaway! 🙂
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie
Happy Blogiversary, Erica! Of course I'm following you through google 🙂
Angie@Angie's Recipes
Happy Anniversary!
Ace
I follow you on Facebook. I am Jamaican married to a Colombian and I love trying to make different Colombian dishes especially when mis suegros are visiting. I first found your blog looking for a recipe to make buñuelos, and it is a great site. Congratulations on your first year!
Anne
Happy Anniversary! My husband just requested arequipe, time to look up your recipe again. Thanks again for the great recipes.
I follow you via Google RSS reader and on Facebook.
Kim
Happy Anniversary to your blog Erica! You have such a great site with so many wonderful and unique recipes.
I think I follow you through google reader, but I usually rely on my sidebar to see all your new posts.