So the last 2 years my blog-a-versary has completely slipped past me, but for some reason this year I managed to remember that April was the month I started this blog, 3 years ago. Back then we were living in a 1 bedroom apartment outside D.C., storing our Kitchen Aid mixer on top of the fridge because we were so short on space (we are lucky it never fell on us.) I had never successfully baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies, and we probably had about 10 meals in our rotation. Now it is rare that we make the same meal more than once in a month (other than frozen pizza, which we still love but have upped our standards a bit in that department at least!)
So it is time to commemorate 3 years of food blogging and to do so we are having our very first giveaway to recognize those that have subscribed from day one, to those that stumbled upon us through a random internet search. According to Google Reader this blog has 371 subscribers, which isn’t too shabby! I honestly have not a clue who most of those folks are, so this is a chance for you to come out of lurkdom and maybe even win a prize 
Just leave a comment on this post telling me what you are looking forward to cooking now that summer is just around the corner and you will be entered to win this lovely cookbook:
We bought it at the end of last summer and are so glad the weather has warmed up and we can dust off our grill again and try more recipes. This cookbook has yet to fail us and even if you aren’t a fan of grilling (or maybe you’re a vegetarian?) this would be a great Father’s Day gift or present for the grill-master in your life.
I will be randomly selecting a winner at 5pm CST on Friday, April 9, our three year blog-a-versary, so hurry up and enter to win!
and just for fun, here are the top 10 internet searches that have brought people I’ve never met to the blog:
| christmas baking | 3,128 |
| funfetti | 1,557 |
| stuffed mushrooms | 1,515 |
| funfetti cake | 629 |
| funfetti cookies | 553 |
| funfetti frosting | 547 |
| pizza | 523 |
| oreo truffles | 438 |
| lasagna rolls | 432 |
| stuffed mushroom | 286 |
The masses apparently love their funfetti 
Please enter me in your Weber book giveaway. Thanks! (I was searching for le creuset, but this is great too!)
Ooh, this would be a great gift for someone I know!
Neglected to say, I’m looking forward to German potato salad and brats!
Sounds like a great book! I’m looking forward to grilling anything/everything! Along with lots of batches of ice cream
I love your blog! Great recipes, congrats!
I would love to be entered in your drawing too!
I just can’t wait to start grilling, oh wait I mean for the hubs to start grilling!!
Love your blog–the few recipes I have tried are awesome, and I have more bookmarked
I don’t have room for a grill, but my dad grills up an awesome pork tenderloin every year for my birthday. YUM. I would give this book to him if I’m the lucky winner.
Congrats on three years!
Count me as one of those subscribers coming out of lurkdom. I love your blog. Looking forward to being able to grill again this summer. I finally got the grill out and cleaned it up, now to go buy new propane. This book would be great!! I’d love to win. Thanks for having this giveaway.
I can’t wait to grill!! Steaks, hamburgs, hot dogs, chicken- anything.
We will be moving from an apartment to our first home in May. So we’re most excited about grilling this summer. Something we haven’t been allowed to do for the last 4 years of apartment living. Hello hamburgers, shrimp kabobs, grilled chicken and steak!
We can’t wait to grill up my favorite – London Broil with corn on the cob. Yum! We love your blog – keep up the awesome recipes
Love to win, great website.
We just moved in with some friends who have a hobby farm and garden. Right now, I can go out and pick fresh asparagus. So that’s what I’ll be cooking for the next few weeks.
I don’t want to win the book though, since we’re moving out of the country and all.
I am so ready for grilling season! I new grilling cookbook would be amazing!
I love grilling all times of the year so this would be a great win. I am always looking for new things to do….even in the snow!
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I can’t wait for summer. I love to grill and it would be great to have some new recipes to try!
I’m looking forward to making my macaroni salad to go with some grilled burgers. Mmmm. Summer cooking!
How exciting! Congrats on 3 years! I have been on DH to get a grill for our new house and would love to have some cool new recipes to tempt him with.
Congratulations on such a big milestone! I hope to achieve that one day. Thanks for the chance!
I found your blog and love it. Thanks!
I love that so many of your top searches are related to funfetti!! I have to admit that I’m a fan of anything rainbow-colored
What am I looking forward to now that summer is here? Hmm… grilling. We live in an apartment so we only have an electric grill, but it has a stand so we like to sit out on the deck and pretend we’re grilling for real lol
in few months there will be 4 years, its a long and delicious cooking time…