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“A Lovely Blog Award” Nomination

Earlier this month, a fellow blogger , Natascha from Natascha’s Palace, nominated my blog for the Lovely Blog Award. I consider myself a “baby” blogger. Having just started this fun and creative adventure in September 2014, I was tickled pink to read her message about this! I have to tell you a little bit about Natascha: she is the very first blogger I started to interact with.  She is Canadian now living in Madrid (how I envy her) and her blog posts talk to me all the time! She offers beautiful yet simple recipes and when we are lucky enough, she tells us a little bit about her, her family and her life in Spain. Like in my own life, her beloved husband is her main kitchen tester. And because she comes from my home country, she does include Maple syrup in a fair bit of her recipes: I totally dig that!!!

Participation rules:

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My list of seven:

1. I am the proud mama to 2 young men who are celebrating birthdays at this time of the year: April 21 and May 4. My babies are respectively 22 and soon to be 20…
2. I secretly wish I was a celebrity chef! My little claim in the spotlight happened when I was a participant on a TV cooking competition in Quebec in 2008 called Recettes en Vedette. 3 contestants battling to gain the title of best recipe in a themed category. I didn’t win but it was loads of fun.
3. I was extremely lucky to land a short contract with the Cordon Bleu Cooking School in Ottawa as a recipe tester for the cookbook In The Kitchen with Le Cordon Bleu, published in April 2013. You can find my name in the credits 🙂
In the Kitchen
4. I am an avid scrapbooker. I love both traditional and digital scrapbooking but over the last few years, I have mainly scrapbooked the digital way.
5. Europe definitely feels like home: I lived there as a child and wish I could move back now… But one needs to earn a living and my work is not «work visa» material.
6. High on my bucket list: visit all of Asia: I would start with Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and China. India, Nepal and the Middle East (the peaceful one) are also coveted destinations but not so much by my King so maybe a chick trip will be in order. Of course, the entire world is a constant attraction: Iceland, Scandinavia, East Europe, Egypt, Morocco, South America, Down Under… Actually, I am opened to go anywhere!!!
7. My favourite taboo foods are the deep fried ones. Good handcrafted fries are at the top but really, anything fried is what I gravitate towards. I can show restraint. Well most days 🙂

I am way too young a blogger to know 15 other bloggers. Actually, it took me a while to complete this activity because I was fretting on this list which seems too sparse. I spent the last few weeks getting acquainted with several sites and reading tons of post. I finally came to the conclusion that I cannot offer 15 other bloggers here just yet but I will nominate those that have captured my attention thus far.

1. Of course, Natascha at Natascha’s Palace for all the reasons I wrote in the intro
2. Lynn, my mentor and guide on this wonderful blogging adventure. Lynn is a talented writer and her main source of inspiration is her family. Although my kids are all grown up, I love reading Turtlehead because I can still relate! I love her views on things.
3. Nandini from Goan Imports. Thanks to her lovely posts and recipes from her home country, I have discovered a new place I want to visit and awesomely flavorful recipes!
4. Rachel from Rachel Eats. I love, love, love to read her beautifully composed posts
5. Bill at Simple Living Over 50. Bill writes about his daily struggles and successes living with type II diabetes. I particularly like his honesty, his candor and his ability to engage with his followers.
6. The nameless blogger at Food is the Best Shit Ever. FUNNY!!! Great recipes, anecdotes, stories and a very entertaining comments section.
7. Andrea from Cooking with a Wallflower. Beautiful blog!
8. Another blogger I couldn’t find a name for but who’s posts inspire me every time! Cooking Without Limits

This concludes my list of nominations. And again, a very heartfelt thank you to Natascha!

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  1. Natascha's Palace says

    April 24, 2015 at 11:22 am

    I was having such a crappy day and what a surprise to read this post! Thank you for cheering me up and for all the lovely things you said! Sending a big kiss from Spain! 😘😘😘😘😘😘😍🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌻🌻🌻🌻😄😄😄😄😄😄

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    • Nathalie says

      April 24, 2015 at 12:27 pm

      Yippee then! And thank you!!! I also picked a few names from your nominations which I am in the process of exploring. I had a private session with a pro blogger recently so now, I can figure things out a little better. Including how to view someone’s site lol!

      Reply
      • Natascha's Palace says

        April 24, 2015 at 1:33 pm

        Hahaha! Took me some time too! I had to ask for help several times from the wordpress support. I had lots of blonde moments confusing myself haha

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  2. Natascha's Palace says

    April 24, 2015 at 11:24 am

    And I have to check out some of those blogs you mentioned! Food is the best shit ever sounds intriguing hahaha

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    • Nathalie says

      April 24, 2015 at 12:27 pm

      That guy is hilarious.

      Reply
  3. Lynn says

    April 27, 2015 at 8:11 am

    Thanks Nathalie! You rock :).

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  4. foodisthebestshitever says

    April 28, 2015 at 10:05 pm

    Why thank you for this notation my friend. And just for your personal records, my name is Graeme AKA Grazza McFilthy Mouth 😜

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My name is Nathalie. I was born in Montreal, lived in Germany as a child and now reside in Ottawa, Ontario. I started this blog hoping to find an outlet to the many one way conversations I have with myself about food! I am passionate about everything related to cooking. My kitchen is my hobby room but I also love to explore the many merchants of edible goodness out in the world: from my home town to my travels, food is at the center of everything! Meals are planned for sustenance but also for the simple pleasure of breaking bread... If nourishment was limited to taking in a specific amount of nutrient as fuel everyday, we would not have these intricate and amazingly powerful taste buds. I hope to entertain you with tales of a gustatory nature. Welcome to my blog!

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