Now, tell me.... who wants to win a KitchenAid Artisan Mixer?

If your eyes bugged out of your head and you start internally or externally screaming 'me, ME!!!'  read on!!

KleenexMums has launched a new competition which will run monthly with a different theme each month - asking readers to submit a recipe.  This month the theme is BARBEQUE and the prize is a KITCHENAID ARTISAN valued at $795!!

Now it's no secret, I have an artisan and I use it often and of course, I love love love it.  So I don't need to enter.    Another good reason I can't enter is because I'm judging, making a few of the recipes and announcing the winner.  It wouldn't exactly be fair if I entered would it?

But you can enter!  Isn't this a wonderful 2nd birthday present to all of you?  You can thank me later - now GET CREATING!!  Practice on the weekend and of course perfect your recipe for Australia day!

Next week I'll give you some of my tips of photographing your food - I'm no pro but I've learned a few things along the way... ask me any questions you like!

Here's the link!  Good luck!

Sayonara 2010 - what a year you have been!

And I mean that - what a big year! Not just for me on a personal level but on this blog.

This little place I call my 'online home' has had a huge year too - with some of the recipes appearing over at Kidspot along with some others I did along the way (birthday cakes/food the prime-minister grew up on) and of course the Christmas on the Cheap Series.  I also did a few editorials over there with the very popular Meal Planning Prowess probably a standout amongst those - the Kidspot Team are very encouraging and just lovely people - which I guess the world has worked out too because their Kidspot Social has grown enormously over this year too.

I've contributed to Kleenex Mum's blog, their Mum's the word eBook and recently the KleenexMums Guide to Giving eBook.  Stay tuned because I'll be doing more work with KleenexMums in the new year (hint hint, go and subscribe!)

Frills has had some wonderful guest posters this year and I've also guest posted elsewhere - it's fun to do that sometimes!  I'm excited to share that there will be at least one regular guest poster next year which I know you'll LOVE. I was also very lucky to be asked to be a contributor over at Make it from Scratch, Sydney Film Festival and Sydney Children's Festival this year which was LOADS of fun.

The highlight of my bloggy and personal life was something you guys had a lot to do with - and was winning the 2010 Kidspot's Top 50 Blogger and my family will holiday in Dunk Island!  We'll be taking this in early June and I can't wait!!

I almost forgot the launch the Facebook page which is where I like to connect with so many readers every day and the newsletter which I'm getting the hang of - I love learning new things.

2010 is also when we started giving away subscriptions monthly to Super Food Ideas - and on new years day I'll be announcing TWO people who have won subscriptions - there's still time to be in the running for that one!   Do you know we had 17 giveaways this year? Wow!


254 RECIPE POSTS THIS YEAR!!! 254!!

I'm hoping to make-over my blog a little in 2011 - and give some new features which will stop me from waking up in the middle of the night writing them down time and again (or perhaps not) and also make it a little easier to use and access.

So here's to a fabulous 2010 - most unexpected and exciting success and here's to 2011 - whatever it brings!  Thank you for visiting, commenting and ENCOURAGING me.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart - HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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