Two Years Ago I Started a Blog
Two years ago, I started a blog.
I can't believe that it's been two whole years...and yet, I can't believe it's only been two years.
I started The Avid Appetite as a place to explore my love of food and to have an outlet for writing, a passion that I've had for as long as I can remember.
And at first, that was all that I wanted it to be.
It's grown and evolved so much over the last two years. I love telling you how just simply have to make a new recipe that I cooked up...but I also love telling you about things I love in my life, all about how Shaun and I celebrate our anniversary or spend the holidays, about the embarassing amount of television that I watch...and a whole lot more.
If you would have told me two years ago that I'd have created and/or adapted and written over 160 recipes, I would have fallen out of my chair with laughter. As I've always told you, a mere three years ago I couldn't cook to save my life. Simply cooking a chicken cutlet seemed like a major culinary accomplishment (and it still is!).
I've made a lot of fantastic blog friends and reader friends. I've received the sweetest comments and emails. These things have by far been the #1 best thing about blogging! Seriously, I know I don't respond to comments usually (only because my blogging host, Squarespace, doesn't have this function!), but I do read each and every single one and do a little happy dance when I see them in the morning.
The bottom line is that I've really loved blogging over the last two years! I hope that you've enjoyed reading The Avid Appetite as much as I've enjoyed writing it! Here's to another year ahead, with more food, more cupcakes, and more friends!
xo,
Rachel
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Congratulations! I love reading your blog everyday! It is so much fun and I have tried some of your recipies and love them! Currently obsessed with your green monster smoothies and I always make the oreo cake bars for bake sales. Yummy! Never stop writing!!!
Congratulations!!!! Love reading your blog every morning.
awwww happy bloggy birthday!!! love you friend!
Congrats Rachel! I have loved getting to "know" you everyday!! :)
Congrats on two years! Amazing how time flies.
Congrats on 2 great years! Here's to many more!
2 fantastic years! Here's to many more! thanks for sharing! xoxo
Congrats on 2 years! So glad we got to meet through blogging:-)
Happy Birthday to Avid Appetite!!!! Keep it up!!! I love it!!!!
Congratulations on your big milestone!!! What a lovely celebration and a dainty cupcake for the ocassion:)
Wishing you well... Malli
Yeah for 2 years! I am so glad I found your blog! You are always so refreshing and fun! Congrats
Happy Birthday blog! I hope there is many more happy postings to come :D
Wow! 2 years, that is amazing :) congratulations on a crazy awesome accomplishment! Your blog was one of the first ones that i came across when i started to learn how to cook, and it is still on of my absolute favourites! keep up the fun :)
Happy belated blog birthday! About a year ago I found your blog and since then, it continues to make me smile each and every day. I am also lucky to have been a part of your awesome cookie swap. You seem like a genuinely nice person and I think that's why so many of us love your blog. Keep it up! Can't wait to see what posts your new year will bring!
aaah, I'm late, but HAPPY BLOG BIRTHDAY!
and I absolutely adore how your cupcake matches your blog. you're too cute.