Our Secret Ingredients #1
April 8, 2008
Don’t y’all forget, today is the first day of our new feature! To refresh y’all’s memories, you have from today through Thursday evening to nominate the 3 blogs y’all want to see featured on Friday. Pick the blogs that have caught your eye this week and put their names up here so we can tally up the votes. Remember, a blog can only win once a month so keep that in mind when picking your true loves. Now get out there and scour your fellow blogs sugah!
April 8, 2008 at 3:24 pm
this is tough…and so public….but I am going to bite the bullet and be the first to nominate…..
ashley from eat me, delicious
anne from anne strawberry
bridget from the way the cookie crumbles
these are just three of the over 100 blogs I love to look at every week….it sure does take a lot longer to get around!
April 8, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Ookay, because I love the colors of her pics – LyB of And then I do the dishes – Beautiful, eye popping photos!
April 8, 2008 at 4:08 pm
This is tough because there are so many to choose from, but here are my picks for this week:
• Occasional Baker by Julius – I like the 2-part angle, great tips at the end of the post
• Café Johnsonia by Lindsey– beautiful piped whipped cream on top
• Canela & Comino by Gretchen– fun creative post
April 8, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Abby Sweets
The Picky Apple
A Year From Oak Cottage
April 8, 2008 at 4:45 pm
It’s tough to pick when there’s so many to look at. I want to give everyone a chance, but that means getting past the B’s & C’s first.
I’m going to start at the bottom and work my way up this time.
April 8, 2008 at 4:45 pm
The Way the Cookie Crumbles
Whisk: A Food Blog
And Then I Do the Dishes
April 8, 2008 at 5:46 pm
This is hard- I had to look through a few, multiple times. I really liked so many, but this week
Canela & Comino
Mevrouw Cupcake
A Year from Oak Cottage
April 8, 2008 at 7:25 pm
My vote is for Lisa of Bumblebutton.
April 8, 2008 at 9:27 pm
I think I’ll wait til tomorrow to nominate for any procrastinators (like me)! LOL
April 9, 2008 at 12:49 am
I’m going to second Ashley of eat me, delicious! SO BEAUTIFUL!! Still taking in all the yummy tarts, everyone did an awesome job
April 9, 2008 at 7:17 am
(Wow–thanks for the nomination, Shari!)
I love the creative takes I’ve seen on the recipe–
Peabody’s–with blackberry and lime
A Year At Oak Cottage–layered orange tart
Spatulas and Corkscrews–beautiful presentation with white chocolate stars
April 9, 2008 at 8:05 am
I really love Cafe Johnsonia by Lindsey. And Culinary Concoctions by Peabody
April 9, 2008 at 8:29 am
I’m going to nominate:
Whisk: a food blog by Shari, because her tarts are beautiful, her garnishes are creative, and I love the comparison of regular and Meyer lemons.
Engineer Baker by Caitlin, because she was smart enough to reduce the butter in the lemon cream, and she still got great results.
Carrie’s Kitchen Creations, because I’m intrigued by her caramelized lemon peel garnish.
April 9, 2008 at 8:30 am
Joy the Baker
Café Johnsonia
Ezra Pound Cake
April 9, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Unrelated to OSI but…
I just want to say I did it, I went to every single TWD blog this week (I think). Phew! That could be a full-time job! Since the group is growing all the time I doubt, like many others, I’ll be able to get to every blog, every week. I am very glad to have been able to get through them all, even if it was just this once! We have some very talented members of our group! I really enjoyed the blogs! Thanks everyone!
April 9, 2008 at 1:47 pm
I went to all the blogs this week too, but I’m not sure I saw everyone’s post about the tarts. Everyone posts at a different time (normal!) and not every member of the group participates every week. I just wish there was a way to know who does participate and when they post. I’ll vote for the secret ingredients a bit later, I haven’t decided who to choose yet!
April 9, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Thanks for the nomination Lindsey! I’m blushing!
I agree with Carrie & LyB. It has been a full time job this time around! I went to everyone’s blog and it took a looooong time, but I’m glad I did. I’m sure I missed some really great posts due to timing, etc. I really should write down who hasn’t posted and then go back to them later. Chances are they’re up and running and I can’t remember who they were.
I took notes as I went through, but by the time I was done, I had 15 favorites! That’s just not fair to make us choose only 3!
April 9, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Would it be possible for people to leave comments under the completed recipes section to let everyone know that they have participated/posted? Or, not to make more work for Laurie, but, what about a separate section for everyone to post comments in letting the rest of us know who has participated for that week. You could also base the OSI nominations from that list each week to narrow it down a bit and encourage people to participate weekly! Just a suggestion…
April 9, 2008 at 6:12 pm
I would like to nominate Madame Chow!
Also I’d like to nominate a Year from Oak Cottage!
YAY!
April 9, 2008 at 6:24 pm
i’m still going through…..wouldn’t it be the perfect job if we could get paid????
April 9, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Di’s Kitchen Notebook because I think her tarts were the cutest of the week!
April 9, 2008 at 7:22 pm
Looking forward to par-taking in some more sugar fun!
I am picking …..
http://briannalee.wordpress.com/
http://www.culinaryconcoctionsbypeabody.com/
http://uppeeastsidechronicle.blogspot.com/
April 9, 2008 at 8:35 pm
I’m nominating:
Whisk, a food blog
And then I do the dishes
Starting from scratch
Love these blogs!
April 9, 2008 at 9:34 pm
I’m voting for Cafe Johnsonia (so well proportioned and with a delightful cream border);
Madam Chow’s Kitchen – a pretty oblong tart with a perfectly golden crust; and Occasional Baker (really stunning presentation of both lemon and orange pie in one combo). From Sherry Trifle.
April 9, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Can we nominate ourselves or is that just pretentious?
April 9, 2008 at 11:07 pm
I nominate Rebecca of Ezra Pound Cake. Because this group needs bakers who aren’t afraid of butter fat.
And Julius of Occasional Baker. Because I *never* fail to learn something from his posts.
And Mary of Starting from Scratch. Because she chose a delightful duet of recipes this week.
April 10, 2008 at 8:08 am
I just have to say, I had a really hard time choosing who to nominate, I really am no good at taking decisions! Everyone who participated this week did a really nice job, I enjoyed going around and seeing all the lemony (and orangey) goodness you all came up with. Here goes, I nominate:
The Barefoot Kitchen Witch
Di’s Kitchen Notebook
I Heart Food 4 Thought
April 10, 2008 at 10:00 am
slow like honey
(Ill come back with 2 more later. Short attention span here.)
April 10, 2008 at 6:13 pm
LyB, aawwww me? really? You totally made my day!
Sorry I tried but I couldn’t narrow down to 3 so here are my 6! (In no particular order…hehe)
http://canelaycomino.blogspot.com
http://cafejohnsonia.blogspot.com
http://diskitchennotebook.blogspot.com/
http://www.thepickyapple.com/blog/
http://www.whiskblog.com
http://burnedbits.blogspot.com
April 10, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Wow, I didn’t expect to get several nominations. Thank you! I nominate Cafe Johnsonia. I’m still trying to come up with two more (there are so many good ones…)
April 10, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Thanks to Heather Peskin, Dolores and Shari for the nomination. Warms my heart. =)
There are so many great blogs on TWD; unfortunately, I haven’t seen them all, so I will decline nominating until next week, when I will try to see all blogs.
Julius from Occasional Baker
April 11, 2008 at 12:52 am
Aw thank you Mary and Beth!!
Very sweet of you guys. I’ve been bogged down by school and other things so I unfortunately haven’t had the chance to check out many of your tarts yet. 
April 11, 2008 at 1:49 am
With so much talent and creativity, it is so hard to choose just three. For this week, I give a nod to:
And then I do the dishes
Cafe Johnsonia
Occasional Baker
I figured the drool I had to wipe off my mouth from looking at their tarts was a good indicator that they topped my list.
April 11, 2008 at 8:04 am
Thanks (D&L) for the thumbs-up. I’m still reading through all the weeks entries. Is the deadline firm?
April 11, 2008 at 8:37 am
Oh crap! It’s Friday…Am I too late?
It was so hard to choose because we’re picking on the blogs that caught our eye, not necessarily their Lemon Tarts, right?
This is my list (keep in mind I started out with 15!)
*Joy The Baker because her background in a commercial kitchen almost mirrors mine, and I can appreciate that.
*Starting From Scratch by Mary because Her “galley” is almost as small as mine and yet she still creates beautiful food.
*Canela & Comino by Gretchen because her blog is bright and colorful and it inspires me.
*The Barefoot Kitchen Witch by Jayne because her kids are a big part of her food blog and that tickles me.
Oops! That was four…Sorry!
April 11, 2008 at 10:55 am
Thanks Carrie, Bridget, Rachel & CB for the nomination!! There were so many great takes on the Lemon Tart. I can’t wait to see what everyone does with marshmallows.
April 11, 2008 at 1:09 pm
I’m late too, but my nominations are:
slow like honey
Food, Family, and Fun
April 11, 2008 at 2:44 pm
i’ve been complaining all semester that I have nothing to be proud of…not making straight A’s like usual, can’t race because I hurt my knee, the weather is gray and gross and never ending, and so on….well, I am officially proud to have a few nominations! I’m not competitive (nor should this be) so nominations pretty much do it for me! thanks guys! Long live TWD!!
April 11, 2008 at 3:41 pm
I totally agree with Mary, those nominations made my day! Thanks guys!
April 11, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Yay! I got a nomination!
Thanks Bridget!