Did you know I have a “Like” page on Facebook?

I’ve started updating it more frequently lately with dinner ideas, and lunch and breakfast too, desserts (of course!), cooking tips, and other food-related stuff. There’s some really useful informaiton there. Click here to see what’s in it and Like it.

For example, recently I’ve had these updates:

What to do with almost smooshy, overripe fruits that no one wants to eat,

 An idea for breakfast + See those colorful fruits? They are leftovers from a gluten-free, dairy-free, choclate-free dessert!

A link to a delicious soup I made with odds and ends and leftovers that I found, forgotten, in the fridge,

An idea for a simple dinner with minimum prep time, a classic,

And an apple cake with Calvados. (The recipe is a keeper but had some problems. Fortunately, friends on Twitter helped with some ideas.)

So, visit me there?

I think you’ll Like it.

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So what is “Cake Collection” about?

I am always on the lookout for new cakes because after 5 years of baking a cake every weekend, I am starting to run out of ideas. In general, I am looking for simple cakes, pies, tarts with an oomph factor. It doesn’t have to be a cake you baked this week, it can be “old”, just as long as you have posted about it and there’s a link to it.

Click here to see the cake for the weekend archive.

So how does “Cake Collection” work? How to submit your cake post?

All you have to do is e-mail me with the following info:

1. * Your name
2. * Your blog’s name and URL 
3. * A link/URL to your cake post
4. * The name of the cake
5. * A picture of your cake (optional)
6. * Include my blog name – 1 family. friendly. food. – and a link to it: http://www.familyfriendlyfood.com/, in your post

The recipe can be either originally yours or someone else’s as long as you give them credit. If you submit a photo, it has to be yours. 

E-mail me to: nurit AT familyfriendlyfood DOT com by Wednesday to be included in that week’s Cake Collection.

Each Friday I will post the submitted cakes with a link back to each participant’s blog post. 

So what kind of recipes I am looking for?

A recipe of a favorite/winner/special cake that you have posted about on your own blog. There are no rules really, but I do encourage you to have mercy on the working people and submit a cake that is not too elaborate to prepare. Something simple and stress-free with big flavor is great. Preferably beginner-medium level of difficulty, easy and fairly quick to make, easy to find ingredients.

 Did you notice?

My blog moved from Blogger to WordPress last night. It all went smoothly, so it seems

I don’t see anything funny, besides some design changes (that we will work on later).

Thought there might be some problems, but everything looks fine.

 Thank you to my wonderful husband for doing this!!!

 Nurit

I am very happy to see how in the past 3.5 months since I began writing, the number of subscribers and readers is increasing all the time. If you are into the numbers and statistics, read this post.

2. Poll results.
First, thank you for sharing your opinion by voting. It’s important to me to know that I add value to your reading and cooking time. There are so many cookbooks, food magazines and blogs out there and I would like to give you what you are looking for. I can do that if I know what you want/need.

40 people answered the poll’s question: What kind of recipe do you prefer?

1. Recipes with precise instructions – 52%
2. Recipes with general instructions – 42%
3. I don’t care. I don’t cook much. But if I did, I’d prefer recipes with precise instructions – 5%
4. I don’t care. I don’t cook much. But if I did, I’d prefer recipes with general instructions – 0%

I was a bit surprised by the results. Why? Because today most cookbooks tend to write recipes so detailed, trying to be so exact, that sometimes it takes me more time to read the recipe than do the actual cooking. Because this is the trend and main stream of current cookbooks, I was expecting more readers to vote for #1.

With 42% preferring recipes with general instructions and 56% looking for more accurate ones, the results are pretty close.

So I’ll tell you what’ll do. I’ll continue as I do now, giving more details when I think it’s important – like with a specific technique, and being more general when it’s not – like when using spices and seasoning (since everyone has a different taste). Sounds good?

Any feedback is welcome always (e-mail me or post a comment).

There is a new poll (see on the right side) – please vote for that one as well. Thanks.

3. Blogging for the Seattle P-I
I began blogging for the www.seattlepi.com newspaper as a reader blogger (for free, of course). Almost same posts as in 1 Family. Friendly. Food., with an added good feeling that my blog is being published in an online newspaper.
Click here if want to see it.

4. A reminder.
If you like this blog, tell others about it?!
If you don’t, write to me and tell me why?

Nurit

I did notice that my blogroll has disappeared but I fixed it right away. So if you see anything strange or something that doesn’t work, please let me know, OK? (comment or e-mail)
Many thanks!
Nurit