I've been given an award!

Last week, I was so happy to learn that MaryBeth, the writer behind one of my favourite food blogs, Dunkin Cooking the Semi-Homemade Way, gave me my very first blog award, the Friend Award! It's been a very busy week and in between my regular blogging schedule I was finding it hard to find the time to write up a post about it. But I made time tonight - sorry for the delay, MaryBeth!

Anyway, MaryBeth's blog is truly wonderful - it's packed with tons of recipes that make you think, "I need to make that!" And even better is the fact that she's always coming up with new recipes, many times a week. I don't know how she does it! I wish I had time to make every recipe.

Thanks for the award, MaryBeth! Here's the blurb that accompanies it:

"These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award."

Well, I'm going to break the rules! I'm going to give it out to five bloggers. Some of these bloggers I have a relationship with already, and some of these bloggers I just love to visit every week - they probably don't even know how much I enjoy their blogs. Well, now they know!

Here they are:

1. Tracey of Vanilla Bean Cafe
2. HoneyB of The Life and Loves of Grumpy's Honey Bunch
3. Scattered Mom of Notes From the Cookie Jar
4. Vibi of La Casserole Carrée
5. Mike of Living Out West