Today is my one year blogversary! This is a very big deal to me. All of my life, I have been a “start this and never finish it kind of girl” so a year of anything is quite an accomplishment!
Over the past year, I have published 60 posts, received 309 comments and gained 136 subscribers and followers. I know that these numbers may not be impressive or huge to most but to me they are.
Thank you so much for letting me share my life and recipes with you. I am truly enjoying this little blog of mine and am so thankful for each one of you who reads it.
In honor of my one year blogversary, I am doing a mini-giveaway. The winner of the giveaway will choose which of these well-loved items in my kitchen they would like in theirs:
Either my most favorite food and cooking reference book…
or my MOPS cookbook which has many of my own and my friends tried and true recipes…
To enter the giveaway leave a comment telling me which book you would like. For an additional entry, follow my blog or become a subscriber and leave me a separate comment letting me know. The winner will be chosen at random and sent a new copy of the book they choose. You have ten days to enter. I will announce the winner on Saturday, November 21.
Okay now time for a little blogversary celebration
Mint Chocolate Cupcakes anyone?
Mint Chocolate Cupcakes
Filling:
8 oz Cool Whip
8 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
20 Keebler Grasshopper Mint Cookies, crushed
Green food coloring
Cream cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth.
Add sweetened condensed milk
and mix well.
Add the crushed cookies and mix on low until evenly blended.
Fold in Cool Whip carefully until evenly blended.
Add green coloring, a drop at a time, until you achieve desired color.
Let filling set up in the refrigerator for about an hour.
Lay the cupcakes on their sides and carefully cut the tops off. Set tops aside.
Spoon the filling on top of the cupcakes.
Place a cupcake top on top of each and press down gently.
Enjoy!
source: adapted from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen
Congrats Allie! Way to go!!!
Both of the books looks wonderful.
The recipe is one I think I will make.
Thank you.
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Congrats Allie!!!!
Those cupcakes look yummy, but if I am not much of a mint fan, can I use Kebbler Deluxe grahams for the crushed cookies instead??
Um, I'd like the first cookbook please! ;)
Way to go lasting a year, I hope many more are to come! I am going to have to try these cupcakes next week, I adore mint. Thank you for the chance!
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Congrats on your bolgoversary! it would be hard to pass up a book of tried and true recipes.
Mimi
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mimi
I would love the Food Lovers Companion… and congrats of course!
I am a new follower!
Ooh, those look so yummy! I'd love the first book (but only because I already have the MOPS one!) You always have such great recipes!
These cupcakes look so pretty! And I LOVE anything with sweetened condensed milk!
Yum! Can I have the cupcakes as a prize? They look so wonderful. Congratulations on a YEAR!!
Allie, congrats on having a great blog! I have tried lots of your recipes, and they are always winners. I just made the pumpkin pudding cake yesterday. yum! I don't know which book I would choose…both sound great! If I win, surprise me!
Happy Anniversary! Today is my one year, too! It's crazy how time flies, huh? :)
Hmmm…for the prize, I think I would love "Food Lover's Companion".
Cheers and keep on blogging away! :)
Oh I'm so happy to have stumbled across your blog! Happy one year anniversary…I will be following along for sure. (Would love a chance to win a copy of the MOPS book – thanks!)
I would love the Food Lover's Companion!
Congratulations on your first anniversary, that is a total accomplishment. I only wonder if I will get that good numbers when my first blogversary rolls around! You deserve those scrummy mint choc cupcakes!
For the giveaway, I think I would like the MOPS book, sounds like a good recommendation xx
I am also now your latest follower!! x
Yum!! I would love to take a bit of these…I love mint and chocolate.
Allie, Congrats! Wow…1 year?! Where does the time go? I love your blog, your yummy treats, and you-dear friend. Those cupcakes are one of my favorites. I never win but would love that first book, the MOPS one awesome though!
WOW Allie, I just joined your blog and I loved the pumpkin cake. Tough choice but I think I would like the MOPS cookbook.
Congrats on your one year blog anniversary! I'm glad to have found you a few months back. You have a lovely blog and I hope you stick with it for another year…or three!
I've not checked out either of these books so I'll be happy with either one you'd like to give me :-)
These cupcakes look so good to me. I like them because it looks like a giant chocolate
2nd entry: I'm a follower!
Hi Allie! I'm a friend and neighbor of Heather's. I started following your blog when she posted one of your recipes on Facebook. I love your recipes! Thanks!
I'm playing for the first book and would love to subscribe….for the recipes and the extra entry:)
I would love the food lover's companion! Thanks so much, great recipes
Congrats on making it a year! These cupcakes look absolutely delicious! I'd definitely love to snag a copy of The Food Lover's Companion!
Happy Blogiversary! Good for you for sticking with it. :)
~ingrid
i love your blog and read it every time you update! you have such fun great recipes. if i won i'd pick the mops cookbook. :) these cupcakes look amazing, i will definitely try these! :) and keep showing pics with your cute kids helping you :)
Happy Anniversary Allie! I am so happy for you – have another great year! The cupcakes are heavenly – I am loving the way you filled them!
Yay for a year of blogging! I seriously check this blog weekly and have tried most of your recipes…..have loved all of them. I just made the pumpkin pudding cake last week……so yummy!!!
I love my MOPS group so I would have to say the mops book. :)
Carla S.
Congratulations on your blogiversary! I am the same "never finish anything" type of girl so I understand the excitement LOL.
I would love the MOPS book. I love the homemade feel of it! I love random recipes and I love cookbooks. They are like treasure troves to me. :)
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Hey Allie! I am a little late in the game…but wanted to wish you congrats on your 1 yr anyways! You've really created something special to share with others! Thanks for all the great recipes too! Hey btw I have a recipe that claims to be Ruth's Chris' Sweet Potatoe Casserole! It's like candy! If you want it I can get it to you!