Spreading the Sunshine……

What a great impact a small gesture of kindness can give….

So you can imagine my utter excitement and glee when I opened up my email today and found that a fellow blogger had given me and a few others the Sunshine Blogger Award! Devaki of Weave a Thousand Flavors was such a sweetheart for including me on her list…….I’m so greatly honored and humbled by the kindness. 🙂 Thank you for sending along the Foodie-Love, Devaki!

The Sunshine Blog Award is awarded to bloggers whose positivity and creativity inspire others in the blog world.

Therefore, in an effort to continue the Foodie-Love, I would like to pass the Sunshine Blogger Award to some folks whose posts and efforts always bring a smile to my face. (Please excuse me if you’ve already been awarded—but you are just the MORE awesome for it!) All of your work continues to inspire me to try new things in the kitchen—not to mention y’all add a few virtual inches to my waistline! 🙂

And in no particular order, I pass the Sunshine Blogger Award to:

Hapa Bento: Debra, you are simply an artist. The creativity and beauty you put into each Bento is absolutely breathtaking. If you made me a Bento, I know I wouldn’t be able to bring myself to eat it because it’s all a work of art—You Rock!

Sugarlaws: I absolutely LOVE that you have merged Food and Fashion to one spot! Delicious culinary creations and rockin’ fashion sense!

Nutrition to Kitchen: Easily one of my first great supporters as I entered the Food Blogger world! Your recipes continue to remind me that delicious foods don’t always have to take a few years off of one’s life to enjoy it! I love your photojournalism and look forward to future posts as you return mainland!

Viet World Kitchen: Andrea, you are AWESOME! I am so thankful to your site for being a great resource to me AND for giving mass exposure to the world about the brilliant wonders of Vietnamese Cuisine.

Smitten Kitchen: I know it’s not just me—but I along with hoards of others are just smitten on your kitchen delights! Thank you for all your inspiring posts that have pushed me into my own kitchen. Your Beer Cupcakes were a hit with my friends and I will definitely be giving your breakfast pizza a spin!

So, to my Sunshine recipients, if you’d like to pass along the Foodie-Love, please do the following:

• Put the logo on your blog or within your post
• Pass the award on to as many as 12 bloggers.
• Link the nominees within your post
• Let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blog
• Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award

In closing, THANK YOU to the Foodie Online Community for your gorgeous creations, diligent chronicles of your experiences, and foodie inspirations! I truly look forward to meeting more of you while sharing our mutual love of all things food related! 🙂

Much Foodie-Love and Alohas!