September 19, 2008 – Finest Foodies Friday
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Well today is our 5 month wedding anniversary! I can’t believe how fast time flies!
One month from today we will be in New England, enjoying in the autumnal bliss! Can’t wait for sweaters and socks and pumpkin and maple EVERYTHING.
Hard to imagine because is still sweltering here in FL!!!
But anyway, onto the main event – Finest Foodies Friday!!!
As always here is what the FFF is all about. Finest Foodies Friday! FFF is a weekly Friday post featuring favorites from The Foodie Blogroll! We do this so we can share in the rich diversity of what The Foodie Blogroll has to offer by featuring some of our favorites yours! What is the Foodie Blogroll? It is the first and fastest growing free membership blogroll for food bloggers and has become a wonderful community (just under 2000 strong) to share ideas about all things food related.
The only requirement to be featured here on FFF is to be a member of The Foodie Blogroll and be displaying The Foodie Blogroll widget on your blog. If you are not yet a member, but you have a food blog and would like to join us, please click here!
If you have a favorite foodblog on The Foodie Blogroll, that you would like to be featured here on FFF, please join us over on The Leftover Queen/Foodie Blogroll Forum, and post your favorite Foodie Blogroll foodblogs here.
Let’s start the ball rolling today with Nikki from Nik Snacks
Here is a Southern woman who has the art for baking, from perfect biscuits to muffins and also the savory side of things. Nikki is one of my blogging buddies who always has a great sense of humor and is just so down to earth. She teaches culinary classes, bakes for a local bakery and owns her own catering business besides being the editorial assistant for for a local newspaper! I just don’t know how she has all the time! For more about her exciting life, please drop by and say hi!
Let’s talk about Rosa’s Yum Yums
She is not kidding about the Yum Yum factor. If you have not been to her blog, I can hardly believe it. She is a Daring Baker extraordinaire and loves eating it up in Switzerland! Rosa is one of those bloggers who is extremely professional – her posts are always informative and her goodies delectable! Plus she also does Weekend Cat Blogging, which is just way to much fun! When you want a treat, go check out Rosa’s offerings!
Rachel, The Crispy Cook has a blog featuring gluten free foods with an emphasis on vegetarian and pescatarian food, cooking from the garden, naturally gluten-free recipes and some other tidbits. This is one of those blogs I can’t believe I haven’t already featured! Rachel has been an avid Royal Foodie Jouster since she joined the Foodie Blogroll. She and her husband also own a used and rare bookstore in upstate New York. Even if you are not gluten free, the food on her blog is certainly yummy!
Dee from Choos and Chews is filled with lots of treats – have you seen those Milk chocolate mini cakes with chestnut cream filling , because if not, you need to – they are awesome! But this blog is not all about baking, it is about forays into good eating, while raising a child and working from home. Because hey, sometimes you just have your eye on a pair of Choos! Just go check it out.
The Home Cook, from A Taste of Home Cooking
is an inspirational blog. I was re-introduced to the blog when it was nominated for FFF by someone who began their own blog because of The Home Cook. Her nominator says that “she makes consistently good, tasty food and is never afraid to admit her errors either. Love her.” Well that certainly sold me to go check it out. I have to agree, there is a wealth of wonderful ideas here that just could be dinner tonight!
Remember, if you would like to see a blog featured here, who is part of the FBR please visit the forum and nominate them. I NEED NOMINATIONS!!!!!!
Also we all love to know how people came to find our blogs, so please visit all of our featured bloggers today and don’t forget to tell them that you found them via Finest Foodies Friday!
Have a great weekend everyone!





Lisa - September 19, 2008 at 11:52 am
Great round up, as usual!
Rachel - September 19, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Awww, thank you Leftover Queen for your kind comments about my blog and for featuring me in such good foodie company! I like Nik Snaks too and will have to check out the other Fine Friday Food Blogs you described today.
Having a tough time with this month’s joust ingredients. The fennel and dairy combo keep tripping me up, but I am determined to come up with something joustworthy.
Cris - September 19, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Hi Jenn, what a great selection for FFF, love coming here on Fridays to check out new blogs. YOu have a great weekend. xooxxo
Núria - September 19, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Congrats on your 5th month ♥♥
Before I go back to the kitchen to prepare some meatballs with cuttlefish for dinner, I’ll visit the FFFs blogs
They are all new to me.
kat - September 19, 2008 at 12:53 pm
I’m so glad you featured Nikki this week, she always makes me laugh!
Esi - September 19, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Happy Anniversary Jenn and congrats to all the Finest Foodies this week!
Patsyk - September 19, 2008 at 1:04 pm
I’ve just added several new blogs to my reader! Thanks for doing this each week!
Amy - September 19, 2008 at 1:15 pm
YAY Home Cook!!!
Maria - September 19, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Great round up!! And congrats on your anniversary!!
Ivy - September 19, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Congrats on the 5 months anniversary. Great selection of bloggers, this week Jenn. I already know Nikki and Dee but have to meet the others as well.
Happy Cook - September 19, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Congrats with the 5 month anniversery.
I will have to check out these blogs too
Sylvia - September 19, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Five month?!!! Oh my God!! it seem as you married yesterday. Congratulation for you. As always , nice blogs to discover or re discover
Foni - September 19, 2008 at 2:45 pm
happy 5months anniversary for u both ….
Lo - September 19, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Thanks as always for the great reading recs!
And happy 5 months!!
Nikki - September 19, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Oh wow! I feel so incredibly honored! It’s nearly 6 PM and I’ve had the most ordinary day ever and this has made my year, I think LOL Yay!
And happy 5 monthaversary, Jenn!
Rosa - September 19, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Wow, thanks ever so much for those extremely kind words! I am so happy to be featured here! You made my day
!!!
Happy Anniversary!
Cheers,
Rosa
The Home Cook - September 20, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Happy 5 months! And thank you so much for featuring me on FFF. It was quite a shock, but a real honor.
It totally made my day yesterday (and believe me, I needed it!)
Aggie - September 20, 2008 at 8:25 pm
Happy anniversary Jenn! And great list of blogs!
Hélène - September 21, 2008 at 12:49 am
Happy Anniversary!
I did discovered 3 new blogs today. Thanks to you.
Simply...Gluten-free - September 21, 2008 at 9:10 am
It is so nice to get introduced to new blogs. Happy anniversary.
Bren@Flanboyanteats.com - September 21, 2008 at 9:22 am
cinco meses. felicidades!! great selection. Rosa’s post is some much fun. especially when she posts pic of her town!
Blond Duck - September 21, 2008 at 11:20 am
Congrats! Here’s too many more wonderful months and years!
dawn - September 21, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Jenn when you come to NE make sure to go see Trader Joe’s. I doubt you can bring home the freezer goods (which all rock), but they have shelf stuff that I know you’ll dig.
And if you’re an outlet shopped like me, then visit Wrentham Factory Outlets. Huge!
jen of a2eatwrite - September 21, 2008 at 2:29 pm
I know Rosa’s Yum Yums, and yes, they are indeed! These all seem like wonderful blogs!
Emiline - September 21, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Congrats Foodies! Yay Nikki and Dee.
Dee - September 22, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Thank you so much! I’m chuffed to be included in such esteemed company. I really appreciate the effort you put into Foodbuzz. And congrats on your 5 month anniversary. Have a wonderful time in New England.
The Leftover Queen - September 22, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Thanks so much for your anniversary wishes everyone! We got something extremely special to celebrate, which I will be sharing with everyone soon!
Congrats to all the featured blogs! You guys are awesome! keep up the good work!
Christey - September 23, 2008 at 2:51 pm
oh! it’s going to be quite chilly up there in a month! just got back and it was sooooo nice. weird to go from upper 50′s to upper 80′s in a few hours
You still planning on coming our way in November? Looking forward to it!
and congrats on the anniversary as well!!!
janet ching - September 23, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Hi Jenn, Congrats to your 5th month! It’s 9th for me. Time really flies….
Dee - September 24, 2008 at 7:58 am
Congratulations. Be a leaf-peeper, as I was last time we visited. Buy some really good maple syrup, enough to give away to family and friends. Bring a real coat for cool evenings, and simply enjoy. I just returned from NoCal and went to Trader Joe’s for sponges and scrubbies, also some raw cashews to prepare for entertaining. Dee