Merry Christmas
From the very, very depths of my heart-that-gets-sappy-this-time-of-year, I wish each and every one of you a Merry Christmas and happy holiday season.
Thank you for your kindness to me.
Thanks for coming back day after day.
Thank you for leaving comments and dropping emails (the not mean ones, of course).
Thanks for making the recipes I post and sending me your favorite recipes.
Thank you for doing the things you do that you don’t know you do that keep me blogging even when some days I want to stop.
Thank you for helping make this a fabulous year.
I’ll see you on the other side of the holidays with some new, great food. In the meantime, I’m taking a deep breath, unplugging from literally everything electronic invented in the last century, and maximizing every second I have with my family this week. The tender feelings of the holiday season rush back year after year and I’m always left with that same desire I wish I could bottle and remember all the time: there are very few things that matter in my life and I want to hold onto both of them, my family and my Savior, very tightly.
I am probably out of the loop completely but I’ll risk embarrassment to ask what happened to the thing where I can save the recipes I like and menu plan?
Christine – Ziplist is pulling out of blogs. I am exploring other options to replace Ziplist, but want to make sure it’s the best one before implementing on my site. In the meantime from what I understand you can create an account at epicurious.com to access your currently saved recipes and I’ve heard paprika is a good app to use for individuals wanting to save recipes online. I hope that helps!
Mel, thank you for putting so much effort into a food blog we can turn to time again for straightforward, non-fussy, GOOD food! You are my first stop when looking for a recipe, whether it be for a family meal or something to bring away. All the best to you and your family in 2015!
Best wishes for the new year, Mel! Thank you so much for all the work you put into this website. You are my favourite food blogger!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. God bless. My family and I have enjoyed several of your recipes. Your site has been a big help.
Mel, I appreciate your blog–and your Christmas priorities of family and Savior resonate with me. Thank you for shining forth with your faith!
You are so dear! Recently my husband has been saying, “so who is this Mel that you keep mentioning ALL the time?” I always say you are my favorite food blogger, but that hardly describes the influence you have on others! Thank you not just for your food (oh that food!!!) but for your optimistic, kind, energetic, persevering, non-obsessed-with-technology way of blessing others through sharing your many talents. What a mission you have! Thank you especially for the reminder of what truly matters. Sorry to be all gushy:) you are loved!
What a simple and beautiful post. It was refreshing to hear it so sweetly put. I would like to thank you for posting. I don’t know how you do it, but I am here on the other side reading every word.
Have a great weekend.
And thank YOU for all the work you put into this blog to share such amazing recipes. There’s a reason we keep coming back 🙂 Wishing you a wonderful holiday season with your loved ones!
A lovely post—-it’s been my pleasure to follow your blog. A very Merry Xmas to you and a most Happy New Year.
Please don’t ever stop! 🙂 I LOVE your blog, just recently discovered it and it has helped me rediscover my enthusiasm for cooking. You have made a difference in my kitchen. 🙂 Merry Christmas, thanks for what you do!
Merry Christmas to you! And thank you for your wonderful site. I’m a fan.
Amen and Merry Christmas Mel! Thanks for a great year 🙂
Warmest holiday greetings from Canada … You and your beautiful family are a delightful addition to my daily routine … And your recipes always work out! Thank you for sharing your humour, knowledge and creativity …
Merry Christmas, Mel! I absolutely LOVE your site. It is my go to place for everything yummy. Thank you for keeping our mealtimes interesting, and for all the work that you put into making this blog fabulous. Enjoy the holidays with your family!
You have summed it up best .. The place to go for yummy!
please don’t ever quit your blog! You are the best blog, hands down!! Thank you for all you do! Merry Christmas, and I love that you are going to unplug! I think I am going to follow in your footsteps and do the same!
Merry Christmas Mel! We love you and your site!!!
Mel,
Your blog is the only one that I visit. You make real food for real families. I check your website every day (have done so for the past 3 years) and have made many many of your recipes. I live in Israel and have had to make many substitutions because not all of the ingredients are readily available here – but still, if there is a new recipe made in the house, it’s always from your site, and it’s always good. Keep up the good work! Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas Mel! If you stop blogging, I will stop cooking. Please don’t do that to my family! Love you!
Merry Christmas! You are ALWAYS my go-to site for recipes!
Merry Christmas, Mel. You deserve it. And if you ever decide to stop blogging, it would be a sad day for all of us, but I would totally support you in it. I have marveled over and over at the amount of work you put into this and have wondered just how you do it all with 5 kids, especially when I’m drowning with just 3! You’re an amazing woman, and as long as this blog didn’t shut down, we’d all be able to reference things for years. I mean, there’s enough recipes on here to last all of us for months! And by the time we got through all of them, well—we’d just start at the beginning again! 🙂 By no means is this intended to be rude At ALL…I just know what it feels like to be overwhelmed and you have to do what’s best for you. You truly ARE a rockstar. Have a WONDERFUL family Christmas. You are a very great lady! 🙂