For Your Weekend Reading Pleasure (and 'Thanks')

My laptop has been getting plenty of use lately. A series of rainy days made it easier to crank out a few guest posts, as well as the usual content for my two food blogs.

Can I just say? Thanks for reading. I don't usually talk numbers much around here but I see that well over 13,000 of you are popping by on a monthly basis and that makes me very happy. Really.

It's still a pleasant surprise to find that my sporadic recipes and copious photos of my (ridiculously cute) kids holds your interest. Hey, it even lands me on lists like this, which brings even more readers (and a whole heck of a lot of email spam, apparently. Ick.).

Another list I was super tickled to make was the popular Bullet List from The Mother Huddle.

I didn't have to think twice when founder Destri invited me to participate and I dedicated my list to Jamie's Food Revolution in support of his efforts to teach children how to cook.

• How To Help Your Child Embrace Real Food :: The Mother Huddle

Kids and cooking was the topic of choice this week. I also guest posted for Kim Vallee, Montreal's lifestyle and entertaining expert, while she jaunted around Japan with her husband.

• 5 Simple Ways to Get Kids Involved in the Kitchen :: At Home with Kim Vallee

Oh, and Ready Made decided they loved Simple Bites:

• Food Blog of the Week: Simple Bites :: Ready Made

I've been spicing up Simple Bites with my Spices 101 series. In case you've missed it here where we're at:

• Common Spice Myths Debunked (and a killer Spiced-Chai Granola Recipe)
• What you NEED to Know About Buying Spices
  
• How I Became a Spice Enthusiast (and link love spice edition)
• Storing Spices (and a killer Black Pepper Shrimp recipe)
  

OK! That's probably more than enough weekend reading for you! Now get outdoors and enjoy Mother Earth. It is Earth Week after all.