One year.
We can’t believe that this food blog, Certified Foodies, has been in existence for over a year now.
We started this humble blog in May 2010 with the purpose of sharing our own recipes of dishes that we Pinoys usually don’t prepare at home. It may be because they seem complicated or too messy to cook. We wanted to show people that noob cooks (Mhel) or better skilled ones (Kenneth) can experiment and add their own twists to different recipes and flavors.
Since then, we’ve aimed to hopefully encourage people that cooking is fun. Our very own Nanay (yes, we’re siblings! :D) has shown us how much you can enjoy cooking at home. That’s why the kitchen is our favorite area in our home. We get to cook whatever we want, whenever we prefer. And she willingly (:D) tastes them, compliments or criticizes us accordingly and in a very amusing way. 😀
She’s even very supportive of our food blog. Whenever we’re dining out, she’ll always recommend we try something new. Why? ‘Cause she’s seen the development of this blog and is actually enjoying being part of all this.
A lot has happened in the past year, including our discovery of new flavor combinations and cuisines that we usually would be scared to taste. Our palates have matured and we now are looking forward to more foodie adventures. 🙂
Fierce-fierce-an 😀
We honestly can’t believe the amount of support we’re getting from our fellow foodies. From moms who have tried our recipes and added their own twists to it (definitely a win for us!) to fellow food lovers who finally worked up the courage to try something new just because of our recommendations, ahhh… for that, WE THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts… and bellies :D, especially those who find the time to visit our blog and comment.
By the way, we hope you’d consider this food blog for your list of Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2011. For all those who have already voted for us, THANK YOU SO MUCH! 🙂
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Why is this giveaway launching today, July 12, 2011?
Today, Kenneth, one of the authors of this blog, will be starting his journey towards fulfilling his culinary dreams. So, it was just fitting to start our giveaway on a very remarkable day in our lives.
Very soon, he’ll be sharing his new recipes, and tips and techniques that he learned from culinary school. So, make sure you stay tuned for that!
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Alright, enough introduction. Let’s get on to our FIRST ANNIVERSARY GIVEAWAY. But, we hope you did read the paragraphs here. You’ll know why later. 😉
GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED.
so mean, wala akong networked blogs! ninuninuninu
Hahahaha. Kelangan eh dahil sa sponsors.
Happy first anniversary and congratulations certified foodies!
Happy 1st Anniversary and Congratulations, Mhel and Kenneth of Certified Foodies!Â
bakit nawala ang post, hmm, sa connection ko lang ba iyon?
Please try again sis. There was an issue kanina. I already fixed it.
pwede sumali sponsors?:)
Yes, sis! 🙂
Congrats! I really love this contest!
Gosh manang mana talaga ako sayo sa haba ng mechanics ahahaha.. Ang ganda ni nanay jan ah.. at ang mga anak…….no comment ahahhaa.. Will try to join and post this.. 🙂
Done with the required tasks! Will do the optional tasks later 🙂
whooo ang daming sponsors! :)Â
Wooohoo ang saya! 🙂
Sis jo-join ako sa Photo Entry ha…I will check more of the details later…sana makakuha ako ng magandang shot and wordings…thanks for this contest:)
Goo!! 🙂
Wow! Congratulations on your anniversary1 🙂 So many sponsors! Yayy! :)Â
Whoo! Ang haba ng mandatory! HAHA! Congratulations on your anniv! Happy to be part of this giveaway. Join din ako dito. Yeah! Good luck sa lahat. 🙂
Hahahahahah oo nga eh ang haba. Dami kc sponsors. We didn’t expect it. Thanks for being part of our giveaway. 🙂
flooded with sponsors! yay!
hahah yeah! we didn’t expect the amount of support we got. thank you din sis! 🙂
congrats!!!! ganda ng pic ni nanay 🙂 Goodluck to all
Kelangang siguraduhing maganda eh kundi magwawala yun hahaha
nice giveaway, congrats~
sayang wala akong blog na pR0, wanted to join sana…
anyways congratulations to Certified Foodies for its 1st yr anniv!
Sorry. We wanted to make sure kasi na our sponsors get the most exposure eh.
Don’t worry, we’ll have more giveaways soon that you can join. 🙂
Nice Blog, I’m a Blogger and a Food Lover as well, ^_^ Good Luck and Many Thanks!
Hey Mel, I don’t know if I filled out the right form for the FB and Twitter tasks because that’s all I have done so far.. 😛
Let me know if I did the right thing, thanks! 😀
Yes, I will sis 🙂
bongga!!! hindi ko nakita naghanap ka sponsor, sayang. hihihi
Oo nga, sayang! hehehe
That was a long list of to-dos but did it all anyway. Congrat’s on Certified Foodies First Anniversary.
Thank you sis!Â
wow.. lots of prizes.. i love it.. joining here.. i’ll try to do all the tasks..i know i can make it coz i really want to win one of the prizes..
wish me luck!
Good luck!!! 🙂
hi, i can’t find the fb fan page of the blogging medical student (gagay). natapos ko na lahat ng tasks pati optional (hehe) except the gagay page and the photo entry. last na un. thanks
Thanks for notifying me, Janet. I already informed Gagay. I’ll keep you all posted. 🙂
yomon yomon nomon nong certified foodies.laki ng budget sa prices ha.lols
yay! Â I did it all! Â *crossing fingers* Â Hoping to win the food trip 🙂
Good luck! 🙂
yay i did it! Â Woot! Â Hoping 2 win! Â More power!
Hi Mhel, Naku ala pa me photo… Anyways hahabol ako to join 🙂
2nd week pa lang naman eh. Kaya yan! 🙂
Finally done with ALL the Mandatory Tasks! 🙂 yay me! 😀
Hahahaha and that’s an achievement!! LOL Thank you for joining! Good luck sis! 🙂
I’ve also completed the Optional FB, Twitter, GFC and Networked Blogs Task.. 😀 Phew! 😛
Hahahahaha ang galing!! Sensya na sa haba. I didn’t expect this much support from sponsors eh. 🙂
just want to share some love ^.^
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Good Luck!
sorry for posting it here..
Oh, wow. Thank you so much! I left a comment on your post 🙂
Joined the contest 🙂 what a long list but definitely worth it anyway 🙂 More power! 🙂 *hope I win* :)Â
Sorry, hahaha. We didn’t expect we’d get that many major sponsors. ^_^
Good luck! 🙂
Yipee at long last…I am officially IN…I did everything including the optional..I really want to win….weeeeeee
Ako din same sa mommy Cielo! I’m finally joining! Did everything din! YAY! Good luck to us all!!!! Weee gusto ko tuloy kumain! Hahahaha!!!!
Hi there. I entered one form for the extra entry by mistake. FB post and Tweet should be for mandatory entry. Sorry for that. 😛 email add used is ninmonster at rocketmail dot com just so you could check. 😀
Required as mandatory po ba yung photo contest? 😀
I understand the mechanics now. 😛 Will update my post with a picture and caption ASAP. 😀
gusto ko sumali kaso wala naman po akong blog 😀 great giveaway you have there 😀 goodluck to all .. and GodBless :DÂ
GREAT GREAT BLOG 😀 first time ko siya makita and i love it 😀 nabusog mata ko 😀
Aww sayang. No worries, next time mga giveaway namin will probably be on FB lang muna. 🙂
Hi Mel and Ken. I have just written my Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2011 and Certified Foodies is on my list. Love to support a great blog like Certified Foodies.
Thank you so much, sis Chin! I left a comment on your post. 🙂
Finally, posted my entry. Had been in the draft since the giveaway started…ang hirap lang magdecide…i love all the food I eat e…hehe.
finally done with the whole shebang! Good luck everyone!
joined and did all the tasks (mandatory & not) =)
done with all the tasks! more power mhel & ken! wish me luck 😉
completed all tasks yhey!!! Happy Anniversary Mhel & Ken…and goodluck to all of US =)
good luck everyone!
i hope i made it all right! happy anniversary!
haba nun ah. wew! hope i made it all right mam! ^^ happy anniversary!
Dropping by for an update! 🙂
good luck to all
sana makahabol pa.
hi. if you dont mind. is my blog eligible to join? yougotnogee.blogspot.com
thanks!
Yes, you can join. But, hurry! You’ve got only ’til 11:59pm tonight!
Hi mhel hope to make everything correct. Â