Wow!
The response to The Rantings of an Amateur Chef continues to blow my mind. First some stats:
Since I started in late February, there have been over 18,000 page views, 1664 on a single day, 850 comments left, almost 900 email subscribers, 130 shares, a dozen or so reblogs and visitors from 116 different countries. (Anyone know someone in Greenland that wants to check the blog out??)
We have had several guest bloggers: Maggie (Cake of the Irish and more), Danny (PVC and chocolate), Naomi (mushroom dip), Pam (Irish stew) and Gabby (Vegan chocolate pancakes). If you have an interest in being featured on The Rantings of an Amateur Chef, drop me a line at rantingchef@yahoo.com.
Now on to the awards ceremony….
I have been blessed to be nominated for two additional blogger awards.
The first is the Liebster Award from Sarah at Memoirs of An Amateur Cook. The second is the Sunshine Award from Lisa at fLVE. THANK YOU BOTH!
As I wrote in my previous award acceptance, I don’t always follow directions, so I won’t answer all the questions associated with the awards, but I do want to highlight several other blogs to nominate:
Sunshine: What to Cook – a great variety of recipes. The Kitchen Bitch – Great stories and food.
Liebster: Humble Feast – Beautiful pics and wonderful food. Marinating Online – Also great pics and good tips.
Thank you all for making The Rantings of an Amateur Chef one of the fastest growing blogs on the Net. You Guys Rock!!
Rantings of an Amateur Chef 
Congratulations — that is amazing what you’ve been able to accomplish in such a short amount of time. Here’s to more!!!!
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The success belongs to you guys. Without you, I’d be an amateur chef ranting to himself!
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Congrats!
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Your statistics are amazing. Congrats on them AND your awards. Thanks for stopping by my blog today.
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Well done, Chef!
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Congratulations! That is fantastic news!
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I love your blog, you have amazing recipes, does not surprise me that your blog is so well received..Congrats
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That is amazing! I love your recipes. I also appreciate you following my little ol’ blog, and would love some feedback so I can be well on my way to greatness. You’re an inspiration! Congrats.
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Congratulations on your two awards and I am overjoyed with your nomination for the Sunshine Award. I really enjoy what you produce and hope to some day be as popular a blogger as you. Thanks again.
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Congrats! 🙂
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Impressive stats… good on you!
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Wow…congrats!!!! 🙂
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Congratulations! You are definitely doing something right. Keep the recipes coming.
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Thanks for the nomination, Ranting Chef! Keep on blogging 🙂
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Congrats! 🙂
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WOW thats fantastic. Such success in such a short time. My most hits day was 31!!
Thanks for following me too!!
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Wow thank you. What is the Liebster Award and what does nominated mean? I may sound stupid but I blog around a 60+ hour work week cooking for up to 120 people everyday. I am not very blog award savvy. Love you blog and am not surprised by your stats.
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I really didn’t spend much time describing them, so here is a good explaination – http://sarahsfoodieblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/a-much-needed-smile-the-liebster-award/
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Wow! That is so impressive! I have to admit I am just a teeny bit jealous. Care to share any tips on bumping up the followers and views for fellow bloggers? Pretty please?
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Congratulations! It’s wonderful to be rewarded for such hard work. You deserve it. 🙂
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Congratulations on the awards and the success!! You are doing a wonderful job 🙂
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Congratulations on the awards and those amazing stats! 🙂
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Congratulations everyone!
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Congratulations! I love reading your blog, and you’re definitely deserving of both awards! Your stats are pretty amazing, too–something for this newbie blogger to aspire to. 🙂
Thanks so much for the Liebster nomination! I’m sure I don’t deserve it, but I’m honored nevertheless.
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Impressive! How did you manage to acquire such a large fan base in such a short amount of time? Are you linking to your blog through other sites? Thanks for checking out my blog! 🙂 You are like the cooking blog equivalent to my mostly baking blog! Have a great weekend.
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Congratulations!
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