{"id":137,"date":"2009-04-29T19:43:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-29T23:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spiceaholic.com\/2009\/04\/29\/its-here-my-100th-post-and-a-give-away\/"},"modified":"2009-04-29T19:43:00","modified_gmt":"2009-04-29T23:43:00","slug":"its-here-my-100th-post-and-a-give-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.spicesbites.com\/its-here-my-100th-post-and-a-give-away\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s here!! My 100th post and a give-away!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wow, 100 posts! I started this blog in the summer of 2007 when I was just discovering the world of cooking and food blogs. I took breaks here and there when work was really busy or while I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do with this blog, but here I am today!<\/p>\n

Don’t worry, I’m not getting all emotional or anything. I promise.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I think this past year is when I started taking it more seriously and started participating more in the blog community. It’s been great getting to know more of you and I hope to continue to do so.<\/p>\n

So enough of all this mushiness, let’s get down to the goodies!<\/p>\n

As you can tell, a lot of my food posts have a definite slant towards Indian\/South Asian food. That’s because that’s what I grew up eating and as much as I love discovering or recreating favorites, I also like to share them with you guys.<\/p>\n

I know a lot of people who like Indian cuisine but are often too scared to try it on their own. Believe me, I’ve been there. It seems so complex with all the different spices, but really once you have a good stock of the basics, you’ll find that most recipes rely on some key spices in varying proportions.<\/p>\n

So with the hopes of luring more of you into trying your hand at Indian food, I give you Spiceaholic’s Cookbook & Spice Kit<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span>That’s right, I’m giving one lucky reader:<\/p>\n

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