Wow, its been an amazing year! I started this blog about year ago. I don’t know the exact date; even though the first post is dated Jan 1st, I am sure I cheated a bit and fibbed the date. If I remember correctly, I woke up way too hung over on Jan 1st to even go near a computer. But now on I am going to pretend like Jan 1st is my real blog birthday.
When I started a blog last year, I had no idea where I was going with it. I wouldn’t call my life boring, it is far from it, but I couldn’t base a public blog on my everyday life. There are too many girls who write about the drama of their single life, but I believe there is much more drama in a marriage, but I definitely didn’t want to write about that. And work, well there is more than enough drama for a TV serial at my workplace, but the lawsuits sure would’ve been ugly. Anyway, somehow along the way, it occurred to me that I could write about food, the safest subject in the world, a universal topic everyone can relate to.
That is the short version of how this blog became a food blog, it went through a bunch of transformations, starting from the name to the platform used. It started as a personal blog on MSN Spaces, then I moved to blogger, and finally settled on Wordpress.
I am very happy with where this blog is right now. There are about hundred recipes and forty restaurant reviews. That means I published a recipe once in three days this year. I was not even cooking once in three days in 2006! I have tried so many new things this year, I even baked my first bread! I could go on and on, but let me just pick some highlights from 2007. These are my personal favorites.
- Best Savory Recipe- Lamb Chops - Indian Style.
- Best Dessert - Lychee Mango Two Layer Pudding
- Best Cocktail - Kumquat and Mango Mojito
- Best Restaurant Review - Nishino . One of my proudest moments of 2007 was when this review won a Critic’s Choice Award from Urbanspoon.
- Most Buzzed Post: Random Musings . This one hit a nerve with so many people… It was fun to read the reactions.
I am sending the Lychee Mango Two Layer Pudding to Sandra & Zorra who are hosting the Best of 2007 event. I made this dessert when my parents were visiting, and they loved it. They couldn’t believe their daughter could make something like this, and that made this recipe so special to me.
But none of this would’ve been possible without you all. I would like to thank..
- the food blogging community, for your constant encouragement, and for the notes that you leave for every post, the words of encouragement or the quick hellos that really made this process more interactive and fun. And to the few of you who grew from being a random commenter into more of a friend status, thank you for sharing a bit of your lives with me.
- the anonymous readers who get here looking for a recipe or a restaurant recommendation. Some of you leave a note, some send me a private e-mail, and the majority remains silent. But I thank you all for visiting, because you make my stats go up, and there is nothing that makes me happier than staring at those statscounter graphs everyday.
- my real life friends, who had to sit and wait patiently while I clicked dozens of pictures of their meals in restaurants, before they could take a bite of their own food. Thank you all for those fun night-outs.
- last, but not the least, I would like to thank my sweetheart, my partner-in-crime, who contributed a bunch of recipes on this site. But more than that, thank you for being the guinea pig for all my disastrous cooking experiments, and for waiting patiently while I struggled to get one decent picture out of dinner. Without you in my life, none of this would have been possible.
Now, what is in store for Live to Eat in 2008? I am going to be more regular in posting for sure. I am in the process of redesigning the blog to make it more user friendly. But other than that, I haven’t made big plans for next year. Life is full of surprises, don’t want to miss out on those by doing a silly thing like planning my life in advance.
This post goes to the Best of 2007 event hosted by Nupur of One Hot Stove.
Wishing all my readers a wonderful New Year! Hope you all had a fabulous 2007!
I will see you all in 2008 with a fresh new look.
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This event is such a good idea. I am enjoying all the recaps so much
Going to post mine on the 30th 
that is such a sweet post, sweetie
I’m very happy with where your blog is right now too! Keep up the good work, Sig!
hmmmmmmmmmmmm
I am so glad you picked food… I couldn’thave gotten the recipe for kadala curry from a gossip blog
Hugs! Have a great 2008
i second raaga - thank you for choosing food - esp i enjoy your restaurant reviews though they’re all miles away from where i live. wishes for a great year ahead.
Great post, Sig! Your blog is a delight to read…I especially enjoy the pure joy and simplicity of the traditional recipes from Kerala that you post every so often.
Thanks for playing along
first off loved the hungover part…i think it is the perfect way to begin a year
…second..loved the
write-up…have always enjoyed what you have written..i think the first post i read of urs was when u bought ur car…and i have been hooked since…
have a fantastic 2008 sweetie…happy hols to u and siv
It has been a fantastic year for me too, but there will be lot of changes in the new year in the way I blog!!
Great to be your fellow blogger Sig, love coming here whenever I can. Love ya and happy new year sweetie, have fun!:)
Thats such a lovely post Sig. You have some great recipes here, which I am planning to cook in coming days.
Wish you and Siv a very happy new year.
That was such a sweet post…I’ve loved coming over here ever since I knew about it…must be quite some time now…Loads of warm wishes to you and Siv for the New Year…looking forward to many more delightful reads and recipes from you
Sig,
this is my first time here ,i do really liked reading this post ,keep up the good work .
wish you happy new year.
hugs and smiles
jaya
What a well written post, Sig! Though a big chunk of your recipes are not vegetarian(and I am), I like dropping by to see what you have to say.
Your blog rocks and so do u 
Sig, I’m enjoying all the recaps and your blog has always been a fun read. Congrats on your 1 year of blogging and Happy New Year in advance.
Hi-I am one of the anonymous readers who leaves a comment once in a while. I enjoy reading your blog both the food and non-food related posts.What I esp like about your blog,is the variety of cuisines you explore.Also, I appreciate your open mindedness to different cuisines and cultures-unlike some Indian food bloggers who come up with statemets like “Indian cooking- the mother of all cooking”, which in my opinion is both direspectful and foolish.
Good luck in the coming new year and wishing you and your husband many delightful culinary adventures.
Best Wishes
Amy
PS: I am originally from India- hence mentioned my gripe with Indian bloggers, meant to clarify that lest I annoy anyone and be virtually lynched
what a lovely post, sweetie
loved the way u’ve compiled the why’s & how’s of ur blog!
I’ve always enjoyed reading your beautiful blog and here’s to many more years of making friends wait while u click
Best Wishes for the New Year! hugs!
Dear Sigs,
Though I am not regular at my blog :)) still there are few blogs I never miss and yours is one of them. Glad to have met a lovely, fun-spirited girl in this blogosphere.
Happy New Year 2008 to Siv and you.
Hugs,
Reena
It didn’t show emoticons before so here’s one more…
Thats one lovely post Sig
Well said, there is nothing that makes me happier, than watching my blog stats go up! 
take care and Wishing You a very Happy and Joyous 2008..:D 
~ Siri
Are you going to have a blast for the eve? Will tell you what I’m upto on
Lots and lots of love
really missed chatting with you.
Wishing you and Siv a super year ahead
What man!!!! No emoticon for HUG???? Make sure you add that in the new year
I’m here from Shantanu and since it’s my fist visit, I’ll start with saying hello - all the way from Norway.
You really have a great blog and your food posts are excellent - very readable and educational - quite exotic for a Norwegian you know.
I do agree with your thoughts about blogging and started two years a good - The Blogsphere is a great place
Besides: I love to read about others cultures and traditions - including food - as much as I like to share about ours.
Wishing you a great 2008 blog year too!
Awesome year Sigma! Here is a better idea for the New Year. Make us your guinea pigs instead of Siva
Here’s wishing all of us a gastronomically superb 2008
I absolutely adore your restaurant reviews. I secretly (well, not anymore
) wonder how you go to such fancy restaurants and how you really know the nuances of food tasting and wine pairing..
I will look forward to more reviews in Bay Area the coming year !!
Hugs
Revathi
New Year wishes to you and your family too!!! Yours is one of my fav blogs!!! Love your recipes and your wonderful pictures…. Also enjoi reading your restr reviews, even though I dont live anywhere close to Seattle!!
Sig, your blog is a delight to view n read. I agree wholeheartedly with you that it wouldnt have been possible without your husband, coz I have mine who waits patiently to have a bite, before I do all those clicking - n so much more!!
I love visiting your blog & enjoy being a part of your blog life. Keep it up girl, n wishing you all the best for 2008!!!
Looking forward to each & every post of yours
Oops! So there is no new year post?
I *love* this post!
And I obviously love your blog :), all the more because you have those crazy restaurant reviews replete with pictures and some awesome drinks recipes.
Happy New Year, Sig!
That’s a great recap Sig! yours was one of the first blogs I started reading, and I love your style of writing! keep up the good work girl:)
Wish you a very Happy New Year!
Sig, honey, it was a pleasure meeting you this year, (don’t worry, I know that we’ll meet in person)
I have enjoyed your experiements in the kitchen, your reviews and the trips you’ve taken us along to.
Happy new year to you and Siv! Looking forward to the new look.
I think I have commented once or twice..but come here more often then that…
Love your style of writing..Kepp it coming
happy blog birthday!
Happy new year and happy blogversary Sig!
Mamatha
enjoyed your post - I particularly enjoyed your thoughts on why a food blog - I felt a bit the same when I started a food blog - that it was a safe way to talk about food - and yet I find it interesting how most things in my life I can relate to food if I want to because it is so central in our lives whether we acknowledge it or not!