I've been thinking a lot lately about blogging and food blogging in particular. I started this particular food blog about 11 years ago now, but have been food blogging in general for I guess about 15 years altogether. For most of that time I have blogged about food just about every day with very few exceptions. I cook and eat every day, so why not write about it??? Since I started this blog 11 years ago, I have posted 3886 blog posts, and I am proud to say that for the most part each post contains a recipe. I have learnt along the way and I like to think that as time has gone on I have gotten better at this lark. I still don't have the most aesthetically pleasing, well-thought-out food photographs. Photography has never been my strong suit, but I do try to present to you food that is pretty realistic. I don't use filters or edit much except to crop. Some days you get my laundry in the back ground, and some days the kitchen bin (and trust ...