Coconut and Berries

Healthy, Vegan Recipes by Emma Potts

Blog Awards, 100 Posts and Thank you!

A short break from recipe posts…

Today I wanted to acknowledge the lovely bloggers who’ve nominated Coconut and Berries for blog awards these last couple of weeks. I feel terrible that I haven’t done so earlier but still wanted to let you know how much I appreciate them, even if it is late.

I was nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award by Sylvia of Superfoodista. I was actually nominated for this award before and shared 7 random facts about me which you can read here.

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Sophia of Silk and Spice picked me for Blog of the Year!Blog of the Year Award 1 star jpeg

Poppy of Bunny Kitchen nominated me for the Dragon’s Loyalty Award

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…and Bea of Body, Energy, Action, “Mochi” of MatchaMochi, Idara of Garden of Good Eatin’ and Rowena of Natural Fuel  shared the Sunshine Blogger Award with me.

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I’m not going to nominate individual blogs for these awards as there are too many I’d like to pick! If I’ve ever left a comment on your blog please count yourself nominated! Thank you again to those who picked me Smile

It’s especially nice to receive these awards as I published my 100th post a short while ago. It may not sound like a lot to seasoned bloggers who’ve been writing for years, but it was a milestone for me. I started Coconut and Berries in the summer as a way for me to channel my passion for cooking and to keep me busy after my finals when I no longer had to spend every waking moment revising. I had no idea it would become such a big part of my life and be something I enjoy so much.

I love planning, creating, photographing and writing for the blog but most of all love connecting with all my readers, so THANK YOU for all your support! Do let me know if you make anything from the blog and send me a picture (!), or send me a message if you have any questions or requests- I’ll always do my best to respond.

I thought I’d do a little recap of Coconut and Berries’ “best bits” so far!

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Way back in the summer when I was at home enjoying my garden my most popular recipes were my Chocolate-Coated Peanut Butter Banana Pops and my Nectarine Salad with Blackberries, Basil & Toasted Hazelnuts

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I travelled to Edinburgh and Bath and got to eat at some great restaurants.

September was a highlight for me as I took part in The Vegan Month of Food. I posted every weekday (plus a few extra days) for the month, working through my pantry from A to Z and posting a new recipe for each ingredient. You can see everything I came up with here.

My personal favourite that month was my Mediterranean Israeli Couscous Pilaf, Nutty Crusted Tofu and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

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I eventually moved to Bath to start my Masters and have been cooking in my little kitchen here ever since!

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I had the pleasure of photographing a gorgeous Pumpkin Pie to appear on Dreena Burton’s blog, Plant Powered Kitchen.

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My most viewed post to date is still my Raw Berry Cream Brownies. This recipe has actually been picked to feature in a raw foods cookbook next year!

I almost forgot…In November I took part in the Virtual Vegan Potluck and shared another dessert! Vegan Crepes with Date & Orange Compote & Cinnamon Ice Cream.

Along the way I’ve written some product, cookbook and restaurant reviews, held a few giveaways (there’s still time to enter for your chance to win a copy of the cookbook “Super, Healthy Snacks and Treats”) and generally kept pretty busy!

December’s a busy month for everyone but I plan on sharing lots more that I hope you’ll enjoy!

I’ll be back with a recipe tomorrow Smile

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  1. You deserve all those awards and more Emma! I love your blog and your cooking and your photos are beautiful! Well done :) 100 posts - awesome!!

  3. Congratulations Emma! You totally have rocked this year with your gorgeous and delicious creations! Here is to wishing you lots more. Hugs! xx

  5. Congratulations on the awards and on the 100 posts - it is a great milestone that shows you have a critical mass of posts and certainly some wonderful recipes that I want to try. I always love seeing what new dishes you come up with hope there will be many more posts

  8. That’s quite a collection of awards :) All totally deserved, for sure! And hey, that cookbook deal isn’t as far off as you suggested, is it? Serious modesty from you right there!

    Huge congrats on reaching 100 posts. It’s quality, not quantity, that matters, and you have so much of the former that there’s plenty of time to make up for the latter.

    xxx

    • Thanks so much Jess, you’re always so kind :)
      As for the Masters, I’m studying “Translation & Professional Language Skills”- French and Spanish translation, editing and proofreading. (Now you know why I’m such a stickler for spelling!)

  9. Congrats Emma! I think it took me about 4 YEARS to get to the place you’re at-in terms of knowledge about blogging, posting, networking with other bloggers, etc. You’re doing an amazing job. ox

  10. Congratulations Emma! You definitely deserve it, you’ve come so far with the blog in such a short time period. I love all your recipes and your photography is stunning. There’s big things in your future, I can feel it!

  13. Congrats on everything! I am really glad I discovered your blog and enjoy reading it so much. How did I miss those banana pops? They look amazing!

    • Thank you so much Mihl! Yours was actually one of the very first blogs I started reading :)
      I’m glad to have rediscovered those banana pops too- I’d completely forgotten about them.

  16. You so deserve all those awards Emma! I agree with Jess (cookbook deal please, I would so buy it!) and Anna (very very bright future). And those brownies always get me. I don’t know why I haven’t made them already (probably scared that I would eat them all in one sitting).

  18. Wow, congrats to all your super well deserved awards! Simply LOVE your blog. Fantastic recipes and beautiful photography. So glad I found it! hugs, Sylvia

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