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Happy 7th Birthday, Relishments! {Giveaway}

Published on December 26, 2015 By Emily. Updated on December 25, 2015

As is the case every year, the days after Christmas transport me to a Christmas break that seems like it was lifetimes ago; sitting on the couch in my parents’ house in Maine, 6 months away from my wedding.  It was then, largely as a function of my boredom, that I started Relishments.

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When I stop and think about all that I’ve experienced because of this site and how far the site has come, I’m always amazed.  2015, my 7th year of blogging, was a pretty great one.  The site got a new look and I honed in on a new vision, “Savoring Life in the Berkshires”.  Special thanks to Whitney Wright for both helping my redesign my site and for coming up with my new tagline.  I really started writing about the Berkshires seriously over the past couple years and I’m excited to bring my readers even more.  This year also saw me actually earning money from working directly with advertisers (find out how to advertise on Relishments!) and reviewing some incredible cookbooks.  I learned more about making great food, writing quality content and loved being part of the blogging community.

I cannot thank all of you, my readers, enough.  Thank you for every time you shared a post, clicked on an ad, liked Relishments posts on Facebook, retweeted my recipes, shared my pins on Pinterest, bought something with my Amazon affiliate links, told your friends about this site or just came by to read a post.  It was a great year for Relishments and I’m so excited to see what 2016 has in store.

Though I cannot thank each of you individually, I’m sticking with my tradition of sending a thank you prize to one awesome reader.  This year, I’ll be sending a randomly selected reader the following:

2015 Relishments prize pack v3

One 12-ounce package of Assembly Coffee Roasters Bellwether Blend Coffee (note: these are whole beans, not ground coffee) – read about my experience at the Berkshire Museum Learner’s Lab where I met Julia from Assembly Coffee and learned how to make a decent cup

One box Harney and Sons Earl Grey Supreme Tea tea bags– read my Harney and Sons posts

A copy of The Whole Grain Promise by Robin Asbell – read my review and check out a sample recipe for Cranberry Cornmeal Upside-Down Cake

A copy of Making Dough by  Russell Van Kraayenburg – read my review and check out my recipe for Awesome Herb and Cheese Biscuits

Want to win?  Use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter:

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Disclosure: Some of the prizes were donated to Relishments for this giveaway.  Thanks to Assembly Coffee Roasters, Robin Asbell and Quirk Books for their continued support of Relishments!

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Comments

  1. Kristin C says

    December 26, 2015 at 9:38 am

    Congrats on 7 years! So glad our paths crossed during that time! Here’s to more years of blogging!

  2. Heather S says

    December 26, 2015 at 12:13 pm

    I’m looking forward to spending more time with my kiddos and taking a few more vacations!

  3. Lisa Valinsky says

    December 26, 2015 at 1:44 pm

    I’m excited about planning a few long weekend trips with our new baby! I love the idea of starting a few new traditions with her.

  4. Jen says

    December 26, 2015 at 2:53 pm

    Congrats on 7 years!! I’m looking forward to taking some trips in 2016 to places I haven’t been to!

  5. Jean King says

    December 26, 2015 at 3:50 pm

    Congratulations on 7 years of blogging! I miss our lunch-time food chats! I also miss oohing and ahhing over what tasty new recipe you brought in, sharing favorite soup recipes! I love having this connection to chat with you!

  6. Heather says

    December 27, 2015 at 7:10 am

    There are SO many things I love about Relishments >> I love learning how you are putting your CSA to use, I love your recipes and your showing off other people’s recipes that work well for you, and I LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE your highlights posts. You started that trend, my friend ;) HAPPY BLOGIVERSARY!!!

  7. manda says

    December 27, 2015 at 2:10 pm

    Looking forward to new goals in the upcoming year.

  8. Marty C. says

    December 28, 2015 at 2:48 pm

    Congratulations! Seven years is, like, 49 in blog years! I’m looking forward to spending more tome with family at the lake this summer, now that my littlest is two.

  9. Nik says

    December 29, 2015 at 1:50 pm

    Time with my family

  10. Ally says

    December 29, 2015 at 5:51 pm

    Congratulations on 7 years! Wow!
    I’m looking forward to a fresh start :)

  11. Annamarie V says

    December 30, 2015 at 9:10 pm

    I’m looking forward to a fresh new year, getting in better shape, cleaning out the house and spending quality time with my Husband and dog.

  12. Cindy A. says

    December 31, 2015 at 12:45 pm

    Thank you so much for offering such a wonderful giveaway! I am most looking forward to my new job. It is an exciting new chapter in my life and I can hardly wait to get started. :)

  13. Margaret says

    January 2, 2016 at 3:24 pm

    I am looking forward to graduate!

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    December 28, 2015 at 8:01 am

    […] Staffer Emily’s site, Relishments, is celebrating 7 years with a giveaway.  Visit her site to enter to win a prize pack containing coffee, tea and two of her favorite 2015 cookbooks.  […]

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Last week Brian and I finally got around to hiring Last week Brian and I finally got around to hiring a sitter for a rare night out. We went to dinner at @publicna and took advantage of the opportunity with drinks, appetizers and dessert.

Pictured:
- Citrus Braised Beef Tacos
- "Chicken and Waffles"
- House Fries with Garlic Aioli
- Fried Chickpeas
- Blood Orange Cheesecake
It was no surprise that Public was close to full on a Wednesday night - everything was so good. 

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New year, new theme word! This year's word is "enr New year, new theme word!
This year's word is "enrich" and I'm really excited about it.

I've written more about this year's theme on the blog. Click in the link in my profile or follow the link below to read the post.
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#YearlyTheme #MyOneWord #2023 #enrich2023 #NewYearsResolution
It's not New Year's Eve without a Top 9 post. It's It's not New Year's Eve without a Top 9 post.
It's almost all #Berkshires content this year, which is great.
1. A pasta salad reel that took longer to create than the recipe took to make.
2. A reel from North Carolina where I could have watched birds all day.
3. The @thelazygenius book giveaway.
4.@plantconnector 
5. @berkshiremuseum 
6.@sculpture.now at @themountlenox 
7. @massmoca 
8. @mountainviewfarm413 
9. The #AshuwillticookRailTrail
New on the blog: My 2022 reflections on last year' New on the blog: My 2022 reflections on last year's theme word - resume. 

I was able to get back to many activities that were meaningful to me this year and I'm calling this theme a success. Follow the link below or click the link in my profile to read more.
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New on the blog: My Favorite Recipes of 2022. For New on the blog: My Favorite Recipes of 2022.

For the fourth year, I've recapped the best new (to me) recipes I made this year in the hope that they'll give you some new dishes to try. This year's list is short, but delicious. It includes @budgetbytes My Favorite Recipes of 2022
Published on December 30, 2022 By Emily. Updated on December 30, 2022

It’s hard to believe that 2022 is basically behind us. Though overall this year found me getting back to the person I want to be (post-babies and “post”-pandemic), I did not try nearly as many new recipes this year as I used to. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised to see that I’d made note of any new-to-me recipes I wanted to share in this post. This year’s list is short, but delicious. It includes recipes from @budgetbytes, @smittenkitchen and @howsweeteats.
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@coastalmainebotanicalgardens continues to be one @coastalmainebotanicalgardens continues to be one of the highlights of all my return trips to Boothbay and their annual Gardens Aglow event continues to impress. It was great to be back to walking the gardens instead of the pandemic drive through and there seemed to be more lights than ever.  I'm already looking forward to next year.
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It has been a while, but there is finally a new CS It has been a while, but there is finally a new CSA menu plan on the blog! Visit the link below or in my profile to see how I plan to make use of some of the @mightyfoodfarm produce seen here.
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Fall in the Berkshires is always incredible, but t Fall in the Berkshires is always incredible, but this year we've had weather that has also been outstanding. The past 2 weekends have included time at Jaeschke Orchards, the Greylock Glen, and the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail as well as stopping to photograph any random foliage I see. 
Check out the last slide for video of some feathered friends we saw on a walk.
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@freshgrassfestival continues to be one of my favo @freshgrassfestival continues to be one of my favorite events each year, and it doesn't hurt that it's just minutes away from home. Enjoying the festival with my kids is definitely a different experience than without, but it's still a good time. The weather was especially cooperative today which was great for all the laps I did around the @massmoca campus pushing a stroller. I'm already looking forward to next year.
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