It's hard to believe it's been four years since I first hit publish and gave birth to Ingenious Inkling.
I've had an absolute blast … pushed my creativity to new heights … and made some awesome friends. Thanks so much for sharing the ride with me.
To celebrate, I thought I would share some of my favorite things:
- Jenni Bowlin Core Impressions Core'dinations Cardstock
- Chipboard Label Album
- Dimensional Stickers & Bicycle Tags
- Hero Arts Today & Always Cling Stamp
- Hampton Arts Time Flies Cling Stamps
- K&Company Floral Banners Dimensional Stickers
- Zva Creative Pearl Flourishes
- Hero Arts Big Clock Cling Stamp
- Wordsworth I'm So Glad Clear Stamps
- Mint Motif Sweet Hearts
- Schlosser Designs Hexagon-A-Thon Clear Stamps
- Stampington Clearly Impressed Botanical Illustrations
- Katie Pertiet Autumn Leaves Ticketed Clear Stamps
All you have to do is leave me a comment telling me about your favorite summer recipe or food. Caprese salad tops my list, as does cold watermelon with salt. I'll randomly select one lucky winner next Saturday morning.
Thanks again for all of the fun.
WOoT Woot! Congratulations!!! 4 years! wow!
Favourite summer recipe or food… hmmm.. we have summer all year long! lol but in “actual” summer months its the mango season and I love thick, chilled mango shake, okay so thats a drink but I love that. There is one more thing we make a lot, melon+ tea whitener+ milk + sugar = AWESOME cool drink! ok dang it, this is another drink!
OH YES! There’s this sweet dish my grams used to make, mango sweet dish basically but it had raspberry jelly and cream all beaten and mixed together as one. It is one of the only few sweet dishes I actually really love!
Yup that’s it.
I think my favorite summer food is fresh fruit. I just ADORE going to the farmer’s market and sampling all the beautiful fresh fruit that is grown locally. I am very lucky to live in California where the farmer’s market is just plentiful with all sorts of gorgeous produce!
Wow… four years… congratulations! How wonderful!
My favorite summer food is a fruit salad I make with fresh pineapple, red and green grapes, strawberries and peaches and/or blueberries. No sugar or sauce… just plain and mixed together. Yummmm!!!
congrats on 4 yrs Steff. Amazing. Summer for me means barbeques and my hubby’s marinated muscles… lots of garlic butter and soy sauce mixed together and poured over freshly cook muscles in their shells on the barbie…. makes me want summer here in NZ to hurry up and come!
Love your blog Steff and read every new post. Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us. Hands down my fave summer food is fresh tomatoes, still warm from the garden, washed, sliced thick on fresh white bread with a slather of mayo. Yumm, yumm….can’t wait!
Congrats on four years of fun inspiration! Hmmm…favorite summer food? Home-made vanilla ice cream!
OH MY!!! 4 years–CONGRATS on that HUGE milestone:) Here’s to many many more years of crafting and blogging:)
As for my summer food fav—it would be the cookouts that we have. Plain old hot dogs and burgers–LOVE! Something about summer and cooking out….getting together with the family–LOVE it!
Congrats on a 4 year blogaversary! My favorite summertime food is the first corn on the cob smothered in butter! I do love watermelon and rhubarb too.
Congrats!!
Love all the fresh produce during the summer. Tomatoes, cucumbers and yes, watermelon with salt!!
Congratulations on your 4 year blogoversary! My favorite summertime food is Linguini Salad, as soon as Memorial Day hits my mom starts making it!
Congratulations. I enjoy your blog. I admire your talent and enjoy the pictures of you and your sister having fun. I like any kind of salad in the summer.
my faverite …. balmain bugs [an aussie seafood] simply cooked on the barbie good company and a chilled white, a great xmas feast
My favorite summer recipe is a greek salad I make with orzo. Everyone loves it. That and a house full of grandkids is heaven!!
a dear friend just shared her chocolate chip zucchini bread recipe with me, i am anxiously awaiting our neiighbor’s overload of zucchini so i can try out the recipe!
and CONGRATS on your 4 years of an awesome blog!
Happy Anniversary, Stephanie! My favorite summer food is…home grown tomatoes. Ours have just started to ripen. Yum!
Congrats on the 4 years. I think one of my favorites is a good salad made with all the good ingredrients coming right from the garden……..I don’t have a garden, but love to shop the fresh farm markets for those great ingredients.
Congratulations on four years. That’s an incredible undertaking – especially when you think of the amount of content, photo editing, link-love curating… thank you for it all.
My favorite summer recipe is lemonade pie.
http://madebynicole.blogspot.com/2011/03/pi-day-lemonade-pie.html
Four years? Wow. I know I’ve enjoyed watching your journey & being inspired by it.
Summer recipe…hmm…my mom shared a great salad with me a few months ago: spinach, tomatoes, capers, and thinly sliced avocado, with your favourite creamy dressing. She used Caesar; I’ve tried & loved Greek yogurt garlic & feta. I also like to add feta crumbles to the salad itself.
Congratulations on four years! My favorite summer foods are home grown tomatoes, corn on the cob and fresh raspberries. I wait all year for a caprese salad…not worth eating if the tomatoes aren’t from the garden!
Congratulations – 4 years!!
You’ve been a ‘friend’ for a long time Steff.
My favourite(S) for summer are: tomatoes from the garden (caprese style), bing cherries, watermelon, cold pasta salad(S), fresh veggies and fresh fruit.
Thank you for letting us participate in your celebrations.
Congrat’s on the four years! You inspire me each day I open my email and find your latest post. My favorite Summer meal is BBQ Ribs. I put olive oil on them and then rib rub and bake them at 325 for a couple to three hours (with tin foil on them), and then take the tin foil off and crank it up to 400 for the last 15 minutes. Sometimes on that last 15 minutes, I’ll put sweet baby ray BBQ sauce on them too. So bad and so good all at the same time.
Happy Bloggy Birthday!!! My favorite summertime food has to be corn on the cob!!! We just stocked our freezer with it and eat it every chance we can! I am not much of a cook, so don’t have any recipes, but eating corn on the cob, cooked anyway is always a treat to me! Thanks for the chance to win some for your favorite goodies!
There is nothing better than fresh local Oregon strawberries, in any way, shape or form! Or our local Dungeness crab that we are able to get right off the docks on the Pacific Ocean!
Congrats.
Happy Blog Birthday, Stephanie! I have told you before, and it’s still true…your blog is my favorite of the ones I follow!! Especially your Thursday link posts! Thanks again for all your inspiration! My favorite summer food is corn on the cob with lots of butter and salt! YUMMMMM!!!
I love, love, LOVE your blog!!
Congrats on 4 years….
My favorite is all the summer fruit…watermelon, peaches, cherries, strawberries, raspberries…and cold salads….
Congrats on your 4th blogaversary!!! That’s quite any achievement – long way for me yet lol ;). My fave summer recipe is actually… Pimms o’clock! 😉 Nothing better than a refreshing Pimms drink, with mint, cucumber and strawberries to enjoy with your BBQ yummy stuff..hmmmm!!!! 🙂
I so enjoy reading your blog and congrats on your big blogversary!Your travels so inspire me.
My summertime favorites are Blueberries and the tomatoes and baby cucumbers fresh from our garden.
Wow -happy blogaversary- love the variety of your blog- fave summer recipe-um-have to think it’s winter here so maybe-my homemade ice-cream plum pudding made with eggwhites and cream and dried fruit and a bit of brandy, Caesar salad and all the yummy fresh fruits and vegs available- cant wait- and must try watermelon with salt never heard that before
Watermelon without a doubt! YUM! Or.. .fresh green beans …mmmmmm
Oh my goodness – how could it be 4 yrs already!! Congrats!! I have enjoyed everyone of your posts
Let’s see – favorite summer goodie would have to be home-made banana ice cream! yummy
Congratulations on your blog anniversary. Thanks for all you share and for the chance to win this prize. My favorite summer recipe is for a chicken berry salad with lots of fruit and a few nuts.
My favorite summer food is to have a lot of fresh fruit because it is only available in the summer time.
Watermellon for me! My all time favorite!
Congratulations on your 4th birthday, I love your blog! You are a busy girl. My favorite summer foods are cherries, watermelon, mangoes and grilled vegies with Weber’s Vegie Grill sprinkled on top before the vegies hit the grill. Yummy.
How fabulous! Congrats on the blog birthday! My favorite summertime food is definitely grilled hotdogs (with mustard and relish) and homemade potato salad! YUM! Keep up the great work – lov eyour blog!
I’ve been following you for two and a half years! FOUR years is wow! You have inspired me so many times with different projects. Congrats.
I would have to say Watermelon is my all time favorite summer food. I eat a whole one every couple of days between the kiddos and I.
Thanks.
Congrats on your four year anniversary. I love following your blog and seeing the things you create. So much inspiration.
My favorite summer food has to be all the fresh fruit and veggies…so full of flavor. YUMM!!
Strawberry or peach shortcake!
My all time favorite summer food is Honeydew Mellon ball swimming in Strawberry Banana Juice! So Good and refreshing!!! A must try if you are looking for a great and refreshing picnic treat! =)
Congrats on 4 years! I love your blog; always so inspiring!
Big congrats Stef!! I love your blog especially your Thurs. links, I check them out every time.
My fav. summer food Ambrosia salad or some people call it Hawaiian Delight. It has mini marshmallows, pineapple, coconut etc in it…yummy
WOW! Has it been that long? Well, congrats girlie! Although I love your works of art, I really enjoy your Thursday posts each week!
My favorite thing to consume in Summer is sweet watermelon and homemade Lemonade! Yummo!
raspberries for me! Congrats to you!
Congratulations! Happy blog birthday! Love following you as inspiration hits, your creativity is amazing!
My favourite summer treat is ice cream sandwiches or hot fudge sundaes!!! Yummy!
Congratulations and Happy Birthday! I look forward to all your posts but especially the Link love!
Congratulations on your blog birthday. One of my favorite summer foods is fruit pizza — just made some today. YUM!