What a pleasant surprise when I received a nomination for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award! Cooking With a Twist nominated me, her blog is full of inventive and delicious-looking family meals and I highly recommend you check it out.
The rules of the awards are:
1. Visit and thank the blogger who nominated you.
2. Acknowledge that blogger on your blog and link back.
3. Share 7 random things about yourself.
4. Select 15 blogs for the award.
5. Copy and paste the award on your blog somewhere.
7 Random Facts:
1. I am lucky enough to have a prolific persimmon, apple, and lemon tree in my backyard as well as a garden full of rosemary, tomatoes, peppers, and chard.
2. I have been gluten-free and dairy-free for the last 3 years about 80% of the time. I decided to do this after taking an allergy test and it has really improved my mood, sleep, and overall digestion. Though I think GF and DF cooking is delicious and satisfying I secretly love opportunities to bake with flour and butter when I am providing baked goods for groups.
3. I have a sweet tooth and sweeten everything that I can justify with coconut sugar.
4. I am a pretty messy cooker and I also immensely dislike doing dishes.
5. I try to make a couple huge dishes on Sunday nights that will last our house through Wednesday lunch.
6. My go-to meal is tostadas.
7. I can never seem to make myself cook breakfast and almost always have cereals or GF waffles unless someone else cooks for me in the morning.
My Nominations for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award:
All of these blogs are food-related with an emphasis on health, GF or DF cooking, or simple and accessible dishes. Check their recipes out!
4. Fig and Fork
10. Eating Whole
12. Frugal Feeding
13. Fructose Free Me
14. Starving Artist
15. Frugal Foodie
Simple. Nourishing. Delicious. 
wow, thank you so much for nominating me! i am truly honored. And congrats to you for the award! I hope you have a great weekend!