Good morning, friends! On Saturday, HH will be celebrating its 7th birthday. Isn’t that insane? Seven years I’ve been coming to this blog writing posts 4-5 days a week, in the early days, sometimes multiple times a day. I’ve shared over 500 healthy recipes, a cookbook, three years of weekly meal plans, workouts, personal moments and holidays, day to day life, fertility struggles, and the birth of my first baby, just to name a few. So much is recorded here, and it wouldn’t be possible without my awesome readers. (No readers = a diary, not a blog haha)
(Almond Flour funfetti cupcakes)
Thanks to you guys, I wake up every day and get to live out my passion. Recently, a friend asked me what my favorite part of blogging “for a living” was, and I couldn’t pinpoint just one thing.
From recipe development to photography, to writing, to connecting with my readers, I’m incredibly lucky I get to do this for a living. Sure, I’ve worked my tail off, too many late nights, and early mornings to count all to make it work for my family, but I know it’s worth creating this space in internet land.
This year, I thought it would be fun to giveaway the latest gadget rage in my household. I resisted an air fryer for so long, and yet, now, it’s a MUST have appliance. So much so that after my first air fryer broke down after less than a month, I surveyed Instagram and bought this Instant Pot Vortex 4 in 1 air fryer, which has been great!
So, I thought it’d be fun this year to give one away! I feel like it’s one of those things you want to try but aren’t sure if one more kitchen appliance is needed. If you won one, though, why not, right? Enter to win below!
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I love your recipes, especially the lower calorie recipes! I also love your weight loss tips and healthy on a budget tips!
Happy birthday! 🎉 I enjoy reading your blog, especially as a mom of a 13 month old.
Great variety of wholesome recipes .. something for every cooking skill.
I love trying your healthy recipes!
I enjoy the recipe portion of the blog. I like looking for new, fun recipes to break up the monotony of my normal meals
I like the day in the life posts along with your grocery haul posts. I prefer the diary type posts instead of the posts where you are “selling” a specific product. I also prefer the typed blog posts to when there are youtube videos embedded into the post.
like the recipes
I like browsing the recipes. I am always looking for something quick and easy.
I love the re4cipes and the nitrition tips~
I’m kinda new to your page, but a couple things I have noticed is you are great about details. With each recipe, you are wonderful about describing the how-tos. I wouldn’t change a thing.
i read it in the email or website. i enjoy the recipes and checklists
I love the recipes and workouts – two things that have come in handy when working from home and looking for things to provide some structure and routiine.
I most enjoy reading your recipes and reviews, as well as information about daily life.
I love the recipes and the the pics of the finished dish.
I love that you are reviewing home food services. How about reviewing some restaurant chains – ie what is the :healthiest thing to order if I find myself at Chipotle or Applebees or Red Lobster for example or should I just forget them completely!
I’m so glad you are liking those reviews! I love that idea of what to order! I’m going to put that on my post idealist but probably won’t get around to it till next year when hopefully eating at restaurants is a thing for everyone again (some states are quarantined now, some are not, some people eat out, some don’t feel safe etc..)
I love all the recipes you share, they are always great!
I enjoy reading the recipes!
I love the recipes. I like that they lean towards the healthier side. I would however, like to see some newer dinner recipes that are a little different and do not require a ton of non standard spices to go buy.
Love this! I was actually just thinking I need to get some new quick dinner recipes up on the blog. I feel like I’ve been doing a lot of muffins, desserts, and TJ’s recipes recently! By back to school time I’ll definitely turn my focus back to easy dinners! Don’t forget to check out the recipe index though, you can filter by 30 minutes or less and dinner for some ideas!
Mostly your recipes, but the checklists are pretty cool too.
I love the wholesome and healthy recipes.
I enjoy the recipes best.
I’m all about the recipes! I’d love to see more Instant Pot Recipes. especially ethnic ones. And if I win this, then more recipes for the Air Fryer! I’d love to win this!
Yes! That’s why I’ve hesitated to put very many air fryer recipes up, not everyone has one. Lots of people have IP’s now though! You are right, I haven’t done any IP recipes in a while! I’ll get on that, in the meantime, here is a link to my IP recipe index: https://hungryhobby.net/category/recipes/?fwp_cooking=instant-pot
I love recipes, I work in a restaurant and at times I struggle to eat healthy
I love your recipes and following your journey through motherhood 😊
Thanks for such a great giveaway! I’m following you on Pinterest but put in my username wrong LOL! It should be gentry4582 instead.
Okay, I’ll make sure to double-check that when rafflecopter randomly generates a winner!
The types of posts I love the most are the reviews. For instance, your review of the Blue Apron meal delivery kits was interesting because it’s nice to hear an honest appraisal of the pros and cons of these types of products.I really like reading honest reviews of the heavily advertised products or services, whether it’s kitchen appliances, subscription boxes, beauty products, etc., to see if they live up to all they hype before spending my money on them.
I also like the recipes for baked goods that use different types of ingredients to make them a bit healthier. Happy 7th Anniversary to your blog.
So glad to hear someone is enjoying the reviews! It’s been fun to do them and I’m glad they were helpful!
I love reading about good foods..
I love all the recipes thanks for sharing them.They I would love to see more low carb or is to recipes.
I love your recipes! The YouTube logo at the top of your blog leads to the main YouTube page instead of your account.
Thank you! I’ll figure out how to change that, especially since I’ve been actually doing YouTube videos.
I love recipe posts the best. Always giving me new ideas for dinner.
I am really enjoying the recipes! I’m a new fan and they all look great.
Oh my gahhh I’ve been dying for this all-in one gadget! I have too many kitchen appliances for my little house, but this would be the bomb to help me use it for all the thingssss. Eek
I love your recipes most of all, you’re my go to resource for yummy and good food! Your health tips are also so amazing!
I really like the health tips.
I enjoy reading reviews. Post more about appliances and recipes.