Two Awards and Time to Give Back

Having received a couple of blog awards over the last month, I guess its my time to give back. Thanks a lot, Heather and Mateja. Why the delay in this post? Because I didnt really know how these bloggie awards work! :) I thought I was just a "nominee" and was waiting for a "winner" to be annouced....

On to the job at hand....

Make a post and link back to the person who awarded me. - Done

Share seven things about myself.

1. My name means Father's Pride in Persian. But my father, who named me, didn't know it at the time. I dug it up on the Net.
2. I may be one of the few people who doesn't like pasta, or steamed dumplings. I sometimes gag or almost want to puke when I eat those. Can't stand the thought of flour cooked in water.
3. Pizza, on the other hand, would be on my last meal before I die list.
4. I love dancing barefoot.
5. I would call myself a serial monogamist - the thought of spending all eternity with one person is a bit scary. Having said that, the guys I dream about (Tom Ford and Anderson Cooper) have been with me for at least 5-10 years and have no desire to introduce anyone else into my menage...
6. I love telling dead baby jokes - not so much because they're the funniest, but to see the look on other people's faces..like they dont think I am capable of such filth.
7. I am a magazine whore. I buy way too many fashion and women's magazines, I curate them well (many still in their plastic wrap), but rarely read any of them.

Award 15 recently discovered great bloggers.

This is for all the great blogs I've run into, the food porn I've been served everyday, the genius ideas and food preparations, all the nice men and women who support me by commenting here or answering queries, and for generally just maintaining one hell of a blog:

David @ Salad Pride

Dennis @ More Than a Mount Full

Andrea @ Andrea's Easy Vegan Cooking

Amy @ Fragrant Vanilla Cake

Heather @ Sweetly Raw

Debbie @ The Health Seeker's Kitchen

Maria @ ScandiFoodie

Kate @ Diethood

Medeja @ CranberryJam

Dima @ Orange Blossom Water

Vaishali @ Holy Cow! Vegan Recipes

Jacklyn @ Go Vegan Meow!

Junia @ Mis Pensamientos

Toni @ Boulder Locavore

Valerie @ Une Gamine dans la Cuisine

Evan @ The Wannabe Chef

Contact these bloggers and tell them they've won. - Done!