Two years, people. TWO years. Two years ago I decided to start telling you about what I was cooking.
Back then I was mostly talking to myself, but eventually you wonderful people found me. I am glad to have formed many online friendships, some of which have turned into real-life friendships. I’ve collaborated with some of my favorite people. I’ve learned so much from you and continue to be inspired by your comments and emails. I want to spend this week celebrating and I have some good stuff in store for all of us—recipes, guests and giveaways. It all starts today, when I am proud to debut the first ever Lottie + Doof merchandise.
Two of my favorite designers graciously agreed to create two tote bags for me (two! get it? two!).
Stephanie Waddell is one of my dear friends and the genius behind Agnes & Hoss, a textile design and home/personal accessory line that she ran for years. Her illustrations of natural objects are so wonderfully rendered. I love this strawberry tote bag which is perfect for a trip to the market.
Julia Rothman is an illustrator extraordinaire, whose work has been featured everywhere, including in the NYC subway! She recently published her first book (along with my friends Matt and Jenny!) and maintains the wonderful blog, Book By Its Cover. She designed this fantastic Lottie + Doof crest featuring, Lottie, me and an assortment of kitchen gear.
I am so grateful to both Steph and Julia for designing these wonderful bags and am excited to share them with you.
So, some of you loyal Doofers might be wondering how you can get your hands on one of these tote bags. Well, you’ll have a few opportunities this week to secure your very own—starting right now! Leave a comment before Friday (9/10/10) that includes either your favorite fruit or your favorite recipe from Lottie + Doof and you will be entered into the give-away. I’ll randomly select a few people to receive a tote bag. Commenting not your thing? Stay tuned, there will be a couple of other opportunities later in the week.
Thanks again to all of you for making this site so fun. I am really looking forward to another year of cooking with all of you. Stay tuned for lots of fun stuff this week…
Chandra says:
September 6th, 2010 at 10:33 am
My favorite recipe is definitely the Ina Garten Lasagna. I make more friends with that lasagna than with any charm or personality.
Shaheen {The Purple Foodie} says:
September 6th, 2010 at 10:40 am
Oh I just love your illustration! Happy, happy 2 years Tim!
dorie says:
September 6th, 2010 at 10:43 am
Happy Anniversary! And congratulations on your terrific site!
I’m looking forward to all that you’ve got planned for this week and I’m really looking forward to the possibility of meeting you when I’m in Chicago in October.
Linny says:
September 6th, 2010 at 10:47 am
Happy blogiversary! My most recent favorite is your pasta with fresh corn pesto, but I can’t wait to try the concord grape tart – mmmm!
irene says:
September 6th, 2010 at 10:48 am
happy blogday! oh yes, please, count me in! these bags look wonderful. my favorite fruit? that’s a hard decision, but i adore fresh apricots. without anything, just like that :)
Jane says:
September 6th, 2010 at 10:49 am
Happy Birthday!! My favorite recipe has been your tomato soup; looking forward to fall and winter so I can start making it again. Thanks for your lovely work here.
Julia says:
September 6th, 2010 at 10:59 am
Your mac ‘n cheese, baby! That strawberry illustration is darling. What a way to celebrate your entry into the “terrible twos!” Congrats.
Lily says:
September 6th, 2010 at 11:03 am
Happy two years of blogging! I’ve been a longtime reader, but first-time commenter! My favorite L+D recipe is your recipe for graham crackers (it was also a great post about Lottie!)
stefani says:
September 6th, 2010 at 11:08 am
A very happy 2 years to you! Those bags are so completely perfect, I really love the illustration styles. As for my favorite recipe, it is hard to pick but it would be the graham crackers. I think I thought about you and your grandma the whole time I made them. Thank you Tim for this great space!
Penny says:
September 6th, 2010 at 11:22 am
These bags are so cute! Favorite fruit is pretty much anything from the summer, but I’m partial to nectarines and cherries.
Laura says:
September 6th, 2010 at 11:40 am
Happy 2nd Blogiversary! Great food blog. Great bags too!
[my favorite fruit is mango, always mango]
juli says:
September 6th, 2010 at 11:47 am
happy birthday! those totes are fantastic! one of my favorite recipes from L+D would be the blackberry, honey, & yogurt pops.
Carla says:
September 6th, 2010 at 11:50 am
Fresh Raspberries
megs says:
September 6th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Congratulations on 2 years! I have been reading since 2008 when I found my new favorite recipe for tomato soup – https://www.lottieanddoof.com/2008/12/best-tomato-soup/
Janet says:
September 6th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Congratulations! I am a recent follower, all because of the amazing corn pesto featured earlier this summer. I absolutely loved it, as did a few friends who took my advice and made it themselves :) I’ll have to go through the archives and check out some more recipes soon!
Keep up the great work!
RH says:
September 6th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
Fresh blackberries picked from the untamed bushes that grow wild in my backyard.
Sara Tea says:
September 6th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Congrats on two years!!!! That’s awesome!
Cary Watts says:
September 6th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
Happy happy blogday! I recently made your quick spicy dill pickles for a catering event I was doing, they were such a hit and got eaten all up. The next day I made four more jars and ate them all in less then a week. I have been reading for a couple of years now and rave about the blog so much that I think you may now have a cult following here in Portland OR!
schneiderluvsdoof says:
September 6th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
Happy Anniversary, Senor Doof!
kickpleat says:
September 6th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Those are awesome! You’ve got some great friends there & I’ve always been a Julia Rothman fan. As for my favorite recipe: your blood orange tart. Your photo slays me.
Julie (Bananas for Bourbon) says:
September 6th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Wow, congrats! It sure goes by, doesn’t it? My favorite fruit…that’s so hard…is blackberries. Follow ever so closely by mango, blueberries, and strawberries. Yum! I LOVE your roasted beet and wheatberry salad. That is my kind of salad!
Tim says:
September 6th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Aw, thanks everyone for these great comments. I am having a hard time picking a favorite fruit myself. I had a plum in France that was the best thing I have ever eaten, so I am tempted to say plums. But, cherries make me really happy too. Hmmm….
Christine says:
September 6th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Happy 2 yr. anniversary! I love your site, both the recipes and pictures are equally fantastic!! My favorite recipe is the lambic beer sorbetto.
Kelsey says:
September 6th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
Congratulations on two years of incredible blogging!
I absolutely love your Mac and Cheese recipe!
Kaitlyn says:
September 6th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Happy 2 year anniversary Tim! Reading your blog is always a great joy of mine- your recipes and photographs are always spot on. I’d have to say my favorite recipe so far has been for corn pesto (I’ve already made it a few times this summer) and that late summer raspberries are my favorite fruit.
Veronica says:
September 6th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Happy birthday! My favorite recipe here is the lemon poppyseed shortbread. Fav fruit = cara cara orange. Keep on keepin’ on!
V
carolyn says:
September 6th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
great totes! i’m a fan of your pasta recipes. your signature lottie + doof mac + cheese was delicious (come to think of it, i can’t understand why i’ve only made it once), and that corn pesto! amazing.
Martin says:
September 6th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
my favorite recipe is either the tres leches or the caramel cake – could not choose between them – so sue me!!! ha ha ha
and fresh peaches – with the pink blush are my favorite.
happy anniversary!!!
Molly says:
September 6th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Happy second birthday! I’m a big fan of your ANZAC biscuts!
Jaclyn says:
September 6th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
love your blog – i’m a newbie myself, but just wanted to say happy 2nd blogging birthday! x
Stephanie says:
September 6th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
Even I totally botched the caramel topping the first time around, your caramel cake is dreamy! Those totes: almost as dreamy as the cake.
Jacqui says:
September 6th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Well happy blogging birthday! I love, love your new designs, I’m a huge Julia Rothman fan.
My favorite fruit would have to be apples in the fall, oranges in the winter, strawberries in the spring and peaches in the summer. I need options and seasonal fruits always the best, right?!
Tim says:
September 6th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Jacqui, I like how you are approaching the favorite fruit question. Very wise. Why pick just one?
MikeW says:
September 6th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Happy Anniversary!
Favorite fruit? A perfectly ripe, sweet & juicy pineapple. But I’m always getting what is fresh & ripe.
Joe @ Eden Kitchen says:
September 6th, 2010 at 4:53 pm
Congratulations on 2 years! The bags look fantastic! My favourite fruit is blueberries :)
Georgie says:
September 6th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
I’m just starting out in the blogging world and I can’t imagine what it feels like to be that far down the track! Thanks for all the inspiration – my favourite fruit is a fresh, juicy, messy queensland mango – lucky for me I live in Australia and that is achievable, at least in summer :)
chris says:
September 6th, 2010 at 5:24 pm
happy 2nd blogiversary!!! the bag illustrations look lovely. can’t wait to see what you have in store this week! my favourite fruit is the mango.
laurie says:
September 6th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
My fav is the sour cream coffee cake. I adore it. Its my go-to for coffee cake now. 2nd fav is 12 days of cookies! That was a fab series of posts!
Jessica C says:
September 6th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Here’s 2(HA HA) many more years 2 come! The bags are beautiful! My favorite fruit is the raspberry. Perfect balance of sweet and tart, and it’s only good for such a short window once picked, fleeting perfection!
wildpokerman says:
September 6th, 2010 at 6:35 pm
Congratulations on the two years! I loved your mac and cheese!
Suzanne says:
September 6th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
Congrats! Busy-day Cake is a go to recipe for me.
Theo says:
September 6th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Happy 2! My favorite fruit has always been carambola… I like to slice them when they’re chilled.
nicole says:
September 6th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Congratulations!!! My fave is actually how I stumbled across your awesome site… the Lebni Tart. I love your site and your photos are amazing… keep on blogging : )
Anna says:
September 6th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
My favorite fruit. This is a really, really hard choice. However, when it all boils down to it, I would always choose savory over sweet, and that pretty much secures tomatoes as king.
After all, they are like a fruit & a vegetable, and I eat them ALL THE TIME when they are in season.
Hanna says:
September 6th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
Happy 2nd year! My favorite fruit is the Asian pear. (To me, it’s just ‘pear’. And equal YUM.) Thank you for blogging!
Monica says:
September 6th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
My favorite recipe is the Pasta with Fresh Corn Pesto!!! LOVE it!! Your blog is great :)
Katia says:
September 6th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
My family and I love your Caramel Cake!
Esther says:
September 6th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
Congratulations on 2 years! I’ve only tasted them a handful of times in my life, but wax apples or love apples, grown in tropical climates, are so luscious. Crisp, juicy, sweet, and delicate… they are the perfect fruit, in my mind.
Nikki says:
September 6th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
Two years?! I started my blog almost two months ago and it’s already an ingrained part of my life. Can’t wait until I hit two years, too.
Hands down, my favorite fruit must be those black mission figs, which is unfortunate because they’re difficult to find for a good price (and good quality) around the Philadelphia area.
Congrats again!
Erin says:
September 6th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
Right now I can’t get enough blackberries. Those fat, almost purely black ones that are a little warm from the sun. Mmmmm… Congrats on two years!
Nikki Stoyko says:
September 6th, 2010 at 9:10 pm
I would have to say that my favorite fruit is the Raspberry. There is no other fruit that captures so poignantly the flavors that induce thoughts and unearth memories of summers past… what a perfect little berry!
BethT says:
September 6th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
Love the bags!
My fave recipe you’ve posted is Ina Garten’s rosemary cashews. I have loved that recipe for years, and seeing it here confirmed why I love you and your blog!
Amy says:
September 6th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
Happy anniversary!
Favorite recipe would have to be a toss up between the Busy Day cake and the baked french fries. The busy day cake topped with strawberries and blueberries (my favorite fruits) might just edge slightly ahead :)
Karin's mom says:
September 7th, 2010 at 12:05 am
Happy Birthdaaay, Mr. President….
I think you should have a bag contest—Why I deserve to win a bag.
(Top 10 Reasons why I deserve a bag)
10, I am representave of your older readers, to not give me a bag would be age discrimination,
9. I represent the downstate vote whenever you vote on things
8. I am bag challenged at present
7. I love baguettes
6. I will create a bowling for bags charity event
5. I am a member in good standng of rescue bags
4. My birthday was in June
3. I have never created an oil spill
2. I promise to save many a plastic bush by using your bag
1. If I were to a win a bag, I would want world peace to be my platform
Gimmick says:
September 7th, 2010 at 1:08 am
My all time favorite recipe from your site has to be the Mac and Cheese. I make it for my girlfriend and she brags to all her friends about it. Two years strong, keep it going!
linda says:
September 7th, 2010 at 3:33 am
kudos tim on 2 years!!
fav fruit would have to be white peaches…sweet white peaches!
sweet lemon & black olive wafers seem to be popping up in my kitchen…truly a great recipe!
thanks for including me in this fab giveaway!
Bianca says:
September 7th, 2010 at 6:56 am
Wow! 2 Years! Congrats! Here’s to many more to come! :-)
I can’t decide which of the receipes on this site are my favourite, so I go with my favourite fruit. It’s mango. I looooove mango. The taste, the texture, the color (!!), it’s the best fruit there is. :-)
The tote bags are gorgeous, by the way.
Laura says:
September 7th, 2010 at 6:56 am
Congrats on 2 years! I’ve recently discovered my new favorite fruit, Plumcots! (You really can’t go wrong with an Apricot/Plum combo).
Val says:
September 7th, 2010 at 7:13 am
Congratulations on your 2 years! I just discovered your blog over the summer and you’ve made my life in Chicago inexpressibly better. My favorite recipe, or the one most recent that involves flour, sugar, butter, is the cake donut muffins. And I could never pick a favorite fruit!
Carley says:
September 7th, 2010 at 8:05 am
Happy anniversary! Loving peaches right now…just can’t get enough of them. And your pasta with corn pesto is my current favorite recipe. :)
Mary says:
September 7th, 2010 at 8:23 am
My favourite is always the one most recently posted, so that break-up cookie sounds good. My favourite fruit is passionfruit, though I am tempted by many others throughout the year!
ATL Amanda says:
September 7th, 2010 at 8:28 am
Congratulations on your 2nd birthday!
It is difficult to pick my favorite post, but one of the top is the pasta with the fresh corn pesto. Yum!
Lauren says:
September 7th, 2010 at 8:29 am
These are so fantastic! But so is your blog so it makes sense that the bags would be so wonderful. Congratulations on the anniversary and thank you for creating a space to share these recipes. My favorite, want to eat it all the time, has been the Pizza Cipolla. I don’t think I would have made it if I didn’t read about it here and I’m so glad I did.
Lyndsey says:
September 7th, 2010 at 8:34 am
Congrats!
Your antique apple pie has been my favorite recipe to make so far. Can’t wait for fall to make it again.
Marilyn says:
September 7th, 2010 at 9:04 am
Congratulations on two years! My favorite fruit would have to be the homely pear. Or perhaps a white peach. My favorite recipe from the site is definitely the milk liquer. Fun to make, requires my patience, and delicious! Thanks for the giveaway.
megan says:
September 7th, 2010 at 9:04 am
oh wow my favorite BY FAR is the framboise lambic sorbet. SO delicious! and those bags are amazing~
Leslie says:
September 7th, 2010 at 9:25 am
happy blogiversary! favorite fruit? far too difficult to choose just one, though i’ve currently been loving the melons and stone fruits (nectarines, peaches, and my favorite Italian prune plums!) at the greenmarkets.
Laura says:
September 7th, 2010 at 9:25 am
Bene wafers! They became an instant classic for me. Thanks for 2 years of great recipes.
Tim says:
September 7th, 2010 at 9:31 am
Thanks, all, for these great comments and good wishes. So fun!
Kristen says:
September 7th, 2010 at 9:41 am
The caramel cake. Yum! Though now, after reading the comments I have a bunch of new ones to try.
Kristyn says:
September 7th, 2010 at 10:16 am
Congratulations on two years!! I love your blog. My favorite fruits would have to be nectarines, and I adore your Orange Cinnamon Creme Brulee as well as the Arroz Verde al Horno. Thanks for a great blog and this fabulous giveaway
xoxo from louisiana
Anne says:
September 7th, 2010 at 10:16 am
Congratulations! I have enjoyed so many recipes from your blog, but I think my favorite at the moment is the Milk-Braised Fennel.
Petals says:
September 7th, 2010 at 10:40 am
Do those apple jellies (from October 2008) count as a fruit? They certainly count as eye candy!
My favorite fruit is currently the peach. It’s so great in salads, pies, jams, baked goods and goes nicely with cucumbers. Congratulations on your success!
Em says:
September 7th, 2010 at 10:45 am
Well, I’m afraid to say that quite a few of my colleagues have photos of the choc caramel porn, sorry, tart on their desks thanks to your beautifully photographed website! For pure visual stimulation the tart wins hands down, but when it comes to taste, I haven’t found a single soul who doesn’t adore your apple jellies – mainly served in our house with a stinky old stilton and some port in a post-dinner blow-out! So a big thanks to you guys for making me smile and giving me some true inspiration in the kitchen. Em x
Joanne says:
September 7th, 2010 at 10:49 am
Congratulations! I have enjoyed peeking into your cooking adventures and look forward to more. I’ve sent lots of friends to your site to retrieve recipes they gush over (Warm Strawberry Crumb Cake, Baked Cinnamon Coffee Cake, Uva Bella, etc…). Thanks for all the great recs and pretty pictures. Keep up the good work!
dina says:
September 7th, 2010 at 11:08 am
I love your blog! Always happy to see a new post. And my favorite recipe…so far…the cranberry vanilla coffeecake…swoon!
Roberta says:
September 7th, 2010 at 11:51 am
Congratulations on two great years. My favorite recipe is for Almond-Anise Cookies but that may change tonight when I make Dorie’s Salted Butter Break-Ups. Those are two of my favorite flavors plus I admire her as a writer and I trust her recipes. Thanks for all the great recipes.
Jennifer says:
September 7th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
It has been a fabulous two year. My favorite recipe, and the most requested in my household is the Chocolate Caramel Tart.
Karan says:
September 7th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Congrats!
My favorite fruit is strawberries in strawberry season and blackberries in blackberry season. Sorry…can’t narrow it down any further than that!
Lisa Marie says:
September 7th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
My favorite cake. Period. My favorite recipe. Period. Only because I have yet to try the Salt and Butter breakups….
Happy Two! and, thanks.
Jenni Z. says:
September 7th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
Happy 2nd year! (and start of your 3rd :-)!)
Apples are my favorite. :-)
Heather says:
September 7th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Happy 2 Years! I have only been following for a short while but I have very much enjoyed learning and tasting so many different things
My Favorite recipes have to be the Doughnut Muffins and the Baked Feta! So Delicious! My next adventure will be that Chocolate Caramel Tart……So Excited!
My most favorite fruits I have ever tasted have been…..Fresh Rainer Cherries in Washington, A Pink Lady Apple I had from a road side stand in Washington and the most amazing Blood Orange ever in Rome, Italy!
Kelli says:
September 7th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
Happy 2 years!! The canvas totes look awesome! I happen to be in the market for one because I accidentally dropped one in the grocery store parking lot last week…it was a pretty big bummer because I’m quite fond of my canvas bags.
I’ve been following since Dec 2009….what can I say, the 12 days of cookies got me hooked. I’ve enjoyed every recipe I’ve tried….including the somewhat botched caramel cake. A regular recipe we make is your tomato soup (so yummy!). My boyfriend and I also LOVE the bacon and tomato pasta…I believe it’s under Pasta Night? Every time I make it and bring it to work, I see my coworkers eye it fondly. Oh, and the granola you posted earlier this year is another staple…yum! My next food project is the chocolate and caramel tart you posted, I hope I don’t botch the caramel!!
Favorite fruit?!?!? I probably have a different one each week, lol. Right now I’m on a nectarine, pineapple, and fresh raspberry kick. However, fresh Louisiana strawberries take the cake when they are in season.
bruce says:
September 7th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
happy 2 years branch!!! you are inspiring.
Carrie says:
September 7th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Your blog is one of my outlets for real inspiration. The simplicity of your layouts and your writing is lovley. I subscribe to a number of blogs and most days I don’t have time to read them but I make sure and open yours. I hope you are proud of what you have done, congratulations!
Rona Y says:
September 7th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Favourite fruit? It has to be mangosteen! Or mangoes. Or perfect peaches. Or maybe cherries. . .
It’s too hard to choose just one!
Katie says:
September 7th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
I have made the cheese straws and they were awesome! They have been my favorite thus far…
fernanda mendez says:
September 7th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
congrats!!! i looove your oatmeal cookies.
GH says:
September 7th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
Congrats on 2 years!
I love the Chocolate Caramel Tart. I made it for a good friend as a late birthday present; we call it “the Candy Bar” because right out of the fridge when the caramel and chocolate are still solid it tastes like the most delicious, all-natural candy bar.
Melissa Reynolds says:
September 7th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
My favorite recipe of yours is the lemon bars. I’ve made them twice and everyone loves them!
Carole says:
September 7th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
Congratulations on your anniversary!
Favorite fruit = Jersey tomatoes–nothing like them, extraordinary flavor (you can taste the sunshine). And yes, tomatoes are fruit
Kathryn says:
September 7th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
Baked Fries basically revived my relationship with my boyfriend. Congrats on two years!
Favorite fruit – Dragonfruit!
Carollina says:
September 7th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
My favorite fruits to eat are peaches or Honeycrisp apples. My favorite fruit with which to cook are sour cherries. I came back from CA with a case of produce envy; it feels good to have something that is not available elsewhere.
I just tried your buttermilk cake with the caramel glaze, but my favorite recipe is still the Chocolate Caramel Tart.
Carollina says:
September 7th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
PS-Congratulations on your toddler blog : )
Leslie says:
September 7th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Dories recipe is going to be a frequently devoured one. Keep up the fantastic blog.
Meghan says:
September 7th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
Congratulations on two wonderful years! My favorite recent recipe has been the fresh corn pesto pasta. Mmmm!
Elisa says:
September 7th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
I loved the Roasted Beet salad with wheat berries, arugula and feta. (I love anything with arugula). My fav fruit – red raspberries. Yummmmmmm
Suzanne Fondl says:
September 7th, 2010 at 8:55 pm
The Creamy Tomato Soup…& I have to confess why. I am one of the recipe testers for Cooks Illustrated magazine & this was one of the recipes that I was given to work with. I’ve been following your site for a while & always enjoy both the writing & the recipes. So imagine my surprise & delight when one of ‘my’ recipes is highlighted…woohoo! So my pick was pretty easy, because otherwise…oh boy, you have a lot of really great recipes.
Renate says:
September 7th, 2010 at 9:59 pm
LOVE the cream cheese and chive biscuits! Everyone gobbles them up at brunch and then they’re too full to eat anything else. And my favorite fruit?… uh… Chambord!
MS says:
September 7th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
Happy 2nd! My favorite recipe’d probably be that of the Anzac cookies/biscuits. Simple but delish!
Claudia J says:
September 7th, 2010 at 11:20 pm
corn pesto pasta, that was such an interesting recipe!!!
Merav says:
September 7th, 2010 at 11:45 pm
Congrats!! I love your blog!
THIS is my favourite recipe everrr: https://www.lottieanddoof.com/2009/02/fries-baked/
christina says:
September 8th, 2010 at 12:31 am
the bags are super cute!~!!!! i have to say, my favorite recipe is the baked fries… i think it’s a lottie classic! my boyfriend and i went through a phase where we would make those fries every weekend… definitely not a good thing for my waistine, but oh my tastebuds were in savory heaven!
Anna says:
September 8th, 2010 at 4:35 am
Congratulations on 2 years! I can hardly pick a favorite recipe, but the one I’ve come back to the most so far has been your Cranberry Vanilla Coffee cake. Every time I have to bake a cake, my boyfriend requests this one… and he usually hates cake. (Which I just can’t grasp… it’s CAKE!) As for my favorite fruit – I’d have to go with peaches. Either that or raspberries. Yum!
Keep up the awesome work on your blog!
Jill says:
September 8th, 2010 at 4:52 am
My favorite recipe (so far!) is the Cardamom-Pistachio Cookies. I made them for friends and they were a huge hit. I can’t wait to try some more recipes from your site :)
suse says:
September 8th, 2010 at 6:01 am
one of my faves is the oatmeal snack cake. I make it for the kids lunchboxes.
yum yum. ps the bags are very stylish!
Tim says:
September 8th, 2010 at 6:43 am
Thanks, all!
Suzanne- that is wild! I am obsessed with that soup, as is everyone I know. GOOD WORK!
amber perrodin says:
September 8th, 2010 at 8:59 am
holy cuteness! this is inspiring!!
Marissa says:
September 8th, 2010 at 9:37 am
I LOVE the Pasta with Fresh Corn Pesto.
Delicious.
Congrats Julia! The bag is adorable!
margaret says:
September 8th, 2010 at 9:54 am
That is a really great illustration, I am always impressed by Julia’s work but this time she has outdone herself. i love how the salt and pepper sprinkle out. Congratulations on 2 years!
Jadyn says:
September 8th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
The fresh corn pesto is awesome. And while I haven’t tried making it yet, the pictures of the caramel cake haunt me…
Ashley says:
September 8th, 2010 at 6:38 pm
nice bags! my favorite fruit is pomegranates.
so many of your recipes are on my “to cook” list – i need to get on that. congrats on 2 years!
Amber says:
September 8th, 2010 at 9:38 pm
These are gorgeous – congratulations!
My favorite fruit has to be Rhubarb. I know it’s botanically a veggie, but in the U.S. its a fruit. A delicious, delicious fruit.
Andrea says:
September 9th, 2010 at 2:03 am
My favorite fruit varies by season, whatever is fresh and ripe is my favorite.
I love your blog, I can’t believe it’s already been 2 years! I still remeber first stumbling across your beautiful blog when it was only a few entries in. Congrads! I really enjoyed the raspberry breakfast bar recipe.
Keri says:
September 9th, 2010 at 7:23 am
Happy 2 years! I am a relatively new reader but a Chicagoan and love all the references to places I adore and/or places I want to try. Thanks for spotlighting our great city!
Favorite fruit: Granny Smith apples, no question. First thing I ate after I got my braces off at age fourteen! And now we’re coming into fall and apple dessert time….yummy!
Nuala says:
September 9th, 2010 at 9:38 am
I can’t pick just one! Here are 4 favorites (in no particular order):
Homemade ricotta with roasted tomatoes and crostini
Chocolate caramel tart
Marlow & Sons shortbread
Pasta with fresh corn pesto
…..damn, this is making me hungry.
Jen says:
September 9th, 2010 at 10:05 am
I have made your mac-n-cheese, Lottie and Doof style, several times and shared that recipe with many friends. It is always delicious, and this cooler weather is making me crave such lovely comfort food!
Best wishes for many more years of happy blogging!
izabella says:
September 9th, 2010 at 11:34 am
i am forever dreaming of the caramel cake, as are all my friends and coworkers who constantly beg me to make it for them over and over!
congrats on two years, i love seeing what is happening in your kitchen
Sara says:
September 9th, 2010 at 11:35 am
Congrats!!! This is one of my favorite blogs and I love checking out what’s going on in your kitchen. It’s always such an aesthetically rewarding experience to stop by!
Favorite fruit? That’s easy: MANGO!!!!!!!
Shila says:
September 9th, 2010 at 11:59 am
Congrats on 2 years! Love the tote bags too–what an amazing collaboration with talented artists.
I didn’t think I loved grapes, but my new fave fruit is bronx grapes. mmmm!
nita says:
September 9th, 2010 at 11:34 pm
love the bags, love the caramel cake :)
elissa says:
September 10th, 2010 at 6:53 am
yay lottie & doof! it’s hard to play favorites, but i can say that i’ve made that corn pesto 3 times in the last two weeks.
Anna says:
September 10th, 2010 at 9:06 pm
Happy 2 & many more! I luv lychees
Sivan Harlap says:
September 11th, 2010 at 7:54 am
oh man! i missed it :( I’m in Israel, commenting from Tel Aviv (any extensions for the likes of me..) either way, happy 2 year anniversary!! love the site, as you know. i also love love love figs and watermelon. and i love love love the totes! v. hot!
jennifer m says:
September 11th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Had to say, “Congratulations!” Love so many recipes, but I can’t get enough of your Mac & Cheese.
Peggy says:
September 14th, 2010 at 11:10 am
Congrats on two years…hoping for many more! Fav fruit, no contest, strawberries!
Susan says:
September 16th, 2010 at 1:11 am
I’ve just found your blog (where have I been for the past 2 years?) happy blogiversary!
My favourite fruit would be my home grown alpine strawberries. They are small sweet and very very good. Best of all they self seed, this means they just grow and grow each year, how good is that!!
Deena says:
September 23rd, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Hmmm, favorite fruit, that’s tricky… I’m torn between yellow raspberries and kiwis. I also love the grapefruit-sized oranges from the tree in my grandma’s front yard. :)
victoria says:
September 27th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
Well I’m excited at the idea of winning something, but if my luck stays the same as it usually does, I’d be just as happy to be able to buy!
I love nectarines, preferably white ones. An advert ran here in Australia last year with a guy crying on a cliff edge because it was the end of the stone fruit season and he was nursing his last nectarine for that year. I too feel a little like that when the season ends!
Julia Yates Brunet says:
November 5th, 2010 at 5:34 am
Peaches and pears, of course I can’t forget all the luscious berries
Elizabeth says:
November 10th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
a million congratulations on this milestone, sorry I’m coming to it so late. I would LOVE to buy a tote bag to support L&D and these wonderful artists! The blog has been looking so good lately I want to make everything from this post forward to today’s date!!! xxxx