a vote of confidence for full plate!

[Update 1/27: I receive an email from Circle of Moms saying, ".... I'm writing to let you know that we have unfortunately had to remove your blog from the Top 25 Vegan and Vegetarian competition as it is not a solely vegan or vegetarian blog. Although you do feature vegan and vegetarian recipes, we see that you have many recipes that include meat and unfortunately that does not fit in to this contest category..." So, while I am disappointed to be knocked out of the popularity contest, I totally get it. Still, you should still head on over there if you're interested in vegetarian/vegan recipes because there are tons of inspiring (fully vegan or vegetarian) blogs on there!]

I've just tossed my blog into the ring on one of these "Top 25" contest and would love your vote, if you enjoy reading the full plate blog! Here's the link to vote. Mine is listed as "the full plate blog" with the photo above (of my black bean cakes) as the image, if you're into searching visually. They're looking for the Top 25 mom-written blogs with a focus on vegetarian meals. As you all know, one of my goals this year is to expand our repertoire of family-friendly, meatless meals. I'm loving the recipes I've made for our family in January, and look forward to sharing a bunch more with you all. Another bonus of checking out this contest is learning about a bunch of other healthy mom-written blogs. You guys know I sometimes suffer from "inspiration overload", but I do love it when I find another like-minded mom. Thanks, in advance, for your votes of confidence. I'm in a little bubble writing this blog, so sometimes recognition like this is just the boost I need!