I'm was not sure what to even call this post. My fingers are shaking on the keyboard... I'm scared. Terrified really. I did not expect to have this reaction at all and the whole things is completely freaking me out.
Let me back up here and explain.
A few weeks ago (maybe, I'm guessing) I read a post here about how to increase your blog traffic and so I did one of the things mentioned and just started adding it to my routine of 'once-I-post-something-new-I-also-update-here' kind of things. Then about a week ago (again, I'm guessing... not even sure when but definitely 'more recently') this awesome lady left a comment on one of my posts saying how awesome the blog is (Thanks!) and how the recipes are rad (I'm blushing) and that I should join this new canadian recipe site thing. So I thanked her and then joined the thing. Maybe she's a scout for the new website, whatever, I didn't care I just joined... whatever, right.
Except now, over the past week or so (I'm sure about this one) my daily hits have been going up and up. That's a good thing right? When it goes up from 30 hits per day to 45 then it's cool. Then it starts going to to 60 hits per day and I'm feeling a little antsy. And then it's 75 hits. Today I have reached almost 200 hits and it's on 4:33 in the afternoon.
My first reaction is absolute and complete terror. TERROR. What the hell do I do now. I'm not a professional. I take weird shots of my kids squishing each others heads. I use terms like glop, squidge and goop in my recipes. What if I mess up a recipe - wait! Does this mean that I have to measure more carefully? I can't guess the amount. Oh God, are people actually going to try making some of this stuff.
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| These tomatoes have nothing to do with the recipe or the post generally. They're just beautiful and I got them at the market today. |
I gotta get my mind around this one. I can completely understand why people look to sabotage their own success - it's just as terrifying as failing. Realistically though, I'm sure that tomorrow I'll have like 2 hits. It's probably just today... right?
Just to test the waters, I'm putting this lame-ass recipe out there. It's so dumb because it just happened. D called and said that things with the kids were running late so could I have some food ready for 5:20 'cause we have a soccer game at 6. At 4:45 I started this and finished by 5:10. Done.
Cauliflower, Bacon and Mushroom Kitchen Sink Hash
serves 3
2 cups cauliflower, broken up into florets
2 cups button mushrooms, halved
2 slices of bacon (mine are from the farm and they're pretty big), diced
2 tbsp (maybe 3) oil or lard
Heat a heavy bottomed pot or caste iron something or other over medium heat.
Once hot add in the oil and the cauliflower. Cook for about 4 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium/low. Add in the mushrooms and the diced bacon.
Cook together for about 10 minutes or until the cauliflower is browned but kinda tender.




Awww - my pleasure. Thanks for reading *wink*
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