Monday, March 31, 2008

Mane Adige turns ONE!! And... The Arusuvai surprise ingredient!!!

Friends, its been a year since I put up my first post on Mane Adige!!!!

When I started Mane Adige last year, I didn't really know how I wanted it to be... in fact, I had no plans at all for Mane Adige. But within a few weeks, I had a clear picture of what I wanted out of Mane Adige. Back then, there were hardly any bloggers from Karnataka and even fewer blogs/web sites dedicated to Karnataka/Kannada food. So, I decided to make Karnataka/Kannada food the theme of Mane Adige and I guess I have been sticking to the theme as much as possible!! Of course, lot of other beautiful blogs and web sites have come up with Kannada cuisine in the past year and I am happy to say that Kannada cuisine is now getting all the well deserved attention!!! :)

A big THANKS to all my readers and fellow bloggers who have made Mane Adige such a sweet success!!! All you beautiful people out there have made Mane Adige possible.... without whom, I would have given up a long time ago!! It feels wonderful to receive notes of appreciation from my readers every now and then... recipe requests... supportive comments from readers and fellow bloggers... I can't thank you guys enough!!! Mane Adige has had about 41,000 visitors and 92,000 page views till date, with an average of 275 visitors per day... Though not a huge number, I am happy that I could reach out to those many of you... and that, those many of you have actually appreciated Mane Adige in some way or the other!! Hoping to receive the same amount of support, appreciation and love from all of you in the days-months-years to come.... Cheers!!!

Coming to the Arusuvai surprise ingredient...... The surprise ingredient has finally arrived!!! I had initially decided not to be a part of the Arusuvai chain, because of my current busy schedule... But I finally gave in to the temptation!! Its too hard to resist when almost everyone in the blogging world is into it, you know!!:)

Anyway, Vanamala from My Kitchen World sent across some home-made "Chutney Pudi" as a surprise ingredient!! The aroma of the pudi was so good that I wanted to gobble it up right away!! She has also sent across a book and a chocolate bar to me as a gift!! Thanx a lot, VM.. that's really sweet of you!! :) Will post later about how I put the chutney pudi to use...

Meanwhile, if there's anyone who lives in the US and is interested in receiving the Arusuvai surprise ingredient from me, please leave a comment on this post or mail me at mane.adige@gmail.com

Read more about Arusuvai friendship chain here

That's all for now... take care and happy cooking!!!

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49 comments:

  1. SiriMarch 31, 2008 at 9:09 PM

    Thats really sweet Ramya and Congratulations on completing one year.. may u blog many more and celebrate such anniversaries.. :)

    Siri

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  2. RachelMarch 31, 2008 at 9:48 PM

    congrats on the anniversary!

    lovely ingredient to recieve.

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  3. LakshmiMarch 31, 2008 at 9:51 PM

    Congratulations on your 1st blog b'day..Those treats look great!! wanna start something for Singapore bloggers..too

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  4. UnknownMarch 31, 2008 at 9:57 PM

    Congrats on ur achievement

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  5. PelicanoMarch 31, 2008 at 10:19 PM

    What a nice thought to include a classic mystery with the "mystery"...and who can't use a bar of candy? I've learned very quickly how nice it is to have a good chatni podi (or two or three!) on hand for a quick, filling meal with rice. With dosas and ghee it becomes a true sin... :-) Happy One Year to you and your nice blog! Cheers!

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  6. ChamMarch 31, 2008 at 11:11 PM

    Congrats and wish many birthdays... So sweet she sent a novel too :)

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  7. amnaMarch 31, 2008 at 11:21 PM

    so sweet of her to send a book as well.. best gift ever :)

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  8. sraMarch 31, 2008 at 11:21 PM

    Congratulations, may you blog for time to come!

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  9. SrivalliMarch 31, 2008 at 11:54 PM

    Ramya, congratulations on the milestone..and wishes for many more to come!..vanamala is very cute to have sent you those goodies..can't wait to see what you come up with!

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  10. SreeluApril 1, 2008 at 12:23 AM

    Ramya,

    Congrats and wishing your blog many more birtdays

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  11. SiaApril 1, 2008 at 2:26 AM

    ramya,
    wishing u a very happy blog anniversary and hoping to see many more years of cooking and blogging:) mane adige is a wonderful place for kannadiga cuisine and i am sure everyone will agree with me:) congrats once again...

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  12. musicalApril 1, 2008 at 2:26 AM

    Happy blog anniversary, dear! Wish you many many more years of blogging fun!

    The chutney podi looks good, looking forward to what you create with it.

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  13. Swati Raman GargApril 1, 2008 at 3:26 AM

    hey congrats on the anniversary...

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  14. sunitaApril 1, 2008 at 4:04 AM

    Ramya, congrats on your blogversary...wish you many, many more.

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  15. ECApril 1, 2008 at 4:56 AM

    Congratulations Ramya...Wishing u many more fun filled blogging years ahead

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  16. SeenaApril 1, 2008 at 5:58 AM

    Congrats dear!

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  17. JayashreeApril 1, 2008 at 5:59 AM

    Happy Bloggiversary....

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  18. indosungodApril 1, 2008 at 6:16 AM

    Packages are always fun aren't they? Congratulations! on the blog anniversary.

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  19. FHApril 1, 2008 at 6:16 AM

    Happy first blog anniversary Ramya, you make all Kannadigas like me very proud.
    Hosa Ugadi varshada Shubhashayagalu nimmellarigu! Enjoy and keep it up!:)

    Okay, got to go now!:D

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  20. RichaApril 1, 2008 at 7:22 AM

    dear Ramya, Congratulations on the blogiversary!
    Always a pleasure visiting here and look forward to many more....

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  21. PurnimaApril 1, 2008 at 8:21 AM

    Hearty congrats to Mane Adige n U for making this blog drool worthy n sharing such special recipes on this lovely anniversary!! Wish u many more yummo anni's!

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  22. LaavanyaApril 1, 2008 at 9:20 AM

    Congratulations on your 1 yr anniversary Ramya... here's to many more...!

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  23. Deepa KuberApril 1, 2008 at 1:11 PM

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  24. Deepa KuberApril 1, 2008 at 1:12 PM

    Sure why not! I hope its not related to april fool's day :)

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  25. kamalaApril 1, 2008 at 1:24 PM

    this is the first time i am visiting ur blog.I like all your recipes.congrats on completing a year.I am a new blogger and i am happy to join the arusuvai friendship chain.

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  26. CilantroApril 1, 2008 at 1:39 PM

    Ramya,

    Congratulations and Wishing your blog many more.

    Sarada

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  27. RupaApril 1, 2008 at 2:46 PM

    Congratulations on your Blog's first anniversary!!!Its always a pleasure to visit your blog...Ugadi subhashayagalu...

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  28. RupaApril 1, 2008 at 2:47 PM

    Congratulations on your Blog's first anniversary!!!Its always a pleasure to visit your blog...Ugadi subhashayagalu...

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  29. Deepa KuberApril 1, 2008 at 2:57 PM

    ok send me :)i will mail u from my id.

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  30. Ramya KiranApril 1, 2008 at 3:02 PM

    hi ramya.many many congratulations on completing 1 yr.hope to see many more such happy occasions..keep putting up recipes..ur a gr8 cook indeed!!!happy ugadi and take care.

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  31. Ramya KiranApril 1, 2008 at 3:16 PM

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  32. sandhyaApril 1, 2008 at 3:32 PM

    Congrats on the anniversary...

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  33. beeApril 1, 2008 at 4:00 PM

    happy blogiversary to you, dear ramya.

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  34. AnonymousApril 1, 2008 at 7:05 PM

    Congratulations! :-)

    www.zaiqa.net

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  35. SeemaApril 1, 2008 at 9:58 PM

    Hapy First Anniversary to Mane Adige & You :-)
    Great going & Good luck!

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  36. UnknownApril 2, 2008 at 1:52 PM

    Congrats ramya! nice pic :)

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  37. Vanamala HebbarApril 2, 2008 at 2:09 PM

    Thank you dear :)

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  38. Vanamala HebbarApril 2, 2008 at 2:19 PM

    Congrats on ur first blog anniversary Ramya ....

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  39. AnonymousApril 2, 2008 at 3:43 PM

    Congrats Ramya !!! Happy Blogging .. Its nice to know abt the events ... I came to know many things thru ur blog... Very nice stuff for beginners like me.. :) Thanks for sharing the knowledge..

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  40. Swathi VasanthApril 2, 2008 at 3:46 PM

    Congrats Ramya !!! Happy Blogging .. Its nice to know abt the events ... I came to know many things thru ur blog... Very nice stuff for beginners like me.. :) Thanks for sharing the knowledge..sorry forgot to give my identity in my previous message..

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  41. MandiraApril 2, 2008 at 9:02 PM

    congratulations! looking forward to many more posts and recipes from you :)

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  42. Red ChilliesApril 2, 2008 at 9:27 PM

    Hearty Congratulations Ramya. Wishing you many more years of blogging to come.

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  43. SigApril 6, 2008 at 6:49 AM

    I missed this one! Congrats on completing an year Ramya... Wish you many many more years of blogging glory ahead....

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  44. MansiApril 8, 2008 at 3:43 PM

    Happy 1-yr anniversary Ramya! and wish you the best for the future!:)

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    Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now keep it up!

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