thank you & blog love

wow, thank you 4 fold to cynthia, allysia, caitlin & rachael!

i'm touched to have gotten some recognition from these lovely bloggers this week {and i'm so sorry that i've been a bit slow to reciprocate}.  "liebster" is german & translates to dearest or beloved and can also mean favourite.  {i'm having grade 10 german class flashbacks.  gutentag herr koeppe.  whoa.}  this is a little award to bring attention to lesser known blogs.   it's just another lovely thing during this vegan month of food.

when you receive a liebster you're meant to:

~ show your thanks to those who gave you the award by linking back to them.

~ reveal 5 of your top picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.

~ post the award on your blog.

~ enjoy the love and support of some wonderful people!

technically the blogs chosen are meant to have less than 200 followers.  but some bloggers don't have counters on their sites and i'm not going to leave them out because of that.  because i think they're awesome.  just  sayin'.  

so today i'd like to pass this on to the following fine folks:

kaitlyn @ tie dye files for her pumpkin pancake recipe that's been filling my belly this month.

{pumpkin pancakes}

ashlae @ oh ladycakes for day after day of pumpkin amazingness.  and gorgeous photographs.  seriously.

{pumpkin hand pies}

sarah @ winged snail has inspired me to try baking bread.  how can i not when she's got a recipe for saurkraut rye?

{rye with saurkraut}

cold and sleepy cooks has made me want to learn the alphabet all over again.  her way.

{r is for rosemary}

nikki at fresh young coconut for making me want more raw in my life.

{pumpkin parfaits}

and katie @ not your parents granola for a kale salad that won over meat-eaters at my vegan thanksgiving dinner and for encouraging me to make toffee bars on a wednesday night. 

{creamy kale salad}

okay, so that might be six new favourites instead of five.  i'm sure i could have gone on to twenty though.  xo all around.  i hope you've been discovering some new favourites too!