Eating From the Ground Up

yeah! (new site!) and a giveaway

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Yeah!

I’ve been waiting and waiting, and now it’s ready. It’s my grown up, easier for you to navigate, easier for me to work on without swearing at my computer Eating From The Ground Up.

Look around, and tell me what you think! And if you would be so kind, let me know if something’s not working for you, too.

Because I’m impatient and eager, we’re still in a bit of transition. There are some posts missing which will appear in the next few days and there’s a very lovely “print recipe” feature which will also be here soon. There are typos throughout (funny stuff happens when code turns into words), and I promise it will all be fixed. It’s all coming. But to celebrate, I wanted to get this giveaway started.

My friends Molly and Aurel of Moho Design have been working on this new site. Molly even hand-cut my little whisk up there out of paper. They’re pretty fabulous, those two. And they design more than just websites.

I know!  I keep buying these aprons to give away- one of these days I’m going to pick out one of my very own. They fit great, have a nice deep pocket for measuring spoons, and (in my case) are far more fashionable than the clothes I might be wearing underneath.

Because Molly and Aurel are also celebrating the live-ness of the new site (it was a bit of a haul with this one), they want to give you an apron. The only challenge for you is to pick which one you want. And Molly even promises to send you your apron in time for holiday giving (or wearing).

So let’s get this party started… you know how it goes! Leave a comment to say hello, and beyond that, it’s a free for all. If you like, you can tell me how the new site is working for you, or go over to Molly and Aurel’s etsy page and tell me what apron you want if you win. Also feel free to test out my shiny new twitter and facebook links over there in the sidebar, and if you’re into that sort of thing, like or follow as appropriate. Tell me that you did in your comment, and I will be happy to enter you yet again in the apron drawing. I’ll keep comments open until Tuesday night (the 6th) at midnight EST.

Thanks guys. Thanks for being here, and for working on this with me. Ready, Go!

 

Comments

  2. Looks beauteous! One catch: The Salon Challenge section needs paragraph breaks. Love the playlists and dang it’s impressive seeing all the recipes in one place. …and were I to be so lucky as to add to my Moho collection with this giveaway, it’d be with the brown and blue apron.

  5. Nice, clean, uncluttered site design, Alana. If only we could get someone to implement a similar re-design on our lives, eh? (And the Twitter button works: I’m following you now. Not that I ever look at Twitter.)

  9. Nice clean lines in this new site. It would be nice to see a better shot of your face, though. Thanks for the chance to win an apron!

  10. The site looks so great and is really easy to navigate. I love the pictures and the overall feel – GREAT JOB! I would LOVE a Moho apron:)

  11. The new site is beautiful and super easy to navigate. Congratulations! Also, the brown cells apron is the cutest thing I have seen it a long while. Great work all around!

  16. It looks FANTASTIC! I love the recipe list — will never have cook’s block again. A few niggly editorial things: the heading for your pickle recipes says “Bickles” and the headings are not consistently capitalized. Not that I mind at all. 🙂 Thanks for involving us all in your creative process this way. It’s been really exciting watching you go from tentative newbie blogger to full-on food writer over the past few years. 🙂

  19. It looks beautiful and amazing! I can’t wait to see you guys:) love you and am proud of all that you do-you are an inspiration!!! congatulations:)

  21. hello! i like the new site, especially the icons on the left, which led me to your mixtapes! i always listen to music when i cook.

  23. Anna this looks lovely, I only stumbled upon your site yesterday, so I don’t have much to compare it to, but everything seems easy to navigate and beautifully designed. I’m looking forward to being a regular reader!

  26. Hooray for you, Alana! I love the new site, especially the recipes section, to which I expect to refer often. Congrats and love!
    I am already a facebook and twitter fan, and I am partial to the red and pink apron pictured here, though all their items are lovely.

  31. Can’t wait to retire so I can read every bit of your blog and try all your recipes while listening to you mix tapes all day long! Alana your site rocks!

  34. Hi! It’s Jolyan’s mom, Rachel, from MSB and Chez Nous, and thanks to Bess for linking us…I love your blog and website and am really happy to know about it! I knew about the book coming out from Audrey last winter (…yum..amaretto!). Merci et a bientot!

  35. Hi! I like your new site it’s vey bright and I adore the new header. I was wondering were some of your recipes went though and why some links go back to your old website.

    • Thank you Sabby! This will all get ironed out in the next week or so- then everything will be up and linked to the new site. Soon, soon!

  36. The website looks fantastic. Boy could I use one of those aprons, with the way my kids make a mess all over me daily! Honestly any of those gorgeous aprons would look better than crusty baby food.

  38. Alana! Love the new site! Have been a faithful reader for some time now.
    As you said, there might be typos. Here’s one:
    Below the picture of you and the veggies: ….chaos that ensues, not ensures….
    Cheers,
    B.

  39. Huzzah! Congrats, Alana. The new site is so easy on the eyes, really clean and warm–I can’t wait to get browsing through those recipes!

  48. Nice clean looking site , am looking forward to watching it evolve…Those aprons are also lovely and different. Thanks for the chance to win one.

  50. hi alana, i loved your old site so i guess i’m goin to love this one too! It’s a really cold, damp and snowy night here in scotland! x janie

  52. The new site looks very sweet and user friendly. The old one wasn’t too difficult though 🙂
    I really like your recipes for kids snacks/treats. I run out of ideas at 8:00 at night when my little guy is hungry and I resort to “fruit snacks” or crackers with peanut butter. Hope you will have time to tell us about more snack ideas! And congrats!

  53. oh Alana it is gorgeous! Congrats. Love it. Those moho lovelies really know how to do it!

    As for an apron — it would be magical to win one. I LOVE the brown & blue and the red & pink. Can’t choose just one. Hope you get one for yourself soon, too! xo

  54. The aprons and their packaging are delightful… they seem too lovely to restrict to the kitchen. The design of the new site (the parts I’ve looked at) looks good- clean and fun. I love the cover art for your soon-to-be-book, too!

  56. I am so excited for your new book. The blog looks great, nice and clean. I haven’t poked around to tell you about any issues so I’ll just leave it at that! My favorite apron is the brown cells. I think if I don’t win, I’ll end up buying it!

  57. I love the new site design! I understand why you couldn’t wait and I can’t wait for the ‘print me’ option, I love that, I always end up printing a bizillion when that option is there.
    I love the aprons also specificly The Brown Cells.

  60. LOVE it. The curved corners on the pics look great. It’s clean and crisp. Bump up the side menu maybe? For a second I was afraid you ditched your music section. Glad it’s still there! I “liked” and subscribed. Also visit M&A’s etsy page (WOW) and the brown cells apron would match my recent kitchen renovation colors. Would love to wear it while making pierogi!

  63. Wow, it’s the rabbit apron for me. Or maybe the red and pink one…or maybe a rabbit on red and pink? These silkscreens are beautiful! Thanks for the exposure. And I like your new site, too. Best regards! Elizabeth

  66. Looks Great! However I think the recipes could be organized better. I found myself trying to go through them and it would be nice to have them separated by veg/meat, and some spaces in between or something. Overall though so excited for you. And inspired to cook with your recipes!! ANd I would love an apron of course!!!

  69. ack! “the new granola” sent me to “curds and whey”. no worries though, it’s actually kind of a fun surprise! i’m sure it’ll get fixed up all nice like real soon 🙂

  70. Alana, looks great! Made some turnip soup the other day and looked through your old site. Love the new recipe list! truly inspirational!

  72. happy to see the book and new site, though feeling sentimental and grateful for all of your early efforts as things move ahead…come south come spring.
    love the aprons, love you.

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