This humble spud has been surprised and delighted by some of the acknowledgments that have come this way, not least among them, winning the award in the Food and Drink category at the Irish Blog Awards in 2009 and again in 2011, as well as being a finalist in between times in 2010. Lovely.

Irish Blog Awards Winner

Top o' the pile

Featured in Marie-Claire Digby's Irish Times Food File

Featured in Marie-Claire Digby's Irish Times Food File

Runner-up, Eurovision-style - not too shabby!

Runner-up in the Eurovision-style EuroBlog Awards - not too shabby...

A nom for the Best Irish Blogger in the Entertainment.ie awards

...plus a nomination for Best Irish Blogger in the Entertainment.ie Annual Awards in '09 and '10, woohoo!