BBB is one year old!

I just noticed that today is the 1 year anniversary of me blogging!  I remember starting out thinking I’d do an entry each day.  It didn’t take long to determine that there was NO WAY I was going to keep up with that pace.  I also thought I was going to talk about nothing but barbecue, but soon found out I wanted to talk about more than that.

What I did NOT realize a year ago is how many people out there are blogging about food!  I’ve "met" some really nice people and gotten involved more than I thought I would.  I found that taking a moment to leave a comment on another blog or to answer one left here can go a long way.  I’ve tried to respond to about every comment, and, if I missed any that a reader left, I apologize. 

The next year should bring more focused entries (though I’m not going to promise more focus!).  I’m playing with new looks, too, and I’m going to push myself to do more bread baking, in a semi-collaboration with Adam (Men In Aprons) and Dave (Fumbling Foodie) called Breaducation.  With barbecue, I’m going to work on some fundamentals and relay those here, as well as to keep chronicling our competitions.  We’ve been asked to do more cooking classes, and I’ll post info about that, too.  The next will be sometime in May, and the topic will be more grilling oriented than smoking.  I also hope to do more product reviews, so, if you’re a vendor that has a kitchen/barbecue/grilling related product, send ‘em my way!

Thanks to all of my readers for sticking around.  It’s always good to hear from you in comments or emails.  I’m always open to suggestions, so if you’re looking into something, let me know, and, if I can help, I will.  This year should be good; we have a lot going on, and I’ll be sure to talk about it along the way.