First, I want to thank you all for being part of this community. It’s been such a wonderfully nourishing experience for me have this website and be able to share recipes and tips for good living with all of you.
However, there is another side to running a website. Like everyone in this age of information overload, I’m looking at working better and smarter. Doing more with less. As you may have noticed, I haven’t been posting quite as often. I’ve also gone on a social media diet, checking into Twitter and Facebook a couple of times a week instead of several times a day.
Further, after much consideration, I’ve decided to close down the Forums. Although the forums have served a good purpose, all in all, I’ve found that they are one more place for me to monitor in terms of the work I put into this website. I believe that the community can continue to connect in the comments section of each post and that it will still be productive for you to leave your remarks there.
So yes, change is in the air.
And I’m interested in you. I want you to tell me what type of information you find useful on this site. What are you doing with your life right now and what in particular are you looking for here?
So please, leave a comment and share your thoughts. I’m very interested, even though I do not often respond to comments, I do personally read each and every comment that you leave on every post.
Thanks for 6 great years and looking forward to many more!
Anna says
This comments section is so long, I don’t know if you will even get to my comment!
If you need to close the forum, so be it, you are doing the right thing for yourself. Social media is evolving and with the sheer volume of it all, I can understand that it is becoming unrealistic to manage it all time-wise. Naturally you should allocate your time to the things most important to you, be it experimenting in the kitchen, or your personal life, or anything else.
As for me, I am grateful to you and several other bloggers without whom I would not even have had the IDEA that I could still bake and enjoy certain foods after getting diabetes. Thanks to you and this community, I don’t feel like such a freak around all the others in my world who just eat anything they please without a second thought. Thank you for using your valuable time to share all of your ideas. It has made such a difference for me.
Wendy Bussell says
Wow! I am so glad that you are sticking around. Not so worried about the fourms as I did not venture there. I applaud you and your decisions to update and make things good for you.
I just recieved your cupcake cookbook for a birthday gift and I have to say again WOW! Each and everyone that I have made so far, about 8 in 2 weeks, have been over the top wonderful. You have done us all a favor by getting this published. I am not one to experiment with baking, too many variables. But this I really enjoy! all your hard work has payed off. Thank you so very much!
I have been reading your blog for about 2-3 years and am enjoying all aspects of it so far. Your Jewish traditions, though not the same as my own, are still great to read about. I love all the variety you have in your recipe banks and would ask for more maindishes if I could. We are just starting the GAPS diet before my children leave the house for places of their own and half of the paleo diet works for us now, while I am starting out being yeast free. So all in all, your blog and helpful hints have been encouraging for me to read and to know that I have an arsenal of good food to draw upon is helpful all around.
Blessings to the re-vamp and here’s to more time with your own family!
Elizabeth says
I work in television and am constantly looking for healthy gf recipes (I have Celiac). That’s mainly what I use this site for.
Best,
E
Laura says
I love the site and recipes. Thanks for all of your great ideas! I do think the forum is helpful for substitutions, as there are some ingredients that I prefer not to use (namely, agave). As long as you don’t mind substitution talk in the comments, I think the forum can be adequately replaced by the comments section. Because you mention so frequently that you will not respond to substitution questions, I get the impression you may be a little defensive about this topic. Your recipes are great, and we all appreciate the time you put into them. Some of us just have particular needs. :)
Dee D says
I really enjoy your website, hope to enjoy many more years. I found your site, almost 2 years ago. I love it! Thank you so much Elana!
I never went to the forums, did realize it was there.
I am so busy, I am lucky if I get to post a comment once a month. I do check your website once a week and I get your emails :)
Thanks!
Traci says
I appreciate your recipes! We follow a diet similar to SCD/GAPS (though I eat chocolate chips) and I am grateful for the grain-free, paleo style recipes. Thanks for posting! I’m glad you are willing to prioritize your family and your own sanity-there is a lot on your site for you to monitor. Thank you for sharing your time.
Kerry says
I love your recipes. I enjoy searching for something gluten free when I have that craving for some food that my family can no longer consume. I have one of your cookbooks but, I find I always go to the web site first.
Karen Fox says
I include your website in the resource list I give out at medical intuitive classes and for my psychic reading clients who have health issues. Many people are just beginning on the road to whole health, and I think your site offers info in an easy-to-use way.
I love your recipes, and that’s mostly what I use your site for.
Thank you for all you do!
Kare
susan says
I just wanted to say thank you for your wonderful recipes. I just started eating a plant based diet and this really helped me see that there are so many options out there. I also have used your recipes for energy bars to switch my mom from an afternoon candy grabber to a coconut energy bar grabber. Thanks again
Tanya says
LOL – I didn’t even know you had a forum. :) I do love your recipes and hope you keep posting them though!
I can’t imagine the amount of computer time you great bloggers must endure, so I’m all for scaling back on that. Enjoy.