About
I am a Texan girl who loves to get creative in the kitchen. Food has always been a passion for me. I love collecting recipes and reading through cookbooks. I started baking/cooking when I was in Junior High. I loved to make special meals for my family and to make cakes for my sister’s birthdays. When we were little, my sister and I played restaurant. Every now and then, my mom would come home to menus, little waitresses, and the menu item that we cooked for that evening. The most rewarding part of baking/cooking for me is the joy and pleasure it brings to my family and friends. I used to love to hear my grandfather say, “My compliments to the chef!” after he ate a meal or dessert I made, and I love to hear that “mmmmmm” when someone first bites into one of my dessert creations.
So how did I get into food blogging….I was searching for a Carrot Cake recipe, and I stumbled upon the food blog Carrots n’ Cake. I loved reading it and started to read several other blogs. I was inspired to start my own blog, but had no experience or knowledge at all about the blogging world. It has been so much fun developing my blog and trying new recipes. I have made so many friends in the food blog community and can’t wait to make more! Now my day is not complete without food blogging! I hope you enjoy reading Megan’s Munchies as much as I love writing it!
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Hi Megan! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog, and for the well-wishes on my move! I love your blog and your tag line, “Everything in moderation.” That is my motto in life now!
I’m so happy to “meet” you — you seem like a fun, wonderful person! Keep up the great blogging!
Hi Meg! Thanks for the comment on my blog. I’ll get one of your Holy Yum awards eventually…that’s my goal
Hi Megan, first I want to say I love your Cherry Jubile cheesecake bars. In fact, my site has selected you to be in our Featured Cheesecake section. All we need from you is the ok to use your recipe, or a different recipe you’d like to submit. In return, we’ll give you a badge/graphic that says ‘My recipe was featured on cheesecake-recipes.org’ to place anywhere you’d like on your blog. Email me back for more details, or simply submit your recipe in the email.
Thanks and Keep On Cookin’!!
April
april@gowithimg.com
Hello! I’ve taken some time to check out your blog and I’d love to invite you to participate in a friendly blog vs. blog challenge. I’m on the writing team for a blog about creativity (www.highlowaha.com ) and each year we engage in a “Snack Throw Down” for football season. This year we are partnering with http://www.strublesuds.com for the challenge and would love to have you join us. We are making the pitch to a few food blogs to see who is up for the challenge.
Here’s the rundown:
Each week during football season our readers (yours and ours) would vote at http://www.highlowaha.com for a secret ingredient. You would develop a recipe around that secret ingredient that could be served at a football party and post the recipe on your site. We drive our readership and the readership from strublesuds.com to your site along with the site of one other foodie blog to determine who wins that throwdown. At the end of the football season the foodie blog with the best record competes in a true throwdown with our readership making a recipe and sending it in to http://www.strublesuds.com for their SuperBowl party where they vote on the winning snack.
Basically if selected you’d prepare a total of 16 recipes over the course of 4 months and if you have the best record at the end you’d send one recipe out for a competition. In return you get readership from highlowaha.com and strublesuds.com to your blog on a weekly basis and we are working on a proposition for Frito Lay corporation to become a corporate sponsor for this event which would be another great situation for all three blogs. So? What do you think? Would you be interested in participating?
To narrow down the competition to two winning blogs we ask that you:
a-let us know that you are interested by sending me an email to heather@highlowaha.com by Monday, August 3rd
and
b-visit http://www.highlowaha.com on August 4th to post a 6 word essay about why we should choose you (i.e. Choose us because we are splendiferous! )
It’s that easy!
We are looking forward to this fun competition and hope that you’ll be a part!
Just came across your blog and I AM LOVING IT!!! (Although, my stomach has started to growl). I can’t wait to try some of your recipes.
megan,
ha i’m laughing outloud right now- i stumbled upon the blogging community the same way you did- yumm gotta love carrot cake! anyways, just started my own blog (finally), so check it out! can’t wait to read more of yours! xo, whit
Hi Megan,
I’d like to make your black bean pumpkin polenta chili this weekend. What do you mean by polenta? Dried cornmeal, soft prepared?
Thanks so much, looks so good!
Michelle
I used the dried polenta/cornmeal. Enjoy and let me know if you have any more questions!
Please tell me how you stay so thin and cute with all these yummy recipes. My soon-to-be husband has asked me to stop baking in an effort for us to lose those last 5 pounds before our wedding. Help!
Hi Megan,
I just saw your site via the San Marco Coffee Gift Certificate Giveaway.
How do we do that with our popcorn stores in Colorado and Utah?
Deric
What a great blog! I can’t wait to read more about your food adventures.
Megan,
Just came across your blog this morning and I love it. It looks like you have so many good recipes here! Definitely adding you to my blog roll.
Cheers,
Kathleen
Hi Megan! I love reading your blog, and I just thought I’d show you my post on my own blog that talks about your most recent recipe.
http://mommyvilleandme.blogspot.com/2009/10/crazy-goodness.html
Enjoy!
Amanda
Hi Megan,
You have a great blog! Would you be interested in doing a giveaway of my new cookbook Make-Ahead Meals for Busy Moms?
Happy Holidays!
Jane
Congrats on the Foodbuzz/Electrolux win. Can’t wait to meet you in New York! CAKE!
Hi Megan – I wanted to invite you to check out our new site for food bloggers. Can’t find your contact info on your blog, so going the comment route instead. Come on over to DessertStalking and see what we are all about – showing off the very best sweet treats from blogs around the world. I hope you will register and submit a photo from one of your desserts.
all the best – Donalyn
Hey Megan,
I came across your blog from Tina’s Carrots n’ Cake. I saw that you’re a Texan girl and was wondering if you could help me out. I am new here in Texas, and need some suggestions on healthy restaurants to eat in the Houston area (if you know of any). I like to go out every now and then, but I like to try to at least eat a healthy meal if I can. If you’re not in Houston, no worries! Have a great day and great blog!
Jason
so, i guess i’m a little slow on the uptake, but i just saw you’re a Texan! I spent the first 25 years of my life in Texas, and I so miss it sometimes! hope you’re demolishing some great Tex-Mex
Hi Megan,
I’ve been looking around your site for contact info and I can’t find an email address or a contact form. I would love to write a guest post for your site and I wanted to run some topics by you for approval.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Sarah
Megan~ Left you a message on FB, but wanted to tell you how much I love your blog! My “baby”, Corbin, is a Junior in High School & he actually transfered to another school to be in their awsome Culinary Program! Would love to catch up! ~Tiffany
Hi Megan,
I’m in the Prosper area and am looking for cooking instructors to share the passion of cooking and insights. I’m especially looking for short, one session instructions in preparation for the holidays ahead. Would love to hear from you.
Thanks for sharing your recipe! Tried it tonight because I was given lots of Bourbon vanilla for Christmas. YUUUUUUUUUMMMMY!!! I used almond milk instead and kicked in more b.vanilla. The cookie testers (husband and kids) had no idea they were vegan cookies:) Thank you thank you THANK YOU!
Yay another Texas girl!! Love your blog -
All the best,
Robin Garcia
Cupcake Central
Katy, Texas
hello! your blog is nice
Hi Megan,
I am so extremely thrilled to have found your site today! I am a Freshman at Gonzaga University pursuing a Business degree in hopes of attending culinary school one day. My dream is to open my own bakery one day. Upon coming to college, I’ve found my culinary and baking passions have only grown greatly, and thus, I find myself looking daily for ways in which I can express and fulfill my passions. I recently got the idea to start a food blog, something along the lines of cooking/baking in college and the struggles I face fulfilling my baking passion as a college student. After reading your “About me” I was instantly encouraged that a blog could be a reality, and that many of the qualities you described in developing your culinary passion were so similar to mine. I would love the opportunity to talk to you more about your career, your blogging, your passion, and anything else culinary!
I look forward to hearing back from you and thank you in advance for your time and your blogs
Sincerely,
Malori
Where r u located?
I am in the Dallas, TX area
Megan,
I love your Ninjago cakes. My sons B-day is coming up in 3 weeks. I live about 3 hours North of you. My question is can you design a ninjago sheet and ship it to me so I can put it on a cake? Please contact me. Also how much will it be?
Hello Megan,
My name is Chelsea Vandiver and I am turning 12 this year in December. My theme is Hawaii, I like chocolate cake with white iceing. I have my theme and is Hawian.
Let me know if I can help you with your cake! Email me at megansmunchies@hotmail.com
Can I get the recipe for the Easter cupcakes?