Announcing the Tuesday Twister Blog Carnival

For some weeks now, I have been writing Tuesday Twister posts, where I post pictures and brief summaries of the various doings in my kitchen and life – all real food related, of course.

See my Tuesday Twister post for today, as an example.

They are fun to write – the following are three reasons I started making the Tuesday Twister posts. After I explain all that, I’m going to give you an invitation to join a bigger and better Tuesday Twister. So keep reading to get down to the good stuff (including a giveaway)!

User-Friendly and Organized

First, I find it more friendly and more organized to make one post each week that contains all the bits and pieces of kitchen work. Otherwise, I’m likely to write posts like this:

• Post 1 – started making cheese today.
• Post 2 – took my cheese out of the mold today.
• Post 3 – my cheese is aging now.
• Post 4 – I waxed my cheese today (or I put it in brine).
• Post 5 – we tasted the cheese today and wow, was it ever hokey!

With the Tuesday Twister posts, things get covered, but not ad nauseum.

The Pretty Factor

Second, I think my Tuesday Twister posts are pretty. I really do. Please don’t burst my bubble, if you disagree. I am trying to work on my food photography, even though I feel that I am more copy-cat than creative genius. To me, making a set of photos and corresponding descriptions is not only interesting, it is pretty.

Journal

Third, these posts are like my kitchen journal, allowing me to see week to week at a glance how our kitchen life is looking. This is kind of like reason number one, but it is more for me than for you. I am notoriously bad at journal keeping, but for some reason, I am not bad at blogging. So the journal benefit of blogging is like gold to me!

There’s Just One Problem

I’d like to hear from more of you about what’s twisting in your kitchens! Really, it would mean so much to me. (Thanks to those of you who have shared!) But participating in the Tuesday Twister won’t just make me feel better, I have something in mind to help you, too. Keep reading…

The Invitation

I invite you to join in the bigger and better Tuesday Twister – now a weekly blog carnival. What is a blog carnival?

“A blog carnival is a type of blog event. It is similar to a magazine, in that it is dedicated to a particular topic, and is published on a regular schedule, often weekly or monthly. Each edition of a blog carnival is in the form of a blog article that contains links to other blog articles on the particular topic.” – from wikipedia.

Let’s break that down for what it means for this blog carnival – the Tuesday Twister Blog Carnival at gnowfglins.com.

• The Tuesday Twister Blog Carnival will be hosted by gnowfglins.com each Tuesday. I will make my Tuesday Twister post by 9 am (West Coast time).
• The theme of the Tuesday Twister Blog Carnival will always be: to share, through words and/or photos, what’s been cooking (aka twisting) in your real food kitchen during the prior week.
• In order to participate in the Tuesday Twister Blog Carnival, you will publish a post on your own blog – including a link to the current Tuesday Twister post from gnowfglins.com. You may optionally include the Tuesday Twister image in your post.
• You will return to that week’s Tuesday Twister post at gnowfglins.com and add the link of your Tuesday Twister post in the Mr. Linky or MckLinky box provided.

Why Should You Participate?

Here are the reasons why I think you should participate in the Tuesday Twister Blog Carnival.

1. Easy – I don’t know of any (many?) other carnivals on Tuesday!
2. Pretty – the pictures you’ll take!
3. Helpful – the organized journal you’ll start of what’s twisting in your kitchen from week to week!
4. Fun – the potential traffic and new friends who will come to your blog due to your participation!
5. Exciting – the first week of the carnival (next Tuesday) I’m also going to host a giveaway!

What if you don’t have a blog? That’s okay! You can share what’s twisting in your kitchen in the comments of any week’s post. (And you’ll still be entered in the giveaway drawing.)

A Giveaway?

Yes! A giveaway! All the participants in the first week’s Tuesday Twister Blog Carnival will be entered in a drawing to receive my homemade soap.

What Now?

Start taking pictures now… and get ready for next Tuesday, the 4th of August, 2009, when you’ll be able to join in the real food fun at gnowfglins.com!

I’d love for you to share about the Tuesday Twister Blog Carnival on facebook and twitter right now. Here’s a sample twitter post:

RT Giveaway for the 1st Tuesday Twister Blog Carnival! @WardehHarmon http://bit.ly/5sX3n

Remember, the theme is that you’ll share (through pictures and words) what real foods have been twisting in your kitchen during the week prior.

Any questions? Feel free to ask them here. And please, if you can, let me know if you’re going to participate. I’d love to start getting a head count.