Welcome to Edible Garden!
In addition to being passionate about cooking, I am also a blogger addict and an obsessive template-changer. For many months now, I have been irritated, frustrated and downright pissed about my boring readymade templates. What was most irritating was my lack of coding skills and I would stare at the html/CSS code in my template page for hours, trying to figure out what they meant. For those of you who have been a visitor for a while, you'd probably remember how sometimes you come here thinking this is Nags' blog and then see a template that's so different from the last time that you think you are in the wrong place. That's how many times I used to change it.
Well, finally finally, I have a template that I actually like and this time, I made all the major tweaks to it. Its nothing great. Just a minima three column that I modified painstakingly. It took me a long time. Its not yet exactly what I want either but once the header was ready, I couldn't wait another day! I learnt a good deal of html from here and I read code from online tutorials like it were an Agatha Christie novel!
As I have mentioned many times before, Shaheen was my first inspiration for food blogging. At that time, I was just excited about getting started so I didn't really give much thought to what name I should give my site or how it should look. When blogger asked me to type a title, I asked myself why I was doing this and the answer was I am doing this 'for the cook in me'. And that name stuck as my blog title for over a year. I was quite happy with the egg curry pic I took that day, though today I think I can confidently say I can take better pictures :) I have met many many talented, friendly and encouraging food bloggers who've mostly had only lovely words to say for my baby-steps towards cooking and from whom I have learnt more than I ever imagined.
Recently, TH got me the domain www.cookingandme.com since he was quite surprised it was available and that it was quite cheap! On the very same day the name Edible Garden came floating from somewhere and got stuck in my head. It refused to leave till I got a template, created a header and put the words on it.
So that's what this site is going to be called from now on - Edible Garden!
Welcome to Edible Garden, guys.
Expect more changes in here but I am still going to be same 'ol Nags :) Feel free to let me know your constructive thoughts and I will see if I know enough html to act on it. Thanks for all your support!
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ReplyDeleteHi Naga, congratulations on the new template:-) I am waiting for a month to be over before I start some changes...:-) As of now, I do feel that when I am on the current post, I would like to view the older post links on the right hand column as a menu instead of having to click on Older Post link at the bottom, or go to Blog Archive. Also, the links to the categories (Bachelor, Tamil, Kerala recipes) could also be on the right or left column for easier access. Or even better, further categorization (labels missing?) will help find those wonderful recipes from your archives! Will wait for more of the exciting changes and then let you know
ReplyDeletewhew... clean,nice and uncluttered - superb work, nags. :-D keep tweaking and changing till you are satisfied - I am sure you can do that. all the best with template hacking :-D
ReplyDeleteneat, crisp look :)
ReplyDeleteLove the template Nags, very clean look.. Minima is the best template to use as a palette to create your own signature look! Can't wait to see all the new hacks and tricks... Isn't coding fun? ;)
ReplyDeleteLove the name 'Edible Garden' Nags..:) and neat template! can't wait to see what changes you would cum up with..:)
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Siri
hery love this name 'edible garden'!!
ReplyDeleteand we have another expert on template changes...hmm,,...am i spoilt for choice now?!!
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Thank you so much for the sweet words guys :) Sig, I knew you would be in here saying coding is fun. A couple of months back I would have said 'no way!' but now I couldn't agree with you more! its awesome fun!! :)
ReplyDeleteShreya, I am working on an archives box thingie, so stay tuned :)
looks great Nags! the new look as well as the name sounds neat; good luck with the change gal!::)
ReplyDeleteWow..I am an template changing freak too.... :)still haven't found what I like though!!
ReplyDeleteNeat name and look to your new place!!
everything looks nice,..nice name too..congrtas for new template
ReplyDeleteOh great! Now I can take soem tutorials from you, Nags!:)
ReplyDeleteNags, new looks is awesome crisp and clean, I am looking into making changes to my blog as well.
ReplyDeleteOf all the templates so far, I like this one the best. Especially the header.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't say coding was fun (but then I still haven't a clue about these things) so may be I ought to take pointers from you.:)
I sure need the help!
Great new look Nags! I am thinking of making some changes to my template as well. Now I know whom to turn to if I get stuck somewhere :)
ReplyDeleteI had been out for sometime & hence was not posting :) thanks for dropping by!
Nice, Nags! Like the white and green uncluttered look.
ReplyDeleteNags, love this new, uncluttered look...well done :-)
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ReplyDeleteCongrats on your new space and that is a fabulous, clean, refreshing look.
ReplyDeleteyou got me there once again!! I was so confused for a minute that I hadto scan your older posts. edible garden!! nice name. I loved your earlier template (before this one) but this is works too!!! the header looks neat. :) great job, also the tamarind entry sounds yummy, okra avial - got to try it.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you've finally got what u were looking for. Nice!
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ReplyDeleteThis new look is awesome!!! I love it!!!
I like the end of your blog and the template is awesome!
ReplyDeletehey, nice new look!
ReplyDeleteha ha..nags you are such a nut :)...nice place u got here :)
ReplyDeletethe new look looks cool :) I liked the previous name though (sounds more bloggy). Edible garden sounds more like a super-restaurant.....wait.....your cooking deserves one!
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Nags :) love the new look !!! I cannot seem to get past white .. about the date thingy, I had ti upload some image below it.. I removed it , hence it looks like there is space... I have to think about what to do.
ReplyDeleteHi Nags, I'm a first time visitor to your blog and I like the design that you've created. I had a good laugh reading your confusion about html coding, because the same happens with me:)But you really have an interesting template...and I'm sure you'll have yummy recipes to come!
ReplyDeleteHey Nags, i am here after a long, long time, and your blog looks better than ever before...I love the name too. All the best girl - you are doing great
ReplyDeleteToday when i visited ur profile, it didnt show forthecookinme, but it did show Edible Garden, i thot might be a new blog u started...so was a little confused on where your food blog has gone....then i tried the link from the history and ............tadang I came here and for a moment thought whose blog i am on....:)
ReplyDeleteNice template, and congrats for the domain
Love the new look, Nags! Looking forward to seeing the future changes as well. :)
ReplyDeleteNice template, I am the same I have been chaning the template every few days i am now working on one on my own finally..I am a web designer so high time I started coding.
ReplyDeleteLove the name too.
Nags
ReplyDeleteLove your new look!Its very nice!!
Edible Garden eh, nice one! :) Nags, I know what u mean about the codes and html blah blah...I am just as confused and haven't changed my template or even the header for that matter bcoz of this. Now I think I need to pull up my socks and get down to it... :D Will check the html link too..
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying looking through Edible Garden so far. As far as changing my own template I don't dare...although I would like to have 3 columns:D
ReplyDeleteeverything looks nice,..nice name too..congrtas for new template
ReplyDeleteHi Naga, congratulations on the new template:-) I am waiting for a month to be over before I start some changes...:-) As of now, I do feel that when I am on the current post, I would like to view the older post links on the right hand column as a menu instead of having to click on Older Post link at the bottom, or go to Blog Archive. Also, the links to the categories (Bachelor, Tamil, Kerala recipes) could also be on the right or left column for easier access. Or even better, further categorization (labels missing?) will help find those wonderful recipes from your archives! Will wait for more of the exciting changes and then let you know
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