
Hi all! Don’t worry, you are on the right blog, but just with a different look! I have been wanting to write this post for the longest time ever! Finally, the new design for my blog is ready to go live. I thought it’s time to give a little bit of face lift since the last upgrade was almost 3 years ago! I have been involving and working on this for the past few months – all the way from defining the requirements to implementation. Thanks to Lindsay from Purr Design for the coding and design! It has been a great experience.
Let me run through the new stuff with you:
1. New logo – I have always wanted to give My Cooking Hut a more personalised look, thus, I thought a nice header/logo would be proper. I have chosen the concept of having a wok with a modern look as I use wok a lot in my Asian kitchen, even cooking some western food! The tagline remains the same – “foods, travels, recipes”, as this is what My Cooking Hut is about.
2. Social links – On the top right, you can keep yourself updated with the latest posts by subscribing to RSS feed or email. Also, you can connect with me via Twitter and Facebook.
3. Weekly picks – These are the recipes that are chosen on a weekly basis, featuring some previous yummy posts.
4. Archives – you can search the recipes by year and date on the sidebar.
5. Search recipes – you can enter text to search for all the recipes.
6. Recipes by category – I have categorised the recipes with more creative phrases and each category is represented by an image. You can also search this on the sidebar.
7. Recipes by cuisine – You can browse the recipes by the type of cuisine. This is also available on the sidebar.
8. Recipes by technique – You can also search the recipes by the method of cooking.
9. Recipes by ingredients – This allows you to search the recipes by the main ingredient.
10. Everything else – This category is meant for anything else that are not recipes related such as food & travel, restaurant reviews, photography, giveaway and general announcement/topic. It is also available to browse at the bottom of the page.
11. Print recipe – You can print recipe by clicking on the printer icon on the recipe section of the post.
In line with the launch of My Cooking Hut’s new design, I have 2 cookbooks to give away!
Giveaway 1: Ginger Pig – This book is dedicated to meat lovers with yummy recipes and photos.
Giveaway 2: Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook – This book is aimed to get people into the kitchen with fun and no-stress recipes. Showcasing down-to-earth approach to cooking with freshest seasonal ingredients.
TO ENTER THIS GIVEAWAY:
- Leave a comment on this post.
To get 2 BONUS entries! Increase your odds of winning – in addition to the main entry comment, leave a separate comment for each bonus entry once you have done the following:
- Like & Share on Facebook
- Tweet this post
This is opened to everyone! You have until 16 August 2011, Tuesday, 23:59 GMT, to enter this giveaway! I will draw 2 winners at random and announce after the closing date! Good luck!
Leemei- love the clean new design and so many new features. Well done 🙂
your new layout and design is fab!! love it!
Love the new design!
Love the clean lines and the various ways of searching for recipes will come in real handy!!
First time here – but like it.
Followed you on twitter @ RT’d @icywit
Going to facebook now!
I love the new look! Great.
Lovely giveaway! Following you on FB & Twitter.
Cheers,
Rosa
I love cookbooks!
I have just started my food blog about Vietnamese dish last week and stumbled upon your blog today. Love the website ( i don’t know about the old one) and photos are beautiful. Hope to learn lots from you.
Love the new design – thought your previous one was already great, but now it’s even better! 🙂 See you soon hopefully x
Love the new layout.
I “like” you on FB.
I love all the different ways to search for recipes! And thanks for the wonderful giveaway ~ both cookbooks look gorgeous!
The new layout is great and user friendly!
wah… feels like walking into a new house… so fascinating, so cantik and feels homely…. now waiting for the tuan rumah to tuang *teh* …. 😀
Congratulations… totally love the new look and features =)
Congratulations!! I love to land on this new outlook! 😉
I follow you on FB for a long time, as you know it 🙂
Love love this new look of your site ! Very clean and trendy. 🙂
Congrats! Your new design is neat and stylish : ).
The new design looks great. Loving the little wok. I’m jealous! 😉
Wow I love your new look – it was worth the wait!! Particularly like the new method of searching for recipes as it is so easy now (if only my blog had such a lovely lay out…). Keep up the great work!
Love the new design, well done
I just found your blog!
I have tweeted and shared on fb!
Looking forward to working back through all the posts for some inspiring recipes 🙂
I adore the facelift – it is gorgeous! I follow you on FB and twitter, simply because I love what you blog about 🙂
Love the new dewing, Leemei!
great facelift and lovely giveaway.
like and share in FB. 🙂
Hi there.. brand new person looking at your newly revamped blog! Thanks for this opportunity. 🙂
..and tweeted it under mottgirl 🙂
Hey there, congrats on your newly refurnished site! It looks clean, neat and simple. The cookinghut logo looks adorable. Maybe next time, we are going to get some giveaway of cookinghut apron with that cute logo printed on it or a pack of 20 recipes card….yeaaahhh!!! Keep up the good work, have a nice day!
Looks great, the color scheme fits you very well!
Love cooking and cook books. Liked and shared in FB.
Love cooking and cook books. Liked and shared in FB 🙂
First time here from RasaMalaysia! Love your blog layout, so chic and polish 🙂
I’ve always loved to wander around at your blog compare to some as it is clean and sweet. I bet it definitely has something to do with your personalities *lol* New layout is nice and user-friendly, especially with all the new grouping of recipes, but I still prefer the old one ; )
hahaha I thought I got lost when I came to your blog. Like your new design!
Love the nice refreshing look of your newly designed site 🙂
Great that you make the site even more user-friendly. And I like the new logo 😉
for a moment i thought i went to the wrong site! love the new logo 😀
The changes look great and I love all the different ways to find recipes.
Hi Leemei, I’m your silent admirer so far. Love the new easily-navigated design. Look fwd to your other posts!
Hey! I’m a Malaysian student, just starting to learn to cook in hopes that I won’t starve when I leave home! Love your blog, keep writing and keep cooking!
I like the new look! so nice of you to start with a giveaway!
best wishes!
The Free Range Cook sounds like a great cookbook!
I love the clean cut of your new look…great giveaway as well.
Hope you are having a great week 🙂
Thanks all for the kind words! This giveaway is now closed, thanks for the participation!