Something quite exciting happened to me recently: my winning cupcake for October’s Mystery Box Cupcake Challenge was included in Lisa Orgler’s The Lunchbox Project. Lisa is an illustrator who runs a blog where she draws food in her unique style and a shop that sells the resulting prints, cards, stickers, etc. I first learned of her when competing in the Mystery Box Cupcake Challenge; she sponsors the contest by creating the monthly illustrations and donating a print. I was lucky enough to win one.

When contacted about illustrating my cupcake, I knew that the result would be totally adorable. Thankfully, I didn’t have to wait long to see it, and I wasn’t disappointed! What’s more is that after Lisa finishes illustrating the other 15 cupcakes part of this month’s project, all of the drawings will be included in a poster. Thanks for thinking of me and my cupcake, Lisa!

Recently, I decided to start a tumblr called Homemade Lunch at my friend Aaron’s suggestion. I had been posting dishes I cooked—sometimes with recipe links and photographs—on my twitter and figured a blog would allow me to add notes on each dish and more easily archive them. Having a dedicated blog also allows other people to submit what they’ve cooked as well! From the submissions page:

You don’t have to show a photo. You don’t have to include a recipe. It doesn’t even have to be lunch (breakfast and dinner are okay too)! There is only one rule: it has to be [mostly] homemade.

You have the option to post text with the name of the dish as the title or a photograph with the name and recipe link as a caption—switch between the two by clicking on “Submit a Text Post.” Posts are tagged with the main ingredients and the type of cuisine, which makes it easy to filter if you’re looking to use up a bag of potatoes or craving some Mexican food; just look for the tag cloud at the bottom of the page.

I hope everyone will consider submitting their yummy creations!