I am so excited to be able to share this news with you – as much because I’ve known for a while and it’s been a struggle to keep it to myself!!!
Our lovely Selma has been recognised this week at an amazing, glitzy London awards ceremony for one of her recipes – remember this lovely cake? I had no idea that she’d even put her recipe forward for the competition so the news was a complete and utter and wonderful surprise.
The Observer newspaper, a national newspaper in the UK, runs the ‘Observer Monthly Food Awards’, an annual event, all entries being voted on by the public. Today the whole awards ceremony has been published in the newspaper’s Sunday magazine, as well as online, and there is Selma’s recipe, in full wonderful print 🙂
It’s so lovely to see, and she is in amazing company!!! Exactly where she deserves to be 🙂
I wish she could have been here to enjoy the ceremony and the accolade xx
I’m sharing this with our Fiesta Friday family and I know they will all be so happy for her.
Wow how amazing and throughly deserved. Beautiful photograph of the cake it’s the image tat stands out in the whole awards section.
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It does doesn’t it? Wonderful x
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Yes it really does. Beautiful.
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xxx
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Ohhh! What (again) an amazing achievement for Selma. I guess a birthday present for her?? 😀 We couldn’t be more proud of her. I am sure she would have been so much excited and smiling from ear to ear. Ugh, I missed her!!
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I know. That’s what I thought, perfect for her birthday xx I miss her so much Jhuls xx
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We all do. 😦
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xxxxx
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Wow this is amazing! thanks for showing us this!! I put it out there on all my social media stuff!! Very special lady and special friends always remembering her!! 🙂
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It is 🙂 thank you for sharing it xx
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Sure, it is lovely and amazing how you still speak of her, share her recipes, wish I had known her!
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Me too, I think you would have had very interesting discussions x
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thanks so much for sharing! selma would be overjoyed, but it’s lovely to remember her today thanks to you posting Poli
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Thank you Poli 🙂 xxxx
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It’s a beautiful cake, and how wonderful that the food community has honoured Selma in this very public way. OFM is such a good publication. I am sure her family will be pleased with this accolade. Thank you for highlighting it for us. 🙂
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Thank you Kellie, I’ve been bursting to be able to tell everyone!! She is in such amazing company isn’t she??
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Brilliant indeed! Love that it just made me smile out loud x
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Wonderful 🙂
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So lovely and I am sure her family are thrilled too 🙂
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I hope so xx
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Wow what an incredible honor, I am thrilled that her recipe was chosen, it is a gorgeous cake and I remember it well but I am also a little sad that Selma was not here to accept the award. I am sure she is positibely beaming right now knowing that her recipe was chosen. Really love the magazine, first time I’ve seen it and it looks like its very progressive and artistic. The photo of her cake is wonderful.
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It’s a great publication Suzanne, and well respected.
I really do hope she is beaming down xx
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It’s amazing and thank you for sharing with us Elaine. The cake and the photo are absolutely stunning! xxx
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It looks amazing doesn’t it?? So proud and happy for her xx
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Wow!!
This is such an excellent news!
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🙂 xx
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Wow, this is so incredible! Isn’t it amazing how her life keeps touching people. Truly heart-warming, Elaine! 😀
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It is isn’t Anita? She stays with us xx
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It’s wonderful and makes me smile! 🙂
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Thanks so much for sharing with all of us Elaine. What an honor and special recognition for Selma – I must make this cake/bread. I need to make something with my sourdough starter too 🙂
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It would be lovely to see your version xxx
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This was so wonderful to hear; I can only imagine how happy her family was to learn of the news and how bittersweet it must have been for them and everyone who knew Selma.
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I think so too xx
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Oh this is fabulous!! Thank you for sharing with us, Elaine!!
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Beautiful cake and what an amazing achievement by Selma… well deserved… Thanx for sharing!
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🙂 xx
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How incredible! This is really lovely news, and such a perfect and beautiful cake.
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🙂 xx
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Amazing, beautiful, well-deserved, but of course, such a bittersweet occasion… I know she would be thrilled to see it all….
wonderful, absolutely wonder… a beautiful cake!
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All so true xxxx
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What great news to hear. Selma keeps on spreading joy through her cooking. Thank you for sharing Elaine! As seen on her “Accolades” page, this wouldn’t be the first time being recognized.
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I know! She really was a star, and continues to be 🙂
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Omgggg that is so amazing and a kinda birthday present for her up above. I have that paper I think but not read it yet. Wow she totally deserves it what a find Elaine x
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Brilliant isn’t it? And I think the ceremony might have been on her birthday 🙂 x
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Wow brings tears of happiness and sadness. I’m sure she was watching. I went to the Dorchester for tea for my birthday and was thinking of her. So it’s in the Sunday Times magazine too? Must go hunt for it x
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No…the Observer…x
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Ok x
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thats just amazing x
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What an honor, I. Remember the cake very well, it sounded so exotic! great that you were able to share this wonderful bit of news with the FF community. Well done Selma, we sure. Do miss you.
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We do xxx
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What a wonderful achievement. Aren’t we all so proud of her. Just wish she had been there to receive the award personally. It would have made her very happy. Congrats to her son,her family and you dear Elaine. thank you for sharing this news with us. May her soul rest in peace.
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That’s lovely xxx thank you xx
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That’s just wonderful! What a lovely surprise for you. 🙂
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It was such amazing news to hear 🙂 x
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Her legacy certainly has long arms. She was so talented, and humble. What a great reminder today of her beautiful smile.
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She was, so very talented, and so very humble xx
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Thank you Elaine for sharing this with us. It is a great example of Selma’s talent, and I am so happy she is recognized for this.
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Thank you, Hilda, me too x
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thanks for sharing this beautiful news Elaine. And for once again reminding us about Selma and her wonderful legacy!
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Thank you Indu xxxx
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This is wonderful news Elaine. What a touching highlight. Her recipe looks like it should be in a fine pastry shop with all those exotic flavours!
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It does doesn’t it? It’s so pretty 🙂
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That is awesome news!!! Yay for Selma and her gorgeous recipes. That cake is just amazing, isn’t it? I encourage anyone who hasn’t tried it to make it, it’s just lovely. Thanks so much for sharing it with us Elaine! Happy FF#90 🙂
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Thank you, and thank you for co hosting xx
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Way to go Selma! #yummycaketotherescue
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Yay!!
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Just in time for her birthday. That is beautiful and obviously so is the cake. xx
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Perfect timing! It’s lovely isn’t it 🙂 x
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This is like the best news of all, Elaine! Just so wonderful to hear! Thank you, thank you for letting us know. All of a sudden, I’m having a great day! XOXO
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Lovely x x x x
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This puts a huge smile on my face. Selma and her family must be so proud.
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🙂 🙂
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Bravo, Selma!!! Thank you very much for sharing this information. It brought smiles and good feelings. What gorgeous photography, the cake looks so beautiful and delectable. 😀
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It’s so lovely isn’t it Fae? xx
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Thank you for sharing this wonderful news with us Elaine! I love how this cake perfectly represents Selma: comforting food but with a creative twist; beautifully and joyously presented on the bright pink background; expertly prepared with easy and consice instructions that inspire the reader to want to try the recipe. Signature Selma and so proud her immense talent has touched food professionals and won recognition. Selma is beaming down. Bittersweet for her family but a well merited honor and tribute to cherish.
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You’re so right, it’s a perfect effigy 🙂 x
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That’s wonderful!! Selma would have been so happy and deservingly so! I remember looking at that cake and thinking how beautiful it looks and how delicious those flavors must be together… I should try it soon!
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Do! Let us know how it tastes 🙂
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That is brilliant news! Selmas’s recipes are just wonderful. Thanks for sharing! Have a great weekend 🙂 x
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And you xx
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So nice to hear that our dearest Selma is awarded for her lovely work.. But missing the good friend who helped and encouraged all of us a lot..
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I know 😦 xx
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You are such a sweet and wonderful person Elaine!! Well done to Selma, well deserved too. xxx
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Thank you so much sweetie xxxx
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Truly wonderful!!!
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🙂 x
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Wow this s awesome:-) congrts Selma.. Cake pic looks awesome
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🙂 x
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Last year (July/2015) I had read on Suzanne’s (www.apuginthekitche.com) the dreadful news of Selma’s passing-no one knew she was even ill! As my mind reeled at the time I recalled Selma as a Member of Tasty Kitchen.com/as I am also a member. I wrote an In Memorandum that still stands online to the entire community of TK. Her recipes live on through this Public-Community Recipe Sharing Site. She will not be forgotten. Knowing she also received this recognition truly warms my heart for a wonderful lady! Thank you for sharing this. Cheryl x
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It’s wonderful isn’t it? Selma lives on through her recipes on so many sites and in many arenas, I love it. She was so amazing, but also so humble, I wish she could see all of this recognition. I miss her so much, there’s so much I want to share with her x
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Our virtual family on-line is so special Elaine truly it is! Cheryl x
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It really is 🙂 I was so lucky to actually meet Selma personally and be friends with her in the flesh, as it were, but even without meeting one another I think we create lovely friendships. Modern day pen pals xx
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I am so happy you were able to meet her in person that is truly special! It does make it much harder for you losing her as your dear friend you wrote about when beginning your Blogging. Something good comes from something unpleasant as real life goes on too. Cheryl x
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I completely agree, from such sad events can often come new amazing things. You just don’t realise at the time x
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